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From 29 January to 2 February, the international winter school "Survivance and Survival:  Theory and Method" will focus on the question of the survival of humanity by looking at it from the perspective of the humanities.

At the Career Day, students will have the chance to ask questions directly to our many internship partners, who represent museums, cultural institutions, and companies. You can learn about the available internship opportunities, the application process, the roles available for international students, and more. In addition to the fair, workshops will be available where you can get advice on finding a job or an internship.

International students can now apply to the European Languages and Cultures master’s programme. The application system closes on 15 March 2024.

The Faculty of Arts and Humanities provides a diverse range of optional courses, including options in English and various other languages.

From 15 December, all students and continuing education learners can sign up for language courses.

The University of Tartu will organise its alumni get-together with the slogan “Back to the university” on 18 May 2024. Early-bird tickets at special rates are available from 1 December.

The University of Tartu is inviting future international students to come student shadowing and live one day as a university student.

Have you considered continuing your studies here after you graduate from your home university? We invite you to discover what the Master’s programmes in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities have to offer.

Richard F. Gombrich, Professor Emeritus of the University of Oxford, will be the main speaker of the lecture series.

On 17 November at 12:00, Marit Karelson will defend her doctoral thesis „Le Temps d’engagement dans les œuvres d’André Gide et de Johannes Semper: les univers fictionnels entre l’élan vital et la littérature engagée“

The competition for the scholarship established by the rectors of the University of Tartu, University of Latvia and Vilnius University has started again to promote the teaching and learning of the Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian languages and cultures.

On 27 October, the University of Tartu senate decided to award the Johan Skytte medal to Margit Sutrop, member of the Riigikogu and Professor of Practical Philosophy at the University of Tartu. The highest award granted to university members, the University of Tartu Grand Medal, is given to two university researchers for services of particular value. Also, the recipients of the University of Tartu Star of Appreciation, Medal, Badge of Distinction and the decoration “100 Semesters at the University of Tartu” have been selected.

On 20 November at 14:00, Aleksejs Samarins will defend his doctoral thesis „Литературная позиция и творчество С. А. Ауслендера в 1906–1908 гг.“

On 25 October, the 391st anniversary of the founding of the University of Tartu is celebrated. There will be two lectures, flowers will be laid at memorials and a concert held to mark this occasion.

The Police and Border Guard announced at 9:15 that dozens of Estonian institutions, including schools and kindergartens, received a bomb threat by email in Russian tonight.

On 12 September, the commission formed for the dean elections registered the dean candidates of the university’s four faculties.

On 6 November, the Department of Scandinavia Studies will organise the Gustav Adolf Day. The event will begin with a half-day symposium, followed by a cultural part. 

All university members are invited to nominate candidates who deserve to be awarded the university’s honorary decoration for their outstanding achievements.

The University of Tartu doctoral students are invited to participate in the three-minute thesis competition on 28 September.

At the beginning of August, the menu layout of the UT website was updated.