Topic: for society

Roundtable Living Heritage as a Resource organised by the UNESCO Chair
The roundtable Living Heritage as Resource was organised in Viljandi on October 18 by the UNESCO Chair on Applied Studies of Intangible Cultural Heritage (University of Tartu).
Series of the UNESCO Chair 2026/27
Perspectives of Intangible Cultural Heritage, series of the UNESCO Chair
If you love crafts, take this survey
The UNESCO Chair on Applied Studies of Intangible Cultural Heritage invites you to participate in an international study on crafts.
Film director Rainer Sarnet will be University of Tartu’s next Professor of Liberal Arts
In the next academic year, the professorship of liberal arts at the University of Tartu will be held by one of the most distinctive creators of audiovisual works in Estonia, the film director, stage director and screenwriter Rainer Sarnet.
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.
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
New: series of the UNESCO Chair
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.
Series of the UNESCO Chair 2025/2026
Perspectives of Intangible Cultural Heritage, series of the UNESCO Chair
UNESCO Chair to open an exhibition in Setomaa
Seto nädala raames avatakse 6. oktoobril kell 18 Värska kultuurimajas ohustatud keeltele tähelepanu juhtiv näitus RISE UP.
01 October 2025 internationalfor society
UNESCO Chair at the Viljandi Repair Festival
This year the annual Viljandi Repair Festival taking place on September 22, is co-organised by the UNESCO Chair on Applied Studies of Intangible Cultural Heritage (University of Tartu) as part of the EU funded research project CULTURALITY.