Topic: university

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

At its meeting on 9 February, the council of the Faculty of Science and Technology decided to nominate Professor Jaak Vilo as a rector candidate of the University of Tartu.

The extra money promised from the state budget for this year and the next four years will help reduce the shortage, but rectors say it is not enough to solve the higher education crisis.

For the first time, the University of Tartu has reached a position among the top 250.

Submission of candidates for the University of Tartu award “Contribution to Estonian National Identity” is open until 31 October.

Application is open for the scholarship for expatriate Estonian visiting professor.

The University of Tartu senate’s decision not to admit new students from Russia and Belarus this year to bachelor’s and master’s studies has caused much controversy. Some people see this as a particular discriminatory step against the young people of these countries, including opponents of the regime, depriving them of the opportunity to study in the free world.

On 7 March, the university family gathered in front of the main building with Ukrainian flags and other symbols and recorded the address of the University of Tartu senate to the Ukrainian people.