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History. Established 18 March 2005 as a merger of : Academic Library of Estonia (1946) Baltic Film and Media School (1992/97) Estonian Institute of Humanities (1988) Institute of History (1946) Tallinn Pedagogical University ( 1919/52/92). Structure.
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History Established 18March 2005 as a mergerof: • Academic Library of Estonia (1946) • Baltic Film and Media School (1992/97) • Estonian Institute of Humanities (1988) • Institute of History (1946) • Tallinn Pedagogical University (1919/52/92)
Structure 19 academic institutes (structural reform in 2008) • Estonian Institute for Future Studies • Estonian Institute of Humanities • Estonian Institute for Population Studies • Institute of Communication • Institute of Ecology • Institute of Educational Sciences • Institute of Estonian Language and Culture • Institute of Fine Arts
Structure (continues) • Institute of Germanic-Romance Languages and Cultures • Institute of Health Sciences and Sports • Institute of History • Institute of Informatics • Institute of Information Studies • Institute of International and Social Studies • Institute of Mathematics and Natural Sciences • Institute of Political Science and Governance
Structure (continues) • Institute of Psychology • Institute of Slavonic Languages and Cultures • Institute of Social Work • Confucius Institute, established in 2010
Colleges • Baltic Film and Media School • Catherine’s College • Haapsalu College • Rakvere College • Tallinn University Law School
Fields of Research and Studies Humanities Social Sciences Law Arts Educational Sciences Natural and Exact Sciences Health Sciences
Rarities • Baltica Collection • Yuri Lotman Archive and Memorial Library • Medieval Archaeology Collection
Student Body 2011/2012 Number of students - 10 000
Staff 2010/2011 • All together - 1070 • Academic staff - 510 • Administrative and support staff - 560
International Activities Strategy for Internationalisation 2008-2015 Development Plan 2010-2014 Fund for Internationalisation • 44 cooperation agreements with universities from 26 countries • 500 Erasmus agreements • Participation in many international networks: EUA, EUA-CDE, UNICA, BSRUN, BUP, EURAXESS, IAU, EADTU, UNeECC
BA Programs in English (5) • Law with Management • Law • Liberal Arts in Humanities • Liberal Arts in Social Sciences • Audiovisual Media • Crossmedia Production www.tlu.ee/studies
MA Programs in English (9) • Film Arts • Interactive Media and Knowledge Environments • Anthropology • European Studies • Digital Library Learning (Erasmus Mundus) • International Relations • Comparative Literature and Cultural Semiotics • Crossmedia Production • Communication Management • International Business Law www.tlu.ee/studies
International Students 2011/2012 • 457 students, including 175 degree students and 282 exchange students (5 % of the student body) • Students from more than 50 countries, incl. Erasmus Mundus students • Good support services for international students
International Lecturers 2010/2011 • Contract based – 68 lecturers and researchers • Exchange based - 56 • Vacant positions announced internationally • University guest – public lectures and seminars by internationally renowned guest lecturers • University research grants • Support services: International Cafe, welcome kit, Interlec mailing list
Tallinn Summer School 2011 • 273 participants from 42 countries • 17 courses • 3-week culture program • Various trips • summerschool.tlu.ee
Tallinn Summer School 2012July 16 – August 3 • In cooperation with other universities located in Tallinn (for the first time) • 24 courses • Cultural program • Special events • Trips within Estonia and to Russia summerschool.tlu.ee
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