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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.

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09.12.2024

UNESCO Chairs dedicated to living heritage met in Paraguay

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.

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06.12.2024

Join the LIVIND research webinar on December 17

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.

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23.11.2024

The RISE UP consortium met in Setomaa

The RISE UP consortium met in Setomaa, Estonia early October.

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11.10.2024

Conference in honour of Kristin Kuutma 'Intangible Cultural Heritage and Inequalities'

The conference 'Intangible Cultural Heritage and Inequalities' is organised in honour of Kristin Kuutma's birthday on 28 Septembril 2024.

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10.09.2024

Aet Annist member of a group of experts convened by UNESCO

Aet Annist from the UNESCO chair is part of an expert team convened by UNESCO.

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26.06.2024

Millennials might prefer to live abroad due to Eastern European mentality in Estonia

However, most young people who have moved across the border still consider it important to identify as Estonian.

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15.05.2024

Musician Kadri Voorand to be the new Professor of Liberal Arts at the University of Tartu

In the coming academic year, singer, pianist and composer Kadri Voorand will become the new Professor of Liberal Arts at the University of Tartu, with a lecture course focusing on life-changing creation. She will be succeeded by Peeter Jalakas, former professor and director, who will participate in a public discussion titled “Feeling and meaning” in the attic hall of Tartu Cathedral on the evening of 23 May.

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16.05.2024

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New international research project of the UNESCO Chair is about collective singing

Career conference focuses on the value of PhD in the labour market