Study at Estonia's national university – The University of Tartu
The University of Tartu, founded in 1632, undoubtedly is Estonia's leading center for science, research and education. Names of many prominent scientists are connected to the University of Tartu, such as: Friedrich Georg Wolhelm von Struve, the first astronomer to calculate the distance of a star from the Earth; and Karl Ernst von Baer, the founding father of Embriology.
The University of Tartu has been ranked among the top 5% of
world’s
leading universities in the reputable Times Higher Education - QS World
University Rankings. This demonstrates the quality of it teaching,
faculty and research - ensuring students that study there receive the
best opportunity to succeed.
The ranking
system takes into account surveys of academics and employers, ratio of students
and teaching staff, the number of citations in research publications and the
number of international teaching staff and students.
Teaching at the University of Tartu
The high reputation of the University of Tartu’s bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes is demonstrated by the competitiveness of UT graduates both at home and abroad. The University offers an academic education which is closely connected with its research.
Today the University of Tartu is an internationally renowned
university, with 10 faculties, 5 regional colleges and 17000 students.
Besides high quality academic programs the University of Tartu offers
its students modern study environment, historic atmosphere, and
excellent professional student services.
Education at the University of Tartu is tightly connected to, and is
based on, research. When it comes to research, the University of Tartu
today is in the top 1% of world's most cited universities and
scientific institutions in the fields of Clinical Medicine, Animal and
Plant Science, Environmetal Science, and Chemistry.
Every year the University of Tartu hosts over 600 international
students from 30 countries, and 250 more go through International
Summer University programs.
International Cooperation
The University of Tartu boasts an extensive network of international cooperation ties. It is a member of the European University Association, and has signed the Magna Charta of world universities.
UT is the only university in the Baltic States that belongs to the
Coimbra Group, an association of renowned and internationally
recognized research universities. UT also belongs to the Utrecht Network, and Baltic Sea Region Universities Network. Since 1999, UT has also been part of the European Union Socrates and Erasmus
higher education programmes, in the framework of which almost 400 cooperation
agreements have been signed with universities around Europe. In addition to that the University of Tartu has signed bilateral cooperation agreements with more than 40 universities from 14 countries.
