Conference “Indigenous languages and cultures in the time(s) of change”

The autumn scientific conference of the Võru Institute will take place in Võru in October 31, 2025. The topic will be changes that are occurring in languages and cultures, as well as changes in the natural environment around language communities, in the economy, and in the political environment. For more information and registration read the […]

Conference „Looks like museum, acts like gymnasium”

The autumn scientific conference of the Võru Institute will be hold in October 11, 2024 in Karilatsi Open-Air Museum. It focuses on museums and museum education. Read the schedule!   For more information and registration.

Conference „Natives and Migrants, Residents and Settlers, Relationships and Influences“

The traditional Võru Institute’s autumn conference will be hold in Võru in October 27th–28th, 2023. It is organized by Võro Institute (Tartu street 48, Võru, Estonia). The topics of the conference are migrations in prehistoric times and their traces, migrations in modern north-eastern Europe, their impact on language, place and personal names, migrations in the […]

Conference „Family names’ relations to other name categories“

Organizers: Võro Institute and Institute of the Estonian Language Date: October 22nd, 2020 Location: Tartu street 48, Võru, Estonia   The conference calls for presentations that explore the origin of family names; typological comparisons among different languages, the questions of pronunciation and declination; as well as the family names’ influence on place names, company and […]