International

BAUA (Baltic Architects Unions Association) announces the Baltic pavilion design competition for UIA World Congress of Architects in Copenhagen winners. The work "Parallel Worlds" by Boston-based Estonian architect Karl Pops was selected as the best project. The competition for the architectural concept of the BAUA pavilion, which will be exhibited...

The activities of academic studies of Estonian language and culture abroad (Eesti keele ja kultuuri akadeemiline välisõpe, hereinafter EKKAV) is a continuous teaching of the Estonian language and culture in universities outside Estonia, including its support activities in Estonia and elsewhere. The EKKAV programme framework provides study material, scholarships and...

Composer Alisson Kruusmaa joined the Austrian music publishing house Universal Edition, which represents and distributes her catalogue to musicians and institutions worldwide.Universal Edition features, among others, the music of Gustav Mahler, Arnold Schönberg and Arvo Pärt. Universal Edition, founded in 1901, is viewed as a landmark for composers and musical...

The Central Council of Estonians in Canada (EKN) and the Estonian World Council (ÜEKN) will organize an election debate with representatives of political parties on January 29 at 1 pm (Toronto time, 8 pm Estonian time), at Tartu College in Toronto, 310 Bloor St. W. (in hybrid form). The election...

Estonia wasted a decade when credit money was cheaper and could have been invested in problem sectors, Nasdaq Tallinn stock exchange management chair Kaarel Ots told ERR's "Otse uudistemajast" (Straight From the Newsroom) webcast on January 11. "Given the current climate, where interest rates are rising and the demand for...

The fund supporting Ukrainian refugee students studying at the University of Tartu provided much needed financial assistance to 113 refugee students last semester. 117,000 euros was granted to Ukrainian students in need. Funding for this support has been a truly international effort, with a large measure of the donated money...

Dear leaders of Estonian communities all over the world! It is our pleasure to greet you from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia. We are trying to make our communication more active and to enhance the cooperation between Estonia and Estonians living abroad; so, please allow me to share...

“We can support each other”. Thanks to the EERO Children’s Fund, Estonian women who need help receive our support after leaving women’s shelters. This assistance has enabled them to buy their children medicine, healthy food, prescription glasses, clothes and shoes. Zoom interviews were conducted with 4 women, who have received...

Russia is recruiting soldiers abroad online, with promotion in English and in a breezy, casual manner, explaining how to join a welcoming, trustworthy organization.The website’s promo adopts a Madison Avenue sales pitch: “So, if you’re itching to start running with a brand new AK-12 in notorious Ratnik-2 battle gear, here...

I believe that Awareness is the number-one ingredient for a healthy and happy body and life. I am therefore spelling it with a capital A. Health is so much more than the absence of disease. It means bursting with vitality, being full of life force, radiating positive vibrations and having...