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On 25 October, the University of Tartu senate decided to award the University of Tartu Grand Medal to Professor of International Business Urmas Varblane. Also, the recipients of the University of Tartu Star of Appreciation, Medal, Badge of Distinction and the decoration “100 Semesters at the University of Tartu” have been announced.
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At the University of Tartu, the weaving of camouflage nets and the making of helmet covers for the Ukrainian armed forces continues.
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From May 4th to May 6th, the Baltic Chemistry Olympiad took place in Estonia. Lithuanian student Justas Miliauskas secured the first place. Member of the Estonian team, Kaarel Toomet, ranked 6th.
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On April 20 at 8 PM you are welcome to join a talk in Tõravere with engineer Mari Allik about the Estonian footprints on the Moon.
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The finals of the 71st Estonian Chemistry Olympiad took place at the University of Tartu's Chemicum on March 16-17. This year, 97 students from grades 9 to 12 competed against each other.
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On 14 March at 13, all university members and language lovers are welcome to the university assembly hall to celebrate Estonia’s Mother Tongue Day.
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The University of Tartu offers a free online course for greenfluencers.
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The University of Tartu is inviting future international students to come student shadowing and live one day as a university student.
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The Association of Estonian Adult Educators Andras gave the Tartu county education deed award of the year to the UT Tartu Observatory and the European Space Education Resource Office (ESERO) Estonia’s continuing education course for teachers “United by Space”. The best adult educators of Tartu county 2023 were awarded at the appreciation event for the educators of the city and county of Tartu in the University of Tartu assembly hall on 28 September.
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From 2 October to 5 November, all University of Tartu employees, students, alumni, their families and all others interested are welcome to complete the orienteering course and reconnect with the varied history of Toome Hill. 
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At the beginning of August, the menu layout of the UT website was updated.
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The Deputy Director-General of the European Commission’s Directorate General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, Maive Rute will visit the University of Tartu.
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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.
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Recipients of University of Tartu honorary decorations announced
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For the first time, the University of Tartu has reached a position among the top 250. 
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Estonian students received two bronze medals at the International Biology Olympiad. The 33rd International Biology Olympiad took place in Armenia, Yerevan, July 10-18.
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Today, 26 February, the Senate of the University of Tartu elected Ana Valdmann, Research Fellow of Science Education of the Centre of Natural Science Education of the Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, as the new director of the University of Tartu Youth Academy.

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View the video address of Rector Toomas Asser focusing on coronavirus prevention at the university on UTTV and read revised coronavirus guidelines at the university.

This week the Government of Estonia announced new coronavirus measures and based on the government’s recommendations, members of the UT Rector’s Office have laid down the following guidelines.

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The university invites all staff members, students, alumni and their families to city orienteering in Tartu from 19 October to 1 November. Do you know the buildings and sites connected with the university? Do you know what was in these places in the past? Grab a map and find out!

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This seems to be what politicians from the Conservative People’s Party of Estonia (EKRE) have asked. As an answer, they have proposed a draft legislation aiming to prevent young people from Ukraine, Georgia, Russia or another non-EU country from coming here to study unless they pay for their studies. The draft legislation turned up at the beginning of September, without any analysis or legislative intent, without notifying the parties concerned or coordinating the draft with them.

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