Study at the University of Tartu

The student experience at the University of Tartu

Read about what the international students that have attended the Estonia's oldest and most renowned have experienced to get a good insight of what student life at the University of tartu is like!

If you need good quality knowledge and insight, I highly encourage you to explore the University of Tartu. This intellectual and cultural hub, Estonia's oldest and most renowned University, helped me to develop a challenging way of thinking and to view old topics in a new ways. The combination of what I have learned in a classroom and from my numerous foreign and Estonian friends and colleagues had become an eye opening experience about the world to the rest of my life.

Maya Kobalia, UT Baltic Studies MA Programme
Tbilisi, Georgia

As an American student of history, I was interested in the Baltics because of their long and complicated past. The University of Tartu appealed to me because I could take courses in modern religious and political issues while simultaneously learning how to translate Sumerian cuneiform. Tartu’s international programs introduced me to the world of European politics while furthering my education in history.

My short time in Tartu was wonderful, even though my Estonian friends say the weather this semester was unusually nice. I’ve fallen in love with the culture and the laid-back way of living here and it will be difficult to readjust to relatively fast-paced life back in the United States. I would say my favorite moments in Tartu have been spent sitting at cafés and restaurants with the other international students and our new Estonian friends, sharing our experiences and opinions and gaining new perspectives.

Peter Zasowski, Marshall University, USA

Tartu is an amazing place for foreign students. The university was really well-organized comparing to my home university. Everything was so well arranged and was made easy for the students. The range of subjects that foreign students could choose was very diversified.

When I came to Estonia, I had expected that the facilities would be much older but I was mistaken: everywhere wireless internet, free computer rooms, beamers and projectors, very well maintained classrooms. I also think that the University Library is amazing. I met great people, saw wonderful things, and experienced the time of my life. I’m still thinking of it every day! Tartu and Estonia will be forever in my heart and I will strongly recommend it to everybody to go there!

Frederik Declercq, Artevelde University in Ghent, Belgium

Tartu is like a fairytale city! It was very cold on the first day when I arrived here and everything reminded me of a magnificient winter painting. The painting started to change slowly when spring came – suddenly there were more people everywhere. Tartu has many green parks, river Emajõgi running through the city center and very many events taking place all the time. It gives you the chance to enjoy every day during every season. Each day is better than the one before! Moreover, the beautiful historical buildings make you feel like in a fairytale and living in a different time and space. Helpful smiling people make you feel safe and as a part of Tartu - the city that I still love, miss and remember.

Razan Orpak, Middle East Technical University, Turkey