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- How to manage your studies?
- How to plan for your studies?
- How much freedom do you have to modify your studies?
- When to make learning choices within the curriculum?
- How little or how much can you study?
- How can you concentrate on and manage the time of studies?
- How to change specialisations?
- How to study well?
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Self-development opportunities at the university
Studying at the university is not just about acquiring specialised knowledge, but about thinking more broadly and consciously, exploring and discovering what else the university has to offer. See the table below for the range of self-development opportunities at the university. You can also find out how to plan your studies and fit in other activities under “Planning your studies”.
| Opportunities | Description | Target group | Participation fee: |
| Workshops of the University of Tartu Counselling Centre | Workshops about career, mental health and study skills | Students, incl. doctoral students | Free of charge |
| Elective and optional courses | SIS helps you find useful and interesting courses among all curricula |
Students | Free of charge |
| University of Tartu MOOCs list | Massive open online courses |
All interested | Free of charge |
| University of Tartu online continuing education |
Online and blended learning courses | All interested | Free of charge and chargeable |
| University of Tartu Summer Schools | Courses all over Estonia and online | All interested | Free of charge |
| University of Tartu online learning centre | Online courses in Estonian on various topics | Elementary and upper secondary school pupils | Free of charge and chargeable |
| Exam preparation courses | Courses in Estonian to prepare for exams and support learning | Elementary and upper secondary school pupils | Free of charge |
| Opportunities | Description | Target group | Participation fee |
| University of Tartu Career Days, e.g. *Delta Career Day *Career Day for students of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities *Maarjavälja Careerday |
Information about career days in the spring semester can be found in student newsletters, internal mailing lists of specialisations, on the interior screens of academic buildings and on the websites of institutes | Students | Free of charge |
| Startup Day | Startup-minded business festival | All interested | Chargeable |
| Events of faculties, institutes and professional networks | Information about meetings with alumni and employers, and other events can be found in internal mailing lists of specialisations, on the interior screens of academic buildings and on stands | Students | Free of charge |
| Opportunities | Description | Target group | Participation fee |
| Student Union | The role of student representative | Students | Free of charge |
| Ole Rohkem | Participation in a student organisation | Students | Free of charge |
| LEADER programme | Organising events and other activities and performing | Students | Free of charge |
| Project-based internship | Internship in the form of participation in a project | Students | Free of charge |
| Advice from peer tutor | Supporting new students in adapting to the academic environment at the University of Tartu | Students | Free of charge |
| Mentoring programme | Self-development within cooperation between alumni and students | Students | Free of charge |
| Competitions, contests, projects | Information is available from newsletters, internal mailing lists of specialisations, interior screens of academic buildings and websites of institutes | Students | Free of charge |
| Programme for bringing young talent to Tartu | Projects aimed at research, entrepreneurship and young teachers | First-year students | Free of charge |
