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 The University of Tartu, founded in 1632, is one of the oldest universities in Eastern Europe. As a national University, the University of Tartu embraces a wide variety of academic fields. The University’s mission is to preserve and promote learning in Estonia by conducting internationally recognised research and providing world-class higher education based on research. Studying
The competitive ability of the University’s graduates both at home and abroad as well as the continuously growing body of foreign students speak of the high quality of instruction given at the baccalaureate, master’s and doctoral levels. The University offers its students an academic education that links teaching closely with research. With its eleven faculties, the University of Tartu is the only classical university in Estonia. Affiliated to the University are also seven colleges and four research and development institutions. Through its Open University, owing to modern technological facilities, the University now offers new flexible learning and continuing education programmes. Research and innovation Its high standard research, participation in the PHARE-programme as well as in other international programmes, and active foreign relations have helped Tartu University and its many scientists win world renown. About 100 doctoral degrees are defended at the University every year and over 3300 publications appear here yearly. The most remarkable recent research achievements have been in the areas of molecular and cell biology, gene technology, immunology, pharmacology, laser medicine, materials science, laser spectroscopy, biochemistry, environment technology, computer linguistics, psychology, and semiotics. International collaboration In all its fields of activity the University of Tartu seeks to keep up the highest standards, paying much attention to the development of international contacts and collaboration. The University is the only university in the Baltic States that belongs to the Coimbra Group, an association of long-standing and internationally recognised research universities. The University of Tartu has also entered into cooperation agreements with nearly 40 universities and research institutions abroad, and has signed 140 contracts for international student and teacher exchange projects within the framework of the ERASMUS programme. At present nearly 400 foreign exchange students from 27 countries study at the University. Most of them come from Finland, Sweden, Latvia, Russia, the United States of America, and Germany. |
