Join us at Tallinn University!
Tallinn University is in the heart of Tallinn and the only university in Europe where tram stop right in front of the university, so commuting to school will take just 30 minutes.
Tallinn University (TLU) is a modern and dynamic research university in Estonia with a leading role in promoting an intelligent lifestyle through education, research, and a unique collaboration across disciplines.
Not to boast, but we are among the TOP 5% of universities in the world!
The admission for the Bachelor's and Master's degree programs at Tallinn University will be opened on January 31st, 2022!
We welcome qualified international students from around the world to apply for our study programs taught in English. The students here appreciate not only the professional and academic environment but also the welcoming, open and friendly atmosphere of the university. Active international cooperation, well-known guest lecturers, and our Bachelor鈥檚, Master鈥檚, and Doctoral programs in English help to create a multicultural university community.
The one-time application fee is 100鈧, no matter the program you鈥檙e applying for.
Unlike many other universities, Tallinn University organises !
We are excited to announce that the registration for short courses at Tallinn Winter School 2022 is open!
Taking place from 8 to 28 January, this winter school edition is unique, as we are offering both online and on-campus courses*. It is a chance for you to take part in interesting and intensive high-quality theme courses from the comfort of your own home. However, if you miss meeting everyone face-to-face, then you can register for one of the two courses that will take place at Tallinn University.
No matter the format, all of our courses will award our participants with official credits after successful participation. So have a look at our course selection and apply!
We hope to meet you in January, online or offline!
*On-campus courses can only take place in case the COVID-19 pandemic situation allows.
Application info
Find out how to apply for a programme at Tallinn University by following the step-by step guide for international applicants. Application procedure may be different depending on the basis of your nationality and study language.
Click on one of the Application Procedure pages below to get started!
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Application procedure for the citizens of the member countries of the European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) |
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Application procedure for the international applicants from Non-EU/EEA countries |
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Application procedure for international applicants considering applying for an Estonian-based programme in Tallinn University |
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Application procedure for international applicants with the Estonian ID |
Contact
For additional guidelines on admission procedure please contact the international admission specialist at admissions@tlu.ee.
Scholarship info
Tallinn University and Estonian government have initiated various scholarship schemes in order to support international students who are interested in studying or are already studying at Tallinn University. For more information, students or their parents can look it up on our homepage under 鈥淪cholarships鈥. We offer around 20-30 scholarships every year for our foreign students.
Accommodation
Finding suitable accommodation can be sometimes challenging when you are coming to a new country. All new students are responsible for making sure they have the necessary accommodation when entering Estonia for studies. The University can help by indicating the direction as to where to look for a place from.
The University is also mediating the places between dormitories and the students. It should be kept in mind though that applying for a dormitory place does not automatically mean that there is a place available. A lot of our students use private housing options.
List of Programs:
Take a moment to get to know our programs, admission procedures, and student life at Tallinn University!
We are Tallinn鈥檚 leading university of humanities and social sciences and offer uniquely interdisciplinary study and research opportunities. Just as Estonia, a country with 1.3 million people, has been recognized for its innovations in education, e-governance, and entrepreneurship, our university approaches the challenges of the modern world from an unconventional angle.
BA degrees (3-year programs):聽
Audiovisual Media
4000鈧 per year
We offer an international education with a curriculum dedicated to film, audiovisual storytelling for different distribution platforms starting from the Internet and ending with cinemas. You can master the technical field by studying cinematography, light, and sound design or venture onto the creative track gaining skills in screenwriting, directing, producing, and editing.
Crossmedia
3800鈧 per year
Crossmedia combines the areas of media production, storytelling and marketing, offering both theoretical groundworks and exciting practical assignments. Studying crossmedia means learning how to tell a story that unfolds in many directions where, for example, a story is introduced as a web series, then expanded on social media, and then further explored as a live performance.
Law
4600鈧 per year
If you are interested in how the law impacts our daily lives and how disputes are settled in an increasingly globalized world, then studying law at Tallinn University is for you! The programme focuses on European and International Law. We also offer the possibility to study Finnish law in Helsinki.
Law Studies in Helsinki
4600鈧 per year
Tallinn University School of Governance, Law and Society has initiated a Bachelor鈥檚 programme in law, taught in Helsinki, to provide the students with the most relevant and highest quality programme in order to meet the needs of our rapidly changing and globalizing world.
Liberal Arts in Humanities
3300鈧 per year
Are you interested in humanities, languages, culture, literature, history, anthropology, but cannot choose between these exciting disciplines? Then the programme of Liberal Arts in Humanities is just for you, allowing you to study all these together!
Liberal Arts in Social Science
3840鈧 per year
Liberal arts ideology comes from the era of antiquity. It is the idea that a free person must know certain things to be a good member of society. Tallinn University鈥檚 liberal arts in social sciences does not teach rhetoric or grammar but does give you all you need to know about social sciences.
Politics and Governance
3920鈧 per year
The BA in Politics and Governance is a contemporary academic programme combining a strong politics and governance core with a variety of choices including international relations, economics and management.
MA degrees (2-year programs):
Anthropology
1826鈧 per year
Are you interested in cultures? Are there human traits that transcend cultural difference? What are the conditions under which societies change? How are traditions maintained? How do people engage with the challenges of the contemporary world in their daily life?
Communication Management
3800鈧 per year
The Communication Management programme offers different subjects focusing on diverse paths of communication management. It offers systematic knowledge of modern communication theories, methods and applications. The programme creates opportunities not only to design and manage communication, and not only to solve problems innovatively by using analytical thinking, scientific knowledge and the best international practice, but also to conduct research and find applications for research results in various fields of communication. The international staff members share their experiences and bring students closer to the real experience of jobs.
Digital Learning Games
2500鈧 per year for EU/EEA citizen; 3500鈧琾er year for non-EU/EEA citizen
The main objective is to bring together people with different backgrounds, form heterogeneous teams, learn from experts and from each other, and make games.
Documentary Film
4000鈧 per year
Documentary MA programme is focused on the auteur concept of the creative documentary. During the two year studies the students are guided to find their author鈥檚 voice and to develop their factual storytelling skills. Each student creates a short documentary each semester.
Educational Innovation and Leadership
4500鈧 per year
The Educational Innovation and Leadership master's programme is all about improving what matters the most 鈥 education. And doing it not according to some inner feeling, but on the basis of evidence and research. We believe that education is the foundation of everything, may it be citizenship, economy or governance. Our students are expected to be the co-creators of their learning process, if not the main leaders of it. Because they are the leaders of the 21st century, the leaders of the future!
Estonian Studies
1826鈧 per year
Estonian Studies is a unique MA programme, teaching Estonian language, culture, history, societal and political topics using English.
Human Rights in the Digital Society
4060鈧 per year
The MA programme in Human Rights in the Digital Society was created to address new developments and challenges in law and society that have arisen in connection with the ever-increasing digitalisation.
Human-Computer Interaction
2500鈧 per year for EU/EEa citizen; 3500鈧 per year for non-EU/EEA citizen
The Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) programme at Tallinn University is a multidisciplinary curriculum that emphasises technology for the benefit of people.
Interaction Design
3750鈧 per year
Interaction Design is taught in English and is 100% online study programme joint with Cyprus University of Technology. We prepare graduates with marketable skills in design, technology, and theory as related to the domain of Interaction Design and Human-Computer Interaction.
International Relations
3256鈧 per year
Are you interested in international security and the changing world order? Then International Relations at Tallinn University is for you!
Kino Eyes
9000鈧 per year
Kino Eyes is a two year Joint Master programme with a brand-new highly intensive fiction film making supported by ERASMUS+, the European Union鈥檚 education body.
Literature, Visual Culture and Film Studies
2000鈧 per year
Engage in a broadly interdisciplinary study of the relationships between literature, visual culture and film in contemporary and historical contexts. Gain cutting-edge theoretical insights into intermedial aesthetics and into the philosophy of literature, art and film. Equip yourself with critical tools for the cultural analysis of contemporary audiovisual, image, and text-based media.
Open Society Technologies
2500鈧 per year for EU/EEA citizen; 3800鈧 per year for non-EU/EEA citizen
In the XXI Century societies are becoming more open 鈥 balancing between choices of top-to-down and bottom up, individual and collective, passive responsibility and proactive entrepreneurship, exercising tolerance, inclusion and democracy. Our mission with Open Society Technologies curriculum is developing new professionals like open society system architects, analysts, software developers or development managers, gardeners of cyber-physical systems in open society, digital policy advisors in society, social entrepreneurs etc. able of maintaining the dimensions of open society.
Screen Media and Innovation
3800鈧 per year
How relevant are screens in your life? Do you, like an average American, spend 12 hours a day with screens? Does it matter?
Screen media is a crucial source of information, knowledge and entertainment for a huge segment of the global population, an increasingly significant economy, yet also a source of anxieties regarding health, wellbeing, culture and politics.
Social Entrepreneurship
3848鈧 per year
The Social Entrepreneurship programme is a progressive educational initiative of Tallinn University with the aim to promote entrepreneurship and the innovation of the social and health sector, environmental protection, urban development, rural development and community development.
Well-being and Health Behaviour
3000鈧 per year
Are you eager to learn about people and their concerns and emotions? Would you like to know how to approach and measure a person's well-being in a science-based way? Are you ready to find solutions in the future to help people live healthier lives and prevent premature illness? Come and learn new valuable knowledge that contributes to your current speciality, and with relevant knowledge and experience it is possible to influence the individuals and health situation in your community through health promotion processes and team leadership.