Topic: university

On 20 March the UT leaders will answer university members’ questions regarding the changes introduced due to the emergency situation
On Friday, 20 March, at 14:00 there will be a video broadcast on the university website, where the rector and members of the Rector’s Office of the University of Tartu give an overview of the reorganisation of work at the university during the emergency situation, and answer questions sent by university members. In the broadcast, Rector Toomas Asser, Academic Secretary Tõnis Karki and Vice Rector for Academic Affairs Aune Valk will speak about the new organisation of work.
20 March 2020
University of Tartu career days starting today and first-ever Inspiration Day to be held
Today, on 19 February, the traineeship and job fair of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities is held in the Philosophicum, and the Maarjavälja career day for students of medicine and science and technology takes place in the Physicum.
19 February 2020
Practical Field Research in Conflict Areas visit to Northern Ireland & Ireland
Offered primarily through the MA programme in International Relations and Regional Studies (IRRS), this year’s edition of the course Practical Field Research in Conflict Areas is taking place in Ireland and Northern Ireland from 25 May – 1 June 2019.
30 May 2019 university
The US mid-term elections: Red wave? Blue wave? Good-bye wave?
The November 6 congressional election in the US will serve as critical milestone in the presidency of Donald Trump and in the direction of the country as a whole. The partisan make-up of the House of Representatives and the Senate will determine how Trump will be able to govern for the remainder of his term. Additionally, the election will fire the starting gun for the 2020 presidential election, since each party will know the new constellation of forces going into that consequential race.
05 November 2018 university
Book presentation about the Soviet Past in Estonia
On Thursday, 27 September, Francisco Martinez from the University of Helsinki will introduce his new book “Remains of the Soviet Past in Estonia. An Anthropology of Forgetting, Repair and Urban Traces“. The book presentation takes place at 16.15 in the UT Social Sciences building, Lossi 36, room 305.
19 September 2018 university
Conference on sustainable energy held in Sofia, Bulgaria
Under the Horizon 2020 project PANEL2050, the Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies presented the Central and Eastern Europe Sustainable Energy Network (CEESEN) during the conference “Financing Energy Efficiency in Central and South-Eastern Europe.” The event was hosted by the European Commission in Sofia, Bulgaria in partnership with the Bulgarian Ministry of Energy and the UN Environment Finance Initiative.
23 July 2018 university
3-week summer school to be held at the Skytte Institute
The 2nd International Summer School for the Citadel Military College students will be held at the Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies from 2 to 21 July. Fifteen students from various study levels at the Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina will arrive in Tartu on 2 July to take part in the summer school. Throughout the 3-week programme, the students will be able to discuss topics related to Estonia-Russia relations, the European Union, cybersecurity, the Baltic States, and NATO with various experts.
29 June 2018 university
First Oxford-style debate successfully held at the University of Tartu
The event was held on the 10th of May and organised by five Master’s students from Skytte MA programmes as part of the Tartu Chapter of European Horizons, a non-partisan US-based student think-tank. The debate aimed to provide a platform to allow different stakeholders to exchange their opinions and arguments on EU-Russia Relations.
24 May 2018 university
Seminar discussed scenarios to improve learning spaces at the Faculty of Social Sciences
The Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies hosted the 2nd edition of the seminar “Learning to Te(a)ch” focusing its attention on new learning spaces. The seminar took place on 15th of May at the Centre of Educational Innovation, and attracted more than 30 participants coming from different institutes of the Faculty of Social Sciences as well as Arts and Humanities.
21 May 2018 university
Master Class in International Negotiation Processes by Dr. Paul Meerts
Yesterday, on May 14th, the Skytte Institute once again had the pleasure of welcoming Dr. Paul Meerts who gave an exclusive master class training session for International Relations and Regional Studies MA students.
15 May 2018 university