IAREP 2025: Behavioural Insights in Research and Policymaking

Call for papers and sessions! Apply by February 2nd and participate in the IAREP Conference on June 17-20th. The event will feature distinguished keynote speakers Anu Realo, Liam Delaney, Elisabeth Costa and Jaan Aru.
19.11.2024

Parliament speakers from five countries gather at the University of Tartu to discuss achieving a just and lasting peace in Ukraine

On 3 February, speakers of the parliaments from five countries will visit the University of Tartu to discuss in the assembly hall from 11:00–12:00 how to achieve peace in Ukraine and Europe.
06.01.2025
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The University of Tartu is offering a free online course, “Cybersecurity Governance in the Digital Age: Insights from Estonia and Beyond”, for anyone interested in learning more about governance responses to cybersecurity attacks.
10.01.2025
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On 3 February, speakers of the parliaments from five countries will visit the University of Tartu to discuss in the assembly hall from 11:00–12:00 how to achieve peace in Ukraine and Europe.
06.01.2025
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The Centre for Eurasian and Russian Studies (CEURUS) at the Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies, in collaboration with the University of Tartu Ukraine Centre (UTUC), is pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the Ninth Annual Tartu Conference on East European and Eurasian Studies. The conference will be held from 11-13 June 2025 in Tartu, Estonia, under the theme “Resilience and Adaptation in Times of Adversity”.
10.01.2025
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The Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies at the University of Tartu invites all interested to apply for the micro-credential programme "Global Politics and Foreign Influence" and study with President Toomas Hendrik Ilves. The application deadline is 26 January.
09.01.2025

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The institute’s BA, MA, and PhD programs have been created in order to develop students' academic competence and personal growth. To achieve this, our international team is focused on knowledge-based research, quality education, and active learning. We value students' desire to learn, this values more to us than previously acquired education. Every day we deal with different societal topics and challenges, but our main focus is on the most important natural resource - people. Professors, lecturers, students, and partners – they are our most valuable asset.

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To achieve a better and deeper understanding of society, the Skytte Institute hosts the Center for EU – Russia Studies, the Centre for Applied Social Sciences, and various additional working units where every day we try to understand, give meaning to, and offer solutions to actual problems. Professors, analysts, and students sit down together and attempt to find answers to truly important questions: How can we move forward? Why so and where to?

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