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14th Nordic Workshop in Early Modern Philosophy

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Studia Philosophica Estonica’s special issue on Russia-Ukraine war bridges the gap between academic and public discussion

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The exhibition "Kant 300 in Tartu: from manuscripts to heaven"

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On May 9th at 14:15, UT Department of Semiotics hosts a hybrid research discussion "Feelings, Actions, and Thoughts in the First Days of Full-Scale War in Ukraine".
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Until October 2022, all UT members can take one free Coursera course. Students can also use it towards the completion of their curriculum if they wish.
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On Wednesday, 27 April, a webinar on the Ukrainian language and culture took place on Worksup.
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​​​​​​​The UT has extended the application deadline for Ukrainian citizens until 1 June for all English-taught first and second-level programmes.
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On Thursday, 31 March, from 16:15–18:00, a panel discussion on the Russian-Ukrainian war takes place at the Delta Centre.
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The second session of Synecheia, this semester's Semiosalong series, will take place this Thursday, March 24th, at 19.00.
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This week (18.03) ends the registration period for the workshop with John Dupré titled "Biology as Process: Philosophical Background and Implications". The workshop will take place in Tartu between 17th-21st of May, 2022.

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What role does philosophy play in the modern world? What happens to those who graduate with a philosophy degree? Why can philosophy alumni present arguments so well? The answers to these and other questions can be found by listening to the new podcast of the University of Tartu Faculty of Arts and Humanities "Mõistuse hääl", or in English, "Sound (of the) Mind".

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The University of Tartu senate’s decision not to admit new students from Russia and Belarus this year to bachelor’s and master’s studies has caused much controversy. Some people see this as a particular discriminatory step against the young people of these countries, including opponents of the regime, depriving them of the opportunity to study in the free world.

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On 7 March, the university family gathered in front of the main building with Ukrainian flags and other symbols and recorded the address of the University of Tartu senate to the Ukrainian people.
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The University of Tartu has established a scholarship fund to collect and channel donations to support the studies of Ukrainian students at the University of Tartu.
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The participants of the international congress "Juri Lotman's semiosphere" issued a joint statement, condemning the war in Ukraine and demanding an immediate cessation of hostilities from the Russian authorities against Ukraine. This statement is the united position of the participants of the congress from 37 states, including Russia and Ukraine.

 

The statement in full in all three languages is as follows:

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Monday, 28 February marks 100 years since the birth of Juri Lotman, world-renowned semiotician, literary scholar and cultural historian.
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Kaspar Koolmeister, Junior Research Fellow in Plant Biology at the University of Tartu, took a photo in honour of the 104th anniversary of the Republic of Estonia.
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On the eve of the anniversary of the Republic of Estonia, Mari-Liis Madisson, Research Fellow in Semiotics at the University of Tartu, was awarded the €5,000 scholarship of Professor Peeter Tulviste Memorial Fund.
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Based on the submitted proposals, a committee formed by the University of Tartu Student Union has chosen the recipients of the best teaching staff awards of 2021.
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Join us for a morning of online mini-lectures on semiotics!

 
On Friday, 18th of February 2022 at 11 AM (GMT/UTC +2), we will have an online event to give people interested in studying semiotics at Tartu an…
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