Visiting students are students who have been matriculated to another university but have been accepted to Tallinn University as visiting students and are therefore eligible to study at Tallinn University. Tallinn University students, in return, can study at another public university in Estonia. Studying as a visiting student is primarily intended for students who wish to take courses that are not offered at their home university in their field of speciality on the same level of education. On the basis of agreements with other Estonian public universities, Tallinn University students can study as visiting students at the University of Tartu, Tallinn University of Technology,  Estonian Academy of Arts, Estonian University of Life Sciences and Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre.

Visiting students

  • have the right to participate in studies on an equal basis with the students of the host university;
  • have the right to use the library;
  • have the right to live in the dormitory provided there are free places;
  • must follow the internal rules in the host university and regulations concerning the organization of studies.

The University

  • has the right to give preference to its own students if places in the courses are limited;
  • has the right to terminate the studies of a visiting student if the student has failed to follow the internal rules and the regulations concerning the organization of studies;
  • must provide the visiting student with the conditions for studies in the courses for which the application has been approved;
  • has the right to reject the acceptance of a visiting student who has shown signs of indecent behaviour.
NB! Due to the situation caused by the spread of COVID-19, please submit the application document in an electronic form, signed digitally by all the parties.

It is only possible to take courses that correspond to the student’s study level, the code of Bachelor level courses starts with “6”, Master level courses start with “7”.
Tallinn University does not offer to visiting students Estonian language courses and foreign language courses (except for Turkish). An exception is made to the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre and to the Estonian Academy of Arts since there is an agreement for teaching foreign languages.  If the language courses have free places, students from other universities can attend them through Open Academy and they will have to pay on an ECTS basis. NB! Chinese language courses are offered only to students of the Estonian Academy of Arts and the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre.

Tallinn University students

  1. Fill in the transfer application where you need to indicate the courses you wish to take in order to complete the study programme. NB! The application is in PDF-format and it can be filled in electronically.

  2. Get the application approved (signed) by your study counsellor and study programme administrator.
  3. The application must be submitted to the Academic Affairs Office (oppeosakond@tlu.ee) to be registered and signed.
  4. Send the application to the host university and register for studies according to the procedure of the host university.
  5. After finishing the course(s), ask the host university to provide you with a certificate about passing the exam(s)/assessment(s).
  6. Submit an application for RPL (Recognition of Prior Learning) in the Study Information System and indicate that the course was taken as a visiting student in another Estonian higher education institution.

NB! When you are studying as a visiting student at another university you must follow the rules and study regulations of the host university. The rules might be different from the ones at Tallinn University.

Students from other universities coming to Tallinn University

  1. Send the transfer application digitally signed by your home university to the Academic Affairs Office (oppeosakond@tlu.ee) by the deadline established in the Academic Calendar. The agreement between the universities and the approval from the home university are checked and the data of the visiting student is entered to the Study Information System. If the application cannot be accepted, you will be informed by email within two days. NB! The period of submitting applications for Spring Semester 2023/2024 is from January 15 until February 5, 2024. Applications submitted later will not be accepted. If possible, use digitally signed applications.
  2. After your data has been entered to the Study Information System (ÕIS), you can enter the system by logging in with your ID-card (create your account at passwd.tlu.ee and it will be activated during the same day at 12.00 or 17.00). Your data will be entered to the Study Information System within a couple of working days (not before 31 January). In case you have any problems with creating the account, please turn to the IT department
  3. You can see the timetables in ASIO (System for Scheduling and Room Reservation). Study Counsellors of the academic unit can be asked for advice, if needed.
  4. Registering for the courses (creating the study plan) must be done by the deadline established in the Academic Calendar and in accordance with the procedure established in Tallinn University. You can only join the courses if you have submitted your study plan by the established deadline. Registration for courses in the Study Information System (ÕIS) takes place from January 29 until February 12, 2024. 
  5. After taking the course(s) ask the Academic Affairs Office to provide you with a certificate about passing the exam(s)/assessment(s) and take it to your home university. You can also take the certificate until the end of semester from ÕIS (find it next to the study results).

NB! While studying at Tallinn University you need to follow the rules established in Tallinn University Study Regulations.