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Tartu, Estonia, March 14, 2023 – Researchers and students of the Tartu Observatory at the University of Tartu started the development of Estonia's first lunar rover.

Today, on 13 March, the commission formed for the University of Tartu rector elections registered Professor Toomas Asser, Professor Raul Eamets and Professor Jaak Vilo as rector candidates.

The kick-off meeting of the EXOHOST Twinning project took place in Tõravere on 14–15 February. Tartu Observatory of the University of Tartu, the leader of the consortium, hosted project partners.

Based on the proposals submitted by students, the committee formed by the UT Student Union has chosen the recipients of the teaching staff of the year awards for 2022.

Rector of the University of Tartu Toomas Asser announced the university's contribution to society award, research award and language award and recipients of the teaching staff of the year award.

At its meeting on 9 February, the council of the Faculty of Science and Technology decided to nominate Professor Jaak Vilo as a rector candidate of the University of Tartu.

From 5 to 7 December, the FRM4SOC-2 project seminar was held in Darmstadt, Germany, with Tartu Observatory, the leader of the consortium, as the main organiser.

The University of Tartu invites international students interested in international bachelor’s and master’s studies to submit their applications. Studies start at the beginning of September 2023.

The scholarship holders have showed great results and good academic performance during their studies.

The International Astronautical Congress (IAC) is a major annual event where space people worldwide flock to meet other space enthusiasts.

A study showed that although global environment affects strongly the formation of galaxy groups and clusters, its influence to the galaxy properties is surprisingly small.

Today, 9 December, the Estonian Engineers Union (EEU) announced Viljo Allik, chief engineer of Tartu Observatory of the University of Tartu, as Engineer of the Year.

The University of Tartu has a long history of astronomy research. Its Old Observatory, or Tähetorn, is considered a landmark in Estonia’s second largest city and academic hub. The modern observatory s

With these words in his closing speech, Urmas Peterson, the main organizer of the Estonian Remote Sensing Day, characterized the 50-year timeline of satellite images of the Landsat satellite.

On 1 December, the University of Tartu celebrates the 103rd anniversary of establishing the Estonian-language university.

The expatriate Estonian visiting professorship will be held by Annela Anger-Kraavi and Mart Kuldkepp.

Twenty-eight doctoral students took part in this year’s competition with 29 presentations, including nine in Estonian and 20 in English.

The ESTCube-2 satellite, developed by students at the University of Tartu’s Tartu Observatory, has successfully passed all space tests and will now be sent to the Arianespace launch company.

ESTCube-2 was shock tested in the Space Technology Laboratories of Tartu Observatory

11 November, at the Estonian Research Council's research communication conference, this year's science communication awards were presented. University of Tartu researchers received five awards.