Skytte news

On Monday, 6 October 2025, Assoc. Prof. Helge Blakkisrud from the University of Oslo will deliver a public lecture to introduce a book “Political Legitimacy and Traditional Values in Putin’s Russia”.

Ten students and two lecturers from Moldova State University (MSU) visited Skytte institute as part of the Blended Intensive Programme.

Johan Skytte poliitikauuringute instituudi 3. korruse koridoris on üleval stendid näituselt Naised Tartu ülikoolis 1919. aastani.

On September 3-4, partners of the new “Energy Poverty Nexus” project met in Athens for a kick-off meeting to discuss the cooperation of the next three years.

The Faculty of Social Sciences gave out awards to outstanding support staff at the opening ceremony for the academic year.

All university staff and students are invited to nominate candidates who deserve to be awarded the university’s honorary decoration for their outstanding achievements.

The mentoring programme that has been popular in the previous years will be held again this autumn semester.

Speech of the President of the University of Tartu Student Union Eneken Riin Salong at the opening ceremony of the 2025/2026 academic year.

Anna Beitane, co-led the educational workshop “How to Teach Students about Social Polarisation?” alongside Agata Komendant-Brodowska (University of Warsaw).

This year, 10,808 people applied for first and second-level studies at the University of Tartu, submitting 14,863 applications.

On May 12, 2025, the Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies at the University of Tartu hosted “Stakeholder Dialogues” event focused on advancing community engagement in higher education. The gathering, part of the Erasmus+ project Alliance for Community Engagement in European Higher Education (ACE), brought together a diverse group of stakeholders—including representatives from local government, civil society organizations, and university staff—to share insights and experiences.

An interview with the recipient of the University of Tartu Asia Centre’s scholarship, Yang Zhang from the Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies international MA programme.

Report on Taiwan’s political, social, economic, and security landscape as of March 2025. Also its recent history and how the past continues to shape its present and future trajectories.

This spring, the University of Tartu issued diplomas to 3,093 new alumni.

On 16 June, the council of the University of Tartu approved the new strategic plan, which sets the direction for the university’s activities for the next ten years.

At the end of May, a delegation from the Kyiv School of Economics (KSE) visited Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies within the BRIDGE Project.

On Thursday, 5 June, a new board for the University of Tartu Student Union (UTSU) was elected during a meeting of the student parliament.

The Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies is proud to announce that Dr. Stefano Braghiroli, Associate Professor of European Studies, has been awarded the Order of the Star of Italy.

The University of Tartu’s opening ceremony of the 2025/2026 academic year will take place on the corner of Lossi and Ülikooli streets at Pirogov square on Monday, 1 September at 10:00.

Over the past month, the Skytte Institute has been working with the academic staff of Moldova State University, to develop the first-ever MOOC to be created and offered by a Moldovan university.