Entry requirements for PhD students
The following documents are usually required for an application:
- completed application form
- certified copies of certificates/degrees/qualifications showing eligibility for Doctoral studies
- academic transcript(s)
- academic CV
- statement of purpose
- two or three photos
- copy of an identification document
Deadlines for presenting an application can be found from here: www.studyinestonia.ee/deadlines
Specific requirements depend on the requirements of the institution of higher education and the particular course. Specific requirements may include an entrance examination, thesis plan or an interview etc. All prospective international students should contact the university they wish to attend for additional information.
Doctoral programmes and admission contacts:
Estonian Academy of Arts | |
Accredited doctoral programmes: | Art & Design |
E-mail: | elika.kiilo@artun.ee |
Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre | |
Accredited doctoral programmes: | Music and Dramatic Art; Musicology |
E-mail: | margit@ema.edu.ee |
Estonian University of Life Sciences | |
Accredited doctoral programmes: | Agricultural Sciences; Environmental Sciences and Applied Biology; Forestry; Veterinary Medicine and Food Science |
E-mail: | study@emu.ee |
Estonian Business School | |
Accredited doctoral programmes: | Management |
E-mail: | doctoral@ebs.ee |
Tallinn University | |
Accredited doctoral programmes: | Analytical Biochemistry; Demography; Ecology; Educational Sciences; Government and Politics; Health Behaviour and Wellbeing; History; Information Society Technologies; Linguistics; Physics; Psychology; Social Work; Sociology; Studies of Cultures |
E-mail: | admissions@tlu.ee |
University of Tartu | |
Accredited doctoral programmes: | See full list from here. |
Contact form: | www.ut.ee/ask |
Tallinn University of Technology | |
Accredited doctoral programmes: | Chemical and Materials Technology; Chemistry and Gene Technology; Civil and Environmental Engineering; Earth Sciences; Economics and Business Administration; Engineering Physics; Information and Communication Technology; Mechanical Engineering; Power Engineering and Geotechnology; Public Administration |
E-mail: | docstudy@taltech.ee |