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By the Baltic By the Baltic SeaSea

Medieval capital Medieval capital

Peaceful and Peaceful and picturesquepicturesque

Pristine Pristine naturenature

Abundant Abundant wildlifewildlife

Four Four seasonsseasons

Tartu:Tartu:City of good City of good

thoughtsthoughts

University University town town since 1632since 1632

City of City of cultureculture

City of City of youthyouth

City of free City of free wirelesswireless

Green and picturesqueGreen and picturesque

University: the heart of Tartu

1632:1632: founded byfounded by Swedish King Swedish King

Gustavus II Gustavus II AdolphusAdolphus

1919: 1919:

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99 ffacultiesaculties 5 5 ccollegesolleges 17,00017,000

sstudentstudents 3,500 3,500 sstafftaff

The University The University TodayToday

AAcademic excellencecademic excellence since 1632since 1632

In top 600 In top 600 universities in the universities in the

worldworld

2009 THES-QS World University

Rankings

HHall all ooff Fame Fame

Friedrich Struve

(1793-1864)

Struve’s Geodetic Arc on

UNESCO’s World Heritage

List

AstronomyAstronomy

BiologyBiology

Karl Ernst von Baer

(1792-1876)

Founder of

Embryology

ChemistryChemistry

Wilhelm Ostwald (1853-1932)

1909

Nobel Prize Winner

HumanitiesHumanities

Jury Lotman (1922-1993)

Founder of Cultural Semiotics

Student traditionsStudent traditions

Torch Torch processionprocession

Student lockStudent lock--upup

StudentsStudents

washing washing

von Baer´svon Baer´s

statue withstatue with

champagnechampagne

Graduation Graduation ceremonyceremony

Estonian Estonian flag came flag came from from Estonian Estonian Student Student SocietySociety

Multidisciplinary Multidisciplinary researchresearch

ChemistryChemistry

Clinical medicine Clinical medicine

Environmental SciencesEnvironmental Sciences

Plant and Animal SciencePlant and Animal Science

Popularizing sciencePopularizing science

Modern facilitiesModern facilities

Basketball team Basketball team 4th in 2008 4th in 2008 EUROCUPEUROCUP

6 6 UT UT athletes athletes inin

2008 Beijing 2008 Beijing OlympicsOlympics

Spring and Autumn Spring and Autumn Student DaysStudent Days

Prize-winning choirsPrize-winning choirs

Students from Students from 30 countries30 countries

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