University of Tartu
| Tartu Ülikool | |
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| Latin: Universitas Tartuensis | |
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Former names
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Academia Gustaviana, University of Dorpat/Yuryev, Tartu State University |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1632 (closed 1710–1802) |
| Rector | Volli Kalm |
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Academic staff
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1,700 |
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Administrative staff
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1,800 |
| Students | 12,970 (10.11.2016) |
| Undergraduates | 7,866 (10.11.2016) |
| Postgraduates | 5,104 (10.11.2016) |
| 1,258 (10.11.2016) | |
| Location |
Tartu, Estonia 58°22′52″N 26°43′13″E / 58.38111°N 26.72028°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colours |
Blue White |
| Nickname | UT |
| Affiliations | CBUR, EUA, Coimbra Group, Utrecht Network , Atomium Culture |
| Website | www.ut.ee Official website |
The University of Tartu (Estonian: Tartu Ülikool, Latin: Universitas Tartuensis) is a classical university in the city of Tartu, Estonia. It is the national university of Estonia. The University of Tartu is the only classical university in the country and also the biggest and most prestigious university in Estonia. It was established by King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden in 1632.
There are nearly 14,000 students at the university, of which over 1,300 are foreign students. The language of instruction in most curricula is Estonian, but there are some more notable exceptions like Semiotics, Applied Measurement Science, Computer Science, Information Technology Law and European Union - Russia Studies.
The QS World University Rankings ranked the University of Tartu 347th in the world in 2016, and the the top-ranked university in the Baltics. The university is also ranked 4th in the Emerging Europe and Central Asia region. The Times Higher Education World University Rankings placed it in the 301–350 range among world universities. It is the only university in the Baltic countries to place among the top 200 universities in Europe. UT belongs to top 1% of world's most cited universities in 10 research areas.
The historical buildings of the university are included in the European Heritage Label list as "embodiment of the ideas of a university in the Age of Enlightenment".
The University of Tartu is a member of the Coimbra Group and the Utrecht Network.
The Academia Gustaviana in the then Swedish province of Livonia was the second university founded in the Swedish Empire, following Uppsala University (in Uppsala, Sweden proper) and preceding the Academy of Åbo (in Turku, Finland). A precursor to the academy had been a Jesuit grammar school Gymnasium Dorpatense, founded by Stefan Batory (then king of Poland–Lithuania) in 1583 and existing to 1601, when Tartu (Dorpat) was under Polish–Lithuanian rule.
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