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.
This week the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage meets in Paraguay. This was an opportunity for the The UNESCO Chair on Applied Studies of Intangible Cultural Heritage (University of Tartu) to present our recent and current initiatives to other chairholders.
The Finnish Heritage Agency invites you to join the LIVIND webinar on December 17 to learn about the key insights that the research team of the LIVIND project, led by Kristin Kuutma, gathered throughout the project.
Starting on 25 November, the digital archive of the University of Tartu in DSpace will be called ADA. With the new name, the archive will also have a fresh homepage design that aligns with the design of the university’s website.
On 29 October, the University of Tartu and the Estonian National Museum signed a framework agreement for industrial doctorate studies to support the education of future researchers for the museum and intensify cooperation between the two institutions.
On 25 October, the University of Tartu senate decided to award the University of Tartu Grand Medal to Professor of International Business Urmas Varblane. Also, the recipients of the University of Tartu Star of Appreciation, Medal, Badge of Distinction and the decoration “100 Semesters at the University of Tartu” have been announced.
In the summer, two large book donations were made to the University of Tartu Library, adding to its existing collection of books on the classical and early modern periods.