Page 8 - Tallinn University Study Regulations 2015 ENG

year. The time spent on academic leave does not postpone the beginning of the recovery of reimbursement of study costs.
(4) A student shall be refunded the reimbursed study costs on the basis of an application submitted by the student if he or she has partly reimbursed the study costs established in Clause 1 of Subsection 2 of the given Section and completed the study programme in full during the nominal period of study.
(5) Afull-timestudenthastherighttotakecoursesoutsidethestudyprogramme,basedon individual interests, during the nominal duration of study programme without additional payment for these courses.
(6) The rate of supervision fee established in Subsections 2 and 9 of the present Section and Section 35 of these Regulations is applied as a single fee on professional higher education, Bachelor´s and Master´s study programmes, and the integrated programmes of Bachelor´s and Master´s study. The fee is determined on the basis of a directive by the Director of the academic unit for approving the topic and supervisor of the final thesis. Payment of the invoice shall give entitlement to supervision for two semesters; being on academic leave does not prolong the period of supervision. The supervision fee rate of doctoral study is applicable as a semester-based fee.
(7) The fee for the final thesis/final examination established in Subsections 2 and 9 of the present Section and Section 35 of these Regulations is applied as a single fee, provided that all requirements established for graduation are met. Payment of the invoice gives the entitlement to defence of the final thesis/taking the final examination during one semester. In justifiable circumstances (e.g. illness, accident), the period for defence of the final thesis/taking the final examination can be prolonged by a maximum of one semester. The application of the rate of the fee of doctoral thesis is established in the TU regulations for doctoral studies.
(8) Upon deletion from the matriculation register:
1) The study costs referred to in Clause 1 and 2 of Subsection 2 of the given Section are to be reimbursed in full for the study semesters if the application for deletion from the matriculation register is submitted starting from the beginning of the exam session;
2) The study costs referred to in Clauses 3, 4, 6 and 7 of Subsection 2 of the given Section are to be reimbursed in proportion to the period of study. Reimbursement is calculated on the basis of the number of days in the semester commencing from the beginning of the preliminary week to the end of the semester and the sum of the study costs to be reimbursed. The study period is calculated commencing from the preliminary week of the semester until the date of the application submitted by the student (deletion from the matriculation register at the student´s request) or until the payment deadline of the invoice issued to the student (deletion from the matriculation register at the instigation of the university). The student shall not recover payments that have already been made to the university.
(9) External students reimburse the study costs on the basis of:
1) The volume of credit points registered in the study plan;
2) A supervision fee;
3) The fee of final thesis/final examination.
(10)The Senate establishes the rates for reimbursement of study costs. The reimbursement rates for matriculated students may be increased by a maximum of 10 % in comparison to the previous study year.