Month: December 2024

In Nomine is delighted to announce that the festival of knowledge, skills, and experiences—Haridustreff 2025—will take place on August 14, 2025. The annual event for education professionals, held for the fourth time at Paide Vallimägi, will center around the theme: “Learning. Experiencing. Achieving Results.” The event offers a comprehensive perspective on the education journey, encompassing preschool, general education, and vocational training. The tradition of awarding scholarships will also continue.

The keynote speaker and one of the workshop facilitators for the fourth Haridustreff is Gunter Pauli, a Belgium-born educational innovator and lecturer. Pauli has developed a teaching method that integrates storytelling, scientific knowledge, and experiential learning. As a global visionary, entrepreneur, and creator of the Blue Economy model, Pauli has authored over 20 books and actively collaborates with universities worldwide as a lecturer.

Kristi Jõeorg, one of the event organizers, explains that every year, efforts are made to make the program more engaging, and this year’s keynote speaker is globally renowned. “We’ve also improved the content based on feedback from teachers over the past three years. In 2025, we plan to organize separate workshops and discussions alongside the main stage program. Different topics will be delivered through the main stage as well as hands-on workshops in tents. This helps direct information more precisely to the audience and also allows us to adapt to unpredictable weather. Although, last year, even rain couldn’t deter the teachers because education is important in all conditions,” says Kristi Jõeorg.

The scholarship tradition will continue, recognizing a Bold School and an Innovative Teacher. A bold school or preschool is an institution that makes and implements its own decisions. An innovative teacher is one who contributes to the development of their subject area and has adopted new teaching methods in the past three years.

The main sponsor of Haridustreff 2025 is LHV Bank, and the event is organized by Meaningful Talks.

At the 2024 Haridustreff in Paide Vallimägi, the Bold School Scholarship was awarded to Pärnu Ühisgümnaasium, as determined by the jury. The Innovative Teacher Scholarship went to Veronika Grigorjeva, a mathematics teacher from Tallinna Tõnismäe Riigigümnaasium. A total of 10 teachers and 18 schools applied for the scholarships, which were provided by the event’s main sponsor, LHV Bank. The third annual Haridustreff drew nearly 800 participants.

In Nomine announces that the new building for Tänavapuhastuse AS, a Tartu-based road maintenance company, was officially opened last week. The building spans over 2,000 square meters of net area and includes staff facilities, relaxation areas, repair and maintenance bays for road maintenance vehicles, a car wash, a sorting room for street sweepings, and storage areas for bulk materials. The construction cost was approximately €3 million, designed by architect Anders Jaano from Atect Projekt and built by Mapri Ehitus. The project manager was Olari Orm, and the site manager was Rasmus Jaagant.

The new building was completed at an impressive pace, precisely meeting the expectations of the Tartu road maintenance team. “The builder did an excellent job—the project was finished on time, and completing such a structure in 140 working days is almost miraculous. The team led by project manager Olari Orm and site manager Rasmus Jaagant was very professional! There’s also nothing negative to say about the quality of construction,” said Kink. He emphasized that the new facilities provide a significant morale boost for the street maintenance staff, making them happier and more motivated.

Tarmo Roos, CEO of Mapri Ehitus, noted that delivering the building within such a short timeframe was a significant challenge, but the experienced construction team handled it well. “We know that working in a new building is always much better than in an old one. We wish Tartu residents an even cleaner and greener city. Of course, the City of Good Thoughts is already tidy and lush during summer. This year, we are working on several projects in South Estonia, including residential developments near Raadi in the city’s outskirts, a cheese warehouse for Valio Eesti in Võru, and earlier this spring, we handed over an office building to Eesti Energia.”

The building features an innovative solution: a Cor-Ten facade. This material is a type of weathering steel slightly alloyed to form a patina layer that protects the surface from weather conditions. Initially reddish-brown and resembling rust, the patina darkens over time, creating a durable and unique appearance.