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{{Infobox University {{Short description|University in Tallinn, Estonia}}
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|name = Tallinn University
| name = Tallinn University
|native_name = Tallinna Ülikool
| native_name = Tallinna Ülikool
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|image = ] | image = Universität Tallinn Logo.svg
|motto = Thinking unlimited! | motto = Promoter of Intelligent Lifestyle
|established = 2005 | established = 1919, 2005
|type = Public | type = Public
|endowment = | endowment =
| administrative_staff = 371 (2023)
|staff =
|faculty = 1100 | faculty = 475 (2023)
|president = ] | president = ]
| students = 6,843 (2023)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.tlu.ee/en/studies | title=Studies | date=13 January 2021 }}</ref>
|students = 10 016
|undergrad = 5901 (2014) | undergrad = 3,927 (2023)
|postgrad = 2789 (2014) | postgrad = 2,629 (2023)
|doctoral = 370 (2014) | doctoral = 287 (2023)
|city = ] | city = ]
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| QS_EECA =72 | QS_EECA_year =2022 | QS_EECA_ref =<ref name="QS World University Rankings 2022">{{Cite web |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/eeca-rankings/2022 |title=QS World University Rankings-Emerging Europe & Central Asia |access-date=15 January 2023}}</ref>| QS_W = | QS_W_year = | QS_W_ref =
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}}'''Tallinn University''' ('''TLU'''; {{langx|et|Tallinna Ülikool}}, ''TLÜ'') is a public research university in ]. Located in the centre of ], the capital city of Estonia, Tallinn University is one of the three largest institutions of higher education in the country. Both ] and ] place it among the top 1000 universities in the world.<ref name="Tallinn University Profile">{{cite web |title=Tallinn University Profile |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/tallinn-university |website=QS University Rankings}}</ref><ref name=":3" />


==History==
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Tallinn University's predecessor, Tallinn Pedagogical University ({{langx|et|Tallinna Pedagoogikaülikool}}), 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.


==Academics==
'''Tallinn University (TU)''' ({{lang-et|Tallinna Ülikool (TLÜ)}}) is the third-largest institution of higher education in ]. It is in ], the capital city of Estonia. TU is an international, friendly, flexible and collegial environment for learning and personal growth. In TU considerable academic freedom and quality of studies are guaranteed to the students.
{{Infobox university rankings
| THE_W = 801–1,000 | THE_W_year = | THE_W_ref = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/tallinn-university|title=Tallinn University profile|website=THE University Rankings|date=4 April 2023 }}</ref>
| QS_W = 801–1,000 | QS_W_year = | QS_W_ref = <ref>{{cite web |title=World University Rankings 2021 |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2019 |website=QS Rankings}}</ref>
}}
As of 2023, about 7,000 degree students were enrolled at Tallinn University (with over 14,000 more taking part in continuing education programmes), making it the third largest provider of higher education in Estonia. Among degree students, 10% were international. There are 846 employees at the university, of which 475 are academic staff.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=Tallinn University in numbers|url=https://www.tlu.ee/en/university-numbers#students|access-date=December 21, 2020|website=Tallinn University|date=28 March 2018 }}</ref>


Tallinn University's Baltic Film, Media, Arts and Communication School is the only institution in Northern Europe teaching film, television and audiovisual production in English, and one of the largest film schools in the region.<ref>{{cite web|title=Baltic Film and Media School|url=http://www.cineuropa.org/sc.aspx?t=schoolprofile&l=en&did=199713|website=Cineuropa|access-date=20 April 2017}}</ref> Its student body represents over 40 countries worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|title=About BFM|url=https://www.tlu.ee/en/Baltic-Film-Media-Arts-and-Communication-School/Institute|website=Tallinn University|access-date=20 April 2017}}</ref>
==History==


As of 2021 the Times Higher Education World Rankings ranked the university's research coefficient fourth highest in the ].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2020/world-ranking#!/page/0/length/25/sort_by/scores_research/sort_order/asc/cols/scores|title=World University Rankings 2020|website=THE University Rankings|date=20 August 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/tallinn-university|title=Tallinn University profile|website=THE University Rankings|date=4 April 2023 }}</ref>
Tallinn University was established on 18 March 2005 as the result of a merger of several universities (among which the ] was the biggest) and research institutes in Tallinn as well as the ]. Having merged with such well-established institutes as the International Institute of Social Sciences and the Estonian Institute of Humanities, its main strengths lie in the fields of humanities and social sciences, but it also has a strong and constantly growing component of natural and exact sciences, as well as a long tradition of teacher training and educational research.


==Tallinn University campus==
The university consists of 19 academic institutes and 6 colleges, in which study and research is conducted in six different disciplines:
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The campus of Tallinn University is located in the center of Tallinn. The campus consists of six connected buildings which have Latin names: Terra, Astra, Mare, Nova, Silva and Vita. Between the buildings there is a campus courtyard.


Terra is the main and oldest building on Tallinn University's campus. It was built for the ] in 1938. The building is under heritage protection. The Mare building was completed in 2006. The Nova building houses the Baltic Film and Media School and was completed in 2012, along with the Astra building. The Vita building was completed and opened in January 2020.
* Educational sciences
* Humanities
* The Arts
* Natural sciences
* Social sciences
* Health sciences


The University's Academic Library is located a short walk from the main campus. It was established as the as the Central Library for the ] in 1946; it became a part of the university in 2003.<ref name="tlu.ee1">{{cite web |title=Campus |url=http://www.tlu.ee/en/university/campus |access-date=17 March 2015}}</ref>
TU has more than 10 000 students, from whom around 600 are foreigners. Plus, 1100 faculty members and research fellows, from whom 9,5% are foreigners.


==Internationalisation== ==Internationalisation==
The university was ranked among the top 15 institutions in the Emerging Europe and Central Asia by the percentage of international faculty.<ref name=":EECA18">{{cite web |title=QS EECA University Rankings 201 |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/eeca-rankings/2018 |access-date=17 October 2017 |work=Top Universities}}</ref>


In 2023, Taiwan set up a ] center in Tallinn University .
One of the main aims of the university is large-scale internationalisation. With its academic degree programmes and a number of shorter programmes and courses offered in the English language, it is about to become the most international university in the Baltic area.
Tallinn University currently maintains over 50 inter-university agreements with universities in Europe, U.S., Japan, China, Russia, and several other countries as well over 600 Erasmus exchange agreements with universities from all over the European Union. The university also organises Summer and Winter Schools (Tallinn Summer School, Tallinn Winter School), which hosts about 300 participants from 50 countries every year.


== Sports and culture ==
==Structure==
Tallinn University has a range of cultural and sport activities. The university has a symphony orchestra,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Symphony Orchestra|url=https://www.tlu.ee/en/Symphony-Orchestra|website=Tallinn University|date=4 June 2018 }}</ref> men's choir,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Men's Choir|url=https://www.tlu.ee/en/mens-choir|website=Tallinn University|date=4 June 2018 }}</ref> women's choir,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Women's Choir|url=https://www.tlu.ee/en/womens-choir|website=Tallinn University|date=4 June 2018 }}</ref> and the folk dance group Soveldaja.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Soveldaja|url=https://www.tlu.ee/en/soveldaja|website=Tallinn University|date=4 June 2018 }}</ref>
===Academic institutes===


== Notable faculty ==
* , Director Tõnu Viik
* ], American composer and music theorist
* , Director Erik Terk
* ], legal scholar and former advisor to the ]
* , Director Luule Sakkeus
* ], educational psychologist (currently professor of education at ])
* , Director Tiina Hiob
* ], semiotician and politician
* , Director Mihkel Kangur
* ], philosopher and translator
* , Director Kristi Vinter
* ]
* , Director Piret Viires
* ]
* , Director Orest Kormašov
* ], demographer, known for the concept of ]
* , Director Aigi Heero
* ], lecturer, actor, musician and academic
* , Director Kristjan Port
* ], professor of Cultural Theory and Japanese studies, writer and translator
* , Director Erki Russow
* ], filmmaker and academic
* , Director Peeter Normak
* , Director Tiiu Reimo
* , Director Airi-Alina Allaste
* , Director Ruth Shimmo
* , Director Anu Toots
* , Director Aleksander Pulver
* , Director Irina Belobrovtseva
* , Director Marju Medar


===Colleges=== ==References==
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* , Director Katrin Saks
* , Director Dimitri Mironov
* , Director Triin Laasi
* , President Rein Müllerson
* , Director Kalle Karron
* , Silver Pramann

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==External links== ==External links==
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University in Tallinn, Estonia
Tallinn University
Tallinna Ülikool
MottoPromoter of Intelligent Lifestyle
TypePublic
Established1919, 2005
PresidentTõnu Viik
Academic staff475 (2023)
Administrative staff371 (2023)
Students6,843 (2023)
Undergraduates3,927 (2023)
Postgraduates2,629 (2023)
Doctoral students287 (2023)
LocationTallinn, Harju County, Estonia
59°26′19″N 24°46′17″E / 59.43861°N 24.77139°E / 59.43861; 24.77139
AffiliationsEUA, UNICA, EUA-CDE, Magna-Charta, BUP, ATEE, ENAI, ENIHEI, FilmEU
MascotEksmati
Websitewww.tlu.ee
University rankings
Regional – Overall
QS Emerging Europe and Central Asia72 (2022)

Tallinn University (TLU; Estonian: Tallinna Ülikool, TLÜ) is a public research university in Estonia. Located in the centre of Tallinn, the capital city of Estonia, Tallinn University is one of the three largest institutions of higher education in the country. Both QS World University and Times Higher Education rankings place it among the top 1000 universities in the world.

History

Tallinn University's predecessor, Tallinn Pedagogical University (Estonian: Tallinna Pedagoogikaülikool), 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.

Academics

University rankings
Global – Overall
QS World801–1,000
THE World801–1,000

As of 2023, about 7,000 degree students were enrolled at Tallinn University (with over 14,000 more taking part in continuing education programmes), making it the third largest provider of higher education in Estonia. Among degree students, 10% were international. There are 846 employees at the university, of which 475 are academic staff.

Tallinn University's Baltic Film, Media, Arts and Communication School is the only institution in Northern Europe teaching film, television and audiovisual production in English, and one of the largest film schools in the region. Its student body represents over 40 countries worldwide.

As of 2021 the Times Higher Education World Rankings ranked the university's research coefficient fourth highest in the Baltic States.

Tallinn University campus

Tallinn University campus Terra building as seen from Narva maantee

The campus of Tallinn University is located in the center of Tallinn. The campus consists of six connected buildings which have Latin names: Terra, Astra, Mare, Nova, Silva and Vita. Between the buildings there is a campus courtyard.

Terra is the main and oldest building on Tallinn University's campus. It was built for the Tallinn English College in 1938. The building is under heritage protection. The Mare building was completed in 2006. The Nova building houses the Baltic Film and Media School and was completed in 2012, along with the Astra building. The Vita building was completed and opened in January 2020.

The University's Academic Library is located a short walk from the main campus. It was established as the as the Central Library for the Estonian Academy of Sciences in 1946; it became a part of the university in 2003.

Tallinn University campus virtual tour.

Internationalisation

The university was ranked among the top 15 institutions in the Emerging Europe and Central Asia by the percentage of international faculty.

In 2023, Taiwan set up a Chinese Studies center in Tallinn University .

Sports and culture

Tallinn University has a range of cultural and sport activities. The university has a symphony orchestra, men's choir, women's choir, and the folk dance group Soveldaja.

Notable faculty

References

  1. "Studies". 13 January 2021.
  2. "QS World University Rankings-Emerging Europe & Central Asia". Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  3. "Tallinn University Profile". QS University Rankings.
  4. ^ "World University Rankings 2020". THE University Rankings. 20 August 2019.
  5. "World University Rankings 2021". QS Rankings.
  6. "Tallinn University profile". THE University Rankings. 4 April 2023.
  7. "Tallinn University in numbers". Tallinn University. 28 March 2018. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  8. "Baltic Film and Media School". Cineuropa. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  9. "About BFM". Tallinn University. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  10. "Tallinn University profile". THE University Rankings. 4 April 2023.
  11. "Campus". Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  12. "QS EECA University Rankings 201". Top Universities. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  13. "Symphony Orchestra". Tallinn University. 4 June 2018.
  14. "Men's Choir". Tallinn University. 4 June 2018.
  15. "Women's Choir". Tallinn University. 4 June 2018.
  16. "Soveldaja". Tallinn University. 4 June 2018.

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