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GUIDE &CALENDARFOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

2012/2013

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Guide and Calendar for International Students

2012/2013

Published by Tallinn University Academic Affairs Office | Career and Counselling Center Tallinn University 2012 | Design: Anneli Viilup

Contents:Message from the Rector 3University Campus 4Contact Information 4What To Do When You Have Arrived 5Academic Calendar 2012/2013 5National and Public Holidays 6Estonia 7Tallinn 8Tallinn University 9

Tallinn University in General 9University Structure 10Student Card 13Computing Services 13Computer Classes 14Copies, Printing and Scanning 14Academic Library of Tallinn University 14Accommodation 15Academic Affairs Office 17Career and Counselling Centre 18Student Union 18International Club (IC) 18Erasmus Student Network (ESN) 19Salsa and Tango Courses 19Sports 19Cafeterias 19

Studies at Tallinn University 20Studies in English 20Studies Information System (ÕIS) 21General Study Information 22Language Courses 24Information for Exchange Students 25Departmental Erasmus Coordinators by Institutes /Colleges 25Information for Degree Students 26

Practical Information 29Important Telephone Numbers 29Safety Issues 29EU/EEA Citizens Right of Temporary Residence 29Temporary Residence Permit for Study in Estonia (Non-EU/EEA Citizens) 29Health Care and Insurance 30Living Expenses 31Money and Banking 31Currency Exchange 32Telephone 32Internet and Mail 32Transportation in Tallinn 32Arrival to Tallinn University Terra Building 33Free time in Tallinn 33Working in Estonia 34

Embassies and Honorary Consuls in Tallinn 35Survival Vocabulary 36International Students from Last Year 37Useful Websites 38

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messaGe from the reCtor

Dear students,

I would like to congratulate you for choosing Tallinn University for your study period in Estonia. Tallinn University, which is the third largest university in Estonia, was established in 2005 as a re-sult of the merger of several universities and research institutes. Despite it being the youngest public Estonian university, our history dates back to the 16th century when the predecessor of the Academic Library of Tallinn University was created. In the years since it was founded, our uni-versity has seen dynamic growth with a steady increase in the number of students, both Estoni-an and international. We would like you to become a part of our growth and development. For that, we off er you a truly academic and friendly atmosphere for your studies.

In addition to spending your time in classrooms, laboratories and the library, you will also fi nd rich cultural experiences in Tallinn. Our famous medieval Old Town, built between the 13th and 16th centuries, is within walking distance from the campus. A short walk also takes you to the Kumu Art Museum, which is the largest art museum in the Baltic States and one of the largest in Northern Europe.

Leaving home to study in a diff erent country is an exciting experience; for our part, we will do everything we can to make your stay in Estonia enjoyable!

Welcome to Tallinn University!

Prof. Tiit Land

Rector

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University CampUs Most of Tallinn University (TU’s) buildings are located in the city center. The central campus on Narva Road-Uus Sadama Street includes the Terra building, the Silva building, the Mare building, the Ursa building, the Nova build-ing, the Astra building and the Student Resi-dence (5 min. walking distance from the Terra building) on Karu Street among others. In ad-dition, there are buildings in Tondi (Institute of Health Sciences and Sports, Department of Crafts), Mustamäe (Law School) and in the Old Town (Institute of History and Institute of Fine Arts). The Academic Library is situated on Rävala Avenue between Estonian National Opera and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

nB! Offices and classrooms in the university buildings are marked with a combination of a letter and number. e.g. T-320 (T – Terra, 3 – third floor, 320 – room number).

address, Building, abbreviation

Nara Road 25, terra, tNarva Road 25 (buildings at the courtyard), Ursa, UNarva Road 29, silva, sUus-Sadama Street 5, mare, mNarva Road 25/Uus-Sadama Street 5, nova, nNarva Road 25/Uus-Sadama Street 5, astra, aLai Street 13, Institute of Fine Arts, LRüütli Street 6, Institute of History, aiTondi Street 55, Institute of Health Sciences and Sports, Department of Crafts, to

nB! How to get from Tallinn University campus (Narva Road 25/Uus-Sadama Street 5) to the Institute of Health Sciences and Sports, Department of Crafts (Tondi Street 55)? You can take bus no 23 from Estonia stop to Marsi stop (in front of Tondi Street 55). You can take tram no 3 or 4 from Hobujaama stop to the last stop and then bus no 23 to Marsi stop. You can take bus no 5 (from Nar-va Road) to Järve stop and walk to Tondi 55 (10 minutes). Please see the traffic schedules: http://soiduplaan.tallinn.ee/

nB! How to get from Tallinn University cam-pus (Narva Road 25/Uus-Sadama Street 5) to the Law School (address: Siili Street 14)? Tallinn University Law School is situated in the Mustamäe district. Take a tram (no 1 or 3) from the Tallinna Ülikool stop in front of

the university to Hobujaama stop (next stop). Take a trolley bus no 3 (the stop is next to Viru centre, Kaubamaja stop) to Siili stop. Then cross the street under the traffic lights and walk straight on to Siili Street 14 (a building on Your right in a large garden). Please see the traffic schedules: http://soiduplaan.tallinn.ee/

nB! Tallinn University souvenirs can be bought from the Student Union, room: S-139 (Silva building) or from the E-Shop (www.esindus.ee)

ContaCt informationExchange Students (students who come to study at Tallinn University in the frames of exchange programs (ERASMUS) or bilateral agreements for a period of one semester up to one academic year, do not pay tuition fee) and Erasmus Mundus students.

Academic Affairs Office Address: Terra building, Narva Road 25, room T-215, 10120, Tallinn, EstoniaTel. +372 6409 217Fax +372 6409 118E-mail: exchange@tlu.ee Office Hours: Monday – Thursday 14.00 – 16.30

Degree Students (full-time students of Tallinn University, pay tuition fee and finish the uni-versity with the full degree).

Career and Counselling Center (academ-ic and psychological counselling and career services) Address: Silva building, Narva Road 29, room S-421), 10120, Tallinn, EstoniaMs. Mari-Liis Keskpaik - Academic CounsellorTel.+372 6409 127E-mail: mari-liis.keskpaik@tlu.ee

Academic Affairs Office (admissions, housing, residence permits) Address: Terra building, Narva Road. 25, room: T-214, Tel. +372 6409 234E-mail: admissions@tlu.ee

Confirmation of your study periodAddress: Terra building, Narva Road 25, Room: T-213, Tel. +372 6409 131

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What to Do When yoU have arriveD 1. Check the timetables:

www.tlu.ee/eng - Students - Timetables2. Obtain Tallinn University e-mail account

(room: S-203, Silva building).3. Register for courses (ois.tlu.ee). Please

follow the registration deadlines (Sep-tember 10th/ February 4th).

4. Meet your tutor (tutor is a local student who is helping you with practical mat-ters during your studies). More informa-tion: ic@esindus.ee

5. Sign tenancy agreement at the dormito-ry offi ce or at the private apartment.

6. Non-EU students have to apply for a res-idence permit. Please refer to “residence permits” for more information.

7. After you have signed a tenancy agree-ment at the dormitory offi ce (or for a pri-vate apartment), please go to the Popu-lation Register at Pärnu Road 9 or Niine Street 2 or A.H. Tammsaare Road 135) to register your place of residence.

8. After you have registered your place of residence, please go to Citizenship and Migration Bureau (Narva Road 5 or Vilm-si Street 59) to apply for an Estonian ID card. With your ID card you can buy ID tickets for public transportation, use it

as a library card, and electronically load money to the card to make copies.

9. Go to the Student Union and ask them to issue you an ISIC card/Estonian Stu-dent Card (Silva building, room: S-139).

10. Confi rmation about your student status: exchange students and Erasmus Mun-dus students can obtain the document from the Academic Aff airs Offi ce (room: T-215, offi ce hours from Monday-Thurs-day 14.00-16.30). Degree students can obtain the document from the Academ-ic Aff airs Offi ce (room T-213, offi ce hours: 08.00 – 16.30, lunch 12.30 – 13.00).

11. Go to a bank to open a bank account. It is free of charge, please take passport/ID with you.

12. Obtain a library card (www.tlulib.ee) .

13. Take part in events organized by the In-ternational Club (www.esindus.ee/ic) and Erasmus Student Network (www.esn.ee/tallinn).

nB! You can take photos at Viru Shop- ping Center, address: Viru Square 4

nB! Õis: Studies Information System asio: Timetable System tU: Tallinn University Bfm: Tallinn University Baltic Film and Media School

aCaDemiC CaLenDar 2012/2013 www.tlu.ee/calendar

aUGUst 2012

17.08 Timetables for the autumn semester are published on the web page27.08 Online registration for the autumn semester courses begins (ois.tlu.ee)29.-31.08 Orientation for international students

septemBer 2012

01.09 Opening ceremony 03.09 Autumn semester´s fi rst study period begins*10.09 Last day for academic movements: apply for academic leave and rematriculation, apply for tuition fee reduction

and submit a personal study plan. Vacant state-funded student places are fi lled10.09 Deadline for online registration to courses15.09 Submitting study allowance applications begins (degree students)21.09 Last day for fi rst year PhD student to submit individual study plan and PhD theses theme to the Research Administration Offi ce

* The academic year is divided into two semesters ––autumn semester (September 3, 2012-January 20, 2013) and spring semester (January 28-June 30, 2013). Semesters are divided into two study periods.

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oCtoBer 2012

01.10 Deadline to apply for study allowances and for submitting institute scholarship applications to the academic institute (degree students) 10.10 Study allowances and institute scholarships are granted19.10 Conferment of honorary doctors 20.10 End of the autumn semester´s first study period 22.- 27.10 Intensive courses, special seminars and exams are held29.10 Beginning of the autumn semester´s second study period

novemBer, DeCemBer 2012 anD JanUary 2013 15.12 End of the autumn semester´s second study period 17.-21.12 Intensive courses, special seminars and exams are held24.12-01.01.13 Christmas holiday02.-20.01 Exam session14.01 Timetables for the spring semester are published on the web page21.01-25.01 Online registration for spring semester courses begins. Student status is fixed according to credit points and academic performance. Last day to change the terms of the study agreement and apply for the academic leave28.01 Spring semester´s first study period begins28.-29.01 Orientation for international students

feBrUary 2013

04.02 Deadline for online registration to courses and feedback to the autumn semester courses04.02 Last day for academic movements: apply for academic leave and rematriculation and submit a personal study plan15.02 Submitting study allowance applications begins (degree students)

marCh 2013

01.03 Deadline to apply for study allowances and for submitting faculty scholarship applications, deadline to apply for ERASMUS scholarship (degree students)10.03 Study allowances are granted (degree students) 16.03 End of the spring semester´s first study period18.- 22.03 Intensive courses, special seminars and exams are held25.03 Beginning of the spring semester´s second study period

may anD JUne 2013

11.05 End of the spring semester´s second study period, deadline to apply for the academic leave13.05 Deadline to submit graduation papers to the institute 13.- 17.05 Intensive courses, consultations, individual work20.05 – 08.06 Exam session 27.05 – 07.06 Defense of graduation papers and graduation exams19.– 20.06 Graduation ceremonies for master students 30.06 End of the spring semester 01.07 -17.08 Summer Holiday

nationaL anD pUBLiC hoLiDays (days off)

august 20 - Day of Restoration of Independ-ence – dramatic developments in the Sovi-et Union in August 1991 resulted in the three Baltic countries finally regaining their inde-pendenceDecember 24- Christmas Eve – tradition: re-ligious services, gift giving, family meetings, decorating treesDecember 25 - Christmas Day December 26 - Boxing Day – Second Day of ChristmasJanuary 1 - New Year’s Dayfebruary 24 - Independence Day (1918) – the Salvation Committee (Päästekomitee) de-clared the independence of the Republic of Estonia

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Estonia is situated in northeastern Europe on the coast of the Baltic Sea. It is bordered on the east and southeast by Russia and on the south by Latvia. Tallinn, Estonia’s capital city, is on-ly about 85 km south of Helsinki, the capital of Finland, across the Gulf of Finland. Sweden is Estonia’s nearest western neighbor across the Baltic Sea. Estonia is often referred to as a very small country. With an area of 45 000 sq. km, Estonia is in fact bigger for example than Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark or Swit-zerland, but still for example five times small-er than Great Britain. Estonia stretches 350 km from east to west and 240 km from north to south. Sea islands form one tenth and lakes about one twentieth of Estonia’s territory. Al-most half of the Estonian territory is covered by forest and woodland.

the people Part of the reward of studying in a foreign country is the process of learning new things in addition to the university programme, such as the habits and characteristics of the local people. Even though we would not wish to spoil that experience for you, we would like to mention, for your consideration, some gen-eralisations made about Estonians, that the culture shock could be minimised. Of course there are always individual, regional and gen-erational differences. Estonians…

y aren’t prone to emotional extremes y make a clear distinction between working

life and private life y are individualists, “put four Estonians

together, and you’ll get five parties” y are friendly and helpful, but need the

initiative for communication from outside y rely more on facts than feelings y are quiet and don’t ask many questions y shake hands at official meetings, but

privately, they avoid both handshakes and hugging; a friendly ‘hello!’ is a good enough substitute

ClimateAverage temperatures range from 20.9°C in summer, with July usually being the hottest month, to -8°C in winter, although the tem-perature may rise to 30°C and above in sum-mer or fall below -23°C in winter. Those stay-ing in Estonia during the winter months, i.e. between October and April, will need a good pair of warm, insulated shoes or boots, a warm winter coat and woolen sweaters and thermal underwear and also some clothing for the rainy days. Otherwise, normal northern European clothing is enough.

march 29 – Easter Holiday (Good Friday)

may 1 - Spring Day

June 23 - Victory Day (Võidupüha) – com-memorates the victory of Estonian forces over the Baltic Germans’ forces (led by Landeswehr) in the Battle of Võnnu (Cesis) in northern Lat-via in 1919

June 24 - St John’s Day or Midsummer Day – (Jaanipäev) and its important Midsummer Eve is a traditional celebration held on the night of 23-24 June. This day marks a day closest to the longest day of the year when twilight and dawn appear to merge. The evening of the 23rd and well into the morning of the 24th is celebrated with bonfires and a traditional fes-tive menu

estonia facts about estoniaOfficial name: Republic of Estonia

Form of government: Parliamentary democ-racy, Riigikogu with 101 members

Head of state: President Toomas Hendrik Ilves

Surface area: 45 227 square kilometers

Coastline: 3794 km

Land borders: 343.0 km with Latvia and 338.6 km with the Russian Federation

Distance from Tallinn to Helsinki: 85km; to Ri-ga: 307km; to St.Petersburg: 395km; to Stock-holm: 405km

Population density: 30.9 people per km²

Total Population: 1,340 million

Capital: Tallinn

Other large cities: Tartu, 102 000; Narva, 80 000; Kohtla-Järve, 70 000; Pärnu, 50 000.

Nationality: Estonians 68,6% (922 000), Rus-sians 25.6% (345 000), Ukrainians 2.1% (28 000), Belorussians 1.2% (16 000), Finns 0.8% (11 000), Other nationalities 1.7% (Latvians, Lithuanians, Jews, Germans, Tatars, Poles).

Official language: Estonian, a member of the Finno-Ugric language group

Religion: The largest denomination is Luther-an (30%), Orthodox (28%), Catholics (3%). Nevertheless, only about 20 % of Estonians practice any religion.

Currency: Euro

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LanguageCountry’s offi cial language is Estonian. The Estonian language belongs to the Finnish branch of Finno-Ugric group of languages. It is therefore not related to the neighboring In-do-European languages such as Russian, Lat-vian and Swedish. Finnish, Hungarian and Es-tonian are the best known of the Finno-Ug-ric languages.

Getting around estoniaPublic buses are the easiest, cheapest and most convenient solution for visiting Tar-tu, Pärnu, Narva, Viljandi or any other larger towns. Buses from Tallinn to Tartu depart eve-ry 30 minutes, to Pärnu every hour. On week-days, seats to these destinations are almost al-ways available immediately before departure (watch out for special events). If you plan to travel during the weekend, please buy ticket in advance. The Tallinn Bus Terminal is located at Lastekodu Street 46. The timetable is availa-ble online www.bussireisid.ee and ticket infor-mation is available at telephone: 1255. If you plan to travel by train, you can get more infor-mation from the train station Balti Jaam (ad-dress: Toompuiestee Street 37) or check www.edel.ee for diesel trains and www.elektriraud-tee.ee for electric trains. About Estonia: estonia.euLonely Planet: www.lonelyplanet.com/estonia

taLLinnGeneral

Offi cial name: Tallinn Position: capital and the largest city of Estonia.Population: 412 372 (01.03.2011)County: Harju County Offi cial Language: Estonian –– a member of the Finno-Ugric language family. In addition to the native Estonian language Finnish, Rus-sian and English are widely understood.Historical names: Reval, Lindanise, Lyndanisse, Lindanäs, Ledenets, Kesoniemi, Kolyvan.

GeographyTotal area: 159.2 km²

Coordinates: 59°26’ N 24°45’ E

Situated: the southern coast of the Gulf of Fin-land, in north central Estonia

Distance: from Tallinn to Helsinki – 85 km; to Riga – 310 km; to St. Petersburg – 350 km; to Stockholm – 375 km

Length of the coastline: 46 kilometers

Administrative districts: Haabersti (area: 18.6 km², population: 39 818), Kesklinn (28.0 km², 48 112), Kristiine (9.4 km², 29 526), Lasnamäe (30.0 km², 112 029), Mustamäe (8.0 km², 64 261), Nõmme (28.0 km², 38 664), Pirita (18.7 km², 14 176), Põhja-Tallinn (17.3 km², 55 749).

Daylight Saving Start: last Sunday in March

Daylight Saving End: last Sunday in October

Largest lake: Lake Ülemiste (covers 9.6 km²) – it is the main source of the city’s drinking water.

River: Pirita

Highest point: 64 meters above the sea lev-el, the district of Nõmme, in the south-west of the city.

populationNationality: Estonians 54.8%, Russians 36.6%, Ukrainians 3.6%, Belarusian 1.9%, Others 3.1% (Latvians, Lithuanians, Jews, Germans, Tatars, Poles, others)

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Time Zone: GMT +2hElectricity: 220V 50Hz, plugs are two pin con-tinental sizesCalling Code: +372

Districtshaabersti District: The heart of the district is the residential area consisting of the big pan-el houses of Väike-Õismäe, which were most-ly established in the seventies. Lake Harku and an extensive beach area at Kakumäe and the Kopli Gulf lie in the boundaries of the district.

City Centre (Kesklinn): Consists of the his-torical Old City and the surrounding suburbs with wooden buildings erected in the end of the last and the beginning of the present cen-tury. Most of the governmental and cultural institutions of Tallinn (and the republic) are lo-cated here.

Kristiine District: is one of the most verdant city districts of Tallinn. Blocks of one -fami-

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ly dwellings take much of the district up. Also worth mentioning are the 4 objects located in the district that are protected by nature con-servation regulations - these include 3 home gardens and the historical Löwenruh Park.

Lasnamäe District: is the biggest district both by its area and its population and at the same time this is the last region formed by big panel houses on the principle of free planning (buildings were constructed mostly in the eighties). Most of the population is migrants.

mustamäe District: Tallinn University Law School, Tallinn University of Technology, nu-merous scientifi c institution and part of the Kadaka industrial region are located here.

nõmme District: the prevailing type of build-ing is single family houses, which are located on sandy areas covered with pine groves. Be-cause of the low density of buildings it is also known as the Nõmme forest city. It is one of the most prestigious districts in Tallinn.

northern tallinn (põhja-tallinn): Like the city centre, this is one of the most diverse districts both architecturally and historical-ly and socially. One of the oldest settlements of Tallinn is here - Kalamaja with 1 to 2-storey wooden houses, Pelgulinn with more mod-ern wooden buildings and areas of multi-sto-rey houses.

pirita District: is about 7 km from the center of town. Because of its good natural and oth-er advantages (seaside beach, river, the yacht-ing port and other possibilities for sports, ex-tensive wooded areas), this is one of the most prestigious districts in Tallinn.

For more information about Tallinn and Esto-nia please contact Tallinn Tourist information at Niguliste Street 2/ Kullassepa Street 4. Tel: +372 6457 777,

Homepage: www.tourism.ee

taLLinn University (taLLinna ÜLiKooL)

tallinn University in General (www.tlu.ee/eng)

historyTallinn University (TU) is a public institution of higher education. It was established in 2005 as a merger of:Academic Library of Estonia (1552/1946)Baltic Film and Media School (1992/97)Estonian Institute of Humanities (1988)Institute of History (1946)Tallinn Pedagogical University (1919/52/92)The university has also accommodated former research institutes of the Academy of Sciences:Institute of Estonian DemographyInstitute of EcologyInstitute of International and Social Studies Tallinn University is the third largest university in Estonia. Its main strengths lie in the fi elds of humanities and social sciences, but it also has a strong and constantly growing component of natural and exact sciences, as well as a nota-ble tradition of teacher training and education-al research.

structureThe University consists of 27 academic units: Estonian Institute of Future Studies, Estonian Institute for Population Studies, Estonian In-stitute of Humanities, Institute of Communi-cation, Institute of Ecology, Institute of Educa-tional Sciences, Institute of Estonian Language and Culture, Institute of Fine Arts, Institute of Germanic-Romance Languages and Cultures, Institute of Health Sciences and Sports, Insti-tute of History, Institute of Informatics, Institute of Information Studies, Institute of Internation-al and Social Studies, Institute of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Institute of Political Sci-ence and Governance, Institute of Psychology, Institute of Slavonic Languages and Cultures, Institute of Social Work, Baltic Film and Media School, Catherine’s College, Haapsalu College, Law School, Rakvere College, Confucius Insti-tute, Language Center, Academic Library.

treasures y The Baltica Collection y The Yuri Lotman Archive and Memorial

Library y The Medieval Archeology Collections

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people and international activities

At present, it has around 9200 students as well as more than 540 faculty members and research fellows –– on the whole being the fastest growing university in the country. Internationalisation is of one of the key is-sues in the university’s development plan for the coming years. There were 457 internation-al students (282 exchange students and 175 degree students) from 54 countries in the ac-ademic year 2011/2012). It makes 4,97 % of the entire student body. Exchange students come mostly from Germany, Italy, Spain, Tur-key and degree students from Latvia, Russia and Finland. In exchange programs Institute of Informa-tion Studies, Institute of Political Science and Governance, Slavonic Languages and Cultures and Germanic-Romance Languages and Cul-tures had the majority of international stu-dents.In degree programs Baltic Film and Media School, Law School and Institute of Political Science and Governance had the majority of international students. Tallinn University maintains 41 inter-universi-ty agreements with universities from 22 coun-tries, Finnish and Japanese universities being the most represented cooperation partners, as well close to 500 Erasmus bilateral agree-ments with universities from all over Europe. There were 228 incoming and 159 outgoing Erasmus students in 2011/2012. Tallinn University is an active member of sev-eral international networks in promoting ac-ademic excellence, cooperation and net-working.EUA Council for Doctoral Education (2008)UNICA - Network of Universities from the Cap-itals of Europe (2006)EUA- European University Association (2004)EURAXESS – The European Service Network (2004)BSRUN – Baltic Sea Regional University Net-work (2000)BUP- Baltic University Program (1993)Tallinn University –– a modern university in a historic city warmly welcomes internation-al students!

University structure

academic Units

academic Library Address: Rävala Avenue 10Tel. +372 6659 439E-mail: tlulib@tlulib.ee

Baltic film and media school -BA and MA programs in Film Arts, Crossmedia Production and Audiovisual Media.Address: Narva Road 25/ Uus-Sadama Street 5 campus, Nova building. www.bfm.ee

Catherine’s College – a liberal arts college with specialisation in humanities and social sciences. Programmes in English and Russian in liberal arts.Address: Narva Road 29, Silva buildingTel. +372 6409 333E-mail: liberalarts@tlu.ee

estonian institute of future studiesAddress: Lai Street 34, 10133 TallinnTel. +372 6411 165E-mail: eti@tlu.ee

estonian institute for population studies- research in demography and population studies.Address: Uus-Sadama Street 5, Mare buildingroom: M-553, Tel. +372 6454 125E-mail: ekdk@tlu.ee

estonian institute of humanities – BA and MA programmes: Middle Eastern and Asian Studies, Cultural Theory, Social and Cultural Anthropology, Comparative Literature and Cultural Semiotics, cultural theory and philosophy. PhD programmes Studies of Cultures and Philosophy, as well as research in all these areas. Address: Uus-Sadama Street 5, Mare building, room: M-323 (secretary), Tel. +372 6199 555E-mail: ehi@ehi.ee Department of Cultural TheoryRoom: M-301, Tel. +372 6199 541, E-mail: ott@tlu.ee Department of Middle-Eastern and Asian StudiesRoom: M-301, E-mail: ester@ehi.eeDepartment of Social and Cultural AnthropologyRoom: M-301, Tel. +372 6199 541 E-mail: mariliis@ehi.ee Department of PhilosophyRoom: M-301Tel. +372 6199 541E-mail: ott@tlu.ee

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Estonian Semiotics RepositoryRoom: M-310E-mail: olga.utgof@gmail.com Centre for Landscape and Culture, Room: M-642Tel. +372 6199 560

haapsalu College – a regional college on the West coast of Estonia with specialisations in education, business and administration, information technology and political science.Address: Lihula Road 12, Haapsalu, Tel. +372 4720 240E-mail: mari@hk.tlu.eewww.hk.tlu.ee

institute of Communication-BA and MA programs in Public Relations and Organizational Communication, Advertising, Communication ManagementAddress: Narva Road 25/ Uus-Sadama Street 5 campus, Astra building, E-mail: kommunikatsioon@tlu.ee

institute of ecology-the basic research at the Institute concentrates on the study of the structural-functional organization of terrestrial ecosystems and their responses to changing environmental conditions. Address: Uus-Sadama Street 5, Mare building, room: M-528, Tel. +372 6199 800E-mail: eco@tlu.ee

institute of educational sciences – BA, MA and PhD programmes as well as research in all areas of education, also development projects on educational research.Address: Uus-Sadama Street 5, Mare building, room: M-425 (secretary), Tel. +372 6199 700E-mail: kasvatus@tlu.eeDepartment of Adult EducationRoom: M-435Tel. +372 6199 740 E-mail: andragoogika@tlu.ee Department of Educational ScienceRoom: M-435, Tel. +372 6199 760, E-mail:

kasvatusteadus@tlu.eeDepartment of Pre-School PedagogyRoom: M- 443Tel. +372 6199 720E-mail: alusharidus@tlu.eeDepartment of Primary School Education Room: M-444 Tel. +372 6199 710 E-mail: klassiopetaja@tlu.eeDepartment of School Pedagogy Room: M- 407, Tel. +372 6199 730 E-mail: pedagoogika@tlu.eeDepartment of Special and Social PedagogyRoom: M- 435Tel. +372 6199 750, E-mail: eripedagoogika@tlu.eeDepartment of Vocational EducationRoom: M-435Tel. +372 6199 750, E-mail: kutsepedagoogika@tlu.eeSchool of Doctoral StudiesRoom: M-455, Tel. +372 6199 721, E-mail: marika.veisson@tlu.ee

institute of estonian Language and Culture – BA, MA and PhD programmes in Estonian language and culture, and related teacher training.Address: Narva Road 29, Silva building, room: S-545 (study assistant) Tel. +372 6 409 312E-mail: kristiina.ranne@tlu.eeinstitute of fine arts – BA and MA programmes in music, arts, choreography, handicraft and home economics and craft and technology Education, as well as related teacher training.Address: Lai Street 13 Tel. +372 6411 627E-mail: arts@tlu.eeDepartment of ChoreographyAddress: Lai Street 13, room: L-107, Tel.+372 6410 080, E-mail: laura.kvelstein@tlu.eeDepartment of Applied CreativityAddress: Lai Street 13,

Room: L-206, Tel. +372 6411 624, E-mail: krisk@tlu.ee Department of MusicAddress: Lai Street 13, room: L-205, Tel.+372 6411 444, E-mail: pukka@tlu.eeDepartment of ArtsAddress: Narva Road 25, Ursa building, room: U-119, Tel. +372 6409 395, E-mail: sofi@tlu.eeDepartment of CraftAddress: Tondi Street 55, room: To-119, Tel. +372 6 996 556, E-mail: craft@tlu.ee

institute of Germanic - romance Languages and Cultures – BA and MA programmes in Germanic and Romance languages and cultures, and related teacher training. Address: Narva Road 29, Silva buildingEnglish StudiesRoom: S-419, Tel. +372 640 9322, E-mail: palmi.urmet@tlu.eeGermanic StudiesRoom: S-555, Tel. +372 6409 324, E-mail: aigi.heero@tlu.ee Romance StudiesRoom: S-308, Tel. +372 6409 325, E-mail: heidiv@tlu.ee Translation StudiesRoom: S-522, Tel. +372 6409 358, E-mail: ester.rooste@tlu.ee

institute of health sciences and sports – BA and MA programmes in physical education and recreation studies, as well as related research.Address: Tondi Street 55Tel. +372 6996 596E-mail: tsi@tlu.eeDepartment of Health SciencesAddress: Tondi Street 55, room: To-202A, Tel. +372 6996 598, E-mail: karin.baskin@tlu.eeDepartment of Sports Sciences and CoachingAddress: Narva Road 25,

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Terra building, room: T-106, Tel. +372 6409 389, E-mail: evelin.arumae@tlu.eeDepartment of Leisure SciencesAddress: Tondi Street 55, room: To-218, Tel. +372 6996 559, E-mail: karin.esop@tlu.ee

institute of history – BA, MA and PhD programmes in history and art history and research on all periods of Estonian history and archaeology. Includes the Centre for Medieval Studies.Address: Rüütli Street 6Tel. +372 6446 594E-mail: ajalugu@tlu.eewww.ai.ee

institute of informatics – BA and MA programmes in information technology.Address: Narva Road 25/ Uus-Sadama Street 5 campus, Astra building E-mail: tammsaar@tlu.ee

institute of information studies – BA, MA and PhD programmes in information science (focusing on information management, digital libraries, records management and book science).Address: Narva Road 29, Silva building, room: S-331, Tel. +372 6409 480E-mail: maiken.niit@tlu.ee

institute of international and social studies - BA, MA and PhD programmes in sociology. Research in social stratification, family sociology, international relations and political science.Address: Uus-Sadama Street 5, Mare building, room: M-608, Tel. +372 6409 446E-mail: rasi@iiss.eewww.iiss.ee

institute of mathematics and natural sciences – BA and MA programmes in mathematics, biology, ecology and environmental

management along with related teacher training. BA programmes in physics. PhD programmes in physics and ecology, and research in these areas as well as chemistry.Astra building E-mail: mli@tlu.eeDepartment of Natural Sciences E-mail: tiina.aavik@tlu.eeDepartment of Mathematics E-mail: matemaatika@tlu.ee

institute of political science and Governance – BA, MA and PhD programmes in political science, and research in related areas.Astra building E-mail: riigiteadused@tlu.ee http://rto.tlu.ee/

institute of psychology – BA, MA and PhD programmes in psychology. MA programme in organizational behavior.Astra buildingE-mail: psych@tlu.ee

institute of slavonic Languages and Cultures – BA and MA programmes in Slavonic languages and cultures, and related teacher training.Silva building, room: S-334, Tel. +372 6409 332E-mail: kuzmin@tlu.ee

institute of social Work – BA, MA and PhD programmes in social work, and research in related areas. Mare buildingTel. +372 6409 382E-mail: veeremaa@tlu.ee

Law school - BA and MA programs in business administration and law.Address: Siili Street 14Tel. +372 6737 970E-mail: sirje.reispass@tlu.ee

rakvere College – a regional college on the north coast of Estonia with specialisations

in education, social work and political science.Address: Pikk Street 40, Rakvere, Tel. +372 3243 016www.tlu.ee/rakvere

pedagogical CollegeAddress: Räägu 49Tel.: +372 655 7159

academic subunitsConfucius instituteoperates as part of the Office of Chinese Language Council International (Hanban). Language training and weekly lectures make up only a part of the Institute’s programme. The Institute has plans to organize both popular science and extracurricular academic lectures, film nights, celebrate Chinese national holidays and develop cultural and educational co-operation between Estonia and the People´s Republic of China.Address: Uus-Sadama Street 5, Mare building, room: M-135, Tel: +372 6199 505E-mail: siyi.ma@tlu.ee

Language Centre The Language Centre is the academic sub-unit of Tallinn University, which was established in 1996. The objective of the Language Centre is to organise foreign language teaching (11 foreign languages) both for the students of the university as well as for the general public. Language Center conducts the following international language exams: IELTS, Cambridge ESOL, DELE, PLIDA, DITALS.Address: Narva Road 29, Silva building, room: S-324Tel. +372 6409 126E-mail: tiiu.rumen@tlu.ee

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other Units

open UniversityThe mission of Tallinn University Open University is to create an environment for lifelong learning and study opportunities for development oriented people and organisations. Address: Uus-Sadama Street 5, Mare building, room: M-344, Tel. +372 6409 139E-mail: marge@tlu.ee

tallinn University pressAddress: Narva Road 29, Silva building, room: S-204, Tel. +372 6409 124E-mail: tlupress@tlu.ee

administrative Units

academic affairs officeAddress: Narva Road 25, Terra building, room: T-213, Tel. +372 6409 131E-mail: merli.bambus@tlu.ee

Career and Counselling CentreAddress: Narva Road 29, Silva building, room: S-142, Tel: +372 6409 127E-mail. career@tlu.ee

e-learning CentreAddress: Uus-Sadama 5, Mare building, room: M-345. Tel. +372 6409 281E-mail: eope@tlu.ee

academic auditorAddress: Narva Road 25, Terra buildingTel. +372 6409 442, E-mail: kristel.marmor@tlu.ee

estate officeAddress: Narva Road 25, Terra buildingE-mail: Priit.Past@tlu.ee

finance officeAddress: Narva Road 25, Terra buildingE-mail: Ly.Mall@tlu.ee

information technology officeAddress: Narva Road 29,

Silva building, room: S-118 Tel. +372 6409 444E-mail: it-abi@tlu.ee

institutional Development officeAddress: Narva Road 25,Terra building, room: T-303Tel. +372 6409 117E-mail: ao@tlu.ee

marketing and Communication officeAddress: Narva Road 25, Terra building, room: T-217Tel. +372 6409 142E-mail: pr@tlu.eepersonnel office Address: Narva Road 25, Terra buildingTel. +372 6409 210E-mail: personnel@tlu.ee

rector´s officeAddress: Uus-Sadama Street 5, Mare buildingTel. +372 6409 101E-mail: rb@tlu.ee

research administration officeAddress: Narva Road 25Terra building, room: T-317Tel. +372 6409 147E-mail: teadusinfo@tlu.ee

Knowledge transfer Centre Address: Lühike jalg 7Tel. +372 6117 516E-mail: teadmussiire@tlu.ee

student Card

estonian student Card You can obtain an Estonian Student Card at the Student Union office: Address: Narva Road 29, Silva building, room: S-139, Tel. + 372 6409 129E-mail: esindus@esindus.ee www.esindus.eeOffice hours Monday-Thursday: 10.00-17.00, Friday: 10.00-16.00 (closed for lunch 13.00 – 14.00):to obtain the card you need:

y one passport photo

y valid passport/ID international student identity Card (isiC)You can obtain an International Student Identity Card (ISIC) at the Student Union office: Address: Narva Road 29, Silva building, room: S-139, Tel. + 372 6409 129E-mail: esindus@esindus.ee www.esindus.eeOffice hours: Monday-Thursday: 10.00-17.00, Friday: 10.00-16.00 (close d for lunch 13.00 – 14.00)to obtain the card you need:

y one passport photo y 6.40 € (in cash) y valid passport/ID

An ISIC Card is valid for one calendar year. For information on discounts available with the ISIC Card – http://www.isic.org

nB! If you have the ISIC card from your home university you can use it in Estonia.

Computing servicesYou can use the computer network and sign up for the e-mail account at the Com-puting Centre: Address: Narva road 29, Silva building, room: S-203Office Hours: Monday-Friday: 09.30 – 11.30 and 13.30 – 15.30Tel. +372 6409 193E-mail: ruth.rudsit@tlu.eeTo obtain Tallinn University e-mail account:take a passport/ID with you

Free wireless Internet (WiFi) is available at Tallinn Universi-ty campus. You do not need a password to use WiFi.

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Computer ClassesYou can use computers at the library (raamatu-kogu) and computer classes (arvutiklass): M-543 (Mare building), S-244 (Silva building), S-338 (Silva building). You do not need a pass-word to use computers. New computer class will be opened in Nova building.

Copies, printing and scanning

You can make copies, print and scan at the Ac-ademic Library of Tallinn University (address: Rävala Avenue 10) at the service point. Please see the prices at: http://www.tlulib.ee/ If you load money on to your Estonian ID card to make copies, print and scan at the self ser-vice points at Tallinn University main campus.

there are four ways to load money to your estonian iD card:

1. You can load your ID card using cash at the library service point (service fee 0,32 €).

2. Internet bank: www.pilet.ee

3. By mobile telephone (EMT, ELISA). Call the quick dial number 1312*type*social secu-rity number (see ticket type from the price list below; insert the person’s social securi-ty number that the ID-ticket is being bought for). Press* to verify the transaction. The so-cial security number will need to be inserted only during the fi rst time, later it will suffi ce to call1312*type telephone number for the same person to get a new ticket. For example: 1312*505*12345678901

M-payment of banks (For clients of Hansa-pank and SEB Eesti Ühispank)–Call the number 1214*1008*type and follow the voice instructions. This m.payment ena-bles you to buy a ticket only for the person whose bank account is connected to the mo-bile number.

nB! At Tallinn University campus you can make copies and print at the Student Union offi ce, Silva building, room S-139. Price for 1 page is 0,10 €. Offi ce hours: Monday-Thurs-day: 10.00-17.00, Friday: 10.00-16.00 (closed for lunch 13.00 – 14.00).

academic Library of tallinn University

www.tlulib.ee

Library CardTo register as a patron, an Estonian ID-card or other identifi cation document (together with a standard photo document) is needed. The li-brary card is free of charge for employees and students of Tallinn University, but if lost, the card will be re-issued for 3.20 €.The Academic Library of Tallinn University is a research, archival and study library, which combines the research library and its branch-es. The library’s oldest publication dates back to the 15th century. Historical collections orig-inate from the library of the Estonian Liter-ary Society active in the 19th century, its old-est part being the St. Olaf’s Church’s library, founded in the 16th century.The research library assembles literature in all fi elds of research, except for the narrowly de-fi ned fi elds of construction and agriculture. The library holds 2,527,000 books and periodi-cals. The collections of the library are cataloged in the e-catalog ESTER, containing information about availability of items. In addition there are over 45 electronic research databases.The library’s reserves have been divided in-to four sections:1. The primary collection in the library’s

depository.2. The open collection on the shelves of

the reading rooms comprising study and research literature as well as spe-cialized journals.

3. The Baltic and rare literature collection.4. The collection of expatriate Estonian

literature.All reading rooms are equipped with wireless Internet connection (WiFi) and workstations equipped with a computer, which enable ac-cess to licensed databases.

service points:

research LibraryAddress: Rävala Avenue 10, 15042 TallinnInformation: Tel. +372 6659 439Check-out desk : Tel. +372 6659 431Subject librarians: erialainfo@tlulib.eeservice Centre: Tel. +372 6659 440Open: Monday–Friday 10.00–19.00, Saturday 10.00–15.00Baltica reading room: Open: Monday-Friday 10.00-18.00

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expatriate estonian Litera-ture reading room. Open: Monday-Friday 10.00-17.00

study CentreFrom autumn 2012 Study Centre will be situated in Tal-linn University campus in Nar-va Road, in Astra building. For further information, opening hours and contacts, please see library´s homepagewww.tlulib.ee/index.php/en

sports LibraryAddress: Tondi Street 55, Tal-linn, 2nd floor, Room 214Tel. +372 6996 729E-mail: sport.raamat@tlulib.eeOpen: Monday-Tuesday 9.00-17.00, Wednesday 09.00-16.00, Thursday 10.00-17.00, Friday 09.00-14.00, Lunch: Monday-Thursday 12.30-13.15

Library of the institute of fine artsAddress: Lai Street 13, 10133 TallinnTel. +372 6411 626E-mail: svetlana.norman@tlulib.eeOpen: Monday-Thursday 09.00–17.00, Lunch: Monday-Thursday 12.30-13.00, Friday 09.00-13.00

Baltic film and media school LibraryFrom autumn 2012 BFM School Library will be situated in Tallinn University campus in Narva street, in Nova building. For further information see library´s homepage (www.bfm.ee/contacts/library/)E-mail: bfmlib@tlulib.ee

Library of academy of LawAddress: Siili Street 14, 13413 TallinnTel. +372 6737 548E-mail: oigusakadeemia@tlulib.eeOpen: Monday, Thurs-day 11.00-19.00, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 09.00-19.00, Saturday 10.00-15.00

Library of the institute of historyAddress: Rüütli Street 6, 10130 TallinnTel. +372 6836 470For appointment: liis32@mail.eeOpen: Monday-Friday 10.00-17.00

study Centre/Library of haapsalu CollegeAddress: Lihula Road 12, 90507 HaapsaluTel. +327 4720 246E-mail: heidi@hk.tlu.eeOpen: Monday-Friday 09.00-18.00. Lunch 14.00-15.00

Library of rakvere CollegeAddress: Pikk Street 40, 44307 Rakvere, Tel. +372 5330 1241E-mail: raklib@tlu.eeOpen: Monday-Friday 09.00-17.00

e-LibraryThe library has access to sev-eral scientific full-text data-bases, which contain articles from e-journals, e-books and reference materials. Databas-es are accessible from the computers of Tallinn Univer-sity and the Library Network, as well as from home com-puters, outside the universi-ty’s network with your Tallinn University e-mail account username and password.

y To use databases at the university and library you need to adjust your internet browser to the Tallinn University proxy server. The computers of the library are normally adjusted to the TU proxy server. Your person-al laptops may need ad-justment.

y How to adjust you web browser: See the library`s homepage un-der Access to the li-censed databases.

y To use licensed databas-es outside the universi-ty’s network:

� On the Academic

Library´s homepage, open the category Re-sources or link of your institute under the cat-egory Subject infor-mation

� Click on the key icon � Enter your Tallinn Uni-

versity e-mail account username and password

All the library’s e-resources are listed on the homepage under Resources or for more specific information look un-der Subject information.more information:Subject Information Department, Academic Library of Tallinn UniversityE-mail: erialainfo@tlulib.ee

accommodation

tallinn University Dormitory

address: Karu Street 17, 10120 Tallinn, Estonia (on the main campus of Tallinn Uni-versity - behind the Terra building of Tallinn University - in the city center)rooms: Double rooms (two people share one room).The accommodation will be reserved for you for a fixed period. The shortest peri-od for an accommodation agreement is one full month. Size of the room: 17m², kitch-en: 22 m².rent: Monthly rent per per-son in a double room is 105 €. Rent includes communal costs (water, electricity and heating), wireless Internet, bed linen, blanket, pillow and laundry service. You can pay the rent via bank trans-fer or in cash. The rent must be paid by the end of eve-ry month.additional services: In-ternet with wire - 5 € one month. Indoor bicycles park-ing lot.

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General information: Double rooms are ar-ranged in groups of two rooms sharing a WC and bathroom. There is a kitchen in each block; each communal kitchen is shared by 4 rooms (kitchen utensils are not included). All rooms are furnished. Cleaning the kitchen is students’ responsibility. Each student is responsible for cleaning his or her own room and is responsible for keeping the bathroom tidy.Booking a place: After you have been offi-cially accepted to Tallinn University you will receive online application form link. After fill-ing in the online application form you will re-ceive deposit invoice to your e-mail. Depos-it (135 €) have to be paid by the deadline marked on your invoice. If you do not pay the deposit money by the deadline you will lose the place. If the deposit money is paid by the deadline the booking will be made for you and you will receive the confirmation by e-mail.moving in: Your name will be on the resi-dents’ list and you will be required to show your passport/ID card at the dormitory recep-tion. Room keys are obtained from the dormi-tory reception. Arrival time: 08.00-20.00.Contract: You need 2 passport photos and your passport/ID. The dormitory office is on the second floor (address: Karu Street 17).Deposit: Upon departure the last month’s rent and a 30 € cleanup fee will be deduct-ed from your deposit. If there are unpaid fees, damaged or missing items of furniture or oth-er property these will be deducted from the deposit or charged to you directly if the de-posit does not cover.

accommodation Calendar for the autumn semester 2012/2013June-July - Housing offer will be sent to you by e-mail after you have been officially ac-cepted to Tallinn University.July 20 - Deadline for filling in housing ap-plication. After filling in the online applica-tion form you will receive deposit invoice. De-posit (135 €) have to be paid by the deadline marked on your invoice. If you do not pay the deposit money by the deadline you will lose the place. If the deposit money is paid by the fixed deadline the booking will be made for you and you will receive the confirmation by e-mail. June-July-August – Booking will be confirmed by e-mail.August 24 –First day to access the Tallinn Uni-versity dormitory.January 23 – Last day of accommodation for students staying for the autumn semes-ter only.

accommodation Calendar for the spring semester 2012/2013November-December - Housing offer will be sent to you by e-mail after you have been offi-cially accepted to Tallinn University.December 15 - Deadline for filling in hous-ing application. After filling in the online ap-plication form you will receive deposit invoice. Deposit (135 €) have to be paid by the dead-line marked on your invoice. If you do not pay the deposit money by the deadline you will lose the place. If the deposit money is paid by the fixed deadline the booking will be made for you and you will receive the confirmation by e-mail. November-December-January - Booking will be confirmed by e-mail.January 26- First day of accommodation for students staying for the spring semester only.

G4s Dormitoryaddress: Marsi Street 10, Tallinn (Kristiine dis-trict) 15 minutes by bus from the city cent-er. You can take bus No. 23 from Kaubama-ja or Estonia stop to Marsi stop (in front of Ton-di Street 55). rooms: Double and single rooms. Rooms are arranged in groups of two rooms sharing a WC, bathroom and kitchen with washing ma-chine, electric cooker and fridge (kitchen uten-sils are not included). All rooms are furnished. Each student is responsible for cleaning his or her own room and is responsible for keeping the bathroom tidy. Size of the room: 13,9 m², kitchen: 9,5 m². The accommodation will be re-served for you for a fixed period. The shortest period for an accommodation agreement is one full month. rent: Monthly rent per person in a double room is 142 € and 284 € in a single room. Rent includes communal costs (water, electricity and heating), Internet access, bed linen and laun-dry service for bed linen twice a month, blan-ket and pillow. You can pay the rent via a bank transfer. The rent must be paid by 20th every month, invoice will be sent to your e-mail.Booking a place: You will receive an housing offer by e-mail after you have been officially ac-cepted to Tallinn University.You will have to pay the deposit (142 € for double room and 284 € for single room). If you do not pay the depos-it by the fixed deadline you will lose the place. If the deposit money is paid by the fixed dead-line the booking will be made for you and you will receive the confirmation about your book-ing by e-mail. Bank details for paying the deposit money: Bank: Swedbank SWIFT: HABAEE2X

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Bank account: 1120125178 iBan: EE042200001120125178 receiver: AS G4S Eesti To the description of the payment please add: dormitory service and your name. Moving in and contract: Please inform the dor-mitory about your arrival date and time : ka-lev.polluaas@ee.g4s.com. If you move in at the end of August/January you will pay extra for single days. You will get the key from the dor-mitory reception (recommended arrival time is 07.00-15.30) and you will sign the contract af-ter arrival to the dormitory. More information: Mr. Kalev Põlluaas, Tel: +372 5047 344 moving out: Please inform dormitory adminis-tration one month before you plan to move out by e-mail: kalev.polluaas@ee.g4s.com Please end the contract and leave the key to the head of the dormitory (Mr. Kalev Põlluaas).

accommodation Calendar for the autumn semester 2012/2013 May-June-July - Housing offer will be sent to you by e-mail after you have been officially ac-cepted to Tallinn University. August 6 - You will have to pay the depos-it (142 € for a double room and 284 € for a sin-gle room). July-August – Booking will be confirmed by e-mail. August 24 –First day to access the G4S dor-mitory. January 21 – Last day of accommodation for students staying for autumn semester only. Accommodation Calendar for the Spring Se-mester 2012/2013November-December - Housing offer will be sent to you by e-mail after you have been offi-cially accepted to Tallinn University.December 20 - You will have to pay the depos-it (142 € for a double room and 284 € for a sin-gle room).December-January - Booking will be confirmed by e-mail.January 25- First day of accommodation for students staying for spring semester only.June 28 - Last day of accommodation.

private room or flatPrivate rooms or flats can be found through real estate agencies operating in town. How to search for an apartment: County-Harjumaa, City-Tallinn, kesklinn-center of the city, vana-linn-old town. www.kv.ee/ www.tudengikodu.orgwww.city24.ee/www.estate24.ee/ Ask help in finding apartment in Tallinn from

estate agents: Ms. Jennifer Einbach, Jennifer.Einbach@ebs.ee, +372 516 6797Ms.Kristina Sõmerik: kristina.somerik@uusmaa.ee, +372 521 6697, www.uusmaa.ee However, the best flats are most often found via local friends. You can see offers and find people to share the flat in the Facebook (Erasmus in Tallinn University)Rent for an apartment may vary from 200 - 300 €/month. Prices can vary widely depending on the number of rooms and facilities offered. On closing a rental deal, be prepared to pay a deposit. Generally the deposit is the equivalent of three months’ rent (first monthly rent, brokers fee, deposit). One month’s rent will be returned to you upon your departure, provided that the accommodation is left in acceptable condition.Most of Tallinn University’s buildings are located in the center of the city (kesklinn). Tallinn University Law School situates in Mustamäe district. Institute of Health Sciences and Sports and Department of Craft situate in Kristiine district. Muusa Majutus (www.yhikas.ee) - dormitory of the Estonian Art Academy and Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre.

nB! EU students have to sign out from the Population Register before they leave Estonia. Before leaving Estonia please make sure that you have paid all your bills related with your accommodation.

academic affairs officeThe aim of the Academic Affairs Office is to guarantee the smooth provision of education services from the moment a student is ad-mitted to the university to the day he or she graduates.the academic affairs office coordinates the following activities:

y informing prospective students of the learning opportunities available at Tallinn University and coordinating the admis-sion of local and international students

y advising international degree students (admissions@tlu.ee, room: T-214)

y advising international exchange students (exchange@tlu.ee, room: T-215)

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y issuing various certificates to students, di-plomas to graduates and coordinating the issue of diploma supplements (de-gree students, room: T-213; exchange stu-dents, room: T-215)

y administering the Study Information Sys-tem (ÕIS) and offering support for the system users (katrin.moores@tlu.ee)

y coordinating student mobility by admin-istering different academic exchange pro-grams, including the LLP/Erasmus pro-gramme. Information about the Erasmus programme in general and Erasmus con-tracts: erasmus@tlu.ee, room: T-215

y coordinating different European educa-tional projects

y coordinating the preparation and devel-opment of degree education curricula and the subject catalogue

y assisting in developing timetables for full-time students as well as study and exam schedules for distance learning groups

Career and Counselling Centre

The Career and Counselling Centre provides counselling for Tallinn University students ex-periencing personal, academic or vocation-al problems. The centre also provides infor-mation and support for students with spe-cial needs.

Services are primarily short-term in nature and referrals to other helping professionals and community agencies are made as appro-priate. Confidentiality is assured. Please make an appointment. All the services at the Career and Counselling Center are free of charge.Ms. Mari-Liis Keskpaik (mari-liis.keskpaik@tlu.ee) – academic councelling (for degree students)Mr. Mikk Kasesalk (mikk.kasesalk@tlu.ee) – career councellingMs. Ave Vilu (ave.vilu@tlu.ee) – career councellingMs. Ivi Niinep (ivi.niinep@tlu.ee) – psychologi-cal councelling Address: Narva Road 29, Silva building, Room S-142Tel. +372 6409 127E-mail: career@tlu.eewww.tlu.ee/career-eng/

student UnionAll the students of Tallinn University make up the Student Union of Tallinn University. The purpose of the Student Union of Tallinn Uni-versity is to protect and represent the stu-dents on the university level as well as on the Estonian Republic level. Besides the general Tallinn University Student Assembly and Stu-dent Board, the university has its own repre-sentative student assemblage in every insti-tute and college- the Student Council. If you need a student card, to do free homepage, wish to apply for financial support, or feel that your social, financial and/or intellectual rights and interests have been discriminated, please contact the Students Union. You can also ask about scholarships and student dormitories. Address: Narva Road 29, Silva building, room: S-139, 10120 Tallinn, EstoniaTel. +372 6409 129Office hours: Monday-Thursday 10.00-17.00, Friday 10.00-16.00. Closed for lunch 13.00-14.00, E-mail: esindus@esindus.eewww.esindus.eeyou can buy college cap, rings, souvenirs and accessories from the student Union office.

Nursery – students and academic staff of Tal-linn University can leave their child (at least 2 years old) free of charge to the nursery for 3 hours a day. Pre-registration is obligatory (lastetuba@esindus.ee). Address: Narva Road 29, Silva building, room: S-114.

international Club (iC)The International Club is an organization for in-ternational students. It was created in 2006 in order to organize social events and support to all international students while they are study-ing at Tallinn University.The IC tutors are voluntary Estonian students of Tallinn University who help international stu-dents with administrative questions as well as in getting to know Estonian culture. All inter-national students can apply for a tutor. At the student’s request the student will be appoint-ed an active tutor whose work starts from the moment he/she sends you the welcome e-mail and ends in the middle of the semester (in au-tumn semester by October 22; in spring semes-ter by March 16). During the semester, tutors organize events to introduce Estonian culture.www.tlu.ee/tutorsAddress: Narva Road 29, Silva building, room: S-139, E-mail: ic@esindus.eewww.esindus.ee/ic

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erasmus student network tallinn (esn tallinn)ESN Tallinn is a non-profit organization based on idea students helping students. ESN Tallinn unites and organizes events for Erasmus and exchange students from nine universities and higher education institutions in Tallinn. ESN Tallinn is part of ESN International that is pre-sent in 34 countries all over Europe and has more than 360 sections. Five sections are locat-ed in Estonia.ESN Tallinn has around 30 active members from different universities in Tallinn who or-ganize a lot of events throughout the whole semester. Events like Erasmus Quiz and Mov-ie Evening are taking place every month, trips to Lapland and Russia (Moscow, St Petersburg) are organized every semester. We also take part of ESN Sea Battle and have different (Welcome, Star, Costume, Farewell, Tram) parties, opera and ballet visits, sports events (curling, bicycle trip, rock climbing, bowling, ice skating, foot-ball etc), Orientation Week with city rally and city tour, ESN Diary, Out of Mind competition, plus free tickets to dance performances and football matches. ESN Tallinn is also involved in PRIME project and social projects such as Ex-changeAbility and Social Erasmus.If you are Erasmus or exchange student in Tal-linn and you are interested in taking part in our events or organizing something yourself, con-tact us at esnt@esn.ee and don’t forget to visit our web page www.esn.ee/tallinn.Address: Raekoja plats 16 (Town Hall Square) (3rd floor), 10146 Tallinn, EstoniaFollow us in Facebook: ESN Tallinn and Twit-ter: esntallinn

salsa and tango CoursesSalsa and Tango dancing courses with our pro-fessional teacher Gero from Mexico, (courses are in English)Address: Narva Road 25, Aerobics room – sec-ond floor of the Ursa building.Every Thursday and Sunday we have Latin-American dancing courses in Tallinn University: Salsa, Tango, Bachata, Merengue and Lambada!You will learn from the basics to your first danc-ing combinations. You can join the courses at any time of the year (there are always new stu-dents appearing at the ‘beginners’ course). The dancing courses take place from September to July.This is a great place for meeting local stu-dents and to have fun altogether. Come and try

Latin dances! For further information: www.es-indus.ee/salsagero (click on English) or: gero_salsa@yahoo.com

sportsYou can enjoy the following activities at Tal-linn University (sports activities can be fol-lowed as elective subjects and you will get credits). Sign up at ois.tlu.eeAerobics | Fitness | BasketballVolleyball | Football | Floor Ball Figure Skating | Track and FieldFor more information: www.tlu.ee/eng Stu-dents – Timetables – SportsNB! Student groups can rent gym to play bas-ketball, volleyball etc. Contact: sport@tlu.eeThere are different yoga and dance classes held at the Institute of Fine Arts (address: Lai Street 13), please contact Ms. Laura Kvelstein, laura.kvelstein@tlu.ee Sports outside Tallinn University: www.tourism.tallinn.ee/eng

CafeteriasThere are several cafeterias at the campus: you can get traditional Estonian homemade food at the Terra building’s first floor (Monday-Friday: 09.00 – 16.00). At the Terra building cafeteria you can pay only in cash.

Coffee, salads, soups, snacks are served at the Mare building’s first floor (Monday-Friday 09.00-18.30, Saturday 09.00-16.00) and third floor cafeteria (Monday-Thursday: 08.30 – 18.00, Friday 08.30- 16.00).

New cafeterias will be opened at Astra and Nova buildings in September 2012. Head isu!

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stUDies at taLLinn University Tallinn University, like other public universities in Estonia, uses the 3+2 system of the Bologna process (i.e. three years of bachelor studies + two years of master studies). There are 52 specialist areas at the bachelor level, 72 at the master level and 14 at the doctoral level. The university and its curricula have been accredited by the Estonian Higher Education Quality Assessment Council. The university’s programmes are unique in Estonia for the high degree of academic freedom they allow. One quarter to one third of the subjects at every level are freely available and a significant number of specialist subjects are also included as electives. Thus, the students are able to design their own study plan quite independently, and to assist them in this, advice is also available from tutors and student counsellors.

studies in english In the 2012/2013 academic year Tallinn University offers:

in English

full-time degree programs in english

master programs: anthropologyEstonian Institute of Humani-ties and Institute of HistoryContact person: Carlo A. Cu-bero E-mail: carlo@ehi.eeTel. +372 6199 542, Address: Mare building, room: M-305

audiovisual media: Docu-mentary filmBaltic Film and Media SchoolContact person: Helen KarolinE-mail: media@tlu.eeTel. +372 6268 188 Address: Nova building

Communication managementInstitute of CommunicationContact person: Ms. Kristel Abel, E-mail. kristel.abel@tlu.eeTel. +372 6830 078 Address: Astra building

Comparative Literature and Cultural semioticsEstonian Institute of Humanities, Contact person: Ms. Piret Peiker, E-mail: piretpeiker@hotmail.comTel. +372 6199 543 Address: Mare building, room: M-307

Crossmedia productionBaltic Film and Media SchoolE-mail: crossmedia@tlu.eeTel. +372 6268 329 Address: Nova building

Digital Library LearningErasmus Mundus program (Oslo University College, Tallinn University and Parma University). Contact person: Ms. Sirje VirkusE-mail: sirvir@tlu.eeTel. +372 6199 582, Address: Silva building, room: S-330

european studies: europeanization of Governance and politicsInstitute of Political Science and Governance, Contact person: Ms. Kadri KaldaE-mail: riigiteadused@tlu.eeAddress: Astra building

interactive media and Knowledge environmentsInstitute of InformaticsContact person: Ms. Merilin TohverE-mail: merilin.tohver@tlu.ee Address: Astra building

international Business LawLaw SchoolContact person: Ms. Sirje ReispassE-mail: lawschool@tlu.eeTel. +372 6737 973 Address: Siili Street 14

international relationsInstitute of Political Science and Governance, Contact person: Ms. Kadri KaldaE-mail: riigiteadused@tlu.eeAddress: Astra building

Bachelor programs:audiovisual mediaBaltic Film and Media SchoolE-mail: media@tlu.eeAddress: Nova building

Crossmedia productionBaltic Film and Media SchoolContact: Academic AssistantE-mail: crossmedia@tlu.eeAddress: Nova building

Law Contact person: Ms. Sirje ReispassE-mail: sirje.reispass@tlu.eeTel. +372 6737 973 Address: Siili Street 14

Law with managementJoint curriculum with University of BuckinghamContact person: Ms. Sirje ReispassE-mail: sirje.resipass@tlu.eeTel. +372 6737 973Address: Siili Street 14

Liberal arts in humanitiesCatherine’s CollegeContact person: Mr. Dimitri Mironov, E-mail: dimitri.mironov@tlu.eeTel. +372 6409 233, Address: Terra building, room T-215

Liberal arts in social sciencesCatherine’s CollegeContact person: Mr. Dimitri Mironov, E-mail: dimitri.mironov@tlu.eeTel. +372 6409 233Address: Silva Building

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study programs in english lasting from one semester to one academic year www.tlu.ee/courses

social psychology and social infl uenceInstitute of Psychology and Institute of CommunicationContact person: Ms. Kairit ÕunapuuE-mail: kounapuu@tlu.eeAddress: Astra building

practical estonian and estonian CultureInstitute of Estonian Language and CultureContact person: Ms. Marju IlvesE-mail: marju.ilves@tlu.eeTel. +372 640 9313Address: Silva building, room: S-549

russian Language and CultureInstitute of Slavonic Lan-guages and CulturesContact person: Ms. Natalia TshuikinaE-mail: natalia.tshuikina@tlu.eeTel. +372 6409 331 Address: Silva building, room: S-310

social Work and social poli-cy in estoniaInstitute of Social WorkContact person: Ms.Triin VeeremaaE-mail: veeremaa@tlu.eeTel. +372 6409 382Address: Mare Building

tallinn Winter school (winterschool.tlu.ee)

The very fi rst Tallinn Winter School took place in January 2010 with 4 courses and 19 participants. In January 2012, the program also included 4 courses – intensive language courses in Estonian and Rus-sian, and two workshops. The language of instruction was English, language cours-es lasted for three weeks and workshops for one week. The number of participants grew up to 40 and 15 countries were represented. The next winter school takes place in January 2013.

tallinn summer school (summerschool.tlu.ee)

Tallinn University is extreme-ly proud of the opportunities available through its summer school. Firstly, the high num-ber of simultaneous visits of so many prominent scholars from all over the world most certainly provides the intel-lectual highlight of the Esto-nian summer. What is more, the summer school has be-come a meeting point for young people and inquisi-tive minds from many coun-tries, and acquaintances and friendships struck up may well continue over many years. For many, this fi rst en-counter with Estonia often turns into an Erasmus ex-change or even a success-ful application to one of our English-language MA pro-grams. In summer 2011, Tal-linn Summer School had 273 participants from 42 diff er-ent countries. In 2012, Tallinn Summer School off ers a pro-gram with 25 courses in vari-ous fi elds and provides fasci-nating cultural programs full of recreational events.

studies information system (Õis)

Registration to the courses can be done via Studies In-formation System (ÕIS): ois.tlu.eeFor log in you need to ob-tain Tallinn University E-mail account (room S-203, Silva building). After log in in please enter your contact information in Tallinn and confi rm the data. Icons at ÕIS:

- add - view

- edit - list

-cancel - delete

For changing your study plan you have to use the buttons add- edit – withdraw – list (add the course by name or code)-add-submit. If you do not submit the registration are not active. After registra-tion to the courses you can see your personal timetable from the Studies Information System – a link to ASIO sys-tem (Timetable System).

registration to the exams: ois.tlu.ee - performances-registration to performance-search and choose the ex-am date.You can see you results un-der the performances .Contact information: Ms. Katrin Moores (katrin.moores@tlu.ee)

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GeneraL stUDy informationstudent numberDegree students will receive their student number from the institute/college they study.Exchange students will receive their student number from the Academic Affairs Office (room: T-320, Terra building).

Course Codes If the course starts with 6 it is BA level course (for example: BFM6018), if the course starts with 7 it is MA level course (for example: IFI7010), if the course starts with 8 it is PhD level course (for ex-ample: HIK8622).

first letters of the subject codes will help you to choose courses by institutes/colleges:

Institute of History AIArcheology AIAEstonian History AIEArt History AIKGeneral History AIGInstitute of Estonian Demography DIDemography DIDEstonian Institute of Humanities HIAnthropology HIAPhilosophy HIFMiddle-Eastern and Asian Studies HILCultural Theory HIKLandscape HINInstitute of Estonian Language and Culture EKEstonian Language EKEEstonian Literature EKKEstonian and a foreign language EKVEditing EKTCommunication EKOLinguistics EKLFinnish Language EKSInstitute of Germanic-Romance Languages and Cultures GREnglish Studies GRAGermanic GRSRomance GRRTranslation GRTInstitute of Informatics IFInformatics IFIInstitute of Information Studies INInformation Studies INT

Institute of Educational Sciences KAPre-School Pedagogy KAAAdult Education KANSpecial and Social Pedagogy KAEEducational Management KAMPrimary School Education KALEducational Science KAKVocational Education KAVPedagogy KAPTeacher Training KATInstitute of Fine Arts KUChoreography KUCArt KUAMusic KUMApplied Creativity KURCraft and Vocational Education KUKInstitute of Mathematics and Natural Sciences MLBiology MLBPhysics MLFEcology MLGChemistry MLKEnvironmental Management MLJMathematics MLMInstitute of Psychology PSOrganizational Behavior PSOPsychology PSPAdvertising PSRInstitute of International and Social Studies RASociology RASInstitute of Political Science and Governance RIPublic Policy RIAEuropean Studies RIEPublic Management RIJ

Economics RIMInternational Relations RIRGovernance and Politics RITGovernance and Political Analyse RIVComparative politics RIPLaw RIOGeneral Subject RII Institute of Slavonic Languages and Cultures SKJournalism SKASlavonic Languages SKSSlavonic Cultures SKKInstitute of Social Work STChild Protection STLSocial Policy STPSocial Work STSInstitute of Health Sciences and Sports TSPhysical training TSKLeisure Sciences TSRHealth Sciences TSTBaltic Film and Media School BFFilm Arts BFFCommunication Management BFCMedia BFMLanguage Center LCSpanish language LCSDutch language LCHEnglish language LCEItalian language LCIGreek language LCGLatvian language LCLFrench language LCFSwedish language LCAGerman LCDRussian LCRLaw School AK

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timetables

Timetables are published on the the webpage before the semester starts. www.tlu.ee – Stu-dents - TimetablesASIO is the timetable system used at Tallinn University. Exchange students can fi nd most of their courses from ASIO under Study and Events– A-ERASMUSAll timetables and courses can be found using the course code under course calendars. After registration to the courses you can see your personal timetable from the Studies In-formation System (ÕIS) – a link to ASIO.

registration for Courses

Registration for the courses can be done via Studies Information System (ÕIS): ois.tlu.ee. The deadlines for registration via ÕIS are 10th of September 2012 in the autumn semester and for the courses in the spring semester the registration has to be done by 4th of February 2013 at the latest. The student can register for classes that start in the middle of the semester by handing in a written application, this can be done in the institute. If the student registers for a course, he/she is taking the responsibility to take an exam or pass-fail test in this subject. If the student has registered for a course at the beginning of the term but decides to drop the subject, he/she can remove his/her name from the list via ÕIS (until the registration is open). If the course starts later, then student can turn to his/her department and ask to be removed from the list. Be aware of the deadlines and that the student can’t be removed from the list after the course has ended.

exams You will be off ered three times to take the ex-am or pass/fail test. Usually two of them will be during the exam session and one outside the exam session (e.g pre-week). A student has the right to be admitted to exams and pass/fail as-sessments up to three times within one year from the last day of the exam session that fol-lows the study period of the subject, except when the student’s name is deleted from the matriculation register.Be aware, that a member of the teaching staff has the right to establish requirements and conditions for being admitted to an exam or pass/fail assessment. These requirements are described in the course programme. If you haven’t fulfi lled the requirements the teaching staff has the right not to let you take the exam

or pass/fail test.When taking exam or pass-fail test, then you need to register yourself for it through ÕIS. You must register every time you take an exam or pass-fail test. If you have registered, but can-not go to take the exam or pass/fail test, then you must unregister (take yourself away from the list) at least 1 working day before the exam or test takes place, otherwise you will be tak-en as failed and you will get „F” as an result. PS! If the exam session has ended and you haven’t attended any of the exams, you will get “MI” which means did not attend. If you do not get a positive result within one year, then you must take the course again. Taking a course for a second time takes place through the Open University and shall be paid for by the student.

assessment and GradesAssessment of knowledge is carried out in the form of tests, seminars and practical classes. Both diff erentiated and non-diff erentiated as-sessment of learning outcomes are used in Tal-linn University. Assessment is based on the lev-el of the achieved learning outcomes. Learn-ing outcomes are the knowledge, skills and at-titudes or combinations thereof (competences) obtained as a result of studying.In case of diff erentiated assessment a six-point grading scale is used:‘A’ (excellent, 91-100%) – an outstanding and excellent level of achievement of learning out-comes characterised by free and creative use of knowledge and skills beyond a very good level;‘B’ (very good, 81-90%) – a very good level of achievement of learning outcomes character-ised by purposeful and creative use of knowl-edge and skills. Un-substantive and non-con-ceptual errors may occur with regard to specif-ic and detailed knowledge and skills;‘C’ (good, 71-80%) – a good level of achieve-ment of learning outcomes characterised by purposeful use of knowledge and skills. Uncer-tainty and inaccuracies may occur with regard to specifi c and detailed knowledge and skills;‘D’ (satisfactory, 61-70%) – a suffi cient level of achievement of learning outcomes character-ised by the use of knowledge and skills in typ-ical situations. Defi ciencies and uncertainties may occur with regard to non-standard situ-ations;‘E’ (suffi cient, 51-60%) – a minimally accepta-ble level of achievement of learning outcomes characterised by limited use of knowledge and skills in typical situations. Signifi cant defi cien-cies and uncertainty may occur with regard to non-standard situations;

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‘F’ (fail, 0-50%) – the level of knowledge and skills acquired by a student remain below the required minimum ‘F’ is a negative outcome and the examination/test etc shall be retaken.in case of non-diff erentiated assessment:‘P’ (pass) – the student has acquired the knowl-edge and skills required; a positive outcome;‘MA’ (fail) – the student has failed to acquire the knowledge and skills at the required level; a negative outcome.

nB! Credits are only given if the courses are fully completed and the student must have passed all the assignments of the given course.

Credit system Tallinn University is using the European Credit System. One European academic credit (EAP) in Estonia equals to one ECTS. 1 EAP = 1 ECTS. 60 credits represent the workload of a full ac-ademic year of studies. Credit points may be awarded for attending and passing courses, independent research or other combinations.

Language CoursesLanguage Center: Tallinn University lan-guage centre off ers language courses for elev-en foreign languages. You can choose be-tween: English, German, Russian, Swedish, Dutch, Latvian, Portuguese, Italian, French, Spanish. Centre conducts the following inter-national language exams: IELTS, Cambridge ESOL, DELE, PLIDA, DITALS. More information and registration: E-mail: keelekeskus@tlu.ee, Address: Narva Road 29, Silva building, Room: S-206, Tel. +372 6409 126

estonian Language and Culture Courses (off ered by the Institute of Estonian Language and Culture). If you would like to learn Estoni-an (language classes will take place 4 times a week) and obtain a basic introduction to Esto-nian culture, we can off er you the opportuni-ty to learn Estonian and to learn more about Estonia and Estonians. As one of the small-er languages in the EU, Estonian can off er you many opportunities not only during your stay here, but also in the future. More information: www.tlu.ee/courses and marju.ilves@tlu.ee

russian Language and Culture Cours-es (off ered by the Institute of Russian Lan-

guage and Culture). The program is designed for those who want to learn and improve the fundamental knowledge of Russian as a for-eign language. The cultural courses will pro-vide students with the thorough knowledge of Russian literature, art and history. More in-formation: www.tlu.ee/courses and natalia.tshuikina@tlu.ee

academic CalendarA student will fi nd all the important dates he/she should know about his/her studies in the academic calendar. NB! The academic year is divided into two semesters –– the autumn and spring semester. Semesters are divided into two study periods. Between study peri-ods there is one week for intensive courses, special seminars and exams.

Autumn semester 03.09.2012 – 20.01.2013

Autumn semester´s fi rst study period 03.09 – 20.10

Week for intensive cours-es, special seminars and exams

22.10 – 27.10

Autumn semester´s sec-ond study period 29.10 – 15.12

Week for intensive cours-es, special seminars and exams

17.12-21.12

Christmas holiday 24.12.2012 - 01.01.2013

Exam session continues 02.01-20.01

Spring semester 28.01 – 30.06.2013

Spring semester´s fi rst study period 28.01 – 16.03

Week for intensive courses, special seminars and exams 18.03 – 22.03

Spring semester´s second study period 25.03 - 11.05

Intensive courses, consul-tations, individual work 13.05 - 17.05

Exam session 20.05 - 08.06

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information for exchange studentsExchange students study at Tallinn University for one semester or one academic year.

y After arrival please contact Academic Aff airs Offi ce (Terra building, room: T-215) for registration.

y During their studies, exchange students have to follow their Learning Agreement (if you make any changes to your Learning Agreement during your studies you have to contact your Departmental ERASMUS Coordinator and International Student Adviser). The Learning agreement has to be signed fi rst by your Departmental ERASMUS Coordinator and secondly by the International Student Adviser. You can fi nd the learning agreement: www.tlu.ee/exchange

y Deadline for making changes to your Learning Agreement is the end of the fi rst month of your studies.

y Every semester you have to earn the same number of credit points as at your home university.

y Tallinn University focuses on complete programmes or modules taught in English. There is a number of semester-long programmes specially designed for the exchange students. Exchange students can take courses from the full-time degree programmes as well. Please contact the coordinator of the programme.

y It is possible to complete courses through independent study when no instruction in English is available. Please contact your Departmental Erasmus Coordinator (www.tlu.ee/coordinators) for further information.

y Classes usually start 08:15, 10:15 and so on. One lecture lasts 2 x 45 minutes followed by a 30-minute break.

y If you have questions or if you need help, you can turn to: an International Student Adviser (exchange@tlu.ee), a tutor (local student, www.esindus.ee/ic ), Departmental Erasmus Coordinators (www.tlu.ee/coordinators), the other staff in your institute/college, the International Club, the Erasmus Student Network, Career and Counselling Centre.

y Your results will be entered into the Studies Information System (ois.tlu.ee) by the institute/college and you can check your results from there.

y Some courses are evaluated as P (passed) - mark is not given. If you need a mark you have to inform the lecturer at the beginning of the course. Please ask the lecturer to forward your grade at passed-

fail course by e-mail (exchange@tlu.ee) to the Academic Aff airs Offi ce. At the Studies Information System it is not possible to change the result P (passed). Academic Aff airs Offi ce will issue an extra document for you.

y Before leaving Tallinn University you can obtain your Confi rmation Letter and Transcript of Records (listing all your results for courses completed) from the Academic Aff airs Offi ce (room: T-215). If your results have not been entered into the central system by the time you leave, the documents will be sent to your home university within 1 month.

y If you want to prolong your studies at Tallinn University (deadline is December 1) please contact the International Student Adviser (exchange@tlu.ee)

y Departmental Erasmus Coordinator: every student belongs to one institute/college and each institute/college has their own Departmental Erasmus Coordinator who will help you with your studies here at Tallinn University (selecting courses, signing your learning agreement etc). You can also ask for help from other departmental coordinators.

nB! You can fi nd more information for Exchange students from the web-page: www.tlu.ee/eng-Students-Exchange Students

Departmental erasmus Coordinators by institutes /Colleges

estonian institute of humanities (ehi): Ms. Triin Kallas | triink@ehi.ee | Room: M–322 | Tel. +372 6199 555institute of estonian Language and Culture: Ms. Siiri Soidro | siiri.soidro@tlu.ee | Room: S-549 | Tel. +372 6409 308institute of slavonic Languages and Cultures: Ms. Natalia Tshuikina | natalia.tshuikina@tlu.ee | Room: S-310 or S-334 (secretary) | Tel. +372 6409 332institute of Germanic and romance Lan-guages and Cultures: Ms. Maris Saagpakk | saagpakk@tlu.ee| Room: S-554 | Tel. +372 6409 359 institute of educational sciences: Ms. Elina Balašova | elina.balasova@tlu.ee | Room: M-425 | Tel. +372 6199 702institute of health sciences and sports: Ms. Reeda Tuula | E-mail: Reeda.tuula@tlu.ee |

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Address: Tondi Street 55, Room: To-218 | Tel. +372 6996 555

institute of fine arts:Departments of Choreography: Ms. Laura Kvelstein | laura.kvelstein@tlu.ee | Address: Lai Street13 | Tel. +372 6410 080

Departments of music: Ms. Mariann Pukka | pukka@tlu.ee | Address: Lai Street13, Room: L-205 | Tel.+372 6411 444

Department of applied Creativity: Ms. Kristel Teearu | krisk@tlu.ee | Address: Lai Street13, Room: L-206 | Tel: +372 6411 624

Department of arts: Ms. Sofi Arshas | sofi@tlu.ee | Room: U-119 | Tel. +372 6409 395

Department of Craft: Ms. Jaana Taar | jaana@tlu.ee | Address: Tondi Street 55, Room: To-126 | Tel. +372 6996 563

institute of informatics: Ms. Katri Tammsaar| katri.tammsaar@tlu.ee | Astra buildinginstitute of mathematics and natural sciences: Ms. Kaija Käärt | kaija@tlu.ee | Astra buildinginstitute of information studies: Ms. Maiken Niit | maiken.niit@tlu.ee | Room: S-331 | Tel. +372 6409 480

institute of political sciences and Governance: Ms. Kadri Kalda | kadri.kalda@tlu.ee | Astra building

institute of psychology: Ms. Kairit Õunapuu | kounapuu@tlu.ee | Astra building

institute of Communication: Ms. Päivi Tirkkonen | paivi.tirkkonen@tlu.ee | Astra building

institute of social Work: Ms. Triin Veeremaa | veeremaa@tlu.ee | Room: M-541 | Tel. +372 6409 382

institute of international and social studies: Ms. Ivika Nõukas | ivika.noukas@tlu.ee | Room: M-608 | Tel. +372 6409 446

Baltic film and media school (Bfm): Ms. Jane Suviste| jane.suviste@tlu.ee| Nova building

institute of history: Ms. Maris Peters | maris.peters@tlu.ee | Address: Rüütli Street 8, Room: 116A | Tel. +372 6444 038

Catherine´s College: Ms. Jelena Malõgina | jelena.malogina@tlu.ee | Silva building | Tel. +372 6409 333

haapsalu College: Ms. Mari Kerde | E-mail:

mari@hk.tlu.ee | Address: Lihula Road 12, Haapsalu | Tel. +372 4720 249

Law school: Ms. Sirje Reispass| sirje.reispass@tlu.ee | Tel. +372 6737 973 | Address: Siili Street 14, Room: 3.5

S-Silva building | Narva Road 29T-Terra building | Narva Road 25M-Mare building | Uus-Sadama Street 5U-Ursa building | Narva Road 25N-Nova building | Narva Road/Uus-Sadama Street 5A-Astra building | Narva Road/Uus-Sadama Street 5

information for Degree students (Full-time studies at Tallinn University)

Where to get information about......

… admissions, residence permits and accommodation | Academic Affairs Office | Room: T-214 | E-mail: admissions@tlu.ee | Tel. +372 6409 234.....the confirmation about your student status Academic Affairs Office | Room: T-213 | office hours: 08.00-16.00, lunch: 12.30-13.00......academic councelling (Ms. Mari-Liis Keskpaik: mari-liis.keskpaik@tlu.ee, career councelling (Mr. Mikk Kasesalk: mikk.kasesalk@tlu.ee and Ms. Ave Vilu: ave.vilu@tlu.ee) and psychological councelling (Ms. Ivi Niinep: ivi.niinep@tlu.ee) Career and Councelling Center | Room: S-142 | please make an apointment: career@tlu.ee ......study information (from your institute/college coordinators of your study program)Baltic Film and Media School (Audiovisual Media, Crossmedia Production) | E-mail: bfm@bfm.ee | Nova buildingInstitute of Political Science and Governance (International Relations, European Studies..) | Ms. Kadri Kalda | E-mail: kadri.kalda@tlu.ee | Astra buildingInstitute of Information Studies (Digital Library Learning) | Ms.Maiken Niit | Tel. +372 6409 480 | E-mail: maiken.niit@tlu.ee | Silva building, room: S-331Institute of Informatics (Interactive Media and Knowledge Environments) | Ms. Merilin Tohver| E-mail: merilin.tohver@tlu.ee | Astra

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buildingEstonian Institute of Humanities (Anthropology) |Ms. Mariliis Rannama | Tel.+372 6199 541 | E-mail: mariliis@ehi.ee | Uus-Sadama Street 5, room: M-301Estonian Institute of Humanities (Comparative Literature and Cultural Semiotics) | Ms. Piret Peiker | Tel. +372 6199 543 | piretpeiker@hotmail.com |Mare building, room: M-307Catherine’e College (Liberal Arts)| Mr. Dimitri Mironov | Tel. +3726409 233 | E-mail: dimitri.mironov@tlu.ee | Silva building, room: T-215Institute of Communication (Communication Management) | Ms. Kristel Abel | Tel. +372 6830 078 | kristel.abel@tlu.ee | Astra building Law School (Law, Law with Management, International Business Law) | Ms. Sirje Reispass | Tel. 6737973 | sirje.reispass@tlu.ee | Siili Street 14.....practical information about Tallinn and Tallinn University (tutors | www.esindus.ee/ic)

CurriculumEach curriculum has a nominal duration dur-ing which students should complete their studies. The nominal duration is 3 years for bachelor’s programs (180 EAP) and 2 years for master’s programs (120 EAP). To graduate within the nominal term, you should take ap-proximately 30 EAP worth of exams/pass-fail tests every semester, i.e. 60 EAP each year.

A curriculum is comprised of a set of modules. The module of introductory courses (or gener-al subjects) provides students with a general overview of the subject area. Speciality mod-ules focus on providing students with special-ity knowledge. Students can also choose a mi-nor, which will give them an overview of inter-esting specialisations other than their major. Modules consist of subjects.

Subjects are divided into compulsory (cover-ing essential elements of a curriculum), elec-tive (chosen by the student from the list given in the study program) and free elective sub-jects (chosen by the students from any study program).

nB! You can find your curriculum from the webpage (www.tlu.ee/eng) or ask it from your institute.

study allowancesFirst-year students have the right to apply for the allowance once a year for the spring se-mester.

the types of study allowances are: y basic allowance - 55,93 € per month; y supplementary allowance – 28,13 €

per month a monetary allowance to cover the costs of accommodation and transportation (you can apply if your place of residence according to the Estonian population register is outside the local government area or the adjacent local government area of Tallinn).

y special allowances paid from a special allowance fund: basic allowance, supplementary allowance and economic allowance paid on special terms and conditions – a monetary allowance for those whose economic situation does not allow continuation of studies without study allowance (55,93 € per month);

y doctoral allowance – (383,47 € per month) a monetary allowance to enable commitment to doctorate studies and research, and cover expenses accrued in the acquisition of education. Doctoral allowance is for everyone studying on the state-funded place.

Additional information about deadlines etc can be found from www.tlu.ee/eng - Stu-dents – Degree Students - Study Allowances. You can ask help from the Student Union, Sil-va building, room: S-139, e-mail: esindus@es-indus.ee

nB! You can see more information about scholarships from the webpage: www.tlu.ee/eng - Admissions - Scholarships

student LoanA student loan can be applied for by Estoni-an citizens or persons residing in the Repub-lic of Estonia on the basis of a long-term res-idence permit or with temporary residence permit. Maximum loan sum is 1917,35 € per academic year.More information from Estonian banks: Swedbank: - https://www.swedbank.ee/ SEB - www.seb.ee/en Nordea Pank: http://www.nordea.ee/Sampo Pank: http://www.sampo.ee/ Eesti Krediidipank: http://www.krediidipank.ee/

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academic LeaveStudents may apply for academic leave for health reasons, starting service in the Defence Forces, parental leave and other reasons. - Academic leave for health reasons is grant-ed for up to two years. Applying for academ-ic leave for health reasons requires the stu-dent to include a certificate from a medical in-stitution to the application containing a phy-sician’s recommendation for the necessity and length of academic leave.- When starting service in the Defence Forces, the student is enabled academic leave for up to one year. The student must attach the call-up notice to join the Defence Forces to the ac-ademic leave application. - In the event of parental leave, the student is enabled academic leave until the child attains three years of age. The student must attach a copy of the child’s birth certificate to the ap-plication. - For other reasons (eg financial difficulties, family problems, working abroad and so on) a student has the right to apply for academ-ic leave for up to one year during the standard period of study in every study level. The application must be handed in via ÕIS. Academic leave for other reasons may be ap-plied only during the pre-week of the semes-ter. In case of health reasons, starting service in the Defence Forces or parental leave, the academic leave may be applied for when it is necessary. Students in their first semester of studies are eligible for academic leave only on health grounds, starting service in the Esto-nian Defence Forces or caring for a child less than three years of age.

nB! More information from www.tlu.ee/eng - Students - Degree Students - Studying at TU.

studies abroadTallinn University Academic Affairs provides students with information on exchange pro-grams and scholarships (e.g. Erasmus pro-gram).

erasmus programWho? All Tallinn University students can par-ticipate in the Erasmus student mobility for studies and for placement.Where? EU member states, EEU states (Ice-land, Liechtenstein, Norway), Turkey and Swit-zerland.

How long? The length of studies is from 3 to 12 months. How to apply? Erasmus The application dead-line is March 1, 2013.www.tlu.ee/eng - Students - Degree Students -Studying at Tallinn University - Erasmus for outgoing students.More information: Ms. Maarja Liht, Tel. +372 6409 136, E-mail:erasmus@tlu.ee (Narva Road 25, Room: T-215).

Listening Courses from other estonian Universities (visiting student status)You have right to take courses from other Es-tonian universities as a visiting student (Uni-versity of Tartu, Tallinn University of Technolo-gy, Estonian Academy of Arts, Estonian Acad-emy of Music and Theatre). To take courses from other universities as a visiting student:

y You have to fill in visiting student´s reference form.

y Register the reference form in the Study Department (Address: Narva Road 25, Room: T-213).

y Register to the courses and take confirmation to the reference form, from the university you plan to study.

y Bring the reference form back to you department at Tallinn University and you will receive assessment sheet.

nB! More information from www.tlu.ee/eng - Students - Degree Students - Studying at TU

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praCtiCaL information important telephone numbersemergency Calls: Fire and rescue service 112 (free of charge) First aid, ambulance 112 (free of charge)Police 110 (free of charge)Info-lines: 1182; 1181 (0,9 -1,3 €/min)

safety issuesAlthough common sense is advisable in all destinations, Estonia gives no particular rea-son to be excessively worried. How to avoid being a victim?

y Do not walk the unlit and abandoned areas alone at night (specially when you have used alcohol).

y When walking in the streets hide your mobile phone.

y Try to avoid talking on mobile phone while walking alone.

y Do not lend your phone to strangers. y Pay attention what is happening around

you. y Pickpockets may operate at crowded tourist

destinations In Tallinn, so make sure your wallet and documents are stored safely.

y Do not give out personal information to strangers.

y Do not leave bags or items of value in the car, as not to tempt car thieves or robbers.

if you are a victim of a crime of you witness a crime, call the police: 110 (free of charge)Here are some guidelines for making the call:

y Remain calm; explain as quickly and clearly as possible what has happened, where it happened, and who is calling;

y Remember and tell the duty officer as much information as you can about the persons, vehicles and other related aspects;

y Be ready to answer additional questions; y Do not end the call before the officer lets

you. y Estonian Police: www.politsei.ee

eU/eea Citizens right of temporary residence In order to obtain the right of temporary res-idence EU/EEA citizens (who stay in Estonia longer than three month) must register them-selves as citizens of Tallinn within three months from the date of entering Estonia and apply for the Estonian identity card (ID-card).

1. You can register as citizen of Tallinn in the Population Register Offices in Tallinn:

y in the city center (Pärnu Road 9) y in Northern Tallinn (Niine Street 2) y in Mustamäe (A.H.Tammsaare Road 135). y Office hours: Monday 8.15-18.00; Tuesday

– Thursday 8.15-17.00; Friday 8.15-16.00. please take with you:

y identity document, y tenancy contract (from your dormitory or

from private apartment).2. Within the period of one month from the ac-quisition of the right of temporary residence, you must contact personally Service Points of Citizenship and Migration Bureaus at Narva Road 5, 4th floor of the Forum Shopping Cent-er, opening hours Monday-Friday 09.00-18.00, to apply for an Estonian identity card (ID-card) which certifies your right of temporary resi-dence.required documents for the estonian iden-tity card:

y the application form (you do not have to complete the application form before you go to the Migration Bureau);

y the identity document; y a coloured photograph sized 40x50 mm

(you can take photo at the Migration Bureau;

y a document certifying the payment of the state fee: 25 €.

After the registration at the population register and appying for the Estonian identity card the right of permanent residence is granted for a period of five years.If you change your address in Estonia, please inform Population Register. Before you leave Estonia you have to sign your-self out from the Population Register.NB! The Estonia ID-card is your identification document while studying in Estonia. The ID-card can be used for using Internet-based ser-vices provided by the state as well as by sev-eral private enterprises. You can use Estonian ID card as a library card, public transportation card, copy card.... More information: www.id.ee

temporary residence permit for study in estonia (non-eU/eea Citizens)Non-EU/EEA citizens have to take the following steps: apply for the temporary residence per-mit for study in Estonia, apply for the residence

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card and register at the population register.Please note that the application procedure for residence permit for students outside EU may take up to 2 months. Please submit your ap-plication in time and start the process during the first week you arrive to Estonia. A residence permit for study is required if an internation-al student is going to stay in Estonia for more than three months. 1.You can apply for residence permit at the Tal-linn Citizenship and Migration Bureau: Address: Vilmsi Street 59, opening hours: Mon-day–Friday 09.00–18.00Please see further information: www.politsei.ee

nB! Students from Non-EU/EEA countries have to obtain an internationally valid private health insurance.

ERGO: www.ergo.ee (office: A.Lauteri Street 5)AON: www.aonstudentinsurance.com Crystal Studies: www.kindlustusest.ee 2. Together with your residence permit you will apply for the residence card. 3. After you have received your residence per-mits, please enter yourself to the Population Register. That can be done in the Population Register Offices.

y in the city center (Pärnu Road 9) y in Northern Tallinn (Niine Street 2) y in Mustamäe (A.H.Tammsaare Road 135).

Office hours: Monday 8.15-18.00; Tuesday – Thursday 8.15-17.00; Friday 8.15-16.00.

please take with you: y identity document y tenancy contract (from your dormitory or

from private apartment)

nB! Exchange students and Erasmus Mundus students, please contact International Student Adviser: exchange@tlu.ee, room: T-215.Degree Students please contact International Student Adviser: admissions@tlu.ee, room: T-214.

health Care and insurance y One can reach an ambulance on 112 from

all over Estonia. y 24 hour medical telephone counselling

1220 (in Estonian and Russian).

y Emergency medical service and accident ward (Erakorraline Meditsiin) - The accident ward and the emergency medical service unit have opening hours round the clock and one may seek help from them especially at weekends and at night time when family practitioners are off duty (you do not need to make an appointment for that). You can find both the emergency medical care unit and the accident ward from Ravi Street 18 (in the city center), Tel. + 372 6207 040.

y Family physicians in Tallinn: You can find the list of all the family physicians in Tallinn: www.haigekassa.ee/kindlustatule/perearstid/harju/tallinn

y Service fee on the first visit and home visit is 3,2 €. You need to make an apointment before you visiting the family physician.

some of the family physicians:

Dr. Reet TobiasAddress: Narva Road 7Tel. +372 6607 555E-mail: perearstid@koselasnamae.ee

Dr.Eero MerilindAddress: Pärnu Road 289a Tel. +372 6710 380 E-mail: eero.mer-ilind@meditiim.ee

Liivalaia Perearst OÜAddress: Ravi Street 27Tel. +372 6414 550

Magdaleena Perearstid OÜAddress: Pärnu Road 104Tel. +372 6973 058

Some of the family physicians in Mustamäe: Telliskivi Perearsti-keskus, Address: Telliskivi Street 1Tel. +372 673 2660

Mustamäe ja Nõmme Perearstikeskus OÜ Address: Ehitajate Road 27

Tel. +372 6598 043

nB! We suggest you ask a local student, tutor, friend, or senior international student to assist you with making an appointment and also to go with you in case the medical staff doesn’t speak English.

medical Care structure in estonia:family physician (perearst) is the first person to consult with in the case of illness. The family physician sends the person to a medical special-ist, gives advice concerning the prevention of

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diseases, takes preventive measures and issues health certificates, (certificates of incapacity for work) and prescriptions. In case of acute illness the family physician cmust see the patient the same day, otherwise within 3 working days.

It is possible to register with a family physician by submitting an application to the selected physician.

specialist - All specialists’ visits are organ-ized through the family physician. No referral is needed to visit a psychiatrist, gynaecologist, dermatovenerologist, ophthalmologist, den-tist, pulmonologist (for tuberculosis treatment), infection specialist (for HIV/AIDS treatment), surgeon or orthopaedist (for traumatology). In the case of a foreign student, it is advisable to choose all the specialists through the fami-ly practitioner or the medical advisors. Usually specialists have consultations in the polyclinics and there is a few-week waiting line. In the pri-vate clinics waiting lines are rather short.ambulance service (kiirabi) - Ambulance ser-vice is free of charge in case of emergency or unavoidable medical aid. You can reach ambu-lance on 112 (toll free line) from all over Estonia. pharmacies (apteek) - Pharmacists can assist with simple medical problems. Even though, most of the drugs are issued upon a medical prescription written by a doctor, some of the painkillers, antacids, ointments, and other sim-ple drugs could be obtained without one. There are several pharmacies around town, but you will most likely find one in any of the big shop-ping centres. There is a 24-hour pharmacy in Tallinn Address: Tõnismägi Street 5.Dentists (hambaarst) - For adults, dental care is not free. Usual visit may cost from 20 € upwards depending on the given problem.

Dentist in the city center:Tallinna hambapolikliinik. Address: Toompuiestee Street 4 Tel. +372 6119 187 or E-mail: reg@hambapol.ee In Mustamäe:Hambaravi “Hamma”Address: Akadeemia Road 20, 3rd floor, Tel. +372 6561 460

Hospitals and Polilyclinics:Ida-Tallinna Keskhaigla: www.itk.ee Hospitals Addresses: Ravi Street 18 and Pärnu Road 104 Call centre (Monday-Friday: 07.15 -20.00): Tel. + 372 6227 070 or 1900 Emergency Department information (18.00-08.00): Tel. + 372 6207 040

polyclinics addresses: Hariduse Street 6, Energia Street 8, Magasini Street 34

Medical Centre in Mustamäe: Mustamäe Polyclinic, Address: Ehitajate Road 27, Tel. 1314 (for registration)Opening hours: 07.30-19.00More information:Estonian Health Insurance Fund International Relations DepartmentAddress: Lembitu Street 10, Tallinn, Tel. + 372 6208 430

insuranceEU/EEA citizens are entitled to the same social welfare benefits in Estonia, as the residents of Estonia. Therefore, students coming from the EU/EEA countries should obtain an European health insurance card from the social service authorities in their home country before arriv-ing in Estonia. More information from the Es-tonian Health Insurance Fund: www.haigekas-sa.ee/eng/ Please check if the provider of the health care service has a contract with Estoni-an Health Insurance Fund (private care is not refundable). In addition you can obtain private health insurance.Students from Non-EU/EEA countries have to obtain an internationally valid private health insurance. ERGO: www.ergo.ee (office: A.Lauteri Street 5).AON: www.aonstudentinsurance.com/ Crystal Studies: www.kindlustusest.ee/

Living expensesThe cost of living in Tallinn is on average 300 - 400 € per month, not including housing. The price of housing per month ranges from 105 € (in the dormitory) to 200 - 400 € in the private flats.Student meals in the student cafeterias cost from 3- 7 €.Dinner at a pub or restaurant costs from 5-25 €.Public Transport ticket prices range from 0,5- 1,6 €.

money and BankingMost of the banks are open from 9.00 – 17.00 on weekdays. The largest banks are Swedbank, SEB and Nordea pank. All banks offer currency exchange and cash advances on major cred-

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it cards. You can use most of the common international credit cards (Visa, Mastercard, Eurocard, American Express, etc) in the banks and stores. There are plenty of cash ma-chines that accept interna-tional credit and debit cards 24 hours a day.You can easily apply for a de-bit card from one of the Es-tonian banks. Debit cards are widely used for making pay-ments, thus avoiding carrying excess cash with you. Internet banking is also widespread and makes everyday tran-sactions, such as paying your bills, a lot easier. Swedbank (Narva Road 5) www.swedbank.ee SEB (Tornimäe Street 2) www.seb.ee Nordea pank (Hobujaama Street 4) www.nordea.ee

Currency exchangeThe most obvious places may not always be the best choic-es for changing your foreign currency. Tavid (two offices located in the city center –– Aia Street 5 and Dunkri Street 1.For further information and special offers see: tavid.ee

telephone

Long Distance CallsFor international long distance calls you have to dial:00 + the country code + area code + local numberEstonia’s country code is + 372

The cheapest way of making international calls is by us-ing your PC (personal com-puter). There are several pro-grams that allow you to make Internet calls. The most well known of them is Skype, which was developed in Es-tonia. You can find further in-formation and download the program at www.skype.com

mobile operators in estoniaIf you don’t want to sign a contract with the local oper-ator, you can get a starter kit and a prepaid mobile phone card from any of the Estoni-an mobile companies. You just have to pay for your talk-ing time by purchasing a pre-paid card. In addition to the offices of the mobile opera-tors, different starter kits and prepaid cards are also availa-ble at most of the newsstands and shops around Tallinn.EMT - www.emt.eeElisa - www.elisa.ee Tele2 - www.tele2.ee Discount operators offer you starter kits with prepaid cards offering lower calling rates. You don’t have to sign any kind of contract or pay monthly fees. Just load more time when it runs out. Unfor-tunately the following two homepages are currently on-ly in Estonian and Russian.Diil - www.diil.eeTeleYks - www.teleyks.ee

internet and mailYou can use the comput-ers with internet access in the computer classes (arvu-tiklass) at the main campus of Tallinn University. Free inter-net access is also available at libraries all around Tallinn you just have to apply for a read-er’s card. If you have a laptop with a network interface card, wire-less Internet (WiFi) is the eas-iest solution for your every-day needs. Free WiFi is avail-able in the university build-ings. In addition, several cafes and public areas in Tallinn city center are covered by a free WiFi network. To find suitable wireless networks and further information, see www.wifi.ee.

mail Stamps can be purchased at post offices and newsstands. The Main Post Office of Tal-linn is located at Narva Road 1, opposite the Viru Shop-ping Center.Estonian Post - www.post.ee

transportation in tallinn

You can find the public trans-portation timetables: soidup-laan.tallinn.ee Public Transportation (buses, trolleybuses and trams) op-erate regularly from 06.00 to 23.00.Make sure that you either have a valid ticket before get-ting on public transportation or that you buy one from the driver immediately upon en-tering. If you need to buy a ticket, enter at the front door; tickets are only sold at stops, not while the vehicle is mov-ing. Note that tickets bought from the driver are more ex-pensive than those bought at a newsstand.Bus, trolley and tram tickets can be purchased at news-stands for 1 € or from the driv-er for 1,6 €. If you have ISIC card, then you can purchase ticket at news-stands for 0,5 € or from the driver for 0,8 €. You can also by a 10 ticket package for 8 € (you can buy it only form the newsstands).Punch your ticket right after entering at a machine locat-ed throughout the bus, trolley or tram. Note that you must punch your ticket immediate-ly upon entering. Passengers traveling with false tickets or without tickets will be fined.Tallinn public transport of-fers also 1-hour ticket as well as 1 and 3-day tickets. These tickets can be bought only at

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newsstands and not from the driver. 1-hour ticket costs 1,20 €. A day ticket (24 h) costs 4 € and a 3-day (72 h) ticket 6 €. Electronic devices for regis-tering these tickets are situat-ed at the second door of the vehicle and will print the time and the date of validity on the ticket.After you have signed up at the Population Register, you have received Estonian ID card and you have ISIC card, you can buy electronic ID tick-et for for 30 days (7 €). More information about ID tickets: www.pilet.ee If you are not signed up at the Population Register you do not have Estonian ID-Card and ISIC card you can buy pa-per ticket for 30 days (27 €).If you have questions or com-plaints, please contact the Transport Department (Tel. +372 6404 618, E-mail: tta@tallinnlv.ee).Taxis can be hailed on the streets or ordered by phone. The price depends on the taxi operator. Taxis only accept eu-ros. Please ask about the fare before starting the journey. Also note that hailing a taxi or taking one that is parked at a taxi rank, in front of a hotel or a tourist attraction is more ex-pensive.In order to save money we recommend you call for a taxi by phone. Estonian taxi companies have base fare (2-3 €) + km fare (0,4-0,8 €/km).

reasonably priced taxi companies:

Krooni Takso: 1212, www.kroonitakso.ee Sõbra Takso: 53 474 474; 621 50 80, www.sobratakso.ee Reval Takso: 6 212 111, www.reval-takso.ee Marabu Takso: 6 500 006; 55 14 144, www.marabu.ee/

More information about taxi companies and prices: www.taksod.net

arrival to tallinn University terra Building (address: narva road 25)

Tallinn University Terra build-ing, is within walking dis-tance from the city center. You can take tram no 1 or 3 from Hobujaama stop to Tallinna Ülikool stop (the first stop af-ter Hobujaama – the tram stops right in front of the Tal-linn University).You will find the Academic Affairs Office (exchange stu-dents) from the third floor of the Terra building (room: 215) and Academic Affairs Office (degree students) from the 2nd floor (room 214).

free time in tallinnThere are several ways you can spend your free time in Tallinn (www.tourism.tallinn.ee/eng) Whether you like cinema, con-certs, theatre or something else, the following will hope-fully be helpful to you.

CinemasSolaris Cinema (Estonia Av-enue 9 at Solaris Shopping Centre) www.solariskino.ee Artis (Estonia Avenue 9) www.kino.eeCoca-Cola Plaza, one of the biggest cinemas in the Bal-tic States, is located near Vi-ru Shopping Centre. The mov-ies are all in their original lan-guage, with subtitles in Esto-nian and Russian. www.forumcinemas.eeKosmos (Pärnu Road 45) www.forumcinemas.ee Sõprus (Vana-Posti Street 8) www.kinosoprus.ee

theatres and ConcertsIf you like performing arts then you should know that Tallinn has the greatest num-ber of theatres in Estonia. Al-though the plays are general-ly in Estonian, you still might find something that suits you, especially if you are fond of musicals or opera. For further information about current plays and a thor-ough overview of theatres in Estonia see: www.tourism.tallinn.ee/eng information about cultural events and concerts to see:

Estonian Concerts (mostly classical music events) www.concert.eeEstonian National Opera (Estonia Avenue 4) www.opera.ee Estonian Cultural Events www.culture.eeto buy tickets online: www.piletilevi.ee (all tick-ets sold by Piletilevi are al-so available at Statoil gas sta-tions) www.piletimaailm.com

non-University LibrariesAlthough the Library at Tal-linn University should cover all your study needs, you still might want to get some for-eign language literature to read. In that case, the library with the biggest selection of foreign language books avail-able for borrowing is Tallinn Central Library with its De-partment of Literature in For-eign Languages. For research work you could also visit The National Library of Estonia. Although they don’t lend books, you can or-der a wide range of materials from their collection and use them in the library. In order to get a reader’s card

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at a library you have to have your passport or an ID card with you, the library card it-self can be obtained at the li-brary.the national Library of estonia Address: Tõnismägi Street 2Tel. +372 6307 611www.nlib.ee

tallinn Central Library Address: Estonia Avenue 8 Tel. +372 6830 915www.keskraamatukogu.ee

tallinn Central Library – Department of Literature in foreign Languages Address: Liivalaia Street 40Tel. +372 6830 960E-mail: vko@tln.lib.ee

eating and DrinkingWhen not at school, then the cheapest way of eating is, of course, cooking your own food. Alternatively, you can get takeaway food from any of the shopping centers. Food store near to the uni-versity: Comarket (Narva Road 21) Norde Centrum (Lootsi Street 7) Stockmann (Liivalaia Street 53). Viru Shopping Center (Viru Square 4)

Tallinn also has a wide range of pubs, bars, restaurants and cafes. Further information: www.tourism.tallinn.ee/eng

some good places to eat: Name: The Lost ContinentAddress: Narva Road 19Type: InternationalName: KompressorAddress: Rataskaevu Street 3Tel. +372 6464210Type: PancakesName: Hell HuntAddress: Pikk Street 39Tel. +372 681 833Website: www.hellhunt.ee Type: International

nB! The retail sale of alcoholic beverages in shops in Estonia is prohibited from 22.00 to 10.00. During that period, alcohol can only be bought from pubs, bars, restaurants or other establishments. In Estonia, any person who has reached the age of 18 may buy alcoholic drinks. Customers may be asked to show a document of identification proving that they are indeed of the required age.

aeGee (Association des Etats Généraux des Etudi-ants de l’Europe) is one of the biggest interdisciplinary student associations in Eu-rope; it is represented by 13 000 students, active in 209 academic cities, in 40 coun-tries all around Europe, which presents amazing culture variety. AEGEE is a secular, non-profit organization, not linked to any political party. All projects and activities are based on voluntarily work of its members. AEGEE-TALLINN, a local branch of European Students´ Forum was estab-lished in 1991. At the mo-ment there are 75 members from different universities in Tallinn.www.aegee-tallinn.ee/enE-mail: info@aegee-tallinn.ee

aieseC is focused on pro-viding a platform for youth leadership development, AIESEC offers young people the opportunity to be global citizens, to change the world, and to get experience and skills that matter today. Pre-sent in over 100 countries and territories and with over 50,000 members, AIESEC is the world’s largest student-run organisation. Focused on providing a platform for youth leadership develop-ment, AIESEC offers young people the opportunity to be global citizens, to change the

world, and to get experience and skills that matter today.www.aiesec.ee/tallinnFollow us in Facebook: AIESEC Tallinn

Working in estoniaTallinn University Career and Counselling Centre can sup-port you in finding suita-ble job and internship offers. Please make an appointment beforehand: career@tlu.ee, Room: S-142 (Silva building), Tel. +372 6409 127.

EU citizens can work in Esto-nia without a work permit.

Non-EU citizens have the right to work in Estonia with-out a separate work permit to satisfy the professional prac-tice or internship element of their studies. Otherwise Non-EU citizens may work in Es-tonia only on the basis of a work permit, but only outside of school hours on the condi-tion that such employment does not interfere with their studies. Non-EU citizens can apply for a work permit at the Citizen-ship and Migration Bureaus: www.politsei.ee Job offers: www.cvkeskus.ee, www.cv.ee

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emBassies anD honorary ConsULs in taLLinnwww.vm.eeaustralia (honorary Consul)Address: Marja Street 9, 10617 Tallinn , Tel. +372 6509 308austria (embassy)Address: Vambola Street 6, 10114 Tallinn, Tel. +372 6278 740E-mail: tallinn-ob@bmeia.gv.atBelarus (embassy)Address: Magdaleena Street 3 (sec “B”) 11312 Tallinn Tel. +372 6515 500, E-mail: estonia@belembassy.orgBelgium (embassy)Address: Rataskaevu Street 2, 10 123 Tallinn, Tel. +372 6274 100, E-mail: tallinn@diplobel.fed.beBrazil (honorary Consul) Address: Sadama Street 5/7, 10111 TallinnTel. +372 6409 813E-mail: magnus@tallink.eeBulgaria (honorary Consul)Address: Mustamäe Road 4, 10621 Tallinn Tel. +372 6115 843Canada (embassy)Address: Toomkooli Street 13, 15186 Tallinn , Tel. +372 6273 311E-mail: tallinn@canada.eeChile (honorary Consul) Address: Gonsiori Street 21, 15020, TallinnTel. +372 7120 105E-mail: henton@haserv.eeChina (embassy)Address: Narva Road 98, 15009 Tallinn , Tel. +372 6015 830E-mail: mailoffice@chinaembassy.eeCzech republic (embassy)Address: Lahe Street 4, 10150 Tallinn , Tel. +372 6274 400E-mail: tallinn@embassy.mzv.cz

Denmark (embassy)Address: Wismari Street 5, 15047 Tallinn , Tel. +372 6306 400E-mail: tllamb@um.dkfinland (embassy)Address: Kohtu Street 4, 15180 Tallinn , Tel. +372 6103 200E-mail: sanomat.tal@formin.fifrance (embassy)Address: Toom-Kuninga Street 20, 15185 Tallinn , Tel. +372 6161 610E-mail: info@ambafrance-ee.orgGeorgia (embassy)Address: Viru Square 2, Metro Plaza, Tel. +372 6988 590E-mail: embassy.georgia@mail.eeGermany (embassy)Address: Toom-Kuninga Street 11, 15048 Tallinn Tel. +372 6275 300E-mail: info@tallinn.diplo.de Greece (embassy)Address: Pärnu Road 12 (2nd floor) 10148 Tallinn Tel. +372 640 35 60E-mail: grembest@yahoo.comhungary (embassy)Address: Narva Road 122, 10127 Tallinn Tel. +372 6051 880E-mail: mission.tal@kum.huiceland (honorary Consul)Address: Tõnismägi Street 3A, 10119 Tallinn Tel. +372 640 87 11E.mail: jaak@lawoja.comireland (embassy)Address: Vene Street 2 10123 Tallinn Tel. +372 6811 888E-mail: tallinnembassy@dfa.ieisrael (honorary Consul)Address: Liivalaia Street 45, 10145 TallinnTel: +372 686 0000E-mail: estonia@blslawfirm.com

italy (embassy)Address: Vene Street 2 (3rd floor), 10123 Tallinn Tel. +372 627 61 60E-mail: ambasciata.tallinn@esteri.itJapan (embassy)Address: Harju Street 6, 15069 Tallinn Tel. +372 6310 531www.japemb.eeKorea (honorary Consul)Address: Punane Street 14A-319, 13619 Tallinn Tel. +372 6026 651E-mail: priit@woodex.eeLatvia (embassy)Address: Tõnismägi Street 10, 10111 Tallinn Tel. +372 6277 850E-mail: embassy.estonia@mfa.gov.lvLithuania (embassy)Address: Uus Street 15, 15070 Tallinn Tel. +372 6164 990E-mail: amb.ee@urm.ltLuxembourg (honorary Consul)Address: Liivalaia 45, 10145 Tallinn, Tel.+372 6283 210E-mail: vahur.kraft@nordea.commacedonia (embassy)Address: Suurtüki Street 4A-13, 10133 TallinnTel. +372 6440 494E-mail: nenad.kolev@mfa.gov.mkmalta (honorary Consul) Address: Pärnu Road 15, 10141 Tallinn Tel. +372 6651 880E-mail: aku.sorainen@sorainen.eemoldova (embassy)Address: Tatari 20, Offices 9-10, 10116 TallinnTel. +372) 6420 203E-mail: tallinn@mfa.mdmonaco (honorary Consul)Address: Viru Square 3, 10111 Tallinn, Tel. +372 5038 885

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netherlands (embassy)Address: Rahukohtu Street 4-I, 10130 Tallinn Tel +372 6805 500E-mail: info@netherlandsembassy.eenew Zealand (honorary Consul)Address: Liivalaia Street 13/15, 10118 Tallinn Tel. +372 6671 470E-mail: nzconsulate@grupp.eenorway (embassy)Address: Harju Street 6, 15054 Tallinn Tel. +372 6271 000E-mail: emb.tallinn@mfa.nopoland (embassy)Address: Suur-Karja Street 1, 10140 TallinnTel. +372 6278 206E-mail: poola.info@mail.eeportugal (embassy)Address: Kohtu Street 10, 10130 Tallinn Tel. +372 6117 468E-mail: emb.portugal.tallin@gmail.com

romania (honorary Consul)Address: Valge Street 13, 11415 Tallinn Tel. +372 6837 200E-mail: peep.aaviksoo@gmail.comrussian federation (Embassy)Address: Pikk Street19, 10133 Tallinn Tel. +372 6464 175E-mail: vensaat@online.eeslovakia (honorary Consul)Address: Pärnu mnt. 139/2, 11317 TallinnTel. +372 6659 550E-mail: even@robalm.euspain (embassy)Address: Liivalaia Street 13-15, 10118 Tallinn Tel. + 372 6676 651E-mail: emb.tallin@mae.essweden (embassy)Address: Pikk Street 28, 15055 Tallinn Tel. +372 6405 600E-mail: swedemb@neti.ee

switzerland (honorary Consul)Address: Laki 5, 10621 TallinnTel. +372 6581 133E-mail: andreas.lehmann@trueb.eeturkey (embassy)Address: Narva Road 30, 10152 Tallinn Tel. + 372 6272 880E-mail: tallinn@turkishembassy.eeUkraine (embassy)Address: Lahe Street 6, 15170 Tallinn Tel. +372 6015 115E-mail: embassyofukraine@gmail.comUnited Kingdom (embassy)Address: Wismari Street 6, 10136 Tallinn Tel. +372 6674 700E-mail: infotallinn@fco.gov.ukUnited states of america (embassy)Address: Kentmanni Street 20, 15099 Tallinn Tel. +372 6688 100E-mail: USAsaatkond@state.gov

sUrvivaL voCaBULaryBasicshello teregoodbye head aega nägemiseniInformal way to say hi and bye tšauthank you aitäh / tänanplease palunyes jahno eito the right paremaleto the left vasakulebig suursmall väikecold külmwarm soehot kuumtransportationbus busscar autotaxi taksoticket pilettrain rongtram trammtrolleybus trollibuss

servicesopen avatudclosed suletuddiscount allahindlusambulance kiirabipharmacy apteekcafé kohvikcinema kinodentist hambaarstdoctor arsthairdresser juuksurhospital haiglalibrary raamatukogupolice politseipost office postkontorrestaurant restoranschool koolshop poodmoneybank pankbill arvecredit card krediitkaartdebit card pangakaartmoney rahaprice hind

food & drink apple õunbeer õlubread leibcheese juustcider siidercoffee kohvifish kalaice cream jäätismeat lihamilk piimpepper piparsalt soolsugar suhkurtea teewater vesiwhite bread saiwine veinnumbers1 - Üks 2 - Kaks3 - Kolm 4 - Neli 5 - Viis 6 - Kuus7 - Seitse 8 - Kaheksa9 - Üheksa 10 - Kümme

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timetime aegyear aastamonth kuuweek nädalday, daytime päevmorning hommik evening õhtunight ööhour tundminute minut

Monday esmaspäevTuesday teisipäevWednesday kolmapäevThursday neljapäevFriday reedeSaturday laupäevSunday pühapäevJanuary jaanuarFebruary veebruarMarch märtsApril aprillMay maiJune juuniJuly juuliAugust augustSeptember septemberOctober oktooberNovember novemberDecember detsember

University terminologyUniversity – ülikoolStudent – üliõpilaneLibrary – raamatukoguComputer class – arvutiklassDormitory – ühiselamuMark – hinneEuropean Credit Point (ECTS)–Euroopa ainepunkt (EAP)Curricula - õppekava

some useful phrasesGood morning Tere hommikust!Good evening Tere õhtust!Good night Head ööd!How much does it cost? Kui palju see maksab?What’s the time? Mis kell on?Excuse me VabandustMy name is … Minu nimi on …Do you speak English? Kas sa räägid inglise keelt?I don’t understand. Ma ei saa aru.Where is …? Kus on …?Please drive to (e.g. address or place) Palun sõitke …Please come to (e.g. address or place) Palun tulge …

internationaL stUDents from Last yearTry to learn Estonian.....good experience..... (Male | France)

When I think of Tallinn the word “modern” comes to my mind – Tallinn is the city where Skype was invented, where you can fi nd many modern buildings, use your “Estonian ID card” to use copy machines, access the university li-brary, public transport etc. (Male | Poland)

Very friendly academic staff – they do not care only for your studies, but also for your well be-ing in Estonia. (Female | Germany)

The atmosphere at Tallinn University was great and friendly. Erasmus Student Network and the International Club organized a lot of events for us. (Female | Poland )

Very good WiFi internet connection in the uni-versity buildings, as well as in cafes, trains and buses – it made life so easy and comfortable. (Female | Austria)

Tallinn is the most central place in eastern and northern Europe – it is easy to travel to Helsin-ki (85 km), Riga (307 km), Stockholm (405 km) and St. Petersburg (395 km). (Male | Italy)

Tallinn was indeed a great place for me. The peaceful atmosphere at Tallinn University, competent staff and very good organization altogether with the atmosphere of the stu-dent dormitory created a unique environment to study and to live in. (Male | Poland)

It is good, that Tallinn University has a tutor system, they where the the fi rst people I met here and they helped with almost everything. (Female | Poland)

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UsefUL WeBsites Tallinn University - www.tlu.ee/eng Baltic Film and Media School – www.bfm.ee Estonia - www.estonia.eu Estonia, Official State Web Center - www.eesti.eeFor tourists - www.visitestonia.comOfficial homepage of Tallinn - www.tallinn.ee/engActivities in Tallinn - www.tourism.tallinn.eeInteractive Tallinn City Map - www.tourism.tallinn.ee/mapTraffic Schedules in Tallinn - soiduplaan.tallinn.ee Estonian ID-card - www.id.eeEstonian Residence Permit - www.politsei.ee The Ministry of Foreign Affairs - www.vm.ee Baltic and Estonian news in English – www.baltictimes.comInteractive map of Estonia, includes address search - www.regio.eeLennart Meri Tallinn Airport - www.tallinn-airport.eeBus lines in Estonia - www.bussireisid.ee International bus lines (to Riga, St.Petesburg, Vilnius,...) - www.luxexpress.eu Train Station (trains to Tartu, Viljandi,...,Moscow) - www.baltijaam.eeFerry operators (to Helsinki and Stocholm) - www.tallink.ee, www.lindaline.ee

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