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The University of Tartu invites its alumni back to the university city on 18 May. The first half of the get-together "Back to the university" will be filled with gatherings at institutes, tours of the university buildings, lectures by legendary academic staff and revived student traditions.
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On Wednesday, 10 April, at 19:00, the second University of Tartu Spring Run will take place.
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Külalisloeng kultuuriteaduste instituudis: Kaustinen fiddle playing and its journey with ICH and the 2003 Convention
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The University of Tartu invites international students interested in English-taught curricula to submit their applications in DreamApply. Studies will start at the beginning of September 2024.
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The concert is free for all schoolchildren and students and features music by Mozart, Vivaldi, Saariaho, Bochherini and Vasks.
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We are delighted to announce that in March 2024, the Centre for Oriental Studies hosts a guest lecture series on Chinese medieval texts by visiting sscholar Georgijs Dunajevs
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On March 14, at 6:15 p.m., the Oriental Studies Center of the University of Tartu will host a discussion with Estonian Prosecutor General and University of Tartu law lecturer Andres Parmas.
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The guest lecture "Contacts between the West Pontic Greek cities and the Near East in the Archaic period", by Dr Liviu Mihail.
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On 14 March at 13, all university members and language lovers are welcome to the university assembly hall to celebrate Estonia’s Mother Tongue Day.
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Feb 27, at 16:15 - Ülikooli 16 - 214 - guest lecture "Writing on Skin in Contemporary Chinese Literature and Visual Culture"
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On February 6, 2024, the Institute of Cultural Research was honored with the award from Tartu city for the outstanding organisation of the conference ‘Vernacular Buddhism in Asia and Europe’.
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Call for papers: "Methodologies and Ideologies in Interreligious Engagement: Building Bridges in a Multipolar World" (ESITIS 2024)!
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60 years of the Tartu Semiotics Summer School
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Veera Ojala, PhD Candidate at the University of Turku, will deliver a guest lecture on Feb 13 at 10:15 am in Ülikooli 16-214.
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The Bachelor’s Degree Ceremony of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities takes place on Thursday, 17 June, at 14.00 in the University of Tartu assembly hall (Ülikooli 18).
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Master’s degree ceremony of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities takes place on Thursday, 20 June at 13.00 in the University of Tartu assembly hall (Ülikooli 18).
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An online workshop for UNESCO Chairs from the Baltic countries and Poland was held on January 23.
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The theme week, running from 5 to 11 February, will include a social media campaign highlighting the work and achievements of women researchers.
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Department for Estonian and Comparative Folklore and the Centre for Oriental Studies wish all the best to our visiting colleagues and look forward to a further cooperation! 
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From 29 January to 2 February, the international winter school "Survivance and Survival:  Theory and Method" will focus on the question of the survival of humanity by looking at it from the perspective of the humanities.
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