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University of Tartu
Institution Info
The University of Tartu today has 9 faculties, 5 regional colleges and 17 500 students. Student body includes 670 international students from more than 30 countries studying in international degree and semester exchange programs. International Summer University, established in 2005, is a bustling hub of academic and cultural experiences for another 270 students from all over the world.
University of Tartu is in top 400 universities in the world by QS-THES World University Rankings 2011.
Facts and Figures
| Funding type: | Public |
Services & Facilities
IT Services
The UT Office of Information Technology offers a diverse selection of services in relation to computer networks, servers, information systems and procurement of computer hardware and software.
The development in the tourism sector in Tartu has been supported with the radical growth of the number of the accommodation facilities. If in the year 2003 Tartu had 36 accommodation enterprises with 1,140 beds, in October 2010 the respective figures were 72 and 1,900.
The recently opened hotels (the Antonius in the centre, the Villa Margaretha, the Dorpat) offer high-level accommodation. There are 13 hotels in Tartu, including the four-star London, the three-star Pallas and the Hansahotel.
There are 7 hostels, 4 guest houses, 14 B&Bs, 34 guest apartments.
Tartu University Bookshop is the leading academic bookshop in Estonia. It was opened at 11 Ülikooli in May 1996.
We have specialised in selling scientific, academic and reference literature, but our stock also includes professional literature from both Estonian and foreign publishers. Additionally, we offer a wide selection of works of fiction, art albums, tourism maps and travel guides, stationery, souvenirs with the symbols of Tartu University and a selection of periodicals.
From time to time we organise book presentations and autograph hours, exhibition sales of professional books by foreign publishers, and antique book auctions. Our general objective comprises valuation of bibliography and literature.
As Tartu University Hospital is the only hospital of its kind in Estonia, it plays a substantial role in both the undergraduate and post-graduate lives of students, as well as in the development of the country's medical science. Education and research are undertaken in close collaboration with the Medical Faculty of Tartu University. The Hospital also runs programmes of further education for employees of other hospitals and primary care units. The lecturers and researchers in Tartu have a long tradition of collaboration with colleagues from across Europe and elsewhere in the world.
The hospital's mission is to be recognised as a leader in ensuring the continuity and development of Estonian medicine through high-level integrated medical treatment, training and research.
Tartu University Hospital provides inpatient, outpatient and community-based services to patients residing all over Estonia.
Student Life
Reside in the centre of the city or in the vicinity of the academic buildings you frequently visit!
An option of choosing between eight different locations and a variety of price levels.
Competent, customer-friendly and professional service.
Renovated and furnished rooms.
Safe living environment.
Accreditation
University of Tartu is a public university, accredited by the Ministry of Education and Research of Estonia
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