YOUR SCHOLARSHIP IN EUROPE

The postgraduate research degree is known as the doktorikraad and is awarded on completion
of 3 to 4 years of study and research at PhD level.
All higher education diplomas and degrees issued in Estonia are fi nal higher education qualifi -
cations. All recognised state and public higher educational institutions have the right to award
state diplomas in a certain format with relevant content. Private higher education institutions
have the right to award state diplomas only to graduates who have completed an accredited
course of study. The Diploma Statute adopted by the Government regulates the format and
content of the state diploma.
The language of instruction and coursework is usually Estonian. However, an increasing
number of courses and study programmes are offered in English, and sometimes in other languages.
Some higher educational institutions provide courses in Russian for Russian-speaking
students.
There are six public universities, fi ve private universities, eight state institutions of applied
higher education, thirteen private applied higher educational institutions, seven state and one
private vocational educational institutions offering vocational higher education.
Further information and a list of higher education institutions is available at:
http://www.smartestonia.ee
SCHOLARSHIPS
Student Scholarship/ State Expatriates Programme
Area of study or research: all areas.
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