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On 11 November, the university invites all doctoral students to the University of Tartu three-minute thesis competition to present their research to colleagues and the general public.

On 12 October, a student canteen opened at the Hugo Treffner Gymnasium in Tartu.

The “Research news” section gives regular hints about interesting studies in various fields of research.

This week, the city will be bustling with the Tartu Student Days Autumn Festival, which has become a much-loved event over the past 35 years.

The international business accelerator Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) launched at the University of Tartu brings together research-intensive start-ups from across Europe to develop products and services related to digital governance, health data and cybersecurity, supported by the best expertise of local mentors. Almost 50 start-ups have applied to join CDL-Estonia, which was officially launched at sTARTUp Day.

The international business accelerator Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) launched at the University of Tartu brings together research-intensive start-ups from across Europe.

On Monday, the opening ceremony of the 2022/2023 academic year takes place in front of the University of Tartu main building. Everyone is invited to rally in support of higher education funding.

Yesudassen Pillay Mauree has won the Swedbank award of certificate and 1000€ for the best MA thesis in the curriculum of Quantitative Economics on the topic "Is the Video Games Industry Recession-proof?" Yesudassen thesis employs VARs to study the relationship between the business cycle and different market segments of the global gaming industry. Thesis supervisor Ricardo Alfredo Mendes Pereira Vicente won the Swedbank award of certificate and 500€ for supervising the best MA thesis in the curriculum of Quantitative Economics.

According to the universities’ reputation survey people of all age groups consider the University of Tartu to be Estonia’s most reputable higher education institution.

Estonian-Ukrainian cooperation project ended with an online Demo Day, where teams of Ukrainian university lecturers presented the business ideas they had developed over the previous four months.

The Schumpeter Award, which was established in honor of the economist and social scientist Joseph A. Schumpeter (1883–1950), is presented in recognition of exceptional and outstanding accomplishments in the field of economics, economic policy and entrepreneurship.

Until October 2022, all UT members can take one free Coursera course. Students can also use it towards the completion of their curriculum if they wish.

The UT has extended the application deadline for Ukrainian citizens until 1 June for all English-taught first and second-level programmes, excluding Medicine and MSc in Excellence in Analytical Chemistry. The extended deadline also applies to the Russian-taught MA programme Teaching Russian as a Foreign Language.

Creative Destruction Lab is announcing a new site and program stream in Estonia (CDL-Estonia), a country known as a startup’s paradise with the most technologically-advanced government on Earth. The new Digital Society stream at the University of Tartu will integrate Creative Destruction Lab’s worldwide network of mentors, investors and entrepreneurs with Estonia’s globally renowned business and technology ecosystem.

The UT has extended the application deadline for Ukrainian citizens until 1 June for all English-taught first and second-level programmes.

Join a week-long intensive international training program at the end of May, 2022! Once in a life unique opportunity you want to be part of.

Mentor Feedback Carousel is one of the most valued parts of the STARTERtartu programme. This year it took place in Spark HUB on the 24th of March. Teams met up with experienced mentors in different fields to get vital feedback on their idea.

NAME: Merey Beisembayev E-MAIL: [email protected] COUNTRY: Kazakhstan PROGRAMME: Bachelor’s in Business Administration Read more baout the programme and apply here. Why did you choose to study this programme?

The University of Tartu senate’s decision not to admit new students from Russia and Belarus this year to bachelor’s and master’s studies has caused much controversy. Some people see this as a particular discriminatory step against the young people of these countries, including opponents of the regime, depriving them of the opportunity to study in the free world.

On 7 March 2022, the University of Tartu senate made an address to the people of Ukraine. We are publishing it in Estonian, Ukrainian and English. Tartu Ülikool mõistab tingimusteta hukka Venemaa Föderatsiooni kallaletungi iseseisvale Ukraina riigile. See on provotseerimata, inimõigusi jalge alla tallav, arulage ja jõhker agressioon demokraatliku ühiskonna vastu.