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Gretchen McCulloch, the internet’s favourite linguist, is visiting Tartu at the end of August as part of the MEDAL project.

The 5th International Symposium on Applied Phonetics will be hosted by the University of Tartu on 30 September ‒ 2 October 2024.

Przemysław Podleśny, a graduate of the international curriculum Estonian and Finno-Ugric Languages, gave a speech in Estonian at the master's graduation ceremony.

We welcome first-year students to our curriculum information hours in August and September.

The Institute of Estonian and General Linguistics at the University of Tartu proudly announces that this June, the first students of the international master's programme Estonian and Finno-Ugric Languages (EFUL) have graduated.

From 12 June, the University of Tartu’s Study Information System (SIS) features a new student dashboard, which brings important information for learners together in one environment.

Speakers from each field are invited to give engaging presentations in Estonian or English, outlining the importance and results of their research.

According to the latest census, 243 languages are spoken as mother tongues in Estonia, so we have a lot of people who speak Estonian as a second language.

He will give a lecture entitled "World Order After 2022" at 10:15–11:00 in the university assembly hall.

On June 7, the summer party of the Institute of Estonian and General Linguistics will be held, where all students, lecturers and employees of our institute are welcome.

Bachelor's degree thesis defences will take place in spring 2024.

Master's degree thesis defences will be happening in June 2024.

The three-week night library begins this spring on May 20th. Organized together with the UT Student Council, the night library has been offering students the opportunity to...

In the coming academic year, singer, pianist and composer Kadri Voorand will become the new Professor of Liberal Arts at the University of Tartu, with a lecture course focusing on life-changing creation. She will be succeeded by Peeter Jalakas, former professor and director, who will participate in a public discussion titled “Feeling and meaning” in the attic hall of Tartu Cathedral on the evening of 23 May.

Abstract submission for the 14th International Congress of Finno-Ugric Studies (CIFU XIV) Symposia and the General Session is now open. The congress will take place in Tartu, August 18–23, 2025.

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”.

On 16 May, the Estonian Doctoral School Career Conference will be held in Tallinn to discuss the value of doctoral studies and the career prospects of doctoral students. All Estonian doctoral students and those interested in doctoral studies are welcome to attend.

From 8 May to 20 October, all UT employees, students, alumni and all others interested are welcome to complete the orienteering course and reconnect with the history of the UT dormitories.

Birute Klaas-Lang was elected as the academy research professor in Estonian language and its teaching and Meelis Kull as the academy research professor in artificial intelligence.

On 24 May, at 14:15 Rodolfo Basile will defend his doctoral thesis "Invenitive-Locational Constructions in Finnish: A Mixed Methods Approach” for obtaining the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Finnic languages).