Tallinn University

  Estonia

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Tallinn

Term: Academic Year, Fall, Spring, Summer 
Dates: Degree students: EU/EEA citizens- July and Non-EU/EEA citizens- February

Description: Tallinn University was established on 18 March 2005 as the result of a merger of several universities and research institutes in Tallinn as well as the Estonian Academic Library. Its main strengths lie in the fields of humanities and social sciences, but it also has a strong and constantly growing component of natural and exact sciences, as well as a notable tradition of teacher training and educational research.

The University consists of 17 institutes (Estonian Institute of Humanities, Institute of Ecology, Institute of Educational Sciences, Institute of Estonian Demography, Institute of Estonian Language and Culture, Institute of Fine Arts, Institute of Germanic and Romance Languages and Cultures, Institute of Health Sciences and Sports, Institute of History, Institute of Informatics, Institute of Information Studies, Institute of International and Social Studies, Institute of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Institute of Political Science and Public Administration, Institute of Psychology, Institute of Slavonic Languages and Cultures, Institute of Social Work), Baltic Film and Media School, Catherine's College and two regional colleges. At present, it has around 8000 students as well as more than 400 faculty members and research fellows, on the whole being the fastest growing university in the country.

The University has committed itself to the strategic goal of becoming an international research university with a strong social conscience and a flexible and collegial environment for learning and personal growth, where considerable academic freedoms guaranteed to both the students and the faculty are balanced by strict quality requirements. One of the main aims of the university is large-scale internationalisation - with its 9 academic degree programmes and a number of shorter programmes and courses offered in the English language it is already the most international university in the Baltic area, but this number will, according to our plans, increase significantly over the next few years. Many academic positions in the university are announced for international application and the University is glad to host international visiting scholars on their sabbatical leaves or by other agreements.

The summer schools of the university, organised independently or jointly with our international partners, such as the University of Bologna and the University College of London, have already achieved a notable reputation, and the university currently maintains 32 inter-university agreements with universities in Europe, US, Japan, Russia and several other countries as well 250 Erasmus exchange agreements with universities from all over the European Union.

Highlights: Tallinn University offers programs specially designed for international students (instructions are in English):

Programs for Degree Students:

1. Antropology - Master program offered by the Estonian Institute of Humanities and Institute of History
2. Communication Management - Baltic Film and Media School Master program
3. Digital Library Learning - International Master program
4. European Studies: Europeanization of Governance and Politics - Tallinn University and University of Tampere (Finland) joint Master program
5. Film Arts - Baltic Film and Media School Master program
6. Interactive Media and Knowledge Environments (IMKE) - Master program offered by the Institute of Informatics
7. International Relations - Master program offered by the Institute of Political Science and Public Administration
8. Language Policy - Master program offered by the Institute of Estonian Language and Culture
9. Media - Bachelor program offered by the Baltic Film and Media School

Programs for Exchange and Visiting Students:

1. Baltic Studies - Non-degree program offered by the Institute of Political Science and Public Administration
2. Human Development and Social Environment - Non-degree program offered by the Institute of Psychology
3. International Relations - Non-degree program offered by the Institute of Political Science and Public Administration
4. Practical Estonian and Estonian Culture - Non-degree program offered by the Institute of Estonian Language and Culture
5. Russian Language and Culture - Non-degree program offered by the Institute of Slavonic Languages and Cultures
6. Social Work and Social Policy in Estonia - Non-degree program offered by the Institute of Social Work

Tallinn Summer School offers different courses:

1. Estonian Language and Culture
2. Russian Language and Culture
3. Italian Language and Culture
4. French Language and Culture
5. Spanish Language and Culture
6. Turkish Language and Culture
7. Chinese Language and Culture
8. English Language and Culture
9. Species of Spaces
10. Social Work and Social Policy Issues in Estonia
11. Cinematic Narration
12. Digital Filmmaking: Make a Short in Three Weeks
13. Creative Workshop: Drawing and Painting in Old Tallinn
14. Integrated Marketing Communications Workshop
15. PR Workshop (in Russian)

Degree Level: Masters Degree

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Estonia Independently

Tallinn University's Mission Statement: The University has committed itself to the strategic goal of becoming an international research university with a strong social conscience and a flexible and collegial environment for learning and personal growth, where considerable academic freedom guaranteed to both the students and the faculty are balanced by strict quality requirements. One of the main aims of the university is large-scale internationalisation.

Year Founded: 2005