Research in Tallinn University
Tallinn University supports the sustainable development of Estonia through high quality research and study, education of intellectuals, public discussions and promotion of academic partnership.
Wishing to contribute more to the society, we have set the goal of becoming the promoter of intelligent lifestyle in Estonia. The term Intelligent Lifestyle stands for making research-based decisions in order to improve the society in general and the well-being of its citizens.
To support both Estonian sustainability, as well as self-actualization of individuals, we consolidate our activities into five focus fields.
academics (FTE)488
full-time professors (FTE)61
foreign researchers11%
50% of our academic staff have a doctoral degree and 63% of our academic staff are women. As of 19.04.2024.
From six OECD Frascat manual research fields, five are prominently represented in Tallinn University. In 2022, Tallinn University's financed projects were in:
- Social sciences – 48%
- Humanities and Arts - 41%
- Natural sciences – 5%
- Engineering and Technology – 3%
- Medical and Health sciences– 3%
