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Interesting visiting scientists will give presentations on school educators’ moral professionalism, character education and servant leadership on the 9^th of December at the annual values education conference organized by the Centre for Ethics, University of Tartu (CEUT).

Yesterday, on the 26^th of September, Centre for Ethics, University of Tartu (CEUT) awarded quality badges to kindergartens who work on values development systematically. Prof.

The Centre for Applied Social Sciences (CASS) and Centre for Ethics at the University of Tartu have started a joint project to develop recommendations to create a national system for monitoring and supporting ethics in scientific research. The results of this study will provide background knowledge and suggestions for initiating policy changes in the system of Estonian research ethics, to increase transparency, independence, and connections to European ethics organisations.

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In 2017, the Centre for Ethics, University of Tartu led the process to form the Estonian Code of Conduct for Research Integrity which was also signed by the University of Tartu among other research institutions in Estonia. Questions regarding to following the Code of Conduct for Research Integrity have become burning topic in the society in relation to latest plagiarism-reveals by Estonian media. It is discussed, how to recognize plagiarism – or even more importantly – how to avoid it.

Centre for Ethics, University of Tartu (CEUT) opens recognition programmes “Good School as Values-based School” and “Good Kindergarten as Values-based kindergarten”. In this programme, schools and kindergarten can apply for a good school or a good kindergarten quality badge.

On Saturday, the 20^th of October a graduate conference hosted by the Department of Philosophy at the University of Tartu will take place.

Open Estonia Foundation and Centre for Ethics at the University of Tartu are pleased to invite you to XXII Open Society Forum “Long Shadow of the Financial Crisis: Social Strains and Economic Recovery” on Tuesday, October 2 at 1:00 PM at Nordic Hotel Forum (Viru väljak 3).

Legal regulations and codes of conduct influence the research culture as well as forming practices that observe and take into account research integrity. In 2017 Estonian universities, research institutions, the Estonian Research Council and the Ministry of Education and Research signed the Estonian Code of Conduct for Research Integrity Agreement to follow values and principles of action stated in that document.

International seminar

"Why and from whom do we need to protect personal data? The causes and consequences of the EU data protection reform"

Centre for Ethics, University of Tartu along with 13 scientific institutions across Europe is a partner in a EUR 2.8 million project aiming at building an ethics and integrity framework for all non-medical research.

At the beginning of February 2018, project managers and values development consultants – critical friends – of the Centre for Ethics, University of Tartu, went on an educational trip in order to learn how the Scottish educational system addresses the issue of values.

Margit Sutrop, the Head of the Centre for Ethics, University of Tartu, and the project managers of the Centre Marten Juurik, Kristi Lõuk and Katrin Velbaum took part in the European research integrity conference „Why Research Integrity Matters to You” that was organised as a part of the PRINTEGER project and took place in Bonn, Germany, from the 5th to the 7th of February, 2018.

As a part of a shared project, the Centre for Ethics, University of Tartu, and the Estonian Refugee Council are developing exciting educational videos that are addressed to kindergarten teachers and focus on the issues of multiculturalism.

Tomorrow, on 1 November, at the international symposium in Tallinn (Suur-Ameerika 1), Estonian research institutions and the Estonian Research Council will sign the Estonian Code of Conduct for Research Integrity Agreement.

International symposium

An international interdisciplinary conference “Emotions: Rationality, Morality and Social Understanding” will begin tomorrow in Tartu.

The Estonian “Code of Conduct for Research Integrity” is now available for public discussion and Centre for Ethics, University of Tartu is awaiting feedback for it until 1st of October.

The Estonian “Code of Conduct for Research Integrity” has been created as a framework document applying to the entire Estonian research. On the basis of this document, research institutions will later agree on how to implement it; how to raise awareness about its principles; how to monitor the working environment; and how to intervene or deal with the cases of potential misconduct.

You can find the program from the conference page.

The University of Tartu, Centre for Ethics presented the book "Estonia AND Nordic Countries – Estonia AS a Nordic Country?”, on 19th of June at the Winter Garden of the Estonian National Opera.