Communities

The programme of the Tartu World University includes the following community initiatives:

• Estonian Movement and Wellbeing Festival in Elva (mental health and physical activity), leader Elva local council;
• Growing Together Academy in Leevi village (sustainable dwindling, cultural heritage), leader Kagu-Eesti Loodusrahvas NGO;
• Hemp Conference of the Kanepi Festival (industrial hemp as an agricultural and cultural heritage plant), leader Kanepi local council;
• Experience day “Special life” in Maarja village (people with special needs in society), leader Maarja Küla Foundation;
• Mulgi conference in Tõrva (sustainability of Mulgi culture), leader Mulgi Culture Institute NGO;
• Navi Academy (loneliness in aging and shrinking society), leader Navi Külaselts NGO;
• Peipsiääre community festival “Bridges” in Kallaste (communities in a multicultural region), leader Peipsiääre local council;
• Community festival “I know where my food comes from” discussion in Rõuge (organic food and agriculture), leader Rõuge local council;
• Estonian indigenous languages conference in Setomaa (vitality of Estonian indigenous languages), leader Seto Institute Foundation;
• Community school design bee in Hargla (sustainability of small (community) schools), leader Sõprade Pool NGO;
• Conference “Environment, culture and spatial planning” in Valga (environment and culture as components of spatial planning), leader Valga local council;
• Forum on child-friendly town in Võru (meaning and content of child-friendly image), leader Võru town council.