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16. April 2010

Ivar Tallo Received OEF's Concord Award

The Open Estonia Foundation yesterday announced the laureate of the traditional Concord award, which is dedicated to OEF’s 20th anniversary this year. Ivar Tallo, political scientist and former politician, received the award for promoting open governance, freedom of speech and electronic democracy in Estonia and abroad. He is also leading Estonia’s cooperation with Haiti on building e-democracy in the Carribean country – a project currently on hold due to the earthquake in January.

13. April 2010

Young People Design European Energy Policy

At the initiative of the Open Estonia Foundation, a 4-day workshop Young Ideas for Europe started today at the Tallinn Jewish School, involving students from Estonian- and Russian-language schools. As a result of the workshop, participants from the Tallinn Jewish School, Haabersti Russian Secondary School and Leisi Secondary School will formulate a joint Action Plan: New Energy for Europe for 2020.

12. March 2010

Lyudmila Alexeyeva: Civil Society in Russia Strongly Emerging

Currently there is more civil action in Russia than one might think, the recognized Russian human rights defender Lyudmila Alexeyeva said yesterday at the public discussion organized by the Open Estonia Foundation. She predicts that due to wide public opposition the Moscow authorities will drop their plan to display posters of Stalin in the city during the celebrations of Victory Day in May this year. At the same time Alexeyeva considers Russia to be far from democracy.

11. March 2010

Russian Human Rights Defender Lyudmila Alexeyeva in Tallinn Today

Lyudmila Alexeyeva, the legendary Russian human rights activist, former Soviet dissident and laureate of the European Parliament's Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Though will hold a public lecture in Tallinn today. The debate „Russian Voices“, organized by the Open Estonia Foundation (OEF), will focus on the situation of human rights and recent political developments in Russia. During her 3-day stay, Alexeyeva will also meet the Estonian president Toomas Hendrik Ilves, members of Parliament and former Soviet Estonian dissidents.

06. March 2010

Russian Teachers Share Unique Language-learning Experiences

51 teachers from Estonian Russian-speaking schools and their mentors will gather to a forum in Tallinn today to share their experiences in learning Estonian. For half a year, a unique pilot project of the Open Estonia Foundation, British Council and the Integration and Migration Foundation “Our People” has enabled Russian-speaking teachers to practice Estonian with the help of personal mentors at their chosen pace and place – in cafés, skiing track or via Skype.

05. March 2010

Invitation: Public lecture by Lyudmila Alexeyeva and discussion on the situation in Russia

Thursday, 11 March, at 2pm in the Hansa hall of the Radisson BLU conference centre (Rävala pst. 3, Tallinn) Register here www.oef.org.ee/register (until 8 March) Lyudmila Alexeyeva: “I would call…

24. February 2010

OEF closed on February 24-26

The Open Estonia Foundation's office will be closed for national holidays from February 24 to 26. We will be back on Monday, March 1.

01. February 2010

EU Financial Support for Cultural Cooperation Projects with Third Countries

The EU's Culture Programme annually supports cultural cooperation projects between the EU and a selected number of third countries. Deadline for projects starting between 1 November 2010 and 31 October 2011 is the 3 May 2010.

28. January 2010

OEF Helps Students from EU Eastern Partnership Countries

The Open Estonia Foundation (OEF) will support the studies of 11 students from Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine at Estonian universities on spring semester 2010. The scholarships will help students from the EU Eastern Partnership countries tackle the effects of the economic crisis, which has severely cut national scholarship programs and family budgets.

12. January 2010

Open Society Institute Responds to Crisis in Haiti

The Open Society Institute has decided to support the earthquake-devastated Haiti with 4 million US dollars.

21. December 2009

Open Estonia Foundation's Selected Highlights in Fall 2009

All Children Smile in the Same Language Estonian and Georgian specialists joined forces to exchange experience in improving the quality of life of disabled children in the two countries. A joint…

27. November 2009

Rights in Uzbekistan - does that include protecting its citizens?

INVITATION Seminar by Uzbek human rights activist Umida Niazova on the current situation in UzbekistanWednesday, December 2, 1p.m.- 2.30p.m. (Registration and light lunch starts at 12.30…

26. November 2009

The „Humanitarian Dimension“ of Russian Foreign Policy Toward Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine and Baltic States

Last week, the International Centre for Defence Studies (Estonia) presented their new book titled The ‘Humanitarian Dimension’ of Russian Foreign Policy Toward Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine and the Baltic States. The book is a collection of research results based on six countries and the first attempt to analyse the so-called ‘humanitarian dimension’ of Russian foreign policy and its implementation in these countries.

08. October 2009

George Soros’ new crisis fund brings millions to Estonia

In the couple of months the fund has been active it has financed nine projects with the total sum being 2.6 million kroons, bbn.ee writes, citing Eesti Päevaleht's business extra Ärileht.

27. August 2009

Personal Mentors Will Help 50 Russian Teachers Learn Estonian

As part of a unique pilot project, 51 teachers from Russian-speaking schools in Estonia have been matched with personal mentors who will support the teachers in their efforts to learn the Estonian language. The one-year individual language coaching will prepare the teachers for the gradual transition to bilingual instruction. The national curriculum obliges Russian-language schools to teach 60 per cent of their courses in Estonian by 2011.

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