Nordic Language Technology Visit to Tartu

Local host and contacts

Tartu University

Institute of Computer Science, Chair of Language Technology
Research Group of Computational Linguistics.
Mare Koit
Phone: (+ 372 7) 375 430; Fax: (+ 372 7) 375 468
J.Liivi 2-303, 40509 Tartu, Estonia

Nordiska Ministerrådet (NMR)

Madis Kanarbik, rådgivare
NMR:s kontor i Estland, Filial i Tartu
Raekoja plats 8, 51004 Tartu, Estland
Tel.: +372 7 423 625; Fax: +372 7 441 241
E-post: madis@nmr.ee, Internet: www.nmr.ee

Programme

Wednesday, evening
Arrival by minibus from Riga.
Thurday, 9:00 - 9:30
Short visit at the NMR office in Tartu (Raekoja plats 8). (Mare Koit will meet the delegation at 8:50 at the hotel entrance and lead it there.)
9:45 - 12.30
Visit at the Language Technology (Building of the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science of the University of Tartu, Liivi 2, Room 317.) [Equipment available: data projector, Internet connection]
9.45-10.00 Introduction (Dr. Tiit Roosmaa, Vice dean of the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science)
10.00-10.15 Research and education at the University of Tartu (Dr. Madis Saluveer, Department of R&D, Head of Development Office)
10.15-11.15 Research in the group of computational linguistics. (The group includes people of two faculties: Faculty of Philosophy, and Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science. Head of the group - Prof. of General Linguistics Haldur Oim.)
10.55-11.15 Education
11.15-11.30 coffee break
11.30-12.30 Nordic language technology, graduate studies - (Presentation by the delegation); Discussion (moderator: Kimmo)
12:30 - 14:00
Lunch ar Restaurant "Werner" for the delegation (Ülikooli 11). Dr. Madis Saluveer will lead the delegation to the restaurant and then to the Rector Office.
14:00 - 14:30
Meeting with Prof. Jaak Kangilaski, Vice Rector (main building of the University, Ülikooli 18)
14.30-15.00
Meeting with Prof. Birute Klaas, Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy (building of the Faculty of Philosophy, Lossi 3)
15.00-16.00
Visit at the Scandinavian Studies, Prof. Stig Erik Örjan Ohlsson (building of languages, Ülikooli 17)
19:00
Dinner, restaurant "Atlantis",
Friday morning, 8:30?
Departure by minibus to Tallinn.

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