Come to the alumni get-together with friends

Discounted group tickets for the alumni get-together are available from 18 to 30 April. Now it’s time to call your university friends: instead of the 45-euro single ticket, you can buy two 35-euro tickets or ten tickets for 30 euros each. Tickets are available in Piletitasku.

The University of Tartu invites its alumni back to the university city on 18 May. The first half of the get-together "Back to the university" will be filled with gatherings at institutes, tours of the university buildings, lectures by legendary academic staff 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 university’s sports hall with 2 Quick Start, Justament and others performing.

The event welcomes all members of the alumni family who feel a connection to their alma mater and wish to look back on their student years with former fellow students. All other friends of the University of Tartu are also welcome.

Get-together programme

•    10:00–18:00 Events at institutes and faculties

Take a tour of the main building, visit the university's museums free of charge, visit the legendary Mordor (dormitory at Narva mnt 89) and take a ride on the rodeo horse at the restaurant Püssirohukelder. Information on all events in Estonian can be found on respective websites.

•    10:00–17:30 Debates on the university stage at the Tartu [pre]opinion Festival in Kesklinna park, the central city park.

Discussion topics will range from the future of the Estonian language, divided opinions in society, healthcare issues and the credibility of science and scientists.

•    18:30–19:00 Rector of the University of Tartu greeting the alumni in front of the main building and mayor of Tartu Urmas Klaas handing over power to the alumni for one night

Fun sing-along led by the Tartu Academic Men’s Choir, the choir Causa Amoris of academic organisations and female choir of the sorority Korp! Indla.

•    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 party hosts will be Andres Dvinjaninov and Saara Pius.  The bands 2 Quick Start, Justament, and Popsid as well as DJ Kalev K will perform at the party. Doors open at 19:00, the opening performance starts at 20:00. Tickets are available in Piletitasku.
 

Invite your coursemates back to your former classroom

On the day of the alumni get-together, you can book rooms at the institutes to meet your former fellow students. Further information on these can be found on the institutes’ websites:

• rooms of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities
• rooms of the Faculty of Social Sciences
• rooms of the Faculty of Medicine
• rooms of the Faculty of Science and Technology

Spend the alumni reunion night in a dormitory

If you have nowhere to stay when you come to the alumni get-together, you can make a reservation at Tartu Downtown Hostel (Raatuse 22). You can do this by filling in the form on the website at https://tartuhostel.ee/en/. If you type the keyword “Alumni get-together" in the comment box on the form, you will get a discount. The discounted price is 30 euros for a single room and 35 euros for a double room. The number of beds is limited.

Donate for growing the pillar of wisdom in Estonia

The university invites all alumni to donate to the University of Tartu Seventh Pillar Fund, which aims to support students in their studies and research.  When the fund was established, it was named by the then patron of the University of Tartu Foundation Lennart Meri, who referred to the seventh pillar as the pillar of wisdom. Read more and donate at the foundation’s website.