While academics are always important, sports play a major role in shaping the character of a student. Not only do sports keep your body fit and healthy, it offers a great career too. That is the reason university sports are introduced to keep students learn ways to handle pressure in every kind of situation.
Sports offer amazing benefits to people. Firstly, they take care of your health to keep your body hale and healthy. Body fat is reduced and aging process is delayed. It also streamlines the lifestyle of students and maintains a great balance of physical and mental development. In addition, you attain an attractive physique.
Another important advantage of university sports is the competition between colleges to achieve success. This positive spirit will help students achieve their goals in their career with ease. Making sports as a career can be exciting. While you bring laurels to the nation, you earn a decent income too.
Tartu is the oldest city in Estonia. It is first mentioned in ancient chronicles in 1030. Its historical names include: Tarbatu, Jurjev, Dorpat. The second largest city in Estonia is situated on the picturesque banks of the river Emajõgi. Thanks to the river and the location at the crossroads of trading routes Tartu was an important Hanseatic town in the 13th-15th centuries linking Western Europe with Novgorod. Unfortunately wars and fires have destroyed medieval Tartu. Tourist attractions of Tartu today are the classical buildings from the 18th-19th centuries, districts with unique wooden architecture, the Dome Hill and the river Emajõgi.
Facts About Tartu
Area: 38,8 sq km
Population (01.01.2004): 100 482
Ethnic composition (01.01.2004): 79% Estonians, 17% Russians, 4% other.
Higher schools: 12
The number of students (01.01.2004): 21 879
SELL Student Games is a multi-sport event that is open for all university and college students all over the world. The name of the games are according to the first letters of the hosting countries, Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania in their respective languages (Finnish: Suomi, Estonian: Eesti, Latvian: Latvija, Lithuanian: Lietuva) The principles of the games are that everyone can participate and therefore the event combines top sports and [...]
The students of Tartu University grounded their own sports club in 1908. Estonian Academic Sports club joined all Estonian student sportsmen in the young Republic of Estonia. In 1923 first regional student competitions were launched that later became known as the SELL Games (first letters of Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania in the respective languages). In 1923-1940 the SELL Summer Games were held 13, Winter Games (since 1929) 5 and [...]