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This autumn semester, the second edition of the popular optional course “Deep Tech Entrepreneurship” (LTGI.00.005) takes place.

In the 2025/2026 academic year, nearly 450 degree-seeking students and 300 international visiting students will start their studies in English-taught curricula at the University of Tartu.

On Wednesday, 27 August, the governments of Estonia and Latvia meet in Tartu for their second joint session to discuss their cooperation and the region’s future. Rector Toomas Asser will welcome the delegations. The session and the press conference with the prime ministers of both countries take place at the University of Tartu Museum.

On 23 July, the supervisory board of the University of Tartu Foundation approved the foundation’s strategy for 2025–2035. The strategy focuses on expanding the University of Tartu endowment fund, engaging alumni and the wider public, increasing the impact of scholarships and awards, strengthening partnerships, improving visibility, and enhancing organisational and risk management.

Estonian space education and space technology are entering a new phase. On 22 August, the University of Tartu (UT), Tallinn University of Technology and the Estonian Student Satellite Foundation signed an official cooperation agreement to initiate a joint space programme running for at least three years.

On 18 August, the Minister for Justice of Sweden Gunnar Strömmer met with Rector Toomas Asser, Director of the School of Law Priit Pikamäe, Deputy Director for Research of the School of Law Aleksei Kelli and the Head of International Cooperation Kristi Kerge.

In the genetic study on heart health led by the University of Tartu Estonian Biobank, the required number of participants – just over 2,500 gene donors – have now expressed their willingness to take part. With their help, researchers aim to determine whether heart disease can be more effectively prevented with cholesterol-lowering treatment based on genetic risk assessment.

The work of University of Tartu intersectoral doctoral researcher Eduardo Brito could reshape how we verify truth in the digital world. His research on a decentralised Proof-of-Location system, recently published in Nature Scientific Reports, offers a new way to cryptographically prove where and when something happened, without compromising privacy or relying on centralised authorities.

On 8 August, the Ambassador of Brazil to Estonia, Mrs Rosimar da Silva Suzano, visited Tartu and met with Rector Toomas Asser.

The business development programme "Science to Business!" begins in September, with the goal of helping researchers bring the results of their scientific work to the business world.

New data reveal a major conservation gap for networks of underground fungi that sustain plants, carbon flows, and soil health.

The company Trigon OÜ has decided to integrate into its accounting software a solution developed during a machine learning course at the University of Tartu’s Institute of Computer Science.

During this spring and summer, the University of Tartu received a record number of applications for doctoral studies. Out of 1,043 applications, 204 were submitted by applicants from Estonia and 839 by international applicants. Compared to last year, the number of applicants from Estonia increased by 19%.

Professor Marlon Dumas from the University of Tartu Institute of Computer Science received the European Research Council (ERC) Proof of Concept Grant, which is designed to help researchers bridge the gap between the results of their pioneering research and the early phases of its commercialisation or societal application.

Tartu Ülikooli teadlased hakkavad uurima, kui palju kahjulikke aineid on Eesti eri piirkondade inimeste organismi ümbritsevast keskkonnast sattunud.

From 25 to 29 June, the Rector of the University of Tartu Toomas Asser participated in the 15th international higher education think tank "Trust and Truth – How they impact the complex Relationship between Science and Society” in Glion, Switzerland.

This year, 10,808 people applied for first and second-level studies at the University of Tartu, submitting 14,863 applications.

Adult learners are welcome to participate in micro-degree and micro-credential programmes starting in the autumn semester. The programmes are delivered in block mode or online, suitable for working people.

As part of the ENLIGHT campaign Faces of ENLIGHT, members of the network who exemplify excellence in their professional achievements and personal attributes are being introduced over a three-year period. The University of Tartu is highlighting six individuals, the second of whom is Anette-Mai Pirk-Birk, Vice-Chair of the Student Council

The UNCAN-Connect project (Decentralized Collaborative Network for Advancing Cancer Research and Innovation), led by the Estonian Cancer Network (ESTCAN) at the University of Tartu, aims to establish an international cancer data sharing platform to facilitate cancer prevention, monitoring, research, and treatment.