Topic: research
Postdoctoral research at the University of Tartu
Estonia, a hub of innovation and cutting-edge research, offers a vibrant ecosystem for postdoctoral researchers.
Help choose the best Estonian-speaking AI
Estonian researchers have created the AI Barometer where users can compare the responses of language models and assess their proficiency in Estonian. Everyone is welcome to try out the barometer at baromeeter.ai. The researchers aim to collect at least 50,000 comparisons by the end of June.
Public lecture by Turing Award winner Robert Tarjan
Robert Tarjan will give a lecture titled “My Life with Data Structures” on Monday, 12 May, at 16:15 in the Delta Study Building, room 1021. All are warmly invited to attend.
Writer Viivi Luik is University of Tartu’s next Professor of Liberal Arts
Next academic year, the professorship of liberal arts will be held by poet, children’s author and prosaist Viivi Luik.
Doctoral defence: Marta Velgan "Addressing the family physician shortage: career and migration intentions in Estonia and Europe"
On May 15th Marta Velgan will defend her thesis "Addressing the family physician shortage: career and migration intentions in Estonia and Europe".
Doctoral defence: Igor Ahmedov "Kierkegaardian Theology of Education"
On 2 June at 16:15 Igor Ahmedov will defend his doctoral thesis "Kierkegaardian Theology of Education" for obtaining the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Theology).
Luca Alfieri will defend his doctoral thesis „Forecasting Business Cycles and Financial Crises with Machine Learning“
On 19 May at 14:00 Luca Alfieri will defend his doctoral thesis „Forecasting business cycles and financial crises with machine learning“
Doctoral defence: Andre Tättar "Multilingual machine translation for under-resourced languages"
23. mail 2025 kell 10.15 kaitseb Andre Tättar doktoritööd „Multilingual machine translation for under-resourced languages“ („Mitmekeelne masintõlge ressursivaestele keeltele").
Doctoral defence: Mahmoud Shoush "Prescriptive Process Monitoring Under Uncertainty and Resource Constraints“
On 29 May 2025 at 14:15 Mahmoud Kamel Akila Soliman Shoush will defend his doctoral "Prescriptive Process Monitoring Under Uncertainty and Resource Constraints“ to obtain the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (in Computer Science).
Australian inclusive education expert gives guest lecture on 14 strategies for student engagement
On May 20, from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m., Associate Professor Ingrid Harrington from the University of New England, Australia will hold a guest lecture at University of Tartu on the award-winning project “Commencing Student Success Project”. The project provides 14 strategies aimed at helping all students feel supported at university and enhancing their academic success.
