Country-specific Requirements

The following country-specific requirements are in addition to general and programme-specific admission requirements.

Applicants from Africa

All applicants applying for Master's or PhD programmes must ask their previous education institution to send their Transcript of Records and verified copy of diploma directly to the University of Tartu.

Applicants from Western Africa: Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone

All applicants to Bachelor's programmes who have West African Senior School Certificate must ask the examination certificate to be sent directly to the University of Tartu or send us an unused scratch card for verification. Used scratch cards or copies are not acceptable. More information is available on http://www.waecdirect.org or http://www.ghanawaec.org/.

Applicants from Nigeria

All applicants to Bachelor's programmes who have a certificate of Nigeria National Examinations Council (NECO) must ask the examination certificate to be sent directly to the University of Tartu or send us an unused scratch card for verification. Used scratch cards or copies are not acceptable.

Applicants from Cameroon

All applicants to Bachelor's programmes must order the Confirmation of Examination Results from the Cameroon General Certificate of Education Board for each level and each year. Confirmation should be sent in a closed envelope directly by the Board to the University of Tartu based on the request of the applicant.

Applicants from Canada

All applicants from Canada must ask Transcript of Records from their previous education institution and have it sent directly to the University of Tartu in a sealed envelope.

Applicants from China

All applicants from China must order a verification report of their education documents from the China Higher-education Student Information and Career Center or from the China Academic Degrees & Graduate Education Development Center and send a hard or electronic copy of the verification report to the University of Tartu.

Detailed information for Chinese students on how to apply can be found from here: Information about applying in Chinese.

Applicants from India

All applicants from India must certify their last degree certificates with apostille or ask their previous educational institution to send the official copy of their diploma and Transcript of Records directly to the University of Tartu. For information on how to get apostille, see http://www.mea.gov.in/legalization-of-documents.htm.

Applicants from Iran

Applicants must ask their previous educational institution to send the official copy of their diploma and Transcript of Records directly to the University of Tartu.
Applicants who need to submit their secondary school certificate (i.e. candidates applying to BA studies) must also send a certified copy of their pre-university certificate.

Applicants from Pakistan

Applicants must ask their previous educational institution to send the official copy of their diploma and Transcript of Records/grade list directly to the University of Tartu.

Applicants from Turkey

Applicants who need to submit their secondary school certificates (applicants to Bachelor's programmes) must additionally send a certified copy of their National Entrance Examination (ÖSS/YGS-LYS) exam result.

Applicants from the USA

All applicants from the USA must ask Transcript of Records from their previous education institution and have it sent directly to the University of Tartu in a sealed envelope.