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Photos from the Master's Graduation Ceremony
We hope the graduation ceremony created many joyful moments you would like to share with your loved ones or even the world. To help you express this wonderful feeling, feel free to use the photos from the ceremony.
The 14th International Congress for Finno-Ugric Studies will take place at the University of Tartu in August
18.–23. augustini toimub Tartu Ülikooli eesti ja üldkeeleteaduse instituudis 14. rahvusvaheline soome-ugri kongress (Congressus Internationalis Fenno-Ugristarum ehk CIFU). Registreerumine on avatud 30. juunini.
MEDAL’s final conference focuses on innovative approaches to linguistic data
On 9–10 October 2025, the University of Tartu will host the final conference of the MEDAL project, “Methodological Excellence in Data-Driven Approaches to Linguistics: New Challenges, Novel Approaches.” Registration is now open.
Nina Topintzi's guest lectures on modern phonology
Nina Topintzi peab Tartu ülikoolis kaks loengut tänapäevase fonoloogia olulistest vaidlusküsimustest, näidates, et keeltes, ka suurtes tuntud keeltes, on nähtusi, mis ei mahu praeguste standardsete teooriate raami.
Doctoral defence: Elisabeth Kaukonen "Revealing the gender in the genderless. Estonian gender-marked vocabulary and its perceptions.
On 18 June at 14:15 Elisabeth Kaukonen will defend her doctoral thesis „Revealing the gender in the genderless. Estonian gender-marked vocabulary and its perceptions“ („Sugu soota keeles. Eesti keele sooliselt markeeritud sõnavara ja selle tajumine“).
Help choose the best Estonian-speaking AI
Estonian researchers have created the AI Barometer where users can compare the responses of language models and assess their proficiency in Estonian. Everyone is welcome to try out the barometer at baromeeter.ai. The researchers aim to collect at least 50,000 comparisons by the end of June.
The Center for Digital Text Scholarship is hiring!
The Center for Digital Text Scholarship (DigiTS), operating under the Centre of Digital Humanities at the Institute of Estonian and General Linguistics, is launching a call for applications for three research fellows (post-docs) and one junior research fellow (PhD student) in Digital Humanities.
Professor of Language Awareness and Estonian Language Teaching Ilona Tragel gives inaugural lecture about how to notice, study and teach the Estonian language
On Wednesday, 7 May at 16:15, Ilona Tragel gives her inaugural lecture entitled “Your, mine, our Estonian language. How to notice, study and teach it?”. The lecture is in Estonian.
Writer Viivi Luik is University of Tartu’s next Professor of Liberal Arts
Next academic year, the professorship of liberal arts will be held by poet, children’s author and prosaist Viivi Luik.
Estonian universities and Estonian Research Council call to act on injustice
All Estonian public universities will celebrate Diversity Week from 5–11 May for the second year. This year’s focus is on encouraging people to notice and to act.
Three rectors’ scholarship came to the University of Tartu for the third year in a row
The winner of the three rectors’ scholarship competition, which was held for the eighth time this year, is Arnita Agrita Umalas, who was born and raised in Latvia but is studying Estonian language and linguistics at the University of Tartu, focusing on the Livonian language in her master’s thesis.
International student conference "Bridges in the Baltics"
Undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students from universities in the Baltic countries, including the University of Tartu, are invited to an international student conference ”Bridges in the Baltics“, held at the University of Latvia in Riga from 9 to 10 October 2025. Conference abstracts can be sent until 30 June 2025.
What you need to know before applying for a doctoral programme
Doctoral studies are a part of the career path, giving you the knowledge and future skills needed to become a top specialist or manager.
University of Tartu invites applications for doctoral programmes
The university opens 182 student places in doctoral studies this spring. Everyone who desires to create new knowledge and pursue a career as a researcher, top specialist or manager is welcome to apply.
Register to the citizen science and open educational resources workshop
15. aprillil kell 11.00 toimub viimane MEDALi töötuba avatud teaduse teemal, mis keskendub sel korral kodanikuteadusele ja avatud haridusressurssidele.
Applications to international bachelor’s studies and integrated studies in Medicine can be submitted until 15 April
The University of Tartu invites international students interested in English-taught curricula to submit their applications in DreamApply.
Professor of Psycholinguistics Virve-Anneli Vihman speaks at her inaugural lecture about how children acquire Estonian and other languages
On Tuesday, 29 April at 16:15, Professor of Psycholinguistics Virve-Anneli Vihman gives her inaugural lecture in the White Hall of the University of Tartu Museum. The lecture is in Estonian.
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.
Professor of Political Theory Eva Piirimäe gives her inaugural lecture on the history of self-determination of peoples
On 10 April, Eva Piirimäe, Professor of Political Theory at the University of Tartu, gives her inaugural lecture (in Estonian) on the self-determination of peoples in historical perspective.
UT students' interest in studying at ENLIGHT partner universities has increased
The call for the Erasmus+ intra-European mobility application for the 2025/2026 academic year closed in March, revealing increased interest among students in studying at ENLIGHT universities.
