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Topic: cooperation
Ann Veismann elected as head of the Institute of Estonian and General Linguistics
At its meeting on 2 December, the council of the University of Tartu Institute of Estonian and General Linguistics elected Associate Professor of General Linguistics Ann Veismann as the new head of the institute.
The 14th International Finno-Ugric Congress drew attention to the situation of the South Estonian Language
The 14th International Finno-Ugric Congress (Congressus Internationalis Fenno-Ugristarum or CIFU) took place at the University of Tartu from 18–23 August 2025, bringing together nearly 300 participants from 20 different countries.
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
Seminar on large language models and the Estonian language on November 19
On November 19 from 14:00 to 16:00, the University of Tartu Centre for Digital Humanities will host an English-language seminar titled Large Language Models and the Estonian Language: the State of the Art. The event is organized by the Centre for Digital Text Studies (DigiTS) in cooperation with the Language Data Research Infrastructure (KeTa).
Hungarian dance evening welcomes everyone
On 16 October from 6-9 pm, an autumn Hungarian dance class will be held at Korp! Ugala Hall (J. Kuperjanovi tn 16), where everyone is welcome to dance!
Ambassador of the Czech Republic and vice-rector of Masaryk University visited the University of Tartu
On 2 October, the UT Vice Rector for Research Mari Moora and Professor of Cell Biology Toivo Maimets met with the Ambassador of the Czech Republic Zdeněk Beránek, the Vice-Rector for Research and Doctoral Studies of Masaryk University Šárka Pospíšilová and Professor Michael Doubek.
Call for papers for the 3rd CONNOR Annual Conference "Critical Turns in Conspiracy Theory Studies"
Deadline for submissions: 15 November 2025
University of Tartu and Tallinn Health University of Applied Sciences launch collaboration in intersectoral doctoral studies
The University of Tartu and Tallinn Health University of Applied Sciences have strengthened cooperation in intersectoral doctoral studies to support academic succession at the professional higher education institution and enhance its research capacity. In September, the first intersectoral doctoral researcher began their studies in the collaboration between the two institutions.
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.
University of Tartu and Estonian Maritime Museum join forces to support new generation of researchers of maritime history and heritage
The Estonian Maritime Museum and the University of Tartu Foundation have created a scholarship fund to popularise the research of Estonian maritime history and maritime heritage. Each year, one person will get a 7,500-euro scholarship.
