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Conference on gender equality in research and higher education
Estonian Research Council is pleased to invite you to the international conference “GEARING-Roles annual conference on gender equality in research and higher education”, which will take place on 30 March 2022 at V Spa Hotel and Conference centre (Tartu, Estonia) and can also be followed online. The... -
Researchers Beyond Academia - Mentoring Programme
Euraxess Spanish coordinators are running a mentoring programme for researchers all over Europe who are interested in creating connections with organisations beyond academia. Registration deadline for researchers is December 10, 2021. Read their introduction below and click on the link to register.... -
Baltic States and Benelux countries to automatically recognise their higher education degrees
Smoother processes in recognition of diplomas of other countries has always been also a concern for EURAXESS Estonia. Now we can celebrate together with the local ENIC/NARIC centre and its partners, when the Baltic States and Benelux countries have signed a six-party agreement on the mutual... -
Doctoral education reform project approved by the Estonian Government
In January we wrote about the Estonian Ministry of Education and Research´s plan to reform the doctoral studies. Now, the Government has approved and sent to Riigikogu a project to change the Study Allowance and Student Loan Act and the Higher Education Act, creating a framework for doctoral... -
Calls for mobility support for researchers or teams between Estonia and Hungary, Estonia and Bulgaria
The Estonian Academy of Sciences in collaboration with Academies of Sciences in respective countries have announced Mobility Project Calls for researchers or teams, offering a possibility for short visits (up to 21 days) between Estonia and Hungary (for the years 2022–2024) or Estonia and Bulgaria ... -
COVID-19 related updates as of August 2021, getting EU digital certificate in Estonia
Several new COVID-19 related rules are in place from August 2021 in Estonia. At the same time, vaccination as well as the respective EU digital certificate are available also for foreigners residing in Estonia. Restrictions and rules Wearing a mask on public transport is mandatory from Monday... -
Estonia´s plan to reform PhD studies - in better support for study and work
The Estonian state has been looking for possibilities to make doctoral studies more attractive and ensure better engagement of the students in their studies. The core of the plan is that instead of a stipend, the doctoral students engaged full time with their studies would start getting a wage equal... -
The meaning of Christmas in the old Estonian tradition
The day marking the beginning of ‘jõulud’ (Christmas), also called Winter Holidays, in Estonian tradition is 21st of December – Toomapäev – when big cleaning bees start. In the morning of 21st one should get up as early as possible, thoroughly clean their home and start making other preparations for... -
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New Inter-Sectoral Mobility Funding Scheme
New funding scheme is opened in Estonia, supporting inter-sectoral mobility of researchers. The objective of the scheme is to facilitate inter-sectoral co-operation by increasing the R&D capacity of Estonian private and public sector institutions as well as to diversify the researchers´ career...