Topic: for society
University of Tartu’s lecture series on Arvo Pärt is now accessible to international audience
In Arvo Pärt’s jubilee year, the lectures from his year as a University of Tartu professor of liberal arts have become accessible to an international audience, as English subtitles have been added to the recordings of the lecture series.
UNESCO Chair invites to a policy round table around minority languages
18. juunil toimub ümarlaud, kus arutatakse üht keelepoliitika valdkonna keskset probleemi: kuidas ületada püsiv lõhe keelepoliitika kavandamise ja selle praktilise elluviimise vahel?
Ümarlaua korraldavad RISE UPi projekt ja Euroopa Vähemuskeelte Edendamise Võrgustik (Network to Promote Linguistic Diversity, NPLD). Tartu Ülikooli vaimse kultuuripärandi rakendusuuringute UNESCO õppetool on RISE UP konsortsiumi liige ning juhib projektis tööpaketti, mis keskendub just keelepoliitikale.
Webinar: AI and minoritised languages on May 22
The fourth RISE UP Online Networking Event called “What AI Can and Cannot do for Minoritised Languages” will take place on May 22nd at 14:00-17:00 CEST.
Workshop about living heritage and sustainable development
In 2025 and 2026, the UNESCO Chair on Applied Studies of Intangible Cultural Heritage (University of Tartu) is cooperatig more closely with French counterparts.
Writer Viivi Luik is University of Tartu’s next Professor of Liberal Arts
Next academic year, the professorship of liberal arts will be held by poet, children’s author and prosaist Viivi Luik.
Come to Blood Donor Day on 2 April!
The University of Tartu and the Blood Centre of Tartu University Hospital invite university members to the Blood Donor Day in the Delta Centre on 2 April, from 10:30 to 14:30.
Research project of the UNESCO Chair took Seto language and art to Cornwall
UNESCO õppetooli ohustatud keelte velmamise projekti RISE UP konsortsium kohtus 28. veebruarist 4. märtsini Edela-Inglismaal Cornwallis.
New international research project of the UNESCO Chair is about collective singing
New international research project of the UNESCO Chair is about collective singing. With partners from Scandinavia and the Baltic countries the UNESCO Chair is going to study the potential of collective singing in times of social crises.
Career conference focuses on the value of PhD in the labour market
On 11 February, the University of Tartu organises the Estonian Doctoral School’s second Career Conference, The Value of a Doctoral Degree in the Job Market, in the university library.
The UNESCO Chair contributes to global discussion about living heritage and climate change
The UNESCO guidance note on climate action for living heritage has been adopted. Aet Annist from the UNESCO Chair (University of Tartu) also contributed to this document.
