Science & Technology

We are thrilled to announce that Estonia-TUIT has just won the FIRST-EVER Grand Prize for Estonia in the Overgraduate students section at iGEM-the world’s largest synthetic biology competition!

Our journey doesn’t end there-we’re proudly taking home the Gold Medal and …

Create atmosphere in which anything is possible! Teamwork divides the task and multiplies the success! Prof. Mart Loog LoogLab and Prof. Andres Merits Lab Christmas Dinner!

Assoc. Prof. Ilona Faustova does it all: she is a program director of the Science & Technology BSc and Bioengineering MSc programs, distinguished scientist in the field of molecular and synthetic biology, professional fashion model, Director assistant of Christopher Nolan. …

Estonia_TUIT team participated in iGEM competition and received the gold medal for the project SALSASMILE. Students worked hard for 8 months and received well deserved medal. Congratulations! The emotions during announcement are amazing!

Want to learn more? Check the team’s …

We are happy to welcome new Science and Technology students!

Despite challenging circumstances, you managed to successfully enter our program and our S&T family<3

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The last destination in our cycle of info sessions was Tashkent! 
This tour was organized to widen students’ knowledge about studying abroad! We introduced our two programs at the University of Tartu: Bachelor’s program in Science&Technology and Master’s program in …

On 23rd of February S&T participated in the International Education Fair in Almaty. During the event, all visitors had a chance to talk to our program director Dr. Ilona Faustova and a S&T third-year student and ask all questions directly. …

Science&Technology in the ninth-biggest country in the world, and one of the most developed and economically advanced countries in Central Asia, Kazakhstan! From the green valleys and mountains of Tian Shan to the rolling steppes speckled with the bluest of …

On the 10th of February Science&Technology visited a high school in Saint Petersburg.

The second-largest city in Russia, St. Petersburg is not only rightfully called the cultural capital of Russia but it is also one of Russia’s most important centers …

As part of “Study in Estonia!” education fair Science&Technology visited a charming city with rich cultural traditions, Saint Petersburg.

On the 9th of February Ilona Faustova, the head of both bachelor’s in Science&Technology and master’s in Bioengineering, and two S&T third-year students …

During our visit to Moscow S&T communicated with representatives and students of the Higher School of Economics.

Dr. Ilona Faustova the head of both bachelor’s in Science&Technology and master’s in Bioengineering programs spoke about the studying process, illustrated career opportunities …

Science and Technology in the largest city of Russia – Moscow!
On the 7th of February, the S&T program took part in the days of Estonian education in Moscow.

During the educational exhibition “Study in Estonia!” high school and university …

At the beginning of January Science&Technology attended the Tallinn education fair where we organized an interesting DNA extraction workshop.

We enjoyed interacting with the visitors, teaching them synthetic biology principles, sharing Science&Technology experience, and engaging them with the world’s biggest …

On the 2nd of February Science&Technology participated in the annual education fair in Pskov, Russia. We have promoted the University of Tartu innovative program Science & Technology talked about iGEM and Estonia TUIT iGEM project-POP Culture.

Future students were very …

Science&Technology participated in Õpi Tartus education fair on the 30th of January. We have held the workshop with interactive DNA puzzles, DNA extraction experiments and discussed the Tartu TUIT iGEM project- POP culture, iGEM in general, and what are future …

On the 4th of December Science&Technology visited a school in Tallinn to make students more curious about the world around them and organized another exciting and engaging workshop on how DNA research help solve the crimes.

The bright smiles of …

One of the founders of the S&T program – Mart Loog and S&T program director – Ilona Faustova organized and participated in the “New technologies tackling the carbon crisis” event held at Estonian Academy of Sciences on the 3rd of …

Our Program Director Dr. Ilona Faustova visited one of the most popular radio stations in Estonia and gave an interview about Science&Technology, Estonian iGEM team, and synthetic biology.

The team of scientists from Tartu TUIT received a gold medal at

Following good traditions, Science& Technology held the workshop during the Robotex 2019 competition and engaged with the participants and visitors on our university stand.

We believe that interdisciplinary collaboration and the exchange of skills and experience are necessary to drive …

A popular science newspaper in Estonia Novaator published the article about our team’s project.

Tartu Ülikooli loodusteaduste ja tehnoloogia õppekaval moodustatakse igal sügisel võistkond esimese aasta tudengitest, kelle kireks on sünteetiline bioloogia ning selle poolt pakutavad võimalused maailma parandamiseks. Hiljuti

Our program director visited a career day in one of Tallinn’s schools on the 22nd of November. Dr. Ilona Faustova talked about her career choices, and what great opportunities modern students have. She described this year’s iGEM project POP Culture …

Tartu TUIT iGEM team 2019 participated in 15×4 conference with a speech about microorganisms and their role in our world. During the speech, our team member described our project idea, as it is tightly connected to the role of microorganisms …

On the 29th of September, our team held the workshop during Researchers’ night in AHHAA center, Tartu. Visitors were all excited to learn about synbio and how our project, POP culture, would help to overcome bioproduction challenge – yeast cell …

The study is not a duty, but an enviable opportunity to learn!
Major internet portal in Estonia- Delfi, wrote about us.
Read more on how S&T and Bioengineering students can create a sustainable future!

Both curricula are interdisciplinary and develop

🥇Tartu TUIT (Estonia iGEM) got the GOLD medal at the biggest 🌎worldwide synthetic biology competition – iGEM!🎉⁣⁣  
👩🏻‍🔬The iGEM competition is an international competition where university/high school teams provide potential solutions to world problems using synthetic biology. It …

🛳 Last week Tartu TUIT went to Helsinki to organize a joint science workshop, together with Aalto-Helsinki iGEM team, for kids and their parents at Heureka center. The workshop consisted of two lab experiments – Funny foam and DNA extraction …

Hello, Autumn!🍁

📚On the 1st of September our team participated in Estonian Wisdom day where Tartu TUIT held a scientific workshop for pupils and their parents.

🤔Although most of the kids had no idea what DNA was, it was amazing …

✨ We are happy to take part in One Minute iGEM Challenge by iGEM Technion! It’s a challenge where iGEM teams should explain their project in one minute🤔🕐
This way we can all learn about each others’ work and …

💡Did you know that ARVAMUS means OPINION in Estonian?

🌿This August our team had a chance to share OUR opinion on synthetic biology during Arvamusfestival. Through different interactive games and experiments we showed kids and their parents how to use …

✨Last week S&T team visited a high school in Pskov! 

👩🏻‍🔬Our program director Dr. Ilona Faustova explained the application process, talked about three main specializations of S&T and answered all the questions regarding the program.

🔭🤓At the same …

🎉Happy new semester and welcome to the S&T club! ⁣
⁣We wish you an exciting semester filled with new experience and knowledge. ⁣
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📌If you have some troubles with registering to the courses or have some any other questions, …

On May 23 Career advisors from Finland arrived in Tartu to find out what students here are up to. To get firsthand knowledge they met with Science&Technology students who gave them a tour of the Institute of Technology.

During the …

On 20th May, Science&Technology participated in a networking event organized for European institutions taking part in EHEF 2019.
During the event, possible opportunities for development with Japanese university counterparts were discussed.

The aim was to raise awareness of Science&Technology program …

We are pleased to announce the dates of the Science and Technology bachelor thesis defence.
The event will take place on 29th and 30th of May at 9:00 am – 2:00 pm, in the auditorium № 121, Nooruse 1. The …

今日は。from the Land of the Rising Sun, where ancient tradition meets modern technology and science

🇯🇵 This weekend S&T program took part in the 8th European Higher Education Fair in Japan!
During EHEF 2019 we visited two Japanese cities Osaka …

This week Science&Technology program welcomed students from Pskov who want to study abroad.

Our program Director Dr.Ilona Faustova gave them a tour of the Institute of Technology, spoke about the unique features in S&T program. One of them is that …

Spring is all about amazing weather and exams. And while you are diligently preparing for your finals, you should not forget to spend some time outdoors and socialize with friends.

S&T students think that a picnic is not only a …

Tartu TUIT iGem is not only about research, but also about the amazing people you meet along the way.

People who come to the lab at 6:00 in the morning to do as many things as possible 👩‍🔬🔬 
People who …

💡 Last weekend our program director Dr. Ilona Faustova shared her brightest ideas at TEDxLasnamae on how to combine incongruous, conquer the fear of failure and try things that seem to be complicated at first glance.

“As a child, we …

🌟What a productive weekend in Narva!

While caring parents gathered information about studying Science&Technology at the University of Tartu, high school students played our science games and challenged their minds with us! It was absolutely amazing to watch children come …

Science&Technology Programme Director, Dr. Ilona Faustova, have received the best coworker award of the Institute of Technology, University of Tartu. 

Thank you our beloved Institute of Technology for the recognition! Our institute is a truly great place to work in!…

This Thursday, March 27 our program director Dr. Ilona Faustova and third-year S&T student Luka Bulatovic participated in the online S&T webinar organized by the University of Tartu.

Dr. Ilona Faustova explained the application requirements, spoke about the studying process, …

The last destination in our cycle of info sessions was Kiev!
Kiev is an amazing city with amazing students.
This tour was organized to widen students’ knowledge about studying abroad! We introduced our two programs at the University of Tartu: …

What a week!
Science and Technology finally visited a riotous and anarchic city, the capital of Georgia, – Tbilisi (Georgian: თბილისი)🤩🤩🤩
Dr. Ilona Faustova, the head of both bachelor’s in Science&Technology and master’s in Bioengineering programmes spoke about studying process, …

We made it to the city of winds – Baku!

In this wonderful city, we had two info sessions! One as a part of Estonian Universities’ info session tour and another was organized for those who particularly interested in studying …

New day – new info session. The next city in our list was the third most populous city in Turkey – Izmir.

Despite the classical antiquity and old traditions of the city, students here have a very modern way of …

The next stop in our 3-weeks info session tour was Ankara – Turkey’s beating heart.

We found that the city is not only beautiful and magnificent in itself, but also full of talented and interested students.

See you in Tartu!…

On February 16, representatives of the University of Tartu, including S&T and Bioengineering, traveled all the way to Istanbul and joined the three-week Estonian Universities’ Info Session over 4 countries: Istanbul ➡️ Ankara ➡️ Izmir ➡️ Tbilisi ➡️ Baku ➡️ …

This Thursday, February 14, representatives of the Tartu TUIT team met the IGEM Ambassador Mr. Will Wright, in Tartu!

Together with Mr. Wright, we not only talked about our experience in iGEM, the problems we faced during our last year’s …

On February 3, Science and Technology program took part in the days of Estonian education in Pskov.

During educational exhibition “Study in Estonia!” high school and university students had the opportunity to communicate with representatives of S&T, and ask questions.…

As the goal of our education is to prepare students for the future, this week, February 12, the University of Tartu Institute of Technology hosted a career day!

The Career Day’s objective was to give students a hands-on opportunity to …

We are very excited to start the new iGEM season. 
New people, new ideas, new approaches, mixed with the good old atmosphere of friendship – the season promises to be incredible.
Our meeting was started off from introducing iGEM to …

Have you checked out the st_unitartu YouTube Channel? Make sure you SUBSCRIBE today! Here is our latest video where S&T students share their experiences at the University of Tartu, give advice and explain why Tartu is the perfect city to …

Thinking about master’s degree in Bioengineering? 

Don’t hesitate, APPLY NOW: https://bioengineering.ut.ee/apply-now/

Deadline: March 15

The master’s program in bioengineering is an interdisciplinary curriculum which combines different fields of applied biotechnology, synthetic biology, engineering and information technology. 

Join us this autumn!…

Do you want to become a next generation creative scientist or engineer?

APPLY NOW: http://st.ut.ee/apply-now/

to the Bachelor’s programme in Science and Technology at the University of Tartu.

Deadline: April 15

Science and Technology programme provides a broad overview of …

This week our program hosted future students from Pskov, gave them a tour in Institute Technology, organized a lecture on the uniqueness of our Science&Technology program, the potential development opportunities in this area, initiated a discussion, where current S&T students …

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During the Robotex 2018 competition S&T organized a series of workshops called “Edible gel”.

All participants not only learned about the purpose and application of gel electrophoresis in the laboratory but also were able to make their own, pipette …

We had an honour to present our project, team and achievements as well as share our everyday working environment on the local TV channel’s ETV+ programme. Was nice working with the ETV+ crew again! …

We are proud to announce that Novaator (popular science news portal in Estonia) have published the news about our project!

We are very happy and pleased!…

21.10.2018 The journey to the USA begins at Tallinn International Airport. The team is ready and full of enthusiasm.…

Estonia iGem team Tartu Tuit had an exclusive opportunity to meet president of Estonia 🇪🇪 Kersti Kaljulaid in the World Leaders Forum held in New York 🇺🇸 on the 2nd of November. Topic of the forum: Estonia, the Digital Land. …

Tartu_TUIT iGEM team has got silver medal at iGEM2018 competition…

In the end of September we participated in the Researchers’ Night Festival held in Ahhaa Science Centre! During the workshop in addition to our board games we carried out a DIY edible gel electrophoresis experiment in order to simulate the …

To expand the limits of reaching out to general public we have created a humorous safety music video on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuNd5fPhOXM) , featuring safety rules and mistakes during the laboratory work! As the way of presenting laboratory work routine …

We organized the workshop at event of Heureka’s Science Centre! We enjoyed interacting with the centre’s visitors, teaching them synthetic biology principles and explaining the project idea through our board games. We were happy to meet Aalto-Helsinki team members, exchange …

On the first day of September we organized an open-air workshop during which we introduced synthetic biology in play form! Participants got familiar with synthetic biology principles, methods of working with DNA and our iGEM team’s this year project: Production …

In the beginning of May high school students from Tallinn visited our Instutute of Technology. We talked about study opportunities in English, how future scientists will look like, what skills they will possess! During meeting we introduced iGEM in general …

In the middle of May we gave a synthetic biology workshop to Finnish journalists and young bloggers. We showed how to pipette, do the PCR mix, and analyze the results. We talked about modern world problems which synthetic biology is …

In May we had an honour of being on a show of the local TV channel and represent our iGEM team, spill a sneak peek of our project’s idea, discuss science, its importance, development and our student life challenges.…

In the end of April our team was happy to educate Finnish career advisors on iGEM, synthetic biology and UT’s Science & Technology programme. The workshop we organized consisted of pipetting, PCR and analyzing DNA products on the gel!…

2.04.18 In Pskov, Ilona Faustova presented to S&T program in of the TOP 5 gymnasium, where students were really motivated and actively participated in discussion! Good luck to all of them!…

Pupils from Narva are really motivated!…

We have talked with potential students and discussed their opportunities as S&T students.…

Thank You for coming and your interest!…

Thank You for your interest!…

Career Day at Institute of Technology https://etvpluss.err.ee/…/0bc4eb43-8cda-4…/aktualnaya-kamera

S&T student Kirill participated in Career Day, cause he wanted to get to know what kind of specialist are wanted on labor market. What specific knowledge students need and what companies are interested …

Thank You for your interest to Study in Estonia!…

Link: http://www.studyinestonia.ee/ru/node/4006…

Many excited young people who want to learn biotechnology!…

Link: https://etv.err.ee/v/meelelahutus/ringvaade/uudised/0e9ffd64-af98-42fa-bb2c-d7d3c21925a6/teadust-voib-teha-ka-imelihtsalt…

Dr. Ilona Faustova, Research Fellow in Molecular Biology and Programme Director of Science and Technology was honoured as the best programme director of the year 2017 (Best Head of the Programme).​

Ilona Faustova: “It’s a great honour to me …

According to one of the most important higher education lists, the QS World University Rankings, the University of Tartu now holds its best position ever.

The university’s position in the ranking has improved from 501 in 2012 to 314 in …

Link: http://www.sirp.ee/s1-artiklid/c21-teadus/tulekul-on-sunteetilise-bioloogia-ajastu/…

Head of S&T Programme Council Prof Mart Loog participated in the Opinion Festival in Paide to discuss the ethical aspects of synthetic biology. In addition to Mart, the panel consisted of Dr. Kersti Jääger and senior scientist Dr. Viljar Jaks. …

We will coordinate the launch of an innovative undergraduate program in English „Science and Technology“ with an emphasis on synthetic biology. Dr. Ilona Faustova will work as program director.…