Topic: for society

On 9 December at 16:15, Elmar Gams defends his doctoral thesis "The release procedure of the deportees from the Estonian, Latvian, and Lithuanian SSR, 1945–1989".

Today, on 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the main building is lit up in orange. On the initiative of the President Kaljulaid Foundation, buildings in Estonian cities are illuminated in shades of orange to draw attention to the issue of domestic abuse and call everyone to notice, care and take action.

On 2 December 2025, Paul Cobley — Honorary Doctor of the University of Tartu — delivered a public lecture titled “Thinking: close and distant” as part of the Juri Lotman Lecture Series. The lecture is now available to watch online.

On 27 October from 13–18, the University of Tartu development conference “A university for us, Estonia and the world” took place in the university assembly hall and online. Keynote speakers were Toomas Hendrik Ilves, Kersti Kaljulaid and Kristina Kallas.

The three-minute thesis competition for doctoral researchers, held at the University of Tartu Library on 22 October, featured 13 popular-science short lectures in Estonian and 14 in English.

Olli Nurmi " Finnish President Urho Kekkonen’s multifaceted relations with Estonia"

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.

Announcement of public talk on shift of China’s strategic concerns including geoeconomics, geopolitics, green energy, and the Arctic.

On 23 October, all Finno-Ugric enthusiasts will have the opportunity to test their writing skills at the Finno-Ugric Wikipedia Workshop. Write an article in a Finno-Ugric language or on a Finno-Ugric topic – either contribute to an existing article or create a brand new one!

University of Tartu semioticians Andreas Ventsel and Mari-Liis Madisson, along with Junior Research Fellow in Information Resilience Diana Poudel, have developed tools for enhancing critical digital literacy in cooperation with international partners. The practical materials are designed for use in higher education, schools, companies and organisations to support navigating the digital landscape and countering the spread of disinformation.