Tallinn
University is the largest university of humanities and social sciences in
Tallinn and the third biggest public university in Estonia. We have around 7500
students with 9.5% of international students from all around the world. Every
10th academic person is of foreign background.
Top reasons to study here
- Tallinn University offers variety of unique and innovative English-based degree programmes.
- Tallinn University is an international research university with a strong social conscience and an open-minded environment for academic and personal growth.
- Tallinn University is perfect for students. Our modern campus in the city center with vibrant student community makes it easy to meet friends for life.
Bachelor's programmes
Arts, Design & Architecture (2)
- Bachelor Audiovisual Media
- B.A. Crossmedia
Humanities (2)
Journalism & Media (2)
- Bachelor Audiovisual Media
- B.A. Crossmedia
Social Sciences (2)
Law (1)
- Bachelor Law
About
History
Tallinn University's predecessor, Tallinn Teachers' Seminar, was founded in 1919. Tallinn University in its present form was established on 18 March 2005 as the result of a merger of several universities and research institutions in Tallinn: Academic Library of Estonia, Baltic Film and Media School, Estonian Institute of Humanities, Institute of History and Tallinn Pedagogical University.
Education
Tallinn University is the largest university of humanities and social sciences in Tallinn and the third biggest public university in Estonia. At our university, longest traditions of teacher training in Estonia and the most modern film and media school in the Baltic countries exist side by side. We value innovation and interdisciplinarity in order to offer internationally competitive education based on research excellence. Our aim is to be an advocate and planner of intelligent lifestyle in Estonia. Our five interdisciplinary focus fields are educational innovation, digital and media culture, cultural competences, healthy and sustainable lifestyle and society and open governance.
Research
Research in Tallinn University is conducted in five focus fields, six institutes and two regional colleges. In order to support interdisciplinary and international cooperation, Tallinn University has launched five centres of excellence, where researchers and teams with a shared interdisciplinary research focus are united:
- TU Centre of Excellence in Behavioural and Neural Sciences
- TU Centre of Excellence in Educational Innovation
- TU Centre of Excellence in Intercultural Studies
- TU Centre of Excellence in Interdisciplinary Lifecourse Studies
- TU Centre of Excellence in Media Innovation and Digital Culture
Global Student Satisfaction Awards 2019
GSSA 2019
The Global Student Satisfaction Awards empower students across the globe to determine the best universities of 2019. By rating institutions on a scale from 1 to 5, on multiple studies-related questions, we found the top educators in the world.
Learn more about the Global Student Satisfaction AwardsUniversity Ranking
World University Rankings by Times Higher Education
2021
801
2020
801
2019
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World University Rankings is a vital resource that provides the definitive list of the world's best universities. They look at how often they're producing new ideas, what their reputation is around the world, and how much they're contributing to science and academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, THE ranks the universities accordingly.
QS World University Rankings by TopUniversities
2021
801
2020
801
2019
801
QS World University Rankings is one of the top international rankings measuring the popularity and performance of universities all over the world. They measure university reputation based on the impressions of higher education experts, companies who hire graduates, and teaching quality. QS also considers the ratio of international teachers and students present at universities, as well as the times research papers were mentioned by researchers. After calculating and comparing these criteria, QS ranks the universities accordingly.
Services
Housing services
There are three dormitories available for Tallinn University’s students, lecturers and guests.
Library services
Academic Library of Tallinn University is one of the most comprehensive research libraries of Estonia in all fields of knowledge, except construction and agriculture. The library was founded in April 1946 as the Central Library of the Estonian Academy of Sciences. Although the library is quite young, the Library of St. Olaf's Church (founded in 1552) makes up the oldest part of the collections.
ICT services
yes
Student Life
Campus life
Tallinn University campus is situated in a nice location in Tallinn city centre, between the sea, the old town, and Kadriorg Park. Most of the buildings for study, research and creative activities at the university are located at the campus. Other parts of the university are situated in different areas of Tallinn; in the city centre (Academic Library, dormitory and hostel), and in Kristiine (School of Natural Sciences and Health and dormitories). The SuperNova cinema, the only movie theatre within a university in Estonia, welcomes all film fans, as well as conference participants.
Sports facilities
The main campus has a ball games hall, a fitness studio and a gymnastics hall. It is also possible to join one or many of the Tallinn University sports teams and take sports lessons as elective courses.
Student clubs
Students can take part in a vibrant student's life, which includes:
- Childcare
- Students' cafe
- Photo Club
- Sports Club (TU Cup Tournament)
- Culture Club
- International Club
- ESN Tallinn, established by students of TU
- tudeng.TV (student.TV)
- Choirs and symphony orchestra
Accreditation
In Estonia, only institutions of higher education which have passed the evaluation of quality of studies are allowed to provide higher education. This includes the right to issue state graduation certificates.
Student Reviews
Best decision.
Anonymous rated 4 out of 5 stars
My best decision was applying to Tallinn University – it is a great place for focusing on your studies and finding connections.
Good infrastructure but mandatory Estonian courses
Anonymous rated 4 out of 5 stars
The university is very modern and has a good infrastructure, they have labs, a gym, recording studios, everything a student could ask for. The course gives the student a good amount of freedom to choose the subjects but they still push many Estonian-related subjects which are not very interesting for those who do not plan on staying in Estonia after graduation, so they...
TLU Review
Anonymous rated 5 out of 5 stars
During the study process, we get all knowledge that is needed to continue a career in the same business. We have a lot of practical tasks that make our study process interesting.
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