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6. väärtuskasvatuse konverents „Hea kool. Peeglike, peeglike seina peal, kes on parim kogu maal?” 12.-13. detsembril 2013 Tartus Dorpati konverentsikeskuses Korraldajad: TÜ eetikakeskus koostöös Eesti Koolijuhtide Ühendusega Toetajad: Haridus- ja Teadusministeerium, Hasartmängumaksu Nõukogu, Briti Nõukogu ja Briti Saatkond Eestis Konverents toimub Haridus- ja Teadusministeeriumi riikliku programmi „Eesti ühiskonna väärtusarendus 2009–2013“ raames

Centre for Ethics and Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology invite you to professor Roger Brownsword's public lecture „Big Biobanks: Three Major Governance Challenges“. Professor Brownsword is chairman of the UK Biobank Ethics and Governance Council and a professor of law in King’s College London.

Ethical Dimensions of Data Protection and Privacy.Global and Local ChallengesEstonian National Opera, Estonia puiestee 4, Tallinn9-10 January 2013The conference is organised by the Centre for Ethics, University of Tartu and the Data Protection Inspectorate in Estonia with the support of the Estonian Ministry of Justice and the Estonian Ministry of Education and Research program“Values Development in Estonian Society 2009-2013”.

“Individual and social use of genetic and e-health databases. Duties of researchers, rights of participants.”Tartu, EstoniaWednesday, 31st October 2012Dorpat Conference CenterThe conference is organised by the Centre for Ethics, University of Tartu and the Estonian Genome Center, University of Tartu with the support of the Estonian Genome Center’s 7th FP REGPOT grant “OPENGENE” and Estonian Ministry of Education and Research grant “Value Development in Estonian Society 2009-2013”.

ACADEMICASpecial session“Ethik, Wissenschaft und der Schutz geistigen Eigentums: Neue Technologien, alte Rechte und schwierige moralische Dilemmas”„Ethics, Science and Protection of Intellectual Property. New Technologies, Old Rights and Difficult Moral Dilemmas““Eetika, teadus ja intellektuaalse omandi kaitse. Uued tehnoloogiad, vanad õigused ja rasked moraalsed dilemmad”Tuesday, 20th of November at 13-16Domus Dorpatensis (Ülikooli 7, Tartu)

Commission Internationale d’Histoire et d’Etudes du Christianisme Annual conference 2012 "Religion and Resistance in Europe from the Middle Ages to 21st century". University of Tartu, 11–13 June 2012.Event programOpening day concert

The Centre for Ethics of the University of Tartu will celebrate its 10th anniversary on September 7-9, 2011.Opening CeremonySeptember 7, 2011, 4 pmAssembly Hall, theMain Building of the University of Tartu

The Centre for Ethics has moved, you can now find us at Jakobi 2 on the 3rd floor.

WRITING BEE OF PERSONAL STORIES In and out of Estonia’s Doors The patron of the writing bee is President of the Republic Toomas Hendrik Ilves Organisers: The Centre for Ethics of the University of Tartu and the President’s Academic Advisory Board

The have been slight changes in the schedule of the conference “From informed consent to no consent?” Also information about side-events on Thursday 4 Nov is now available.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> To see the changes and information about side-events, please visit the conference homepage.

Tuesday, 12th of October at 16.00 in Domus Dorpatensises (Ülikooli 7, Tartu) Finnish philosopher and sexologist Tommi Paalanen will give a lecture “Philosophical Sexual Ethics".

Margit Sutrop, Head of the Centre for Ethics of the University of Tartu and Professor of Practical Philosophy, receives a national award from the President of Estonia. President Toomas Hendrik Ilves awards 97 people from both Estonia and abroad with state awards to recognise the service they have rendered to the Republic of Estonia.

President Toomas Hendrik Ilves announced the essay contest for high school and university students in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Tartu at the Estonian Museum of Literature on 27th of February on the topic “What Can I Do For Estonia?”<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

International Workshop Patriotism and Cosmopolitanism in a Divided World. Historical and Contemporary Perspectives Department of Government and Politics, <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />University of TartuCentre for Ethics, University of Tartu 3-4 September 2010, Tartu (EE)Workshop venue: Domus Dorpatensis, Raekoja plats 1 / Ülikooli 7, Tartu

Brussels, Berlaymont Building, Room Schuman, 25–26 March 2010. The Centre for Ethics in collaboration with the European Commission organizes a high level workshop on “Ethical and Policy Implications of Global Mobility and Security” which takes place in Berlaymont Building, Brussels, on 25–26 March 2010.

On 20th of February at 14:00 a new book Contemplating <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Estonia - Upholding Common Values will be presented at Domus Dorpatensis. The book is published by the Centre for Ethics in February, 2009. The book was dedicated to the 90th anniversary of Estonia, which was celebrated in 2008. The book was published in the course of the national values program “Value Development in the Estonian Society 2009-2013”. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

On 20th of May at 16:00 a new book Nationalism and Patriotism: Selection of Contemporary Philosophical Key Texts will be presented at Domus Dorpatensis. The book is published in the course of the preparatory work of the national values program “Value Development in the Estonian Society 2009-2013”. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

UT Centre for Ethics (Ülikooli 7, II floor), 10th Mach 2010 at 16.00<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Euthanasia or mercy death is not only a medical question, it is also a philosophical and religious issue. World Medical Association’s resolution declares that practicing euthanasia by medical doctors is unethical and inconsistent with the purpose of medical practice. But if hopelessly ill and suffering patient wishes to end their life, does the doctor have the right to help them die?

Research Training Course: Analytic and Continental Ethics May 24th - 30th