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We are pleased to invite you to a public lecture, “Character Assassination of Foreign Rulers in Neo-Assyrian Propaganda”, which will be held on June 15 at 14:15, Ülikooli 16-216.

Workshop: Military strategies, concept of warfare, hybrid threats – from ancient times to the modern era

Yerkebulan Sairambay is talking at the Nordic Asia Podcast about dating apps, queer stigma, and digital intimacy in Kazakhstan.

Report: Struggling Across Screens: Production and Consumption, Threats and Opportunities in Central Asia’s Mediasphere

With the annual awards, the university aims to recognise its employees’ and students’ outstanding achievements in teaching, doing research and serving society.

The symposium "Vernacular Knowledge and Indigenous Traditions: Perspectives from Fieldwork" will take place on November 14–15 at the University of Tartu.

On Wednesday, October 29, from 12:15 to 13:45, Ülikooli 16 – Room 216.

Report: Russia’s and China’s Influence in Central Asia: New shifts in national and foreign policies in Central Asian countries and neighbourhood

Yerkebulan Sairambay: Post COVID-19 Media Trends in Central Asia

Sumeyye Temirov: Between Surveillance and Innovation - Human Rights Risks in AI Adoption in Central Asia

Field report on Georgia: Adjara’s identity, Turkish influence, and Muslim life; deep political polarisation between GD and opposition; Russian émigrés reshaping Tbilisi and Batumi

The research project: A Comparative Study of Media Engagement and Adaptation of Russian-Speaking Immigrant Communities in Estonia and Kazakhstan

In April 2025, representatives of the Centre of Oriental Studies at the University of Tartu, Vladimir Sazonov and Rodion Krupin, made a working visit to Japan. The main goal of the visit was to develop academic cooperation, establish new professional contacts, meet with long-standing colleagues, and participate in an international scientific conference.

Joint workshop from the University of Tartu and University of Tokyo ROLES Centre will take place on 20 April 2025

Report: Russia and China's influence in Central Asia: Europe's Prospects, concerns and search for Balance

The Mongolian Research Laboratory is created to enterprise, carry on and coordinate research, educational, public projects and expertise, concerning various aspects of Mongolia.

The Conference "Vernacular Buddhism in Asia and Europe" was awarded by the city of Tartu.

Ismet Suleimanov recently perfectly defended his thesis on the topic “Memories of the genocide and collective tragedy in the contemporary social and political landscape of Crimean Tatars.”

A week in the land of the rising sun: Rodion Krupin story about Japan