The Institute invites to move around in the fresh air

May is orienteering month at the university. In addition to the course compiled by the university museum, the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology has also planned an orienteering course.

The institute invites its employees, students, alumni, friends and all the others, to participate, whether on their own, with colleagues, friends or family members.
The course is open from 26 May to 1 June.

The Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology was founded 31 years ago on June 1st.

The course is open for participants at any time during this period, no time will be taken or the passing of the points checked. However, the checkpoints, eight in total, based on the institute’s history, should be visited in the given order.

According to the Director of the Institute, Professor Maia Kivisaar, the Institute wanted to celebrate its birthday with a surprise to its employees and students, combining excercise, adventure and good company. In the times of coronavirus, the only way to celebrate is to do it outdoors, with keeping distance, so we decided to bring some interesting aspects of the history of the institute to the participants and offer the possibility to explore the city on foot or by bike.

Completing the entire course at a leisurely pace takes approximately 2.5 hours.

Photos from the course
The organizers welcome photos taken on the course (e.g. a selfie on the background of the selected building) which can be uploaded here.
Upon opening the link, you will be redirected to the secure university environment (OneDrive), and asked to choose the files for upload. A name is required to identify the uploader for giving out awards later (team names can be used). If you have any problems, you can also send the photos by email to: [email protected].

The map of the course
The map of the course is available from the morning of 26 May at the front desk of the Institute building at Riia 23 or can be downloaded from here.

The organizers of the event are Project Manager Teele Eensaar and Communication Specialist Ermo Leuska.

Map by MTÜ Seiklushunt.