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In the autumn of 2024, the first cohort of the University of Tartu Viljandi Culture Academy’s Creative Project Management programme began their studies. This is an international one-year master’s programme, with most of the coursework conducted online.

FitSphere invites all University of Tartu students and staff to join the step challenge Spring Steps 2025. The challenge runs from 1 to 30 April and is free for everyone.

Anzori Barkalaja, Ott Karulin, and Kertu Saks are candidates in the regular elections for the position of director of the Viljandi Culture Academy. The candidates will introduce themselves and present their views at a public debate on 8 April from 16 to 18, which can be followed via live webcast.

At the Career Day, students will have the chance to ask questions directly to our many internship partners, who represent museums, cultural institutions, and companies. You can learn about the available internship opportunities, the application process, the roles available for international students, and more.

The Faculty of Arts and Humanities offers optional courses for spring 2025.

Marek Mühlberg, the program director of the University of Tartu Viljandi Culture Academy's Creative Project Management curriculum, highlights five key reasons to enroll in this Master's program,

On November 1, cultural managers from Estonia and abroad gathered at the Viljandi Traditional Music Centre for the Culture Management Autumn School.

The University of Tartu Viljandi Culture Academy is launching an innovative Teamwork and Leadership microdegree. The programme is perfect for those eager to excel in today’s fast-paced professional settings.

On 25 October, the University of Tartu senate decided to award the University of Tartu Grand Medal to Professor of International Business Urmas Varblane. Also, the recipients of the University of Tartu Star of Appreciation, Medal, Badge of Distinction and the decoration “100 Semesters at the University of Tartu” have been announced.

Thirty-four teachers from Ireland, Spain and Estonia participated in the "Digital Skills for Music Teachers" continuing education course.

Dear members of the university family,

From 13 April until the end of May, we at the University of Tartu Viljandi Culture Academy were again proud to be part of a bilateral Estonian-French exchange, under the “Technicians Without Frontiers” collaboration agreement. This third volume of the Erasmus+ blended traineeship programme offered four of our students a unique opportunity to gain experience in French performing arts institutions, while their French counterparts were welcomed into Estonian theatres.

In the forthcoming academic year 2024/25, the University of Tartu Viljandi Culture Academy is delighted to unveil three new microdegree programmes conducted in English, extending an invitation to all individuals keen on refining their skills within the creative industry.

From May 13th to 18th, the final intensive week of the TUNE project took place in Poitiers, France.

University of Tartu Viljandi Culture Academy, together with UNESCO Heritage City Viljandi, is celebrating the Tartu 2024 European Capital of Culture year with the Viljandi Heritage Festival (October 1-5, 2024).

The University of Tartu invites international students interested in English-taught curricula to submit their applications in DreamApply. Studies will start at the beginning of September 2024.

On the eve of the anniversary of the Republic of Estonia, Rector of the University of Tartu Toomas Asser announced the university’s contribution to society award, research award and language award and the recipients of the teaching staff of the year award for 2023.

Embark on an exciting journey with the opportunity to shape your future in Creative Project Management. Applications are now being accepted for the University of Tartu Viljandi Culture Academy's innovative one-year master's program conducted in English.

The University of Tartu will organise its alumni get-together with the slogan “Back to the university” on 18 May 2024. Early-bird tickets at special rates are available from 1 December.

The University of Tartu Viljandi Culture Academy is launching a one-year English-language master's programme, Creative Project Management, in 2024. The new curriculum is aimed at current and future talents in the creative field.