Topic: research

The Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies and the Ukraine Centre of the University of Tartu are participating in the international project RESTART, which aims to enhance the research and innovation capacity of Sumy State University in Ukraine and support its integration into the international research community.

Nominations for the Estonian Science Communication Awards can be submitted to the Estonian Research Council (ETAG) until 15 September. The competition aims to recognise outstanding and active science communicators as well as innovative initiatives that promote science to wider audiences.

The Estonian Research Council (ETAG) invites students to participate in the 2026 National Contest for University Students. The last day for submissions is 15 September. This year, the total prize fund exceeds €200,000.

Registration is now open for the University of Tartu’s three-minute thesis competition for doctoral researchers, which will take place on 21 October at the University of Tartu Library. The deadline for registration is 12 October.

Doctoral dissertations at Skytte Institute.

Johan Skytte poliitikauuringute instituudi käimasolevatest teadusprojektidest.

On 15 June 2026, a pilot workshop was held at the Johan Skytte Institute, to test and refine an innovative scenario-based wargame developed within the research project Prioritising Hybrid Threats.

This autumn, doctoral researchers of the University of Tartu will again have the opportunity to participate in the three-minute thesis competition. The competition will be held on 21 October in the conference hall of the University of Tartu Library.

From June 10–12, Tartu will host the 10th Annual Conference on East European and Eurasian Studies, where key cultural, social, economic, and political trends affecting Eastern Europe and Eurasia will be discussed. The conference will bring together more than 200 scholars from around the world.