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From 11 April, in addition to buses, a self-driving demand-based public transport vehicle will be servicing the Tiksoja, Vorbuse and Kardla region. During April, passengers can order a ride on the sel

Are you interested in open science and e-infrastructure and located in the Nordic Region? The biannual Nordic e-infrastructure Collaboration (NeIC) conference will this time be held in Oslo, Norway, f

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.

At Delta Career Day, held at the University of Tartu Academic Sports Club on Thursday, 3 March from 11–16, students can meet reputable employers in their field to find a future traineeship or job.

The University of Tartu has established a scholarship fund to collect and channel donations to support the studies of Ukrainian students at the University of Tartu.

Kaspar Koolmeister, Junior Research Fellow in Plant Biology at the University of Tartu, took a photo in honour of the 104th anniversary of the Republic of Estonia.

On the eve of the anniversary of the Republic of Estonia, Rector of the University of Tartu Toomas Asser announced the deeds deserving the university’s 2021 contribution to society award, research award and language award, and the recipients of the teaching staff of the year award.

The Government of the Republic has decided to give the Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann Language Prize to Specialist of Language Technology, Professor emerita Mare Koit for her outstanding work as the founder and developer of Estonian language technology and computer linguistics.

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The Digital Cleanup Week takes place at the university this week and all members of the university are invited to declutter their personal or their unit’s digital life to move in small but effective steps towards a greener university.

The Rector’s Office of the University of Tartu has decided that the university continues face-to-face teaching in spring semester 2021/22. To be able to meet in classrooms and avoid major viral outbreaks, it is still important to get vaccinated, stay home when ill and postpone large events.

The University of Tartu senate promotes Associate Professor of Bioinformatics Hedi Peterson to the position of professor.

The University of Tartu invites international students interested in international bachelor’s and master’s studies to submit their applications in DreamApply. Applicants can use a brand new curriculum search system.

Today, 11 January, the university’s new website was launched. The web pages of most academic units also got a new look.

On 9 April at 14:15 Arnis Paršovs will defend his thesis “Estonian Electronic Identity Card and its Security Challenges” for obtaining the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (in Computer Science). The defence will be held in Zoom. Supervisors: Dr. Jan Villemson, Cybernetica AS Prof. Dominique Unruh, University of Tartu

On 14 December at 11:15 Hina Anwar will defend her doctoral thesis “Towards greener software engineering using software analytics” for obtaining the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (in Computer Science). The defence takes place in Zoom. Supervisors: Professor Dietmar Pfahl, University of Tartu Visiting Professor Satish Narayana Srirama, University of Tartu

The December newsletter of the University of Tartu Institute of Computer Science is out and can be read here.