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{{Short description|University in Tallinn, Estonia}}
{{Outdated as of | year = 2017 | month = 01 | day = 01 | topic = Faculties}}

{{Infobox university
| name                 = Tallinn University of Technology
| native_name          = Tallinna Tehnikaülikool
| image_name           = Logo veeb esitlus.png
| image_size           = 
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| motto                = {{Lang|la|Mente et manu}}
| mottoeng             = With wisdom and hands
| established          = {{Start date and age|1918}}
| budget               = €119 million<ref>{{cite|title=FIGURES AND REPORTS|url=https://taltech.ee/en/figures-and-reports|website=taltech.ee}}</ref>
| type                 =
[[Public university|Public]]
| rector               = [[Tiit Land]]
| academic_staff       = 985; international 168 
| students             = 11 000; international 1 500
| colours              = {{color box|#FFFFFF}} [[White]]<br> {{color box|#e4067e}} [[Magenta]]<br> {{color box|#aa1352}} [[Burgundy (color) | Burgundy]]<ref>{{cite web |title=TALLINN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY BRAND GUIDELINES |url=https://haldus.taltech.ee/sites/default/files/2019-09/TalTech_CVI.pdf |access-date=4 January 2022}}</ref>
| other_name             = TalTech
| city                 = [[Tallinn]]
| country              = [[Estonia]]
| coor                 = {{Coord|59.3950|24.6719|type:edu|display=inline,title}}
|affiliation          = BALTECH, NORDTEK, [[Institutional Network of the Universities from the Capitals of Europe|UNICA]], [[Société Européenne pour la Formation des Ingénieurs|SEFI]], [[European University Association|EUA]], [[EAIE]], [[NAFSA]]
| website              = {{URL|www.taltech.ee}}
}}
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Established in 1918, '''Tallinn University of Technology''' ('''TalTech'''; {{langx|et|Tallinna Tehnikaülikool}}) is the only [[Institute of technology|technical]] university in Estonia. TalTech, in the capital city of [[Tallinn]], is a university for engineering, business, public administration and maritime affairs.<ref name="One">{{cite web|url=http://www.studyinestonia.ee/study/institutions/international-degree-programmes/tallinn-university-of-technology|title=Tallinn University of Technology|publisher=[Archimedes Foundation], Study in Estonia|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120524021314/http://www.studyinestonia.ee/study/institutions/international-degree-programmes/tallinn-university-of-technology|archive-date=2012-05-24|url-status=dead}}</ref> TalTech has colleges in [[Tartu]] and [[Kohtla-Järve]]. Despite the similar names, [[Tallinn University]] and Tallinn University of Technology are separate institutions.

[[File:Tallinn University of Technology.png|thumb|Campus of Tallinn University of Technology]]

==History==
In the early twentieth century, Estonia recognised an urgent need for locally trained engineering specialists. Until then, young people from Estonia had received their specialist education in [[Saint Petersburg|St. Petersburg]], [[Germany]] or [[Riga]]. Opportunities had to be sought for engineering-minded people to acquire an Estonian-based education which was adapted to local conditions and needs; Estonia was in the process of establishing itself as an independent country.

On 17 September 1918, the Estonian Engineering Society opened an Estonian-based engineering school named Special Engineering Courses. That date has been recognised as the founding date of Tallinn University of Technology.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ttu.ee/university/facts-from-our-history/history-2/|title=History|last=Tehnikaülikool|first=Tallinna|website=www.ttu.ee|language=en|access-date=2019-02-05}}</ref> Programmes were offered in mechanical, electrical, civil and hydraulic engineering, shipbuilding and architecture. In 1919, the school became the private Tallinn College of Engineering, which in 1920 was declared a state institution. Teachers' efforts to develop an Estonian terminology for science and technology proved fruitful and the first engineering books were published. In 1923, the first engineering graduation theses were defended in Estonia. In the same year, a state laboratory of materials testing opened for research work.

By the 15 September 1936 Act of the Head of State, the school was granted university status, and named Tallinn Technical Institute. The institute had two faculties: civil and mechanical engineering and chemistry and mining. In 1938, the name Tallinn Technical University (Tallinna Tehnikaülikool, TTÜ in Estonian) was effective. In 1940 the Faculty of Economics, in 1958 the Faculty of Power Engineering and in 1965 the Faculty of Control Engineering were founded. After 2003 the university was known in English as Tallinn University of Technology (TUT).

On 1 July 2008, TTÜ took over [[International University Audentes]] (IUA), which became part of the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, except the Law School which joined the Faculty of Social Sciences. In 2014 an agreement for a merger of the [[Estonian Maritime Academy]] with TTÜ was signed.

On 16 November 2016, TTÜ and the [[Estonian Information Technology College]] signed a merger agreement. Since 1 August 2017, the IT College is a part of TTÜ.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ttu.ee/tut-and-the-it-college-signed-a-merger-agreement|title=TTÜ and the IT College signed a merger agreement|publisher=Tallinn University of Technology|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref>

On 17 September 2018, Tallinn University of Technology adopted a new short name TalTech, replacing the previous abbreviations such as TTÜ, TUT and TTU.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ttu.ee/news/news-2/university-2/tallinn-university-of-technology-to-adopt-short-name-taltech/|title=Tallinn University of Technology to adopt short name TalTech|publisher=Tallinn University of Technology|access-date=5 February 2019}}</ref>

==TalTech today==
There are over 30 fully accredited international degree programmes (4 Bachelor programmes, 18 Master programmes and 10 PhD programmes) that are available fully in English.

TalTech conducts '''research and develops''' high-tech applications in many fields: 
* [[Organic chemistry|Organic]] and [[Analytical chemistry|analytic chemistry]] (Chemistry) 
* [[Food Biotechnology|Food biotechnology]] and [[neurobiology]] (Biotechnology) 
* [[Geology]] (Earth Sciences) 
* [[Electric power conversion|Power converter research]] (Power Electronics) 
* [[Solar cell |Solar cell materials]] and tribomaterials (Material Sciences) 
* [[Computer|Computer system research]] and [[biorobotics]] (ICT) 
* [[Zero-energy building|Near-zero energy building]] (Civil Engineering) 
* [[Public administration]] (Social Sciences)

==Rankings==
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| THE_W = 601-800 | THE_W_ref = <ref>[https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/tallinn-university-technology World University Rankings 2022]</ref>
| QS_W = 651–700 | QS_W_ref = <ref>[https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/tallinn-university-technology QS World University Rankings 2021]</ref>
}}
Tallinn University of Technology is the third highest-ranking university in the [[Baltic states]], placing in the 601-800 bracket in Times Higher Education World University Rankings,<ref>{{cite web|title=Tallinn University of Technology Profile|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/tallinn-university-technology#ranking-dataset/600172|website=Times Higher Education World University Rankings|access-date=11 April 2017}}</ref> the university's best-ranked departments are the [[life sciences]] and [[social sciences]] departments, which are in 176-200 and 201-250 brackets respectively. TalTech ranks in the 601-700 bracket in QS World University rankings<ref>{{cite web|title=Tallinn University of Technology Rankings|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/node/9081/ranking-details/world-university-rankings/2014|website=QS Top Universities|access-date=11 April 2017}}</ref> (behind [[Tartu University]] and [[Vilnius University]]). In QS University Rankings for Eastern Europe and Central Asia 2021, TalTech ranked 31st, placing it among the top ten technical universities in the region<ref>{{cite web|title=Eastern Europe and Central Asia Rankings 2021|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/eeca-rankings/2021|website=QS University Rankings|access-date=25 February 2021}}</ref> and confirming its status as the best technical university in the Baltics. TalTech is also in the 301-500 bracket in the QS Graduate Employability Rankings.<ref>{{cite web |title=QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2022 |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/employability-rankings/2022 |website=TopUniversities |access-date=22 June 2022}}</ref>

==Schools==
* School of [[Engineering]]: Dean Fjodor Sergejev
* School of [[Business]] and [[Governance]]: Dean Prof. Enn Listra
* School of [[Science]]: Dean Prof. Andrus Salupere
* School of [[Information Technology|Information Technologies]]: Dean Prof. Gert Jervan
* [[Estonian Maritime Academy]]: Director Roomet Leiger

==Departments==
* Department of [[Computer|Computer Systems]]: Director Margus Kruus
* Department of [[Software|Software Science]]: Director Marko Kääramees
* Department of [[Health technology|Health Technologies]]: Director Prof. Kalju Meigas
* [[Thomas Johann Seebeck]] Department of [[Electronics]]: Director Laur Lemendik
* [[Information technology|IT]] College: Director Kalle Tammemäe
* Department of [[Civil engineering|Civil Engineering]] and [[Architecture]]: Director Prof. Jarek Kurnitski
* Department of [[Power engineering|Electrical Power Engineering]] and [[Mechatronics]]: Director Prof. Ivo Palu
* Department of [[Energy technology|Energy Technology]]: Director Prof. Andres Siirde
* Department of [[Materials science|Materials]] and [[Environmental technology|Environmental Technology]]: Director Prof. Malle Krunks
* Department of [[Mechanical engineering|Mechanical]] and [[Industrial engineering|Industrial Engineering]]: Director Prof. Kristo Karjust
* [[Tartu College]]: Director Prof. Lembit Nei
* [[Virumaa]] College: Director Mare Roosileht
* Estonian Centre of [[Engineering]] [[Pedagogy]]: Head of Centre Tiia Rüütmann
* Department of [[Geology]]: Director Prof. Olle Hints
* Department of [[Chemistry]] and [[Biotechnology]]: Director Ivar Järving
* Department of [[Cybernetics]]: Acting director Prof. Jaan Janno
* Department of [[Marine biology|Marine Systems]]: Director Rivo Uiboupin
* Department of [[Economics]] and [[Finance]]: Director Prof. Kadri Männasoo
* [[Ragnar Nurkse]] Department of [[Innovation]] and [[Governance]]: Director Prof. Erkki Karo
* Department of [[Law]]: Director Prof. Tanel Kerikmäe
* Department of [[Business administration|Business Administration]]: Director Mari Avarmaa

===Tallinn University of Technology Library===
[[File:Library of Tallinn University of Technology.jpg|thumb|The new library building of Tallinn University of Technology]]
[[File:Tallinn University of Technology.jpg|thumb|The entrance of the Library]]

The history of the library goes back to 1919.<ref name="taltech.ee_library">{{cite web |title=Raamatukogu kohta {{!}} TalTech |url=https://taltech.ee/raamatukogu-kohta |website=taltech.ee |access-date=8 February 2023 |language=et |date=26 September 2019}}</ref>

==International degree programmes in English==
The internationalization of higher education is one of the key strategic goals of Tallinn University of Technology. The university offers over 30 degree programmes in English: 4 Bachelor programmes,<ref name="Bach">{{cite web|url=https://www.taltech.ee/en/programmes|title=Bachelor's studies|publisher=Tallinn University of Technology|access-date=25 February 2021}}</ref> 18 Master programmes<ref name="Mast">{{cite web|url=https://www.taltech.ee/en/programmes|title=Master's studies|publisher=Tallinn University of Technology|access-date=25 February 2021}}</ref> and 9 PhD programmes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.taltech.ee/en/phd-admission#p16732|title=PhD Programmes|publisher=Tallinn University of Technology|language=en|access-date=25 February 2021}}</ref>

'''[[Bachelor's degree|Bachelor's level]] programmes in English:'''
*[[Cyber Security |Cyber Security Engineering]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BSc]]) 
*[[International business|International Business Administration]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
*[[Law]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
*[[Integrated engineering|Integrated Engineering]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BSc]])

'''[[Master's degree|Master's level]] programmes in English:'''
*[[Computer security|Cyber Security]] ([[Master of Science|MSc]])
*Communicative Electronics ([[Master of Science|MSc]])
*[[Computer engineering|Computer]] and [[Systems engineering|Systems Engineering]] ([[Master of Science|MSc]])
*[[Technology governance|Technology Governance]] and [[Sustainability]] ([[Master of Arts|MA]])
*[[E-governance|E-Governance Technologies and Services]] ([[Master of Science|MSc]])
*[[Digital health|Digital Health]] ([[Master of Science|MSc]])
*[[Software engineering|Software Engineering]] ([[Master of Science|MSc]])
*[[International business|International Business Administration]] ([[Master of Business Administration|MBA]])
*[[Entrepreneurship|Entrepreneurial Management]] ([[Master of Business Administration|MBA]])
*[[Law]] ([[Master of Arts|MA]])
* [[Public sector|Public Sector]] [[Innovation]] and [[E-governance|e-Governance]] ([[Master of Science|MSc]])
* [[Industrial engineering|Industrial Engineering]] and [[Management]] ([[Master of Science|MSc]])
* [[Environmental engineering|Environmental Engineering]] and [[Management]] ([[Master of Science|MSc]])
* [[Design]] and [[Futures studies|Technology Futures]] ([[Master of Science|MSc]])
* Materials and Processes for [[Sustainable energy|Sustainable Energetics]] ([[Master of Science|MSc]])
* Technology of [[Wood]], [[Plastic|Plastics]] and [[Textile|Textiles]] ([[Master of Science|MSc]])
* [[Mechatronics]] ([[Master of Science|MSc]])
* [[Applied physics|Applied Physics]] ([[Master of Science|MSc]])
'''[[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]] programmes in English:'''
*[[Building]] and [[Civil engineering|Civil Engineering]] and [[Architecture]]
*[[Chemical Technology|Chemical]] and [[Materials science|Materials Technology]]
*[[Chemistry]] and [[Biotechnology]]
*[[Economics]] and [[Business administration|Business Administration]]
*[[Power engineering|Electrical Power Engineering]] and [[Mechatronics]]
*[[Information and communications technology|Information and Communication Technology]]
*[[Outline of physical science|Physical Sciences]]
*[[Public administration|Public Administration]]
*[[Mechanical engineering|Mechanical Engineering]]

==Alumni==
Besides the entire technological elite of Estonia, alumni include numerous industrialists, businesspeople, and athletes.

*[[Jüri Ratas]], President of the [[Riigikogu]], former [[Mayor of Tallinn]] and [[Prime Minister of Estonia]]
*[[Priit Kasesalu]], one of the initial developers of [[Skype]]
*Hardi Meybaum, the CEO and a co-founder of [[GrabCAD]]
*[[Tiit Vähi]], the former Prime Minister and eminent industrialist
*Toomas Luman, the Chairman of the Estonian [[Chamber of Commerce]]
*[[Taavi Kotka]], former Chief Information Officer of Estonian Government and leader of [[e-Residency of Estonia | e-Residency programme]]
*[[Jüri Engelbrecht]], the Vice President and former President of the Estonian [[Academy of Science]]
*[[Jaak Leimann]], former Minister of Economic Affairs of Estonia
*[[Toomas Luman]], Estonian entrepreneur
*[[Jüri Mõis]], former [[Mayor of Tallinn]], Minister of the Interior, and one of the founders of [[Hansabank]]
*[[Irina Embrich]], [[Estonia at the 2020 Summer Olympics#Fencing | Olympic champion]] [[épée | épée fencer]]
*[[Erika Kirpu]], [[Estonia at the 2020 Summer Olympics#Fencing | Olympic champion]] [[épée | épée fencer]]

==Partner universities==
The cooperation, especially with European universities is more focused for curricula development, project cooperation and networking. In Europe, student and staff mobility is mainly organised under Erasmus programme. A selection of university-wide partnerships:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.taltech.ee/en/partner-universities|title=TalTech partner universities|publisher=Tallinn University of Technology|access-date=25 February 2021}}</ref>

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* {{flagicon|China}} [[Shanghai University]]
* {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[Czech Technical University in Prague]]
* {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[Charles University]]
* {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[Brno University of Technology]]
* {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[Czech University of Life Sciences Prague]]
* {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[Masaryk University]]
* {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[Mendel University in Brno]]
* {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[Metropolitan University Prague]]
* {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[Palacký University Olomouc]]
* {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[Technical University of Liberec]]
* {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[Tomas Bata University in Zlin]]
* {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague]]
* {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[University of Economics, Prague]]
* {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[University of Hradec Kralove]]
* {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[University of West Bohemia]]
* {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[Technical University of Ostrava|VŠB - Technical University of Ostrava]]
* {{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Aalborg University]]
* {{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan|National University of Science and Technology]]
* {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Aalto University]]
* {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Tampere University]]
* {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT]]
* {{flagicon|France}} [[University of Strasbourg]]
* {{flagicon|France}} [[Ecole Centrale de Nantes]]
* {{flagicon|France}} [[University of Bordeaux]]
* {{flagicon|France}} [[Grenoble Institute of Technology]]
* {{flagicon|Georgia}} [[Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University]]
* {{flagicon|Georgia}} [[Caucasus University]]
* {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Technical University Munich]]
* {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Technische Universität Darmstadt]]
* {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Kiel University of Applied Sciences]]
* {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Dresden University of Technology]]
* {{Flagicon|Greece}} [[Agricultural University of Athens]]
* {{flagicon|Hungary}} [[Budapest University of Technology and Economics]]
* {{flagicon|India}} [[IIT Delhi]]
* {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Politecnico di Torino]]
* {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Università degli Studi di Bergamo]]
* {{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Kangwon National University]]
* {{flagicon|Latvia}} [[Riga Technical University]]
* {{flagicon|Lithuania}} [[Vilnius Gediminas Technical University]]
* {{flagicon|Lithuania}} [[Kaunas University of Technology]]
* {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Delft University of Technology]]
* {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[University of Groningen]]
* {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[University of Maastricht]]
* {{flagicon|Norway}} [[Norwegian University of Science and Technology]]
* {{flagicon|Norway}} [[University of Oslo]]
* {{flagicon|Poland}} [[University of Warsaw]]
* {{flagicon|Portugal}} [[University of Porto]]
* {{flagicon|Singapore}} [[National University of Singapore]]
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya]]
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[University of Alicante]]
* {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[KTH Royal Institute of Technology]]
* {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Lund University]]
* {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Chalmers University of Technology]]
* {{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[University of Geneva]]
* {{flagicon|Thailand}} [[National Institute of Development Administration]]
* {{flagicon|Turkey}} [[Istanbul Technical University]]
* {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[University of Edinburgh]]
* {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[University of Brighton]]
* {{flagicon|Ukraine}} [[National Technical University of Ukraine]]
* {{flagicon|United States}} [[The Citadel]]
* {{flagicon|United States}} [[The University of California, Berkeley ]]
* {{flagicon|United States}} [[Stanford University]]
* {{flagicon|United States}} [[Salisbury University]]
* {{flagicon|United States}} [[University of New Mexico]]
* {{flagicon|Taiwan}} [[National Taiwan University of Science and Technology]]
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==References==
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==External links==
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* {{Official website}}

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