News

Nominations can be submitted via the web form until 20 September.

Starting from 16 August, all staff and students of the university will be able to test the virtual assistant on the University of Tartu IT wiki page, which will provide support in solving IT problems based on existing guides. The trial period will last a couple of months, during which the Information Technology Office will be able to assess the quality of the virtual assistant service.

On 31 May, the University of Tartu senate re-elected Mariann Raisma as the Director of the UT Museum.

On 29 May, the Estonian Human Rights Centre presented the "Respecting differences" label to the University of Tartu for the second time at the joint building of ministries in Tallinn.

From June to August, five county museums – the Estonian Sports and Olympic Museum, the Ice Age Centre, Tartu City History Museum, the KGB Cells Museum and the University of Tartu Museum – are open on Thursday evenings until, appropriately enough, 20:24!

University of Tartu Museum opened ‘Lifesaver’ installation on Toomemägi.

The University of Tartu, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn University, the Estonian University of Life Sciences, the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, the Estonian Academy of Arts, and the Gender Equality and Equal Treatment Commissioner celebrate the Diversity Week from 6 to 12 May, under the title “Diverse Estonian universities”.

The strategic plan A2025 period is coming to an end and the university has set up a committee to prepare a new strategic plan.

On 18 May, thousands of University of Tartu alumni met in the student city again after five years. The alumni get-together “Back to the university” included lectures and tours of institutes across the city, a sing-along and welcoming speeches in front of the main building, a procession and a grand party in the sports hall.

Commissioned by the National Heritage Board, a 3D model of the observatory was created in collaboration with DataCap OÜ, Geodeesia24 OÜ and Archaeovision OÜ.

The University of Tartu participates in the Tartu 2024 programme with a diverse range of events inspired by the artistic concept of the Capital of Culture to tell the story of the Arts of Survival.

The Capital of Culture programme includes thirteen events and exhibitions by the University of Tartu Museum.

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 will use the survey to find out what kind of mobility Estonia's largest university brings about and what attitudes staff and students hold towards sustainable mobility.

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

The University of Tartu Museum’s Crazy Scientist, whose conferences introduce the scientific world to the youngest science lovers, won an Estonian science communication award.

On 15 May, the University of Tartu Museum and the University of Tartu Natural History Museum and Botanical Garden were given the Green Museum certificate.

Rector of the University of Tartu Toomas Asser announced the university's contribution to society award, research award and language award and recipients of the teaching staff of the year award.

The winner of the lighting design competition for the Tartu Cathedral is the international team of lighting designers led by lighting design studio LIGHT-TO-LIGHT.

Recipients of University of Tartu honorary decorations announced