Topic: university

Estonian scientists start looking for signs of life on Venus on a set of private space missions
Tartu Observatory is in a consortium of scientific institutions and private companies to prepare a set of three space missions to Venus to search for signs of life in its atmosphere. The project is expected to conclude with a return of samples from the Venusian atmosphere to Earth.
13 December 2021
University of Tartu asks all students and staff to get vaccinated
We'd like to start teaching and studies in the autumn as normally as possible and meet face to face in class, and therefore it is important that as many of our new and returning students and university staff as possible are vaccinated. The nearest vaccination locations can be found on the website vaktsineeri.ee.
28 July 2021
Republic of Estonia 103. Rector Toomas Asser: I am grateful to all university people who over the last year have been pillars of the Estonian state and nation
To mark the 103rd anniversary of the Republic of Estonia, Rector Toomas Asser and Academic Secretary Tõnis Karki placed flowers at the Estonian War of Independence Memorial to Fallen Students in the university’s assembly hall.
22 February 2021
University of Tartu is one of the best in emerging Europe and Central Asia
In the newly published ranking list of universities from emerging Europe and Central Asia, the University of Tartu has reached the second place, which is also the highest among Estonian universities.
17 December 2020 university
University of Tartu is one of the best in emerging Europe and Central Asia
In the newly published ranking list of universities from emerging Europe and Central Asia, the University of Tartu has reached the second place, which is also the highest among Estonian universities. The ranking list has been compiled by the international consultation firm Quacquarelli Symonds (QS).
16 December 2020
The University of Tartu celebrates the 101st anniversary of Estonia's national university
On Tuesday, 1 December, the university members celebrate the 101st anniversary of Estonia's national university.
30 November 2020
On 20 March the UT leaders will answer university members’ questions regarding the changes introduced due to the emergency situation
On Friday, 20 March, at 14:00 there will be a video broadcast on the university website, where the rector and members of the Rector’s Office of the University of Tartu give an overview of the reorganisation of work at the university during the emergency situation, and answer questions sent by university members. In the broadcast, Rector Toomas Asser, Academic Secretary Tõnis Karki and Vice Rector for Academic Affairs Aune Valk will speak about the new organisation of work.
20 March 2020
Comet Interceptor: development of the main instrument's prototype starts in Tõravere
The Comet Interceptor Space Mission of the European Space Agency has reached phase A, which means the start of the development process of the mission hardware's first prototypes. This includes OPIC, or Optical Imager for Comets: the main instrument of the mission, which will be developed by the researchers of Tartu Observatory in Tõravere.
04 March 2020
Tartu Observatory celebrated Finland’s 100th birthday
The Finns have always been great partners and examples for Tartu Observatory: this is why we were happy to celebrate our northern neighbours’ 100th birthday last week. We took a group photo with our Finnish colleagues and held a seminar by telling Finland-related stories. One of them, for example, was about how the Finnish TV made one of our researchers interested in technology in the first place.
06 December 2017
Estonian student made history at International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics
An Estonian student can be considered one of the absolute winners of this year’s International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA) because his team won the team competition. Estonians also had great results individually. The event took place from November 12 to 21, 2017 in Phuket, Thailand. Five students represented Estonia:
21 November 2017 university