Institute of Education master's degree graduation ceremony 2025

This year the graduation ceremony of the Institute of Education, University of Tartu, master's degree graduates will take place on June 18, 2024 at 13:00 in the assembly hall of the university's main building (Ülikooli 18, Tartu).

• The live webcast and recording of ceremony will be available in English and Estonian on UTTV.
• Seats in the assembly hall are limited for the guests.
• During the ceremony you can’t go out or in the assembly hall.

Before the graduation ceremony graduates are invited to a banquet, what will take place on June 18 at 12:00-12:40 in the lobby or courtyard of the Institute of Education. At 12:40 graduates can start going to university’s main building (Ülikooli 18) to the ceremony.

• Please check the weather and take your umbrella with you when needed.
• You can leave your overcoats and umbrellas to the main building’s wardrobe.
• At 13:00 all graduates together enter to the assembly hall of the university’s main building.

Read also information about how the graduates receive their graduation documents.

Graduates who want the university’s cap or ring can order it from shop.ut.ee. The ring orders will be forwarded to the jeweller on the last day of each month, and the rings will be ready in two months. Those who want the cap are advised to place their order as soon as possible to receive the cap before the graduation ceremony. Both the caps and rings can be conveniently collected from the parcel machine or the main building. During ceremonies, the university souvenirs will also be sold in front of the main building. 

Every year, graduates wish to take photos in front of the university main building. There are also other great places for taking personal photos in Tartu: 

• at Pirogov Square by the crab apple tree planted in honour of university graduates, 
• by the bench dedicated to graduates next to Von Bock House, 
• in the blooming botanical garden, 
• in the cathedral ruins (free admission to the cathedral towers for graduates and a discount ticket for their family members), and 
• on the Plasku viewing platform (free admission for graduates from 10 to 21 June).