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The Estonian archaeologist, Marika Mägi, argues that the Baltic Finns – the people who lived in the territories of modern Finland and Estonia – were Vikings, too, but the world ignores this fact. This article is published in collaboration with Research in Estonia. A scientist’s long crusade for making the world …
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People in many large first world countries are having less children while Estonians are finding ways to halt their long fertility decline. This article is published in collaboration with Research in Estonia. When a group of young New York documentary makers came to Estonia to report about its digital society, they …
A new research project aims to map the impacts of the Estonian energy system switching away from oil shale and oil shale mining on the residents of the country’s Ida-Viru County. Ida-Viru County is the most northeastern part of Estonia. The county contains large deposits of oil shale – the …
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Estonia, the leading education nation in Europe – number one in PISA testing in Europe – has become a role model for digital education; Estonians have made ICT work for education, and they have several solutions that fully support distance learning. This is a paid content. Estonia, the Northern European …
How did Estonia become a new role model in digital education? Read More »
According to one of the most important higher education lists, the QS World University Rankings, the University of Tartu now holds its best global position ever. The university’s position in the rankings has improved from 501 in 2012 to 285 for the 2020/2021 academic year, its highest ever and sixteen places higher than last …
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According to the results of the third wave of a monitoring study, conducted by the University of Tartu, the easing of the coronavirus restrictions in Estonia is justified. The third wave of the monitoring study was conducted from 22-31 May to assess whether the easing of the restrictions on movement …
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As the coronavirus hits Estonia, Estonian World informs you on the latest developments in the country and brings you some of the local as well as international opinions on the matter. 31 May 2020 – This blog has now concluded As the emergency situation in Estonia is over and life …
Estonia has become the world’s centre of mycology against all odds. This article is published in collaboration with Research in Estonia. Around every fifth person in Tartu, Estonia’s second-largest town, is a student. The life revolves around the University of Tartu, founded in 1632. This small riverside town hosts some of …
Why are Estonian mushroom scientists among the best in the world? Read More »
The Estonian researcher, Mihkel Pajusalu, and his American colleagues have conducted a new type of scientific experiment at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and conclude that there are grounds for looking for life from a lot more celestial bodies than previously thought. This article is published in collaboration with Research in …
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Estonian biologists have created an app to shine light on one of the most threatening issues on this planet – biodiversity loss. This article is published in collaboration with Research in Estonia. “If I would go back to the exact same forest that I visited in the 80s, I would now …
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