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"Thought in Time" Grenoble-Tartu workshop on memory and imagination

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Kadri Simm appointed Professor of Practical Ethics

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Andreas Ventsel speaks at the inaugural lecture on the semiotics of deterrence and Estonian security

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Putting Philosophy into Practice: updating the Philosophy MA programme

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The new issue of the journal Sign Systems Studies has been published

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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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On 20-21 November, a short course on building competences for transdisciplinary collaboration will be held at the University of Tartu Library.
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On October 16 at 16:15, J. Michael Ryan will give a guest lecture titled "McDonaldization and Semiotics". Ryan is a professor of sociology at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú). He has studied the phenomenon of McDonaldization and co-edits the book "The McDonaldization of Society" with George Ritzer.
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On 15 October at 10:15, Jordan Zlatev will give a guest lecture titled 'Phenomenology and Cognitive Semiotics in an Extended Life World'. Zlatev is a professor at Lund University, one of the leading cognitive semioticians in the world and one of the foremost semioticians in Sweden.
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The discussion game developed by researchers at the Centre for Ethics of the University of Tartu has received a remake – the game is now available in English.
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Come celebrate with us the beginning of higher education in Estonian!
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On October 3, Daria Arkhipova defended her doctoral thesis "How Artificial Intelligence Recommendation Systems Impact Human Decision-Making" in semiotics and culture studies with cum laude at the joint committee of the University of Tartu and the University of Turin.
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On Tuesday, 15 October, from 4:15–5:45 pm, Nigel DeSouza, Associate Professor at the University of Ottawa, will give a guest lecture at the University of Tartu. The topic of the lecture is "Herder and Kant on the philosophy of life and the foundations of morality: two models of German enlightenment, with a modern perspective". The lecture will take place at Jakobi 2-114.
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All University of Tartu students are welcome to join us and focus on mental health together! We here at the Student Union want to contribute to students' mental well-being.
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The photo exhibition „Shimmer“ by Ave Mets opens on Friday, 4 October at 12.00 in the University of Tartu Philosophicum Hall Gallery (Jakobi 2, Tartu). The exhibition offers shimmer, impressions and plays of light from different locations in Estonia and all over the world for viewers to discover.
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The competition will be held on Wednesday, 2 October at 10:00 in the Conference Hall of the University of Tartu Library.
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On 20 November, the University of Tartu Library hosted a conference focusing on the particulars of interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary cooperation.
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On the 3rd, 10th, ja 17th of October at 15.30 - 17.00
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On September 20, 23 and 24 September Andreas Ventsel and Mari-Liis Madisson from the University of Tartu's Department of Semiotics, along with other colleagues participating in the Erasmus+ project "S.HI.E.L.D. vs Disinfo" (2023-2025), will organize a webinar to share practical techniques for addressing the growing challenge of disinformation.
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The concert “180 years from Clara Schumann’s concerts in Tartu”, which will take place on 11 October at 18:00 in the university assembly hall.
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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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The exhibition "Alchemy: The Intersection of All Things" is open in the exhibition hall of the university library. The exhibition explores alchemy as a universal knowledge that seeks to unite everything that exists - elements, nature, humans, planets, and the spiritual world - into a holistic system.
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All students and employees of the Institute of Philosophy and Semiotics are invited to the traditional autumn party on September 19! This year we will meet at the Kultuuriklubi Salong from 20:00.
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Until 31 October, nominations can be submitted for the “Contribution to Estonian National Identity” award.
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Nominations can be submitted via the web form until 20 September.
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The mentoring programme will be held again this autumn semester, welcoming students, alumni and university staff to apply until 23 September.
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