University of Tartu

- the largest and most comprehensive university in estonia and one of the top universities in northern europe - the oldest university in estonia: founded in 1632 by king gustavus adolphus of sweden - belongs to the top 1% of the world's best universities by ranking (358th in the qs world university rankings 2024 and top 250 in the the world university rankings 2023) - 4 faculties - faculty of arts and humanities, faculty of social sciences, faculty of medicine and faculty of science and technology - over 30 international bachelor's and master's programmes in english and 9 doctoral programmes; - 14,000 students, 13% international students - belongs to the top 1% of the world's most-cited universities and research institutions in the fields of clinical medicine, chemistry, environment/ecology, plant and animal science, geosciences, social sciences (general), biology and biochemistry and engineering (isi web of science) - nobel prize in 1909 (wilhelm ostwald, founder of physical chemistry)