Tallinn University

Name of the institution:

Tallinn University

Short description:

Tallinn University was established in 2005, merging several universities and research institutes in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. The university is the fastest-growing in the country, strong in social sciences and humanities and rapidly-developing in natural sciences.

Tallinn University consists of 19 institutes and 5 colleges, with more than 9,500 students and more than 500 faculty members and research fellows. Tallinn University offers an environment that encourages the intellectual and personal growth of all its members, faculty members and students alike. Core university values include a high academic quality through a combination of research and teaching, solidarity and collegiality, procedural transparency, internationalization, and an outward focus on academics for society rather than for the ivory tower.

Central research areas of the university are humanities, natural sciences, social sciences, and educational sciences. University researchers are widely published and has a particular specialty in theoretical physics.

As part of the University-wide internationalization efforts, the university offers 13 academic degree programmes and a number of shorter programmes and courses in English.

Type of institution:

Public University

Faculties and colleges:

Estonian Institute for Future Studies, Estonian Institute of Humanities, Institute of Communication, Institute of Ecology, Institute of Educational Sciences, Institute of Estonian Language and Culture, Institute of Fine Arts, Institute of Germanic-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 Governance, Institute of Psychology, Institute of Slavonic Languages and Cultures, Institute of Social Work, Baltic Film and Media School, Law School, Catherine’s College, Haapsalu College, Rakvere College

Number of students:

9500

Number of international students:

330

International student office:

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Contact person:

Ms Maarja Liht

Phone number:

+372 640 9135

Email:

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Website:

www.tlu.ee/studies

Address:

Narva mnt 25, Tallinn 10120, Estonia