Skytte news

The University of Tartu’s podcast for prospective international students, “Tiksu to UniTartu”, is back this summer with a second season.

Four e-courses created by the staff of Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies received an e-course quality label in the competition "Estonian E-course Quality Label 2025", organised by the e-learning quality working group of the Estonian Quality Agency for Education.

LOCAL GoGREEN project is launching a new webinar series titled “GoGREEN Tuesdays: Ideas in Action” to help in the development and implementation of Integrated Climate and Energy Plans (ICEPs).

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.

Most of the events taking place during the Tartu Student Days Spring Festival from 25 April to 3 May are organised by student organisations from Tartu’s higher education institutions.

Over the past week, Stefano Braghiroli took part in a series of high-level discussions on disinformation and democratic resilience in France and Belgium.

The University of Tartu invites international students interested in English-taught curricula to submit their applications in DreamApply.

Project aims to strengthen Moldovan higher education by enhancing teaching competencies, boosting students' understanding of European Studies, and bringing together Estonian and Moldovan students.

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.

On March 26, the Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies at the University of Tartu had the honour of welcoming a high-level delegation from Romania’s recently launched EDGE Institute.

On 14–15 March, rectors from the partnership programme LERU-CE7 between the League of European Research Universities and a group of seven leading Central European universities (CE7) gathered at the University of Tartu.

Between March 4-5, the EmpowerAI consortium held the 2nd Co-Design Workshop to explore and showcase the use of AI tools in teaching practices.

Starting from March 24, it is possible to apply for the position of a student representative of the University of Tartu, both faculty and institute.

Doctoral studies offer the chance to become an expert in a narrow field while also developing the skills of making connections and the ability to process information, manage challenging projects, learn from criticism, and, at the same time, manage time efficiently.

Now, the internal reporting channel of the University of Tartu in FaceUp can be used to send breach reports confidentially and, if requested, anonymously. It is no longer possible to report by email.

On 26 February, the University of Tartu was visited by representatives of its long-standing cooperation partner, the University of Greifswald.

A delegation of six highly motivated and talented students from various Estonian universities, including three from Skytte institute, participated in the third edition of ConSIMium.

The University of Tartu welcomes all prospective bachelor’s and medical students to join the Open Doors Day on 27 February 2025 in Tartu, Estonia.

DeFacto Dialogues seminar on the future of Transnistria, 5 FEB 2025.

On December 19th, a delegation from the Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies participated in the final event of the EST4MORE project, where the main results and outcomes of the initiative were presented and evaluated.