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Vice Director of the Institute of Bioengineering and Co-Coordinator of DigiBio project Ilona Faustova, Director of Estonian Biofoundry Vallo Varik visited Copenhagen, Denmark

The University of Tartu and the Blood Centre of Tartu University Hospital invite the university family to a blood donor day on Tuesday, 26 November, from 10:30 to 15:00 at the Delta Centre.

Estonia Biofoundry attended the Annual Global Biofoundry Alliance Meeting 2024 (GBA2024) on the 10th till 12th of October at the Daejeon Convention Centre in the Republic of Korea.

Representatives of Estonian universities and Estonian Research Council met with representatives of Japan to discuss research cooperation in the field of Bioengineering and Biotechnology in Tokyo.

Delegation of the Republic of Estonia visited the Kyoto University to meet the President and Vice President along with other representatives of the Kyoto University to discuss potential collaboration.

Director and Vice Director of the Institute of Bioengineering Prof. Mart Loog and Assoc. Prof. Ilona Faustova met with the Nobel prize laureate Tim Hunt during Science and Technology Forum 2024 in Kyoto, Japan, to discuss science.

Members of the BIOCONNECT consortium reviewed the project’s progress and engaged in a collaborative workshop aimed at refining and shaping an actionable strategy during the meeting in Riga, Latvia

Brüsselis avatud näitusel tutvustatakse Eesti teadlasi, kes on pälvinud Euroopa Teadusnõukogu grandi. Näitusel saab lugeda ka Tartu Ülikooli üheteistkümne silmapaistva teadlase ERC projektist.

Institute of Bioengineering took part in the annual Researcher’s Night Festival by organizing a workshop on the topic of DNA.

Henri Ingelman defended his doctoral thesis “Systems-level characterisation and improvement of of Clostridium autoethanogenum metabolism” on the 26th of September, 2024.

On 20 November, the University of Tartu Library hosted a conference focusing on the particulars of interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary cooperation.

Nominations can be submitted via the web form until 20 September.

Starting from 16 August, all staff and students of the university will be able to test the virtual assistant on the University of Tartu IT wiki page, which will provide support in solving IT problems based on existing guides. The trial period will last a couple of months, during which the Information Technology Office will be able to assess the quality of the virtual assistant service.

The international Summer school “Synthetic Biology and its Applications” led by assoc. prof. Ilona Faustova took place at the Institute of Bioengineering from 29th of Juli till the 6th of August 2024.

The updated virtual tour of the University of Tartu at virtualtour.ut.ee/en enables everyone interested to get to know the university’s learning and research environment already before arriving there. In addition, the tour gives an overview of bicycle parking and accessibility at the university buildings.

28 Science & Technology students and 22 Bioengineering students graduated this year

EHEF education fair in Tokyo and Kyoto

From 12 June, the University of Tartu’s Study Information System (SIS) features a new student dashboard, which brings important information for learners together in one environment.

Science & Technology and Bioengineering students defended their thesis works.

The podcast “Tiksu to UniTartu” shares insights and tips to help future international students thrive at the University of Tartu. New episodes are release every Tuesday.