Bachelor`s Studies in Estonian

The language of instruction in most Bachelor´s programmes is Estonian.  We have two English taught programmes: Business Administration and Medicine.

All students admitted to the university and who start their studies in Estonian need to complete the Intensive Estonian Language Course first. The courses are offered on the basis of English and Russian. Applicants who would start to learn Estonian on the basis of English also have to meet the English-language requirements.

Exception: In the programmes of Medicine (Estonian group), Dentistry, Pharmacy and Estonian and Finno-Ugric Linguistics (specialisation in Estonian language in multilingual environment) students are required to be sufficiently fluent in Estonian at the time of admission to the university! The knowledge of Estonian must correspond to the level of B2, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. Upon applying to medical studies (general Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy) or Estonian and Finno-Ugric Linguistics (specialisation in Estonian language in multilingual environment), candidates must submit a result of the Estonian language proficiency test (please ask for further info which tests are recognized or acceptable from the International Student Service).

Applicants who have a good command of the Estonian language, but who do not have a certificate of the language proficiency need to take an exam prior to their studies, in August (except for the applicants of the Estonian group of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy and Estonian and Finno-Ugric Linguistics (specialisation in Estonian language in multilingual environment)).

1.Submit the online application form. We ask you to upload the electronic copies of all the required documents to your application. This makes the pre-processing of your application quicker and is especially important for candidates applying to more than one programme. You will receive an applicant code, which gives access to your account to track your application status.
2. Mail the printed and signed application (do not send any documents by e-mail!) with all the required documents by the indicated deadline to:
International Student Service, University of Tartu, Ülikooli 18, Tartu 50090, ESTONIA.

1.application;
2. copy of the passport page stating the applicant´s personal particulars;
3. official copy of the secondary school certificate and grade list in the original language;
4 certified translations of the secondary school certificate and grade list into English;
5. or applicants starting their studies in English, only the students of the Estonian Intensive Language Course on the basis of English, a proof of knowledge of English, an internationally recognised test score.

• Country specific requirements (in addition to programme-specific requirements)
• Residence permit issues: please find more information about the application process for the residence permit.

Applications can be submitted from December until the deadlines indicated above. The university's Admissions Commission will announce final admissions results:

Bachelor's programmes in English
by June 3rd, at latest

Bachelor's programmes in Estonian
by July 17th

Admissions notifications will be sent by an e-mail. All admitted students must inform the university of their decision to accept or cancel its offer by the deadline indicated in their admissions notification.

Note to non-EU applicants to Estonian-language programmes: as admission results for the Estonian-language programmes will be announced by 17 July 2013, non-EU applicants might not have enough time to apply for the Estonian residence permit. Getting the permit may take 2-3 months and academic year starts on 2 September 2013.