Topic: Centre for Ethics

Enlight staff training week highlighted the journey of values development from university to society
At the end of April, the Centre for Ethics of the University of Tartu organised an international staff training week for employees of universities within the Enlight network. The programme focused on the development of values in education, research, and society.
07 May 2026 for society
Past public projects
Public-facing projects of the Centre for Ethics that have been completed
10 April 2026 for society
Maria Anna Robaszkiewicz’s talk on the ethical and political meanings of the migration experience in early phenomenological thought
On Friday, 27 March at 14:15, an English-language colloquium will take place at the University of Tartu Philosophicum (Jakobi 2–336), addressing common features of the migration experience and discussing their ethical and societal implications.
17 March 2026 for society
Dialogue as a litmus test for democracy and good communication
The conference "Less Noise, More Dialogue! Agreements for Good Communication“, organised by the University of Tartu Centre for Ethics, the Institute of Social Studies and the think tank Praxis, brought together different stakeholders who influence public communication, including researchers, journalists, representatives of various organisations, members of civil society, schools and kindergartens.
13 March 2026 for society
An international workshop on animal ethics will take place in Tartu
On 9 March, an international workshop entitled „Animal Ethics at the Boundaries of the Human: Moral Status and Normative Authority“ will take place at the University of Tartu (Jakobi 2–336, Tartu). The workshop will focus on current issues in animal ethics and will be conducted in English.
19 February 2026 international
ENLIGHT Staff Exchange Week
The University of Tartu Centre for Ethics offers an opportunity to explore the diverse possibilities for values development in education, research, and society.
27 April 2026 cooperationinternational
What happens when a critical friend comes to the kindergarten?
The role of the critical friend is discussed by Kristina Mägi, Director of Kohila Kindergarten Sipsik since 2006, and Kätlin Kaljas, Director of Põlva Lõunakaare Kindergarten since 2019. Their experience shows that initial caution is soon replaced by understanding: the critical friend does not come to impose change, but rather to help create clarity and support existing work.
03 February 2026 for society
Research publications
Centre for Ethics research publications
07 October 2025 research
Public activities
Public activities of the Centre for Ethics
30 November 2021 for society
Publications and books
Publications by the Centre for Ethics, University of Tartu.
30 November 2021 for society