Topic: international

The Institute for Cultural Research at the University of Tartu welcomes Erasmus+ visiting faculty member Pluto Panoussis from Open Window University for the Creative Arts (Lusaka, Zambia).

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.

On May 6-8, the Center for Digital Text Studies (DigiTS), in cooperation with the Institute of Foreign Languages and Cultures, will organize a 3-day workshop on network analysis in the humanities.

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.

23–24 April 2026 Tallinn University, Estonia

On 20 November 2025 was published the edited volume Transmedia in Translation and Transculturation, edited by Vasso Giannakopoulou (University of Cyprus) and Elin Sütiste (University of Tartu). The book was released by John Benjamins Publishing Company.

It takes place February–May 2026.

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.

The UNESCO Chair on Applied Studies of Intangible Cultural Heritage is launching a new series showcasing research and initiatives on intangible cultural heritage. The first hybrid meeting is held on 20 November.

Perspectives of Intangible Cultural Heritage, series of the UNESCO Chair