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Doctoral defence: Daina Pupkeviciute "Relationships in the Context of Crisis: Earth, Time and Generativity in the Roya Valley"
On 26 February at 12:00, Daina Pupkeviciute will defend her thesis "Relationships in the Context of Crisis: Earth, Time and Generativity in the Roya Valley"
10 February 2026 research
Submit your application for studies abroad under the Erasmus+ programme in 2026/2027 before 9 March
University of Tartu students can submit applications to study abroad under the Erasmus+ programme in the 2026/2027 academic year until 9 March 2026.
09 February 2026 for student
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
Doctoral defence: Artis Ostups "Heterogeneity of Historical Time: The Contemporary Latvian Novel in a Comparative Perspective"
On 19 February at 12:00, Artis Ostups will defend his doctoral thesis "Heterogeneity of Historical Time: The Contemporary Latvian Novel in a Comparative Perspective"
29 January 2026 research
Research Seminar Series: Folklore & Friends
Seminarid toimuvad kolmapäeviti algusega kell 14.15.
23 January 2026 cooperationresearch
Faculty of Arts and Humanities is leading international rankings in the Baltics
The Times Higher Education World University Rankings (THE) results were published recently, in which the field of humanities and arts is once again the highest among university fields and the entire Baltic countries.
29 January 2026 universityabout the faculty
Optional courses in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities spring 2026
The Faculty of Arts and Humanities offers numerous optional courses for the spring semester, available to both our students and all other students at the University of Tartu.
09 January 2026 for student
Lower tuition fees are available for EU students in the University of Tartu’s international master’s curricula
From the 2026/2027 academic year, many international master’s curricula at the University of Tartu will offer tuition waivers or reductions to students from the European Union. Students arriving from outside the European Union will have to pay tuition fees.
06 January 2026 admissions
Transmedia in translation: interlingual and intersemiotic perspectives
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.
29 December 2025 internationalresearch
Guest Lecture: Lamenting the destroyed city from Mesopotamia to Estonia
We are pleased to invite you to a guest lecture “Lamenting the destroyed city from Mesopotamia to Estonia” by Senior Scientist Sebastian Fink, to be held on December 10 at 14:00, Jakobi 2-110.
05 December 2025 research
Book Presentation „Russian Influence Operations and the War in Ukraine: Hybrid Warfare and Disinformation Campaigns”
We are pleased to invite you to a book presentation “„Russian Influence Operations and the War in Ukraine: Hybrid Warfare and Disinformation Campaigns” to be held on December 19, at 17:30, Ülikooli 16-216.
05 December 2025 research
Guest Lecture: The Collapse of the Growth Model and Fiscal Crisis - Rethinking State Capacity in Japan
The Centre for Oriental Studies at the University of Tartu will host a guest titled "The Collapse of the Growth Model and Fiscal Crisis - Rethinking State Capacity in Japan" on 11 December at 12:00
05 December 2025 for student
Doctoral defence: Tanar Kirs "Juhan Liiv in Literary Tradition"
On 16 December at 14:00, Tanar Kirs will defend his thesis "Juhan Liiv in Literary Tradition" at the university's senate hall (Ülikooli 18-204)
27 November 2025 research
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.
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.