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Study environment of a student in Estonia
It’s good to study at Estonian universities, as students and universities network instead of competing. The education you receive in Estonia meets the requirements of the leading world economies. It’s good to study at Estonian universities
It is useful to study in Estonia
There are students from all over the world studying at Estonian universities. At the same time, Estonia is not too big. Our towns are reasonably sized and so are our universities. Instead of constant competition, our universities are networking with each other, just as the students. It’s not such a common thing on the world scale.
Joining the European Union and rapid economic development have enabled Estonian education sector to meet the leading economic requirements quickly and efficiently. This and also the correspondence to Bologna system guarantee that the education that the students receive in Estonia meets the world standards.
Every university has a department that deals with international students, providing all kinds of help regarding everything associated with studies and living conditions. The mission of international departments is the satisfaction of students – their job is to ensure that nothing would interfere with concentrating on studies.
The international communication language of the universities is English, which is spoken by academic staff, administrative staff, students and the majority of the younger Estonian population. Also Russian and near Tallinn, Finnish are spoken widely. The youth also speaks other major languages well.
English-language education is offered in more than a hundred internationally accredited study programs. There are truly unique study programs available such as Master’s degree in cyber security. Constant benchmarking with other similar universities ensures the development of study programs and thereby also the high value of the diploma.
As the universities are not very big, there are also fewer students participating in the courses. This allows for more personal networking with lecturers and supervisors. The focus of Estonian higher education is also more practical and reality-based than in the large European universities.
The buildings and technical infrastructure of Estonian universities have been renovated and improved several times. Most information moves digitally and most scientific and research centres and libraries are equipped to the highest standards. There is free internet available everywhere at the universities.
There are students from all over the place in Estonian universities – from Russia to Australia. Everyone studies in English and student life is filled with several hobby or specialty-based clubs and organizations. There are several events and field trips organized for foreign students, which enables them to get to know each other in addition to the local situation.
During your studies you can always participate in the lectures that interest you although these might not directly be connected with your major. In most specialities you can put together your own personal study program in addition to compulsory subjects: there is a wide choice available already on the undergraduate level.
Estonian universities are in the process of constant and increasingly broader networking with many leading universities and research institutions of the world. This enables the students to acquire large amounts of high-quality knowledge that can be applied in real life. Transnational networking is also active regarding joint study programs where studies are partly conducted in a nearby country.
University, your second home
Personal and practical studies
International crowd
Everyone speaks English
High level of infrastructure of universities
Custom-made study solutions
Diploma that counts
Networking
We have Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral study programs in English. There are many young scientists from all over the world participating in our post-doctoral programs. There are international summer and winter universities taking place in several fields of study. Universities are constantly searching for new opportunities of transnational networking all over the world.
All degree levels available internationally
Depending on the major, studying in Estonia costs about 2000–4000 euros per year (as at 2009–2010). There are several support schemes for students both on the national and the European Union level. Exchange students can take advantage of the help of several programs; all universities offer scholarships for the best students, regardless of their country of origin.
Many opportunities for funding
Estonia is heading towards knowledge-based economy. Investments in scientific and research centres of the universities have started several international research directions in cooperation with leading companies and research consortiums of the world. Students are also involved in all processes.
Scientific development