Laura Vilbiks' master's thesis visual
In the doctoral student category, the first prize was awarded to Gregor Taul for his work “Confusions with Monumentality. Monumental-Decorative Art in Late Soviet Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania” (supervisor Anu Allas). In his doctoral thesis, Taul analyses the production and functioning of monumental-decorative art in the late Soviet Baltic States from the 1960s until the restoration of independence. Taul’s doctoral thesis also received a special award from the Estonian Heritage Board.
In the field of humanities and arts, the EKA students were awarded Maria Pommer’s bachelor’s thesis “14th-century archaeological ropes: conservation and analysis of methods based on the example of the Lootsi 8 wreck finds” (supervisor Riina Rammo) and Diana Drobot’s master’s thesis “Sinking & shrinking. Adapting to subsidence based on the example of the shrinking city of Kohtla-Järve” (supervisors Laura Linsi, Roland Reemaa, Eik Hermann).
The Estonian Heritage Board‘s special award was awarded to EKA students Ekke Janisk with her bachelor’s thesis “Authenticity in Contemporary Heritage on the Example of Anu Põdra” (supervisors: Hilkka Hiiop, Andrus Laansalu), Kertu Paal with her bachelor’s thesis “Preservation of the Exterior of a Reconstructed Historic Residential Building on the Example of Aegviidu, Ambla and Järva-Jaani” (Kateriin Ambrozevits, Üllar Alev), Riina Lii Parve with her bachelor’s thesis “Soviet-era research villages and their preservation on the example of the campuses of the Tõravere Observatory, the Võrtsjärv Limnology and the Harku Institute of Experimental Biology” (supervisors Riin Alatalu, Triin Talk), Laura Liis Vilbiks with her master’s thesis “Heritage-centered spatial planning as an innovator of small towns. Environmentally Shaping Acupuncture in Põltsamaa” (supervisors: Laura Linsi, Roland Reemaa, Eik Hermann) and Kateriin Ambrozevits with her master’s thesis “Soviet-era interior paints and their removal from plaster surfaces” (supervisor Maris Mändel).
The National Student Research Competition has been organised by the Estonian Research Council and the Estonian Ministry of Education and Research since 1991, with the aim of valuing research work among students, increasing student activity and recognising those who have achieved outstanding results in their work. This year, 540 competition papers were submitted to the Research Council, including 105 papers in the fields of humanities and arts. The prize fund for this year’s competition was over 185,500 euros. A total of 102 prizes were awarded, of which 57 were national and 45 were special prizes. The competition papers were assessed by a 40-member national evaluation committee formed of specialists.