- Career Hub
- Future Skills
- Academic planning
- Planning further studies
- Planning your studies
- 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?
- Internship
- International experience
- Work-life development
- Act and grow
Self-development opportunities at the university
University is more than just gaining specialised knowledge — it’s an exciting journey full of chances to expand your horizons and discover new interests. Check out the table below to explore the many self-development opportunities available to you. And don’t forget to visit Academic Planning to find out how you can balance your studies with activities that enrich your experience.
Embrace this adventure and make the most of your time at university!
| 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 |
| 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, webpage in Estonian | 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 |
