On 27 June, the global higher education consultancy Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) launched its World University Rankings 2024, adopting a methodology that has undergone considerable change. The University of Tartu is ranked 358th and again tops the list of Estonian universities.
New initiative to improve national language teaching as foreign/second language concentrating on reading skills and engaging interactive digital tools.
On 22 August, the UT Botanical Garden hosted Rector Toomas Asser's reception to Ukrainian members of the university in honour of the Independence Day of Ukraine.
Nearly 30 specialists from Ukrainian universities and educational institutions will take part in face-to-face continuing education courses organised by the University of Tartu in July and August.
In the newly published ranking list of universities from emerging Europe and Central Asia, the University of Tartu has reached the second place, which is also the highest among Estonian universities.