The workshop takes place at the University of Tartu on 28–29 September 2024 at the university's main building Ülikooli str 18, rooms 128 and 232. This year the keynote lectures will be given by Henrik Lagerlund (Stockholm University) and Eva Piirimäe (University of Tartu).
In the midst of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the academic peer-reviewed journal Studia Philosophica Estonica has launched a groundbreaking special public edition, “Reflections on the Russia-Ukraine War”. It is the first issue of a philosophy journal to exclusively cover Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The renowned public intellectuals and distinguished scholars who contribute to this volume have written essays that combine rigorous academic analysis of the conflict with an accessible and engaging style. As a result, this special issue on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine offers insight that will resonate with professional academics and the general public alike.
On Friday, April 5, at 16:15 - opening of the exhibition "Kant 300 in Tartu: from manuscripts to heaven" at the university library. The exhibition features original manuscripts of the philosopher's lecture courses and correspondence, as well as first editions of his works from the collections of the University of Tartu Library.
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.
The Department of Semiotics and the Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies at the University of Tartu invite graduate, post-graduate, and doctoral students to apply for the advanced winter school “The Semiotics of Political and Strategic Communication” by October 30, 2023.
NordPhil conference takes first time place at the University of Tartu on September 15th—16th. All interested people are welcome. Registration is open until September 10.
We are pleased to invite all our students and staff to the Welcome Party on the 7th of September at 7 PM. The place is Club Gutenberg in Aparaaditehas, located at Kastani 42, door 7, floor 4.
September 4th-6th, Associate Professor Robert Rosenberger from the Georgia Institute of Technology will give three public lectures on philosophy of technology.
The 50th Symposium takes place in Tallinn and Tartu, Estonia, from 14 to 18 August 2023. The conference is hosted by the Tallinn University of Technology and the University of Tartu.
On 27 June, the global higher education consultancy Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) launched its World University Rankings 2024, adopting a methodology that has undergone considerable change. The University of Tartu is ranked 358th and again tops the list of Estonian universities.
Pauline Delahaye, Research Fellow at the Department of Semiotics, won the 2nd prize of the Young Researcher Award of Jane Goodall Institute France for her dedicated work in Zoosemiotics.
Conference of the European Philosophical Association for the Study of Emotions will bring together top philosophers from Estonia and around the world to discuss the topic of emotions.
The MA defenses in Semiotics will take place on May 29 at Jakobi 2, rooms 305 and 306, and in Zoom. The MA defenses in Philosophy will take place on May 31 and June 1 at Jakobi 2-336 and in Zoom.
The language learning hub, created to support the Estonian language learning of international staff, international students and students who speak Estonian as a foreign language.
Night Library will be 20 years old this year, and to celebrate this, the project will last longer than ever before - for five weeks. The Night Library opened on Monday, 15 May.