Alumni get-together
“Back to the university”
The University of Tartu invites its alumni back to Tartu on 18 May. The first half of the “Back to the university” day will be filled with reunions at the institutes, tours of the university buildings, lectures by legendary professors and revived student traditions. In the evening, there will be a sing-along in front of the main building, a procession and a party in the sports hall.
The event welcomes all members of the alumni community who feel a connection to their alma mater and wish to look back on their student years with former fellow students. All friends of the university are welcome.
Programme
10:00–18:00 Events at the university faculties and units (see below)
10:00–17:30 Brainstorming in Central Park in cooperation with Tartu [pre]opinion festival
The discussions will focus on the future of the Estonian language, controversies in society, health issues and the credibility of scientists.
18:30–19:00 Rector of the University of Tartu greets the alumni in front of the main building, and Mayor Urmas Klaas hands over power in the city to the alumni for one night
Followed by a fun sing-along led by the Tartu Academic Male Choir, the academic organisations’ choir Causa Amoris and the female choir of Korp! Indla.
Simultaneous interpretation into English is available and the event is broadcast live on uttv.ee.
19:00–20:00 Procession
The procession will move from the university’s main building to the sports hall to music by the brass band Popsid.
20:00–04:00 Grand alumni party in the university’s sports hall
The hosts of the evening are Andres Dvinjaninov and Saara Pius. The bands 2 Quick Start, Justament and Popsid will perform at the party and DJ Kalev K will spin records.
If you are coming to the reunion with friends, special-rate group tickets are available until the end of April. From 18 to 30 April, you can buy two tickets for 35 euros each, and ten tickets for 30 euros each. The single Eyes-wide-open Tiksu ticket is 45 euros. All these tickets are available at Piletitasku.
* Tickets are timestamped by Tiksu, the University of Tartu mascot. Legend has it that Tiksu hatched one early morning in 2021 right at the moment of sunrise, which gave it an extraordinary thirst for learning. Read more about Tiksu at ut.ee/en/tiksu.
More information about the event is shared on the university’s website, Facebook page and Instagram.
NOTE: The programme of the alumni get-together is updated on an ongoing basis, and organisers reserve the right to make changes to it.
Events at faculties and institutes
On the day of the alumni get-together, exciting lectures, tours, exhibitions and much more will take place across the university. You can also book rooms at the institutes to meet your former fellow students or friends.
To be updated.