Tallinn University will not open six Estonian-language curricula in the new academic year

On a Bachelor's level, the university will not open Information Sciences, Integrated Handicrafts and Technologies, and Environmental Management programmes. In Master's programmes, the university will not open Information Sciences, Environmental Management and Recreation Management.

According to Helen Joost, the Academic Affairs Manager, the aim of reducing study activities at Tallinn University is to ensure the sustainability and quality of studies in a situation where the funding of higher education is insufficient and its future is uncertain. "Unfortunately, not opening these curricula was an inevitable choice, because with the available resources, the university is no longer able to maintain the current volume of studies," said Joost.

As the university has to ensure the efficient functioning of the curricula, the curricula which will not be opened in the upcoming autumn were evaluated with various criterias. The most important of these is to make sure whether a programme is part of Tallinn University’s area of ​​responsibility. This means that the state has obliged the university to teach these curricula.

"This is the first difficult measure to ensure the financial sustainability of the university. The senate will decide which curricula will remain closed at Tallinn University in the autumn,” said Joost.

The university also opens part-time studies with a fee in five curricula from the autumn: the Bachelor's programmes in Advertising and Public Relations, English Language and Culture, Administration and Business Management, and Bachelor’s and Master’s programmes of Law.

According to Joost, part-time study with a fee provides more flexibility for people who work while studying. Part-time study is organised as session studies and has extended study time.

Applications for the Estonian language curricula of Tallinn University can be submitted in the SAIS information system from 15 to 30 June.