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This seems to be what politicians from the Conservative People’s Party of Estonia (EKRE) have asked. As an answer, they have proposed a draft legislation aiming to prevent young people from Ukraine, Georgia, Russia or another non-EU country from coming here to study unless they pay for their studies. The draft legislation turned up at the beginning of September, without any analysis or legislative intent, without notifying the parties concerned or coordinating the draft with them.

On 25 September at 12:15 Orlenys López Pintado will online defend his doctoral thesis “Collaborative Business Process Execution on the Blockchain: The Caterpillar System“ for obtaining the degree of Doctor of Natural Sciences (in informatics). Link of defense. Supervisor: Prof. Marlon Dumas, Institute of Computer Science UT dr Luciano García Bañuelos, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico

The University of Tartu’s Startup Lab launched the new season of its business idea development programme Starter Tartu on 17 September with an Idea Hackathon at the Delta X Ideas Festival. The opening event brought together over 120 entrepreneurship-minded students from high schools and universities who presented their ideas and joined teams.

On 22 September 2020 at 2.15 p.m., in Narva Rd. 18 room 1019, Ilya Kuzovkin will defend his thesis „Understanding Information Processing in Human Brain by Interpreting Machine Learning Models” for obtaining the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Computer Science). Supervisor: Prof. Raul Vicente (Institute of Computer Science UT). Opponents: Prof. Tim Kietzmann (Radboud University, The Netherlands); Dr. Fabian Sinz (University of Tübingen, Germany).

On Monday, 7th September, 2020, at 16.15, an inaugural lecture titled „Affective Computing: Human Behavior Analysis Using Computer Vision and Machine Learning“ will be held at the UT Assembly Hall by dr Gholamreza Anbarjafari, UT Professor of Computer Vision.

In a live interview on Tuesday, 1 September at 13:00, Rector of the University of Tartu Toomas Asser spoke about the organisation of studies and work at the university this autumn. The interview focused on what to keep in mind in this academic year in the circumstances of the spread of coronavirus and to what extent regular classroom studies will be replaced by e-learning. In addition, the rector once again reminded viewers how to keep oneself and others safe at work and during studies and what to do in case of illness.

Dear members of the university, To recover from the extraordinary situation that hit the world in spring, a summer holiday is vital for all of us. However, we must remember to exercise caution when returning to work to make sure our life at the university and in the country as a whole could continue as normally as possible.

On 28 August 2020 at 4.15 p.m., in Zoom room, Janno Siim will defend his thesis Non-Interactive Shuffle Arguments for obtaining the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Computer Science). Supervisor: Prof. Helger Lipmaa (Institute of Computer Science UT and Simula UiB Norway); Opponents: Prof. Eran Tromer (Tel Aviv University, Israel, and Columbia University, USA); Prof. Dario Fiore (IMDEA Software Institute, Spain).

On 26 August 2020 at 2.15 p.m., in Zoom room, Behzad Abdolmaleki will defend his thesis On Succinct Non-Interactive Zero-Knowledge Protocols Under Weaker Trust Assumptions for obtaining the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Computer Science). Supervisor: Prof. Helger Lipmaa (Institute of Computer Science UT and Simula UiB Norway);

University gradually returns to the normal organisation of work. Below, the units have described their organisation of work starting from 18 May. The page will be updated as needed. [collapsed]

On 13 August 2020 at 2.15 p.m., in Zoom room, Karim Baghery will defend his thesis „Reducing Trust and Improving Security in zk-SNARKs and Commitments” for obtaining the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Computer Science). Supervisor: Prof. Helger Lipmaa (Institute of Computer Science UT and Simula UiB Norway);

We all have ideas how one or another situation could be improved. Often we do not think beyond the idea or even if we do, we immediately run into obstacles. But there are always people who have an irresistible desire to find out whether the idea creates value for many and is also a business opportunity. They differ from dreamers in their determination and willingness to risk, and confidence in their success.

The graduation ceremonies of the University of Tartu are held from 15 to 20 June. All ceremonies are held in an online environment, meaning that all who wish can participate. Online graduation ceremonies can be watched live in UTTV at the announced time. Links to recordings will be added to the table below after each ceremony. Read how students can receive their diplomas.

The 14th International Baltic Conference on Databases and Information Systems (Baltic DB&IS 2020) is a venue to discuss research findings on engineering reliable, secure and sustainable information systems, where data and data analysis in the central role. This year the conference is held virtually in Tallinn and Tartu, Estonia, during June 16-19, 2020. It is organized by the Tallinn University of Technology and the University of Tartu.

This year, traditional graduation ceremonies bringing together hundreds of people are not held at the University of Tartu, but ceremonies take place online. The university also makes a gift to the graduates: they now have their own tree and a bench in Tartu city centre. Also, the university main building and the sculpture on the Town Hall Square will be decorated.

On Tuesday, 2 June, student of the University of Tartu Institute of Computer Science Mykhailo Nitsenko defended his thesis Quantum Circuit Fusion in the Presence of Quantum Noise on NISQ Devices, the first master’s thesis defended in the field of quantum computing at the University of Tartu.

The UT Faculty of Science and Technology greets the graduates on public virtual ceremony 20th June at 12.00 here. The graduation documents are handed out on 19th, 25th, 26rh, 29th and 30th June, from 10 to 12 and from 13 to 16 o’clock in Delta building (Narva mnt 18), room 3002. Make sure to bring your ID! We kindly ask you to enter the room one-by-one and keep 2 m distance while waiting for your turn.

Green mindset is the common feature of the teams S-Kub and Sorter, winners of the 14th Kaleidoskoop business ideas competition. Both have a bigger goal of saving the planet and promoting environmentally friendly behaviour.

From May 21-22 the University of Tartu Institute of Computer Science hosts virtually the 18th Bioinformatics Research and Education Workshop (BREW) for PhD students in the field of bioinformatics to give participants a comprehensive introduction to participating in scientific conferences.

University of Tartu researchers analysed the genomic sequences of coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) taken from six Estonians. Compared to the initial virus strain that spread in China, researchers have identified eight mutations in Estonia that have been also found in other parts of the world and two mutations which so far seem to be unique to Estonia.