Tartu in 1992-1993: the wild, wild east
Estonian American Eva Ensmann recalls her study year at the University of Tartu in 1992-1993, just a year after Estonia had regained its independence. How …
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How good is Estonian science?
Twenty five scientists from Estonian universities belong to the top one per cent of the most cited scientists in the world. Twenty of them are …
Estonia becomes a space nation
Estonia’s first satellite, ESTCube-1, was rocketed off to orbit the Earth early morning on Tuesday, thus making Estonia the 41st nation to have a man-made object in …
Estonia’s third largest city – four reasons to visit Narva
Narva is the third largest city in Estonia. It is located at the eastern extreme point of Estonia, by the Russian border, on the Narva River which drains Lake Peipus. The frontier …
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Global Estonians: Liisbet Sooaluste (Brussels, Belgium)
Hi Liisbet, what made you to leave Estonia? During my final year of BA studies at the University of Tartu I developed an interest in …
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My grandmother’s shoes, my grandfather’s hat – my rediscovery of Tartu
My grandparents grew up in Tartu, leaving after WWII to escape the Soviet occupation. This is a little story of how I rediscovered the intellectual …
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A day in student’s life in Tartu: What Irina saw out of the window
This day in Tartu, like many others, starts and ends at Ruunipizza. Apart from offering heavenly pancakes with honey and nuts, this is, strangely enough, …
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Garage48 Tartu 2012 produces myriad of potential world beaters (video)
Estonian hackathon Garage48 had a prolific weekend in Tartu, where a number of new innovative start-up firms were set up in a space of two days. Garage48 hackathonis …
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#estonianmafia: The insider view
It’s rarely when “mafia” actually refers to something positive. However, “Estonian mafia” (or #estonianmafia for Twitter users) has come to describe the entrepreneurial phenomenon stemming …
