Topic: cooperation

UNESCO Chair assists museums in their work with living heritage
For Estonian museums a practical info kit on living heritage is going to be published in June. To this end, the UNESCO Chair on Applied Studies of Intangible Cultural Heritage (University of Tartu) collaborates with the Estonian Museum Association and the Estonian Folk Culture Centre.
Kaustinen Intangible Cultural Heritage Academy. Blended Intensive Programme with an Erasmus+ grant.
Students are invited to apply for the blended intensive programme (BIP) Kaustinen ICH Academy taking place in Finland in July 2026. Participants will recieve an Erasmus+ grant.
04 April 2026 cooperationinternational
UNESCO Chair: new project about migrants’ experiences of securitisation
The UNESCO Chair on Applied Studies of Intangible Cultural Heritage has started a new international research project in cooperation with the Södertörn University from Stockholm, Sweden. Combining theories of membership and security, the project proposes the concept of ‘ambivalent securitization’ to describe situations where migrants are viewed as deserving of membership for economic, humanitarian or other reasons, yet simultaneously perceived as a potential threat.
Guest Lecture by Dr Victoria Peemot on Ethnographic Objects and Communities in Museums
on Tuesday, 10 February at 12.15 pm, at Ülikooli 16, room 218 (Tartu).
09 February 2026 cooperation
Research Seminar Series: Folklore & Friends
Seminarid toimuvad kolmapäeviti algusega kell 14.15.
23 January 2026 cooperationresearch
Researchers created Estonian Health Communication Network
Selged ja adressaadiga arvestavad, teaduspõhised, ent inimeste toimevõimekuse suhtes lugupidavad sõnumid toetavad suhtluses osalejate vastastikust usaldust ning abistavad inimesi informeeritud terviseotsuste tegemisel.
10 December 2025 cooperationfor society
The RISE UP project is coming to an end
The EU-funded RISE UP project is coming to an end, and the consortium held its final in-person meeting in Vienna in early November.