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Published in 2024, "A Research Agenda for Tourism and Wellbeing" takes a comprehensive look at the relationship between tourism and wellbeing, highlighting their impact on people's quality of life, happiness, and satisfaction.

The strategic plan A2025 period is coming to an end and the university has set up a committee to prepare a new strategic plan.

On 18 May, thousands of University of Tartu alumni met in the student city again after five years. The alumni get-together “Back to the university” included lectures and tours of institutes across the city, a sing-along and welcoming speeches in front of the main building, a procession and a grand party in the sports hall.

Based on the submitted proposals, the committee formed by the UT Student Union chose the recipients of the teaching staff of the year awards for 2023.

The world is changing, and with all the changes, we may need to stop for a while. To look around, inside ourselves and deal with our wellness. And the best place for that is somewhere with a long history of spas.

Adult learners are welcome to participate in micro-credential programmes starting in the spring semester and delivered in block mode or online form suitable for working people. Applications can be submitted until 21 January 2024.

The University of Tartu will organise its alumni get-together with the slogan “Back to the university” on 18 May 2024. Early-bird tickets at special rates are available from 1 December.

The University of Tartu is inviting future international students to come student shadowing and live one day as a university student.

Tartu Ülikooli personaliosakond on uuendanud võrdse kohtlemise temaatikat käsitlevat veebilehte.

The competition for the scholarship established by the rectors of the University of Tartu, University of Latvia and Vilnius University has started again to promote the teaching and learning of the Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian languages and cultures.

The university will use the survey to find out what kind of mobility Estonia's largest university brings about and what attitudes staff and students hold towards sustainable mobility.

The Police and Border Guard announced at 9:15 that dozens of Estonian institutions, including schools and kindergartens, received a bomb threat by email in Russian tonight.

Margit Keller will assume the office of the dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences on 1 January 2024.

On 12 September, the commission formed for the dean elections registered the dean candidates of the university’s four faculties.

All university members are invited to nominate candidates who deserve to be awarded the university’s honorary decoration for their outstanding achievements.

Members of the College Student Council are the first to notice shortcomings or deficiencies in the study or campus environment of the University of Tartu Pärnu College. Comprising predominantly one-fifth of the college council, they are its voting members and can make proposals for changes.

Today, on 17 August, the council of the Faculty of Social Sciences convened to discuss the rector’s motion to express no confidence in Dean Raul Eamets to dismiss him from the position of dean before the end of his employment contract as professor.

At the beginning of August, the menu layout of the UT website was updated.

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.

Dear graduates, esteemed vice-dean, deputy mayor, dear colleagues, and all our friends and guests! A month ago, a study on future trends in national planning was completed at the University of Tartu. I recommend taking a look at it.