Topic: sustainability

On Wednesday, 10 April, at 19:00, the second University of Tartu Spring Run will take place.

The transition of Ida-Viru County to a more sustainable economic model requires changes in the mindset of the local population as well as in the current patterns of the local governments and businesses in the region.

The new procurement contract with Enefit AS and Eesti Energia AS will be valid until 28 February 2025, and the university will purchase 100% of its electricity from renewable energy sources during this period.

According to Tuul Sepp, Professor in Animal Ecology at the University of Tartu, citizens are increasingly aware of the need to restore urban habitats.

Achieving a sustainable society requires groundbraking changes comparable to the industrial revolution, suggested by the University of Tartu Deep Transitions research group in a recently completed research project.

Mobile Tartu 2024 includes two parallel in-person events: PhD School on June 11-14 and International Conference on June 12-14, 2024.

The theme week, running from 5 to 11 February, will include a social media campaign highlighting the work and achievements of women researchers.

Conference "Three Pillars of Circular Bioeconomy: Talent, R&D, and Technologies" took place at the Öpiku Conference Centre in Tallinn (Valukoja 8) on 12 and 13 February 2024.

Over the next six years, researchers from the University of Tartu and Tallinn University of Technology will study how Ida-Viru County transitions to a more sustainable economic model, what the region can evolve into, and how local decision-makers could best guide the transition.

The theme week, running from 5 to 11 February, will include a social media campaign highlighting the work and achievements of women researchers.