The Faculty of Arts and Humanities is home to multiple interdisciplinary research centres, such as the Centre for Digital Humanities and Information Society, and the Asia Centre. The faculty is also part of many local and international projects which, as our doctoral student, you will have the opportunity to contribute to and collaborate in along with your international peers. Our staff and doctoral researchers are also active organisers of international conferences and summer schools, including regular events such as the Summer School for Digital Methods in Humanities and Social Sciences and the Tartu Summer School of Semiotics.
Doctoral studies in the humanities and arts develop critical thinking skills that can be applied both to research on the heritage of the past and to solving the problems facing contemporary society.
For an applicant and a doctoral researcher, it is essential to understand the different conditions and opportunities arising from different statuses. The following page overviews the doctoral researcher’s status and the possibilities to fund their doctoral studies.