Estonians about Estonia
Introducing Estonia and Estonians in a different angle to people who have heard a little or nothing at all. After all it is a small world!
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Next Silicon Valleys: Small Estonia has big ideas
Estonia may be tiny but in tech terms it's a giant. It has a population of just 1.3 million, yet produces more start-ups per head than any other country in Europe.
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-26275753
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-26275753
Monday, January 27, 2014
Tõnu Kaljuste wins a Grammy in the Best Choral Performance category for his work on Arvo Pärt’s “Adam’s Lament”!
Estonian conductor Tõnu Kaljuste wins a Grammy in the Best Choral Performance category for his work on Estonian composer Arvo Pärt’s “Adam’s Lament”!:
http://estonianworld.com/culture/arvo-parts-adams-lament-wins-grammy-award-in-the-best-choral-performance-category/
http://estonianworld.com/culture/arvo-parts-adams-lament-wins-grammy-award-in-the-best-choral-performance-category/
Sunday, January 26, 2014
Freestyle skiing: The future is bright for 11-year-old Kelly Sildaru
Freestyle skiing: The future is bright for 11-year-old Kelly Sildaru
http://www.euronews.com/2014/01/14/freestyle-skiing-the-future-is-bright-for-11-year-old-sildaru/
Saturday, January 25, 2014
Lessons from the World's Most Tech-Savvy Government
Lessons from the World's Most Tech-Savvy Government
The best article yet on e-Stonia:
http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2014/01/lessons-from-the-worlds-most-tech-savvy-government/283341/
The best article yet on e-Stonia:
http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2014/01/lessons-from-the-worlds-most-tech-savvy-government/283341/
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
PISA 2012 - Estonia is the highest achiever in all categories
The Pisa study and the commission's own findings indicate that Estonia is the highest achiever in all categories, with scores in reading (9.1%) , maths (10.5%) and science (5%) already well under the 15 percent benchmark.
http://euobserver.com/education/122336
http://euobserver.com/education/122336
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Estonia - one of the hardest working country in the world.
Buiness insider lined up the 5 hardest working countries on the planet and Estonia was one of them:
http://www.businessinsider.com/the-5-hardest-working-countries-on-the-planet-2013-7 .
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