Topic: international
The role of hunting and gathering in rapid population growth will be reconsidered with support from European Research Council
As part of a European Research Council (ERC) Synergy Grant project, archaeologist Mari Tõrv from the University of Tartu will study how hunter-gatherers across the Northern hemisphere achieved significant population growth and social complexity long before agriculture and cattle farming became the dominating way of life. Tõrv’s research team will contribute to the project with material analysis from the Baltic region.
Annual Conference: Asia Update. Transformations and Futures of the Middle East in April 2026
University of Tartu Asia Centre Annual Conference: Asia Update. Transformations and Futures of the Middle East will be held in Tartu on 23-24 April, 2026.
Bart Gaens will talk about Japan’s global “strategic partnership diplomacy”
Bart Gaens will talk about Japan’s global “strategic partnership diplomacy” beyond the Japan-US alliance
Public lecture about medieval tournaments by Honorary Doctor of the University of Tartu, Professor of the University of Leeds Alan V. Murray
Public lecture about medieval tournaments by Honorary Doctor of the University of Tartu, Professor of the University of Leeds Alan V. Murray
Study or conduct research in Germany – scholarship info session on 8 October
A three-week German language course at a German university, master’s studies, or research – all of this is possible with scholarships from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)!
Riikka Taavetti's lecture "Queer Connections between Finland and Estonia, from the 1970s to the 1990s"
On 9 October at 16:15, Riikka Taavetti, a lecturer at University of Turku will give a lecture "Queer Connections between Finland and Estonia, from the 1970s to the 1990s" in room 114 of Jakobi study building.
Call for papers deadline extended to 20 October: Conference "Voltaire in the Baltic Sea Region – Dissemination, Reception, and Legacy"
In connection with an upcoming exhibition on Voltaire at the University of Tartu’s Museum of Art, and in collaboration with the Voltaire Foundation, University of Oxford, we invite proposals for the international conference Voltaire in the Baltic World: Circulations, Receptions, Legacies, to be held on 5-6 March 2026 at the University of Tartu, Estonia. The conference is held in partnership with the Voltaire Foundation, University of Oxford.
The 14th International Congress for Finno-Ugric Studies will take place at the University of Tartu in August
18.–23. augustini toimub Tartu Ülikooli eesti ja üldkeeleteaduse instituudis 14. rahvusvaheline soome-ugri kongress (Congressus Internationalis Fenno-Ugristarum ehk CIFU). Registreerumine on avatud 30. juunini.
Australian inclusive education expert gives guest lecture on 14 strategies for student engagement
On May 20, from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m., Associate Professor Ingrid Harrington from the University of New England, Australia will hold a guest lecture at University of Tartu on the award-winning project “Commencing Student Success Project”. The project provides 14 strategies aimed at helping all students feel supported at university and enhancing their academic success.
Representatives of Romanian royal family visited University of Tartu
On Tuesday, 20 May, representatives of the Romanian royal family – Her Majesty Margareta and her husband Prince Radu – visited the University of Tartu. In the university’s senate hall, Prince Radu delivered a public presentation about the security of the EU’s and NATO’s Eastern border.
