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During the last week of July, students from the Universities of Porto, Padua and the Estonian University of Life Sciences participated in the sixth iPLEX Med Vet course. Organised by the three partner institutions, this year's edition was hosted for the first time in Estonia by the Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences at the Estonian University of Life Sciences.

At the international veterinary education symposium VetEd 2026, held in the United Kingdom in July, representatives of the Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences at the Estonian University of Life Sciences presented the innovative learning environment developed at the Equine Clinic through seven conference presentations.

With the support of veterinary scientists from the Estonian University of Life Sciences, three cloned foals are now being raised in Estonia. Following the birth of Wodan M Alpha in April, two more clones – Wodan M Beta and Wodan M Gamma – were born in June and July.

On 30 June 2026, the Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences at the Estonian University of Life Sciences hosted a training day as part of the international charity initiative Vets with Horsepower. The event brought together leading equine medicine experts, veterinarians, veterinary students, and horse owners from Estonia and abroad.

Just a few years ago, Andris Lõiv was not even sure whether he would return to university. Life had taken him in a different direction, and higher education felt like an unfinished chapter. Then, while browsing degree programmes at the Estonian University of Life Sciences, he discovered a new and somewhat mysterious field of study: Circular Bioeconomy.

On 9 June, the Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences hosted the international workshop “One Health Starts Early”, bringing together kindergarten and early childhood educators from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The event explored how the One Health approach can be integrated into STEAM education and introduced to children from an early age.