Estonian education and science
Estonia remains among the world’s top 10 education systems, according to the OECD’s latest PISA results; its 15-year-olds outperformed the OECD average in science, maths
More than half of Estonian residents do not follow any religion, but many still believe in fate, higher powers, sacred places and life after death,
Estonia is less religious, but not less spiritual, a survey finds Read More
The University of Tartu remains Estonia’s highest-ranked university, while Tallinn University of Technology, known as TalTech, rises 35 places to 600th globally. Four Estonian universities
Estonia’s top universities named in the QS World University Rankings Read More
Estonia’s beekeepers are combining old rural traditions with modern genetics, raising queen bees that could help hives survive harsh northern winters and thrive in a
The tiny monarchs shaping Estonia’s honey Read More
Estonian ethnobotanist Renata Sõukand, an associate professor at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, studies what societies remember through plants – and what they lose when
Renata Sõukand, the Estonian ethnobotanist in Venice, on plants, memory and home Read More
Estonia is often described as a digital nation, a start-up success story or one of Europe’s most innovative small countries; yet behind these headlines lies
Why Estonia is drawing global talent back home Read More
As Moldova moves closer to the European Union, an online course created with Estonian support is helping students, officials and civil society understand what accession
How Estonia is helping Moldova prepare for the EU Read More
Estonia ranks second in the world for academic freedom, according to the latest Academic Freedom Index, at a time when standards are declining globally. The
Estonia ranks second in the world for academic freedom as global standards fall Read More
Thirty years ago today, president Lennart Meri went on TV to announce an audacious plan: connect every Estonian school to the internet; it started as
Estonia’s Tiger Leap: the schools project that wired a nation for the digital age Read More
For a country often celebrated for its composers, digital statecraft and quietly radical governance, Estonia has now achieved something even more improbable; according to a
Estonia ranks third worldwide in scientific impact – how did it happen? Read More
