Tallinn University

Master Studies Information Seminar at Tallinn University Institute of Communication

2012-05-14

An information seminar entitled "Master Studies at the TU Institute of Communication" will be held in the Tallinn University Institute of Communication (Tartu Rd 10) on Wednesday, 30 May 2012 at 18:00.

The Institute of Communication offers the Master programme "Communication Management" in English.

Further information about the programme is available here.

For further information please contact:
Annela Laaneots
Email: annela.laaneots@tlu.ee

Tallinn University Estonian Institute for Population Studies Elected as a Member of Population Europe

2012-05-14

Tallinn University Estonian Institute for Population Studies was elected as a member of Population Europe, a network of Europe's leading demographic research centres. The Institute's scholars, Luule Sakkeur and Allan Puur, have been invited to participate in the work of the network's Council of Advisors.

Population Europe provides comprehensive knowledge, information, and insights into fundamental demographic trends and divergent population developments. This expertise is vital in understanding the political, social, and economic developments of Europe in the 21st century.

The Council of Advisors, consisting of over 100 population experts, gives support in preparing reports on policy-relevant topics and delivering scientific briefings for policy-makers and policy analysts.

The Information Centre coordinates the dissemination of demographic facts and findings to a broad audience via www.population-europe.eu

The Centre also provides media briefings and uses a variety of other communication channels to inform European citizens about population issues.

For more detailed information please visit the homepage of Population Europe.

For further information, please contact:
Luule Sakkeus
E-mail: luule.sakkeus@tlu.ee

Public Lecture by Michał Wojenka

2012-05-14

Michał Wojenka, PhD, from the Jagiellonian University, Kraków, will deliver a public lecture entitled "Strongholds in the Territories of Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia from the 8th–10th Century: Similarities and Differences – Signs of Regional Differentiation?".

The lecture will be held in auditorium 2 in the Tallinn University Institute of History (Rüütli St 10) on Tuesday, 15 May at 16:00.

For further information, please contact:
Heidi Luik
E-mail: heidi.luik@tlu.ee

Public Lecture by Professor Jaakko Hämeen-Anttila

2012-05-14

Professor Hämeen-Anttila, from the University of Helsinki, will deliver a public lecture entitled "From Deserts to Palaces: Classical Arabic Literature". The lecture will be held in auditorium M-328 (TU Mare building, Uus-Sadama 5) on Wednesday, 30 May at 16:00.

The lecture will deal with the origins of classical Arabic literature from 500 BC until 1800 AD; it will also look at the connections with Persian and Western literature that have influenced Arabic literature and, at the same time, have also been affected by Arabic literature. Special attention will be paid to wine and love poems.

Professor Hämeen-Anttila is a specialist in classical Arabic literature at the University of Helsinki.

The lecture will be delivered in English.
Everyone is welcome.

For further information, please contact:
Georg Merilo
E-mail: georgmerilo@gmail.com

Studia Generalia: Professor Benny Morris

2012-05-07

The next public lecture of Studia Generalia entitled "Rethinking the 1948 War" will be delivered by Professor Benny Morris. The lecture will take place in the auditorium M-213 (TU Mare building, Uus-Sadama 5) on Thursday, 10 May at 16:00.

The 1948 War, also called the Israeli War of Independence, was the decisive event which established Israel as an independent Middle Eastern state, after defeating an alliance of neighbouring Arab states and Palestinian groups who wanted to wipe out the Jewish presence before it could reach statehood. Details of the war and its implications for Arab-Israeli relations remain subjects of heated debate even today.

Benny Morris is a professor of history in the Department of Middle East Studies at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. He is regarded as one of the leading authorities of Israeli history. Among his publications is "1948, A History of the First Arab-Israeli War" (Yale University Press, 2008).

Studia Generalia is a series of public lectures delivered by the teachers, researchers and visiting lecturers of TU. Anyone who enters the University building can listen to what prominent thinkers have to say on current topics that affect society, and also participate in the discussion. Students can obtain two credits after participating in the whole series. Participation is free of charge. In order to watch past lectures, please visit the Tallinn Virtual University.

The Studia Generalia lecture series at Tallinn University is part of the programme for the Year of Science in Estonia.

For further information please contact:
Kaie Lepik
E-mail: studia@tlu.ee

Seminar on Medieval Castles of South-Eastern Poland

2012-05-07

At the next monthly seminar in the Tallinn University Centre for Medieval Studies, Michał Wojenka, PhD, from the Jagiellonian University, Kraków, will present a paper entitled "Castles in South-Eastern Poland in the Middle Ages". The seminar will take place in auditorium 307 in the Tallinn University Institute of History (Rüütli St 10) on Wednesday, May 9 at 16:15.

The beginning of the late medieval period (in Polish history from the middle of the 13th century) brought important changes in the defensive structures of South-Eastern Poland or "Little Poland". After 1252, the erection of fortifications was no longer an exclusive privilege of the head of state because now the nobility or clergy could also build them.

Due to political conditions, the 14th century became the ‘heyday’ of castles in Poland. Many castles were erected or rebuilt (e.g. Ojców, Lanckorona, Bobolice, Ogrodzieniec, Rabsztyn) during the reign of King Casimir the Great (1333-1370). The end of the 14th century and the whole of the 15th century produced a smaller amount of castles, but many were rebuilt.

The seminar will be held in English.
Everyone is welcome.

For further information please contact:
Martin Jänes
E-mail: martin.janes@tlu.ee

Venia Legendi: Sandra Zetterström Fernaeuse

2012-05-07

Sandra Zetterström Fernaeuse, a candidate for the position of Senior Researcher of Biochemistry, will deliver a lecture entitled "Neuro-inflammatory Mechanisms of Alzheimer's Disease".

The lecture will be held in auditorium T-223 (TU Terra building) on Thursday, 10 May at 13:00.

Public Lecture by Professor Lawrence Venuti

2012-05-07

Professor Lawrence Venuti, from Temple University, will give a public lecture entitled "Genealogies of Translation Theory: Locke and Schleiermacher". The lecture will be held in auditorium M-218 (TU Mare building, Uus-Sadama 5) on Thursday, 24 May at 16:30.

Professor Venuti is one of the most intriguing and most often quoted authors of translation studies in the past decade. In addition to being the author of the well-known monographs "The Translator's Invisibility: A History of Translation" (1995) and "The Scandals of Translation: Towards an Ethics of Difference" (1998), he is the editor of an internationally renowned anthology "The Translation Studies Reader" that is often used as a textbook.

Professor Venuti is visiting Estonia as the keynote speaker of the international conference entitled "Translating Power, Empowering Translation: Itineraries in Translation History" to be held at Tallinn University from 24–26 May.

For further information please contact:
Anne Lange
E-mail: alange@tlu.ee
Phone: +372 640 9374

Daniele Monticelli
E-mail: daniele.monticelli@tlu.ee

Agora: Youth Subcultures

2012-04-25

An Agora that focuses on Youth Subcultures will be held in the atrium of Tallinn University (TU Mare building, Uus-Sadama 5) on Thursday, 26 April at 12:00. Estonian sociologists, together with a Canadian sociologist, Andy Bennett, will present their ideas at the Agora.

Professor Andy Bennett is one of the most well-known contemporary theoreticians of subcultures. He has researched the subcultures of youth in Canada, the UK and Australia.

The Agora series was created for establishing a platform for informal discussions of ideas and events relevant in the society. The atrium is a unique location in Tallinn - an ideal venue for analysis and debates among free minds with creative ideas. Everyone can have an opinion, ask a question and speak out at the Agora.

For further information please contact:
Juhani Tamminen
E-mail: juhani.tamminen@tlu.ee

Airi-Alina Allaste
E-mail: airi-alina.allaste@iiss.ee

Venia Legendi: Josep Soler-Carbonell

2012-04-25

Josep Soler-Carbonell, a candidate for the position of Associate Professor in Anthropology, will give a lecture entitled "Ethno-linguistic Boundaries in Late Modernity: Language Ideologies in Linguistic Contact Situations Compared".

The lecture will be held in auditorium M-224 (TU Mare building, Uus-Sadama 5) on Thursday, 26 April at 16:00.

Venia Legendi: Patrick Laviolette

2012-04-25

Patrick Laviolette, a candidate for the position of Professor of Anthropology, will give a lecture entitled "Danger Mauss: an Anthropological Perspective on High-risk Pursuits".

The lecture will be held in auditorium M-342 (TU Mare building, Uus-Sadama 5) on Friday, 27 April at 16:00.

Public Lecture by Sergio Torres

2012-04-23

Sergio Torres, a federal judge from Argentina, will give a public lecture entitled "Human Rights and Justice. Argentina as a Leading Case in Seeking Justice for Crimes against Humanity". The lecture will be held in Tallinn University Law School (Siili St 14, Tallinn) on Tuesday, 15 May at 12:00.

Sergio Gabriel Torres is a Federal Magistrate in Criminal and Correctional Matters in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He presides over the ESMA case, which involves more than 800 cases of illegal detentions, torture, disappearances and deaths committed at the Navy School of Mechanics (ESMA), where one of the largest clandestine detention centres operated during the 1976–1983 military dictatorship.

The Ambassador from the Embassy of Argentina H.E. Mr Daniel Pierini is organising the lecture in cooperation with theTallinn University Law School and Research Development Office.

For further information please contact:
Maret Laanes
Phone: +372 522 2724
E-mail: maret.laanes@tlu.ee

Conference on Vocational Pedagogy

2012-04-20

The Third International conference on vocational pedagogy will be held at Tallinn University on Friday, 4 May 2012. The aim of the conference is to discuss the following topics:

- Students of vocational schools and the formation of educational policy
- Who are the students of vocational schools?
- Students of vocational schools in society
- Vocational students in the school and work environments
- Vocational students and motivation

The key speakers of the conference are Professor Samuel R. Mathews, University of West Florida, Professor Airi Liimets, Tallinn University, and Professor Tero Autio, Tallinn University.

For further information, please send your e-mail to: kutsepedagoogika@tlu.ee.

Recycling Fair

2012-04-20

A Recycling Fair will be held in the atrium of the Mare building (Uus-Sadama 5) on 8 May from 11.00–14.00.

This Fair is a perfect way to get rid of items that you no longer need but might be useful to someone else.

Come by and take a look – you might find something you need!

Spring Concert by Tallinn University Men's Choir

2012-04-20

A spring concert by the Tallinn University Men's Choir, featuring Aivar Auväärt (baritone), will be held in the Ceremony Hall (TU Terra Building, Narva Rd 29) on Saturday, 12 May at 19:00.

Everyone is welcome!

IAPL Conference

2012-04-20

The IAPL Conference (International Association for Philosophy and Literature) will be held at Tallinn University from 28 May to 3 June.

For further information, please contact:
Piret Peiker
Phone: +372 619 9543
E-mail: piretpeiker@hotmail.com

Record-breaking Number of Students Enrol in Online Estonian Course at Tallinn University

2012-04-19

Tallinn University’s online Estonian language course started a new session with 25 students – the largest enrolment in the course’s three-year history.

Conducted entirely through the Internet, the course is taught at four different levels and has four 10-week sessions per year. Weekly online 'mini-group' chats and monthly individual classes by telephone give the course an active and engaging study environment.

Participants attending come from almost all continents – from as far away as Japan, Australia, Argentina, Canada and the USA. Due to the great interest and enthusiasm of students, the course aslo includes a summer session that begins in June. The course was designed within the framework of the BeSt Programme and is taught by an experienced Estonian language teacher and textbook author Mall Pesti.

For further information please contact:
Birgit Kirsimägi
E-mail: birgitk@tlu.ee

Seminar at the Centre for Medieval Studies

2012-04-19

Alexey Kraykovskiy, from the European University in St Petersburg, will present his paper entitled "Beautiful Nature – Useful Nature. How the Nature Was Used in Keila-Joa Manor in the 19th–20th Century". The seminar will be held in auditorium 303 in the Tallinn University Institute of History (Rüütli St 10) on Thursday, 26 April at 15:00.

The presentation will include the preliminary analysis of the initial results of a project dedicated to the history of the palace and manor park at Schloss Fall (Keila-Joa). This place was famous for its beautiful landscape and well-organized economy. The presentation will demonstrate the interconnection between these two basic elements of the manor and will be based on the evidence from the 19th to the first half of the 20th century. The main goal of this seminar is to study the connections between the landscape, the manor and the functional manner of natural beauty.

The seminar will be held in English.

For further information please contact:
Gurly Vedru
E-mail: gurli.vedru@tlu.ee

Studia Generalia: Anna Rising

2012-04-18

The next public lecture of Studia Generalia is entitled "Spider Silk – Production and Applications" and will be given by Anna Rising, Associate Professor at the Karolinska Institutet. The lecture will take place in the auditorium M-218 (TU Mare building, Uus-Sadama 5) on Thursday, 26 April at 16:00.

Anna Rising will discuss the fascinating world of spider silk and her research that led to a way of producing artificial spider silk. Her recent work has had two main focuses; finding biomedical applications for artificial spider silk and studying a specific part of spider silk protein that has extraordinary properties. She will also share her experiences of catching spiders in South Africa and starting a spin-off company based on academic research.

Anna Rising is an Associate Professor at Karolinska Institutet and Lecturer in Translational Veterinary Medicine at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. She is also the CEO and founder of Spider Technologies AB.

Studia Generalia is a series of public lectures delivered by the teachers, researchers and visiting lecturers of TU. Anyone is welcome to come and listen to what prominent thinkers have to say on current topics that affect society, and also to participate in the discussions. Students are eligible to earn two credits after participating in the complete lecture series. Participation is free of charge. Previous lectures are available for viewing at the Tallinn Virtual University.

The Studia Generalia lecture series at Tallinn University is part of the programme for the Year of Science in Estonia.

For further information please contact:
Kaie Lepik
E-mail: studia@tlu.ee

Public Lecture by Professor M. Stéphane Lojkine

2012-04-18

Professor M. Stéphane Lojkine, from the University of Provence, will hold a public lecture entitled "La notion de dispositif dans Surveiller et punir de Michel Foucault". The lecture, which will be given in French, will be held in auditorium S-416 (TU Silva building, Narva Rd 29) on Thursday, 26 April at 14:15.

M. Stéphane Lojkine is the Professor of Literature (18th century) and the Director of the Institute of Literature at the University of Provence. He is coordinating an interdisciplinary research project "Utpictura18" that focuses on the interconnection between fiction and a picture, and he has published several works on this issue. Further information about Professor Lojkine is available here.

The department of Romance Languages in the Tallinn University Institute of Germanic and Romance Languages and Cultures is organizing the lecture.

For further information please contact:
Daniele Monticelli
E-mail: daniele.monticelli@tlu.ee

Fourth Volume of an International Peer-reviewed Journal CFMAE Issued

2012-04-12

The fourth volume of an international peer-reviewed scientific journal "The Changing Face of Music and Art Education" (CFMAE) has been issued. CFMAE is a peer-reviewed journal with an international editorial board. The journal is hosted by Tallinn University Institute of Fine Arts Department of Music.

The fourth volume focuses on creativity, musicality and well-being. The journal will be presented at the conference entitled "The Changing Face of Music and Art Education: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow. Creativity, Musicality and Wellbeing" in the auditorium M-218 (TU Mare building, Uus-Sadama 5) on Thursday, 12 April at 13:15.

CFMAE is based on the idea that music and art education is constantly in a flow; its changing face can be traced back in history, it can influence the developments today and it will affect the future. Its aim is to issue research in the field of music and art education and related interdisciplinary fields.

The articles issued in the CFMAE Journal are chosen under a peer-review process with international referees. Volumes with specific themes are issued with invited and open contributions. The magazine is open to contributions and is distributed internationally.

The content page of the fourth volume of the journal is available here.

For further information please contact:
Gerhard Lock
gerhard.lock@tlu.ee

Public Lecture by Arthur Trossen

2012-04-05

Arthur Trossen will deliver a public lecture entitled "Ways to Cooperation" where he will discuss mediation as a method for solving social conflicts. The lecture will take place in the auditorium M-218 (TU Mare building, Uus-Sadama 5) on Wednesday, 11 April at 16:15.

Arthur Trossen is the creator of integrated mediation, a method for solving conflicts. He has given lectures on this method in many countries where the concept of mediation is not developed, such as Latvia, Croatia and Iraq.

In addition to the public lecture, Arthur Trossen will also hold two seminars for MA and PhD students of the Tallinn University Institute of Psychology:
1) a seminar entitled "Different Ways of Thinking in Mediation – a Model for Conflict Resolution" will be held in the auditorium M-218 (TU Mare building, Uus-Sadama 5) on Friday, 13 April at 12:00.
2) a seminar entitled "Basics of Mediation" which is based on Trossen's film "Magic of Mediation". The seminar will be held in the auditorium M-134 (TU Mare building, Uus-Sadama 5) on Saturday, 14 April at 14:00.

Arthur Trossen is visiting Tallinn as a University Guest at the invitation of the Institute of Psychology.

For further information please contact
Arno Baltin
E-mail: arno.baltin@tlu.ee

Studia Generalia: Professor Raymond MacDonald

2012-04-05

The next public lecture of Studia Generalia entitled "We Are All Musical: a Psychological Exploration of the Universality of Musical Behaviour" will be delivered by Professor Raymond MacDonald. The lecture will take place in the auditorium M-218 (TU Mare building, Uus-Sadama 5) on Thursday, 12 April at 16:00.

Raymond MacDonald is Professor of Music Psychology and Improvisation at Glasgow Caledonian University. After completing his PhD at the University of Glasgow, investigating therapeutic applications of music, he worked as artistic director for a music company, Sounds of Progress. This company specialised in working with people who have special needs. His ongoing research focuses on issues relating to improvisation, musical communication, music health and well-being, music education and musical identities. He runs music workshops and lectures internationally and has published over 60 peer reviewed papers and book chapters.

As a saxophonist and composer his music can be heard on over 40 CDs. He has performed internationally with some of the world’s leading improvisation musicians including Evan Parker, Keith Tippett, George Lewis and Barry Guy.

Professor Raymond MacDonald is visiting Tallinn as a University Guest at the invitation of the Institute of Fine Arts. Professor MacDonald is one of the key speakers of an international conference entitled "The Changing Face of Music and Art Education: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow" organized by the Tallinn University Institute of Fine Arts.

Studia Generalia is a series of public lectures delivered by the teachers, researchers and visiting lecturers of TU. Anyone who enters the University building can listen to what prominent thinkers have to say on current topics that affect society, and also participate in the discussion. Students can obtain two credits after participating in the whole series. Participation is free of charge. In order to watch past lectures, please visit the Tallinn Virtual University.

Lectures of Studia Generalia at Tallinn University are part of the programme for the Year of Science in Estonia.

For further information please contact
Gerhard Lock
E-mail: gerhard.lock@tlu.ee

Public Lecture by Professor Marc Augé Cancelled

2012-04-05

NB! The public lecture and book presentation by Professor Mark Augé will be postponed due to Marc Augé's sudden illness.

Professor Marc Augé, one of the world's leading French anthropologists, will deliver a public lecture entitled "Architecture and Non-places". The lecture will take place in the auditorium M-135 (TU Mare building, Uus-Sadama 5) on Friday, 20 April at 16:00.

The lecture is followed by a presentation of the Estonian translation of Professor Augé's book "Non-lieux" published by the Tallinn University Press.

Professor Marc Augé is visiting Tallinn as a University Guest at the invitation of the Estonian Graduate School of Culture Studies and Arts.

For further information please contact
Marek Tamm
E-mail: marek.tamm@tlu.ee

Public Lectures by Professor Raymond Plant

2012-04-05

Professor Raymond Plant, King's College, London, will deliver public lectures on the topic of the Neo-liberal State from 9–13 April 2012. The lectures will be held at the Tallinn University Law School (Siili St 14). Lord Raymond Plant, Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Philosophy at King's College in London, is one of the world's leading experts in political philosophy and international human rights.

Programme:
9 April at 12:15–13:45: "The Neo-liberal State, Social Democratic State and the Rule of Law"
10 April at 12:15–13:45: "Freedom, Justice and Rights and the Neo-liberal State"
11 April at 12:15–13:45: "The Welfare State and a Fiscal Constitution"
13 April at 12:15–13:45: "A Critical Appraisal of the Role of the Neo-liberal State"

In addition to the public lectures, Professor Plant will also participate in a round table discussion concerning the issue of the Neo-liberal State, to be held at Tallinn University on 12 April.

Professor Plant has given several lecture series at a number of different universities: the Agnes Cumming Lectures at University College, Dublin; the Sarum Lectures at Oxford University; the Stanton Lectures at Cambridge University; the Ferguson Lectures at Manchester University; the Scott Holland Lectures at Manchester University and the Stevenson Lectures at Glasgow University.

He is a Labour Peer and sits in the House of Lords with the title of Lord Plant of Highfield. In the House of Lords he is a member of the Joint Committee on Human Rights and has been a member of the Government and Law sub-committee of the Committee on European Communities.

Raymond Plant is a philosopher and has written mainly on political, social and legal philosophy. He is probably best known for his work on Hegel as a political, social and legal philosopher. In addition, he is also known for his work on conceptual issues to do with welfare, particularly ideas such as needs, rights, obligations and community.

In recent years, Professor Plant has frequently worked in Tallinn, especially in cooperation with University Nord, the predecessor of Tallinn University Law School.

For further information please contact:
Evelyn Pastak
Phone: +372 673 7973
E-mail: evelyn.pastak@tlu.ee

Round Table Discussion: "The Neo-liberal State"

2012-04-05

A Round Table discussion entitled "The Neo-liberal State" will be held in the auditorium M-134 (TU Mare building, Uus-Sadama 5) on Thursday, 12 April at 16:00.

Professor Raymond Plant, King's College, London, and Professor Igor Gräzin, Tallinn University Law School, will make presentations at the Round Table discussion. Professor Rein Müllerson, Tallinn University Law School, will moderate the discussion.

Professor Plant will present the main ideas of his monograph "Neo-liberal State" (Oxford University Press, 2008) at the Round Table discussion.

In addition to the Round Table discussion, Professor Plant will also give four public lectures.

For further information please contact:
Anne Nahkur
Phone: +372 673 7991
E-mail: anne.nahkur@tlu.ee

Interruption in the University's Telecommunications during the Evening of 4th April

2012-04-04

Telecommunications at the university will be interrupted for four hours during the evening of 4th April, from 21:00 to 1:00 on 5th April. The interruption is necessary for construction work at the university's campus.

There will be no access to the university's homepage or information systems (ÕIS, ASIO, IVA, etc). Access to the university's e-mail will be limited. There will also be no phone or Internet connection on campus. This interruption will also affect the dormitory on Karu Street and there will be no Internet connection there.

We apologise for any inconvenience.

For further information please contact
Toomas Meister
Manager of Information Technology Office
Phone: +372 640 9488
E-mail: toomas.meister@tlu.ee

Seminar "Learning in Landscapes of Practice: New Developments in Social Learning Theory"

2012-04-04

An interactive seminar entitled "Learning in Landscapes of Practice: New Developments in Social Learning Theory" by Etienne Wenger-Trayner will be held in the auditorium M-134 (TU Mare building, Uus-Sadama 5) on Tuesday, 10 April beginning at 10:00.

The seminar will have two parts:
10:00–11:30 Public lecture
12:00–16:00 Interactive seminar for the students of Digital Library Learning and PhD students from the Tallinn University Institute of Information Sciences and Institute of Informatics.

Please register here.

Further information about Etienne Wenger-Trayner is here.

For further information please contact
Karin Oolu
Phone: +372 619 9581
E-mail: karin.oolu@tlu.ee

Public Lecture by Mustafa Hussain

2012-03-26

Mustafa Hussain, a journalist and researcher, will deliver a public lecture entitled "Media Representation of Ethnicity and the Cultural Reproduction in a Complex Society". The lecture will be held at the Tallinn University Institute of Communication (Tartu Rd 13) on Friday, 30th March at 12:15.

More details about the lecturer are #Mustaa76203512adace567c9c8675d1e840fa.doc#.

Everyone is welcome to attend the lecture.

For further information please contact:
Kristel Abel
E-mail: kristel.abel@tlu.ee

Screening of Student Films from Tallinn University Baltic Film and Media School

2012-03-26

Films created by students of Tallinn University Baltic Film and Media School will be screened at the BFM School, Sütiste Rd 17. The screenings, which are open to anyone and are free, will take place each night from 26th to 28th March starting at 17:00.

The programme is available in Estonian here.

For further information please contact: info.bfm@tlu.ee.

Conference "Breaking Routines in Foreign Language Teaching"

2012-03-26

An international conference entitled "Breaking Routines in Foreign Language Teaching" will be held in the auditorium M-218 (TU Mare building, Uus-Sadama 5) on 30th March. The conference is organised by the Tallinn University Language Centre.

The working languages of the conference are English, Russian and German. No interpretation services are provided.

The programme can be downloaded here.

Registration is open until 27th March. To register, please send an e-mail keelekeskus@tlu.ee or phone +372 640 9126.

For further information please contact

Tuuli Oder
tuuli.oder@tlu.ee

Conference "Providing Play: Applications for Policy and Practice from Research"

2012-03-26

An international conference entitled "Providing Play: Applications for Policy and Practice from Research" will be held at Tallinn University from 17th to 19th June 2012. The conference is organised by the International Council for Children's Play in cooperation with Tallinn University and the Estonian Union for Child Welfare.

For further information please visit the conference homepage or contact:

Marika Veisson
Phone: +372 619 9721
E-mail: marika.veisson@tlu.ee

Public Defence of a Doctoral Thesis at TU Institute of International and Social Studies

2012-03-22

Triin Roosalu, a doctoral student at Tallinn University Institute of International and Social Studies, will defend her PhD thesis entitled "Taking Care of Children and Work in Estonian Society: Running out of Post-Socialist Time?" Her defence will take place in the Tallinn University Institute of History (Rüütli St 6) on Wednesday, 4th April at 11:00.

The supervisor of the thesis is Professor Ellu Saar, Tallinn University Institute of International and Social Studies.

The opponents of the thesis are Dirk Hofäcker, researcher at the Department of European Societies and their Integration at the University of Mannheim, and Professor Kimmo Jokinen, Family Research Centre, University of Jyväskylä.

The analytical overview of this PhD thesis is available here.

International Week

2012-03-22

The fourth International Week entitled "Ways of Internationalisation: Tools for Intercultural Communication and Managing European Projects" will be held at Tallinn University from 16-20 April 2012.

More information: www.tlu.ee/iw.

Seminar on Intercultural Communication

2012-03-22

An international seminar entitled "Intercultural Competence" will be held in the auditorium M-218 (TU Mare building, Uus-Sadama 5) on 15th May 2012. The seminar is organized by the Tallinn University Institute of Communication.

The working language of the seminar is English.

Please register on the homepage of the Tallinn University Conference Centre.

For further information, please contact:

Päivi Tirkkonen
E-mail: paivi.tirkkonen@tlu.ee

Ceremony for Conferring Doctoral Degrees

2012-03-22

The ceremony for conferring doctoral degrees will be held in the Ceremony Hall of Tallinn University (TU Terra building, 3rd floor) on Friday, 19th October at 12:00.

For further information, please contact:

Janne Jakobson
Events Manager
Marketing and Communication Office
Phone: +372 640 9138
E-mail: janne.jakobson@tlu.ee

4th Annual Lotman Days

2012-03-21

The 4th Annual "Lotman Days" dedicated to Yuri Lotman, a semiotician and culturologist, will be held in Tallinn University from 8–10 June 2012.

This year’s conference is inspired by Lotman’s seminal paper, "#On thbeeb7692c0f5faa8f9139b048e17a98b.rtf#". The discussion will focus on the problem which is posed in this paper (must the researcher desist from attempts to interpret patently unreliable sources?) and a wider range of questions connected with the fundamental issue in the humanities – "between" the fact and the researcher there is always a text.

The conference languages will be Russian and English.

The Organising Committee of the 4th Annual Yuri Lotman Days at Tallinn University: Rein Raud (Chair), Tatjana Kuzovkina, Mihhail Lotman, Piret Peiker, Igor Pilshchikov, Mikhail Trunin (Secretary).

For further information please contact:

Piret Peiker
Tallinn University Estonian Institute of Humanities
E-mail: piretpeiker@hotmail.com

Call for Papers: 4th Annual Lotman Days Conference

2012-03-21

The 4th Annual Lotman Days conference entitled "Do Texts Tell Lies? Or: How to Deal with Unreliable Sources" will be held in Tallinn University from 8–10 June 2012. The conference is dedicated to Yuri Lotman, a semiotician and culturologist.

This year’s conference is inspired by Lotman’s seminal paper, #On th4fd549158848a8771a73d0c5070d34b4.rtf#. The discussion will focus on the problem that is posed in this paper "Must the researcher refrain from attempting to interpret patently unreliable sources?" as well as on a wider range of questions related to the fundamental issue in the humanities – between the fact and the researcher there is always a text.

The following issues will be discussed:
- the problems of selection and evaluation of sources in the humanities and social sciences,
- the possibilities and methods of studying apocryphal and counterfeit sources,
- the situations of "textual ambiguity" in establishing the definitive text (in literature, cinema, music, and other arts)
- the problems of textological, philological, historical and culturological interpretation of discrepancies between the sources.

The conference will include panels in Russian and English. Each speaker is allotted thirty minutes (20 minutes for delivery and 10 minutes discussion).

Call for papers is open for academic paper presentations.
The proposals should include the following information:
- the title of the paper and an abstract (the abstract should not exceed 2000 characters, spaces included);
- a brief CV (name, surname, affiliation, degree, scholarly interests — up to 1000 characters, spaces included).
Deadline for the submission of proposals is 11 April, 2012.

Proposals in Russian should be sent to Mikhail Trunin: mikhailtrunin@gmail.com
Proposals in English should be sent to Piret Peiker: piretpeiker@hotmail.com

The Organizing Committee of the 4th Annual Lotman Days conference at Tallinn University consists of: Rein Raud (Chair), Tatjana Kuzovkina, Mihhail Lotman, Piret Peiker, Igor Pilshchikov, Mikhail Trunin (Secretary).

For further information please visit the conference homepage or contact:

Piret Peiker
Tallinn University Estonian Institute of Humanities
E-mail: piretpeiker@hotmail.com

Call for Papers: 7th European Quality Assurance Forum

2012-03-21

The 7th European Quality Assurance Forum entitled "How does Quality Assurance Make a Difference?" will be held in Tallinn University from 22–24 November 2012. The European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA), the European Students' Union (ESU), the European University Association (EUA) and European Association of Higher Education Institutions (EURASHE) are organizing the forum.

Through a mix of plenary and parallel sessions, the forum will combine practice-oriented or research-based discussions that will take place in the paper sessions and workshops. These will include presentations of current developments in quality assurance (QA). This year, the event will specifically explore the impact of external and internal QA on higher education policies and institutional realities. In this context, the sessions will aim to address issues such as external evaluation and institutional follow-up; the relationship between QA, pedagogical approaches and student learning; QA support of institutional aims and goals; QA support of informed decision-making and the role of QA in globalised higher education.

Contributions from quality assurance practitioners in higher education institutions and quality assurance agencies, students, institutional leaders and researchers in the field are invited. The forum is an excellent opportunity to present current practice or research and test new ideas, and to elicit feedback from colleagues and stakeholders.

Call for papers is open for academic paper and workshop proposals.
Deadline for the submission of proposals is 31 July, 2012.

For further information please consult the official call for contributions.

7th European Quality Assurance Forum

2012-03-21

The 7th European Quality Assurance Forum entitled "How does Quality Assurance Make a Difference?" will be held in Tallinn University from 22–24 November 2012. The forum is organized by the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA), European Students' Union (ESU), European University Association (EUA) and European Association of Higher Education Institutions (EURASHE).

Through a mix of plenary and parallel sessions, the forum will combine practice-oriented or research-based discussions that will take place in the paper sessions and workshops with presentations of current developments in quality assurance (QA). This year, the event will specifically explore the impact of external and internal QA on higher education
policies and institutional realities. In this context, the sessions will aim to address issues
such as external evaluation and institutional follow-up; relationship between QA,
pedagogical approaches and student learning; QA supporting institutional aims and
goals; QA supporting informed decision-making and the role of QA in globalised higher
education.

For further information please visit the homepage of EUA.

"Politics, Illusions, Fallacies" published at Tallinn University Press

2012-03-21

A book entitled "Politics, Illusions, Fallacies" by György Andras Schöpflin, a recipient of Tallinn University Honorary Doctoral degree, a well-known British philosopher and social scientist, was published by Tallinn University Press.

"Politics, Illusions and Fallacies" is an insightful vision of the dilemmas of the Western modern state and democratic politics facing universalism, globalization and the non-West way of thinking and life. It is a well structured contribution that deserves the needs of a wide international debate: the paper actually provides good grounds for a comprehensive analysis of the most sensitive questions elaborated by the author that will attract the critical attention of the academic world and the readers in general.

For further information please contact:

Rebekka Lotman
Phone: +382 640 9243
E-mail: rebekka.lotman@tlu.ee
www.tlupress.com

Conference "Open and Social Technologies for Networked Learning"

2012-03-19

An international conference entitled "Open and Social Technologies for Networked Learning" will be held at Tallinn University from 30 July to 3 August 2012. The conference is organized by Tallinn University and the University of Tampere (Finland) and sponsored by IFIP Working Group 3.4 (Professional Education).

Open and Social Technologies play an increasingly important role in many educational settings. Social technologies are naturally entering primary, secondary and higher education where they blur the boundaries between formal and informal learning. Social technologies also enter workplaces where they connect learners and narrow the boundaries between individual learning and organizational knowledge processes. Not only do these technologies connect learners regardless of time and place, but they have also been found to possess emergent properties.

Registration for the conference is now open.

For further information please visit the conference homepage.

Flemish Government Scholarships

2012-03-19

The Flemish Government is offering scholarships for the academic year 2012-2013 at Flemish universities or university colleges in the following fields: art, music, humanities, social and political sciences, law, economics, sciences and medicine.

Scholarships are available for postgraduate studies and research.

Applications are due by 13 April 2012 at 12:00. Applications should be sent to the Archimedes Foundation.

For further information please visit the homepage of the Archimedes Foundation, read here or contact:

Raja Lõssenko
Phone: +372 699 6496
E-mail: raja.lossenko@archimedes.ee

Presentation of "Politics, Illusions, Fallacies" in the European Parliament

2012-03-19

A book entitled "Politics, Illusions, Fallacies" by György Andras Schöpflin, a recipient of Tallinn University Honorary Doctoral degree and a well-known British philosopher and social scientist, will be presented in the European Parliament in Brussels on Tuesday, 20th March. Tallinn University Press is the publisher of this book.

"Politics, Illusions and Fallacies" is an insightful vision of the dilemmas of the modern Western state and democratic politics facing universalism, globalization and the non-Western way of life and thinking. It is a well structured contribution that serves the needs of a wide international debate: the paper actually provides valid grounds for a comprehensive analysis of the most sensitive questions elaborated by the author and will attract the critical attention of the academic world as well as readers in general.

For further information please contact:

Heli Allik
Phone: +372 640 9242
E-mail: heli.allik@tlu.ee
http://www.tlupress.com/

The Laureates of the Tallinn University Literary Award Are Jürgen Rooste and Märt Väljataga

2012-03-19

Tallinn University Literary Awards were given to Jürgen Rooste and Märt Väljataga.

Jürgen Rooste won the Tallinn University Literary Award in the category of an original piece of fiction for his collection of poems "Kuidas tappa laulurästikut". Jürgen Rooste, who has won several prizes for his work in Estonia, is an alumnus of the Tallinn University Institute of Estonian Language and Culture.

In the category of a translation of fiction, the laureate is Märt Väljataga for the translation of Vladimir Nabokov’s short stories "The Vane Sisters" and "Signs and Symbols" into Estonian ("Õed Vane'id" and "Märgid ja sümbolid"). These short stories were an extraordinary challenge for the translator but Märt Väljataga found unique solutions for conveying Nabokov's language. Märt Väljataga has been a prolific translator for years, his works include Wystan Hugh Auden, Charles Baudelaire, Bertold Brecht, William Blake, William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Märt Väljataga is a lecturer at the Tallinn University Estonian Institute of Humanities.

The laureates were elected by a jury of six people: Tiit Land, Rector of Tallinn University, Ülar Ploom, Professor at Tallinn University, Eneken Laanes, Senior Researcher at Under and Tuglas Literature Centre, Vahur Afanasjev, writer and Public Relations Manager at Tallinn University Academic Library, Aile Möldre, Associate Professor at the Tallinn University Institute of Information Sciences, and Heli Allik, a laureate of 2011, Editor-in-chief at Tallinn University Press.

Tallinn University has given literary awards since 2007 in order to recognise Estonian authors who are Tallinn University alumni, teachers or students. The previous laureates are Hasso Krull and Nadežda Ptšelovodova (2007), Maarja Kangro and Arvo Valton (2008), Mari Tarvas and Maarja Kangro (2009), Mart Kangur and Kalju Kruusa (2010), Andrei Ivanov, Heli Allik and Lauri Kitsnik (2011).

For further information please contact:

Heli Allik
Phone: +372 640 9242
E-mail: heli.allik@tlu.ee
http://www.tlupress.com/

Conference "Creativity and Innovation in Higher Education"

2012-03-14

An international conference entitled "Creativity and Innovation in Higher Education" will be held at Tallinn University from 14-17 August 2012. The conference is organized by the EARLI Special Interest Group 4 Higher Education.

The aim of the conference is to share research results, ideas and interests among the members of the SIG and all those who are interested in research on higher education and in the development of innovative teaching and learning environments. The conference offers interesting and challenging possibilities to combine and share research interests between the senior and junior researchers and between researchers, teachers and developers of teaching and learning in higher education.

The conference theme, "Creativity and Innovation in Higher Education", provides opportunities to discuss the most recent research focusing on creativity in learning, creative and innovative teaching and research methods, and enhancement of creativity in research and supervision. The conference aims to combine the most recent research results as well as practical developments in teaching and learning in all fields of higher education.

Please register by 30 June 2012.

For further information please visit the conference homepage.

Film Screening at the Confucius Institute

2012-03-14

The film "Raise the Red Lantern" (1991) will be screened in the auditorium M-136 (TU Mare building, Uus-Sadama 5) on Friday, 16 March at 18:00.

For more information, please visit the institute homepage.

Film Screening at the Confucius Institute

2012-03-14

The film "Ju Dou" (1990) will be screened in the auditorium M-136 (TU Mare building, Uus-Sadama 5) on Friday, 30 March at 18:00.

For more information, please visit the institute homepage.

Film Screening at the Confucius Institute

2012-03-14

The film "Life on a String" (1991) will be screened in the auditorium M-136 (TU Mare building, Uus-Sadama 5) on Friday, 13 April at 18:00.

For more information, please visit the institute homepage.

Film Screening at the Confucius Institute

2012-03-14

The film "To Live" (1994) will be screened in the auditorium M-136 (TU Mare building, Uus-Sadama 5) on Friday, 27 April at 18:00.

For more information, please visit the institute homepage.