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Topic: institute
Ann Veismann elected as head of the Institute of Estonian and General Linguistics
At its meeting on 2 December, the council of the University of Tartu Institute of Estonian and General Linguistics elected Associate Professor of General Linguistics Ann Veismann as the new head of the institute.
MEDAL's final workshop "Understanding What Grant Reviewers Expect"
In this workshop we will hear an insider’s perspective on how UK and EU research funders evaluate grant proposals.
The 14th International Finno-Ugric Congress drew attention to the situation of the South Estonian Language
The 14th International Finno-Ugric Congress (Congressus Internationalis Fenno-Ugristarum or CIFU) took place at the University of Tartu from 18–23 August 2025, bringing together nearly 300 participants from 20 different countries.
Young researchers were awarded at the MEDAL final conference
From 8–10 October, the final conference of MEDAL (Methodological Excellence in Data-Driven Approaches to Linguistics) took place.
At the end of the conference, the best young researchers were announced.
Linguist Patrick O’Rourke awarded Waterfowl Fund scholarship
This year’s Lennart Meri Waterfowl People’s Fund scholarship was awarded to Patrick O’Rourke, a doctoral student at the University of Tartu’s Institute of Estonian and General Linguistics.
Hungarian dance evening welcomes everyone
On 16 October from 6-9 pm, an autumn Hungarian dance class will be held at Korp! Ugala Hall (J. Kuperjanovi tn 16), where everyone is welcome to dance!
October is full of Hungarian Film Nights
Our institute's Hungarian lecturer Krisztina Tóth has curated the Hungarian Film Nights program for the seventh autumn in a row.
Institute's autumn party 2025
The institute's autumn party will take place on 19 September at 6:00 PM at the Tartu Society of Ingrian Finns' building, Veski 35. All students, employees and lecturers of our institute are welcome to the event.
Kick off event of the project “Digital Text Scholarship”: Prof Maciej Eder’s public lecture on April 22
22. aprillil kell 16.00 toimub projekti „Digitekstide uurimiskeskus“ (DigiTS) avasündmus, mille peaesineja on Tartu Ülikooli digihumanitaaria külalisprofessor Maciej Eder.
Round Table discussion on Estonian language teaching in schools, organised by the Estonian Language Council and the University of Tartu
On 11 November 2024, a seminar and round table were held to discuss the teaching of Estonian as a school subject in the midst of societal changes.
