Tartu Ülikool / University of Tartu
University’s presentation
The University of Tartu is the leading research university in Estonia and the only Estonian-language universitas – comprehensive university – in the world. Its competitive advantages are internationality, the quality of teaching and research, and diversity. The university, re-opened as the Estonian-language University of Tartu in 1919, at the beginning of the Republic of Estonia, laid the foundations for Estonian-language higher education and created a community of national intellectuals, who have a significant role in the development of the Estonian state, society and culture.
Address
Ülikooli 18, 50090 Tartu, ESTONIA
Social Network
Fields of Education
- Arts and Humanities
- History
- Economic and Social Sciences
- Geography
- Sciences and Technologies
- Law and Political Sciences
- Health (Medicine, Pharmacy, Dental, Sports)
Contact person for the incoming exchange students
erasmusin@ut.ee
Do you have a Buddy system?
Yes
Number of students in the institution
14 263
Proportion of international students
1 820
Academic calendar (link)
Main language of instruction for the courses open to international students
English
Level required
- B2
Official certification
Official certification not asked
Catalogue of courses taught in English
Clarifications about the courses
Each student is free to select courses from different programmes and faculties (from the course catalogue). However, in the inter-institutional agreement’s partners have mutually fixed ISCED field. So, an incoming student is required to take at least a few courses from the study field fixed in the particular agreement
Information about Online Courses & Distance Learning
Equivalence of university credits
ECTS
Services available on the campus
Sports Club
Library
Orientation course for international students
Specific support or facilities for students with disabilities or ALD
Students with disabilities should be mentioned as soon as possible (if possible together with nomination). More information: ut.ee/en/content/counselling-students-special-needs
On-campus accommodation solutions?
Yes
Accommodation solutions and amounts
Exchange student can apply for the place in the Student hostel (students who stay in Tartu and Viljandi): tartuwelcomecentre.ee/basics/housing/
The rent is between 263 euros and 410 euros (twin room in single use or one place in a shared twin room)