Doctoral admission for 2025 Fall semester
Tallinn University offers two statuses of PhD places:
- * A Junior Research Fellow is a student and an employee of the university at the same time. The exact workload and nominal study time depends on Individual Study and Research Plan and can be from 4 to 6 years. Starting from September 1, 2025, the minimum salary by the workload 1,0 is 1900 euros per month.
- ** A Doctoral Student has a status of a student. The nominal study time depends from Individual Study and Research Plan and can be from 4 to 8 years. A Doctoral Student is not entitled to receive a Doctoral Allowance nor the TLU Doctoral scholarship.
Available study places are shown next to every programme and project. If the programme has places to both statuses and the applicant wishes to apply to both places, an application must be submitted to both competitions on Dream Apply.
*Exact list of study programmes accepting applications for the September 2025 intake will be announced by 19 April, the latest. Admissions will open on 19 May, 2025.
Baltic Film, Media and Arts School
| Programme | Description | Exam information | Contact person |
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| Audiovisual Arts and Media Studies |
Open topic |
07.-08.07.2025, room N-307, the time of the interview will be announced to each participant via e-mail no later than 04.07.2025. Information about the entrance exam and the assessment is available on the programme's web page. |
School of Digital Technologies
| Programme | Description | Exam information | Contact person |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information Society Technologies |
Open topic |
03.07.2025, room A-428, the time of the interview will be announced to each participant via e-mail no later than 02.07.2025. Information about the entrance exam and the assessment is available on the programme's web page. |
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| Information Society Technologies | Data Visualization and Artificial Intelligence for Monitoring Competence Needs in Industry and Lifelong Learning |
03.07.2025, room A-428, the time of the interview will be announced to each participant via e-mail no later than 02.07.2025. Information about the entrance exam and the assessment is available on the programme's web page. |
Maria Saar |
| Information Society Technologies | AI-Enhanced Learning Processes in Workplace and Professional Development |
03.07.2025, room A-428, the time of the interview will be announced to each participant via e-mail no later than 02.07.2025. Information about the entrance exam and the assessment is available on the programme's web page. |
Maria Saar |
| Information Society Technologies | Conversational Pipeline for Eliciting Hedonic Experience Requirements |
03.07.2025, room A-428, the time of the interview will be announced to each participant via e-mail no later than 02.07.2025. Information about the entrance exam and the assessment is available on the programme's web page. |
Maria Saar |
| Information Society Technologies | Teacher Professional Development and Digital Wellbeing for Digital Transformation in Education |
03.07.2025, room A-428, the time of the interview will be announced to each participant via e-mail no later than 02.07.2025. Information about the entrance exam and the assessment is available on the programme's web page. |
Maria Saar |
| Information Society Technologies | Designing Trustworthy User Experiences with Generative Artificial Intelligence |
03.07.2025, room A-428, the time of the interview will be announced to each participant via e-mail no later than 02.07.2025. Information about the entrance exam and the assessment is available on the programme's web page. |
Maria Saar |
| Information Society Technologies | Adopting Version Control Systems in Computer Science Education |
03.07.2025, room A-428, the time of the interview will be announced to each participant via e-mail no later than 02.07.2025. Information about the entrance exam and the assessment is available on the programme's web page. |
Maria Saar |
| Information Society Technologies | Integrating the Elements of AI in the School Informatics Curriculum |
03.07.2025, room A-428, the time of the interview will be announced to each participant via e-mail no later than 02.07.2025. Information about the entrance exam and the assessment is available on the programme's web page. |
Maria Saar |
| Information Society Technologies | Computational phenomenology of first-person experiences |
03.07.2025, room A-428, the time of the interview will be announced to each participant via e-mail no later than 02.07.2025. Information about the entrance exam and the assessment is available on the programme's web page. |
Maria Saar |
School of Educational Sciences
| Programme | Description | Exam information | Contact person |
|---|---|---|---|
| Educational Sciences |
Open topic |
09.07.2025, room M-649, the time of the interview will be announced to each participant via e-mail no later than 04.07.2025. Information about the entrance exam and the assessment is available on the programme's web page. |
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| Educational Sciences | Supporting Students’ Deep Learning in Subject Lessons – Didactic Approaches and Strategies |
09.07.2025, room M-649, the time of the interview will be announced to each participant via e-mail no later than 04.07.2025. Information about the entrance exam and the assessment is available on the programme's web page. |
Elina van der Toorn |
| Educational Sciences | Developing the foundations of subject* teaching to support students' learning skills sustainability |
09.07.2025, room M-649, the time of the interview will be announced to each participant via e-mail no later than 04.07.2025. Information about the entrance exam and the assessment is available on the programme's web page. |
Elina van der Toorn |
| Educational Sciences | Agency, Trust, and Personal Responsibility in the Context of Sustainable Futures |
09.07.2025, room M-649, the time of the interview will be announced to each participant via e-mail no later than 04.07.2025. Information about the entrance exam and the assessment is available on the programme's web page. |
In regards of substantive questions Anu Realo In regards of project Riin Ehin In regards of admission exam Elina van der Toorn
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School of Humanities
| Programme | Description | Exam information | Contact person |
|---|---|---|---|
| History |
Open topic |
11.07.2025, room S-419, the time of the interview will be announced to each participant via e-mail. Information about the entrance exam and the assessment is available on the programme's web page. |
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| Studies of Cultures | Open topic |
11.07.2025, room S-419, the time of the interview will be announced to each participant via e-mail. Information about the entrance exam and the assessment is available on the programme's web page. |
Maris Peters |
| Studies of Cultures | Literary Studies (cultural memory, ecocriticism and environmental studies) |
11.07.2025, room S-419, the time of the interview will be announced to each participant via e-mail. Information about the entrance exam and the assessment is available on the programme's web page. |
In regards of substantive questions Eneken Laanes In regards of general questions Maris Peters |
| Studies of Cultures | The Role of Urban and Rural Contexts and Time Dimensions Related to Non-growth and Sustainability Transitions |
11.07.2025, room S-419, the time of the interview will be announced to each participant via e-mail. Information about the entrance exam and the assessment is available on the programme's web page. |
In regards of substantive questions Tarmo Pikner In regards of general questions Maris Peters |
| Linguistics | Open topic |
11.07.2025, room S-419, the time of the interview will be announced to each participant via e-mail. Information about the entrance exam and the assessment is available on the programme's web page. |
Maris Peters |
School of Natural Sciences and Health
| Programme | Description | Exam information | Contact person |
|---|---|---|---|
| Complex Systems in Natural Sciences |
Open topic |
10.07.2025 starting at 11:00 according to the schedule, room A-507. Those admitted to the interview, will be announced the time via e-mail. Information about the entrance exam and the assessment is available on the programme's web page. |
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| Complex Systems in Natural Sciences | Organisational Transitions to Sustainability in Estonia: An ESG-Based Analysis |
10.07.2025 starting at 11:00 according to the schedule, room A-507. Those admitted to the interview, will be announced the time via e-mail. Information about the entrance exam and the assessment is available on the programme's web page. |
Greete Horn |
| Psychology | Open topic |
02.07.2025 starting at 15:00 according to the schedule, room S-219. Those admitted to the interview, will be announced the time via e-mail. Information about the entrance exam and the assessment is available on the programme's web page. |
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| Health Behaviour and Wellbeing | Open topic |
11.07.2025 starting at 11:00 according to the schedule, room A-507. Those admitted to the interview, will be announced the time via e-mail. Information about the entrance exam and the assessment is available on the programme's web page. |
Greete Horn |
School of Governance, Law & Society
| Programme | Description | Exam information | Contact person |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demography |
Open topic |
07.07.2025, room M-553, the time of the interview will be announced to each participant via e-mail. Information about the entrance exam and the assessment is available on the programme's web page. |
Triin Vendik |
| Government and Politics | Open topic |
07.07.2025 starting at 10:00 according to the schedule, room M-226. Those admitted to the interview, will be announced the time via e-mail. Information about the entrance exam and the assessment is available on the programme's web page. |
Triin Vendik |
| Government and Politics |
07.07.2025 starting at 10:00 according to the schedule, room M-226. Those admitted to the interview, will be announced the time via e-mail. Information about the entrance exam and the assessment is available on the programme's web page. |
Triin Vendik | |
| Sociology | Open topic |
07.07.2025, room S-335, the time of the interview will be announced to each participant via e-mail. Information about the entrance exam and the assessment is available on the programme's web page. |
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| Social Work | Open topic |
11.07.2025, room M-133, the time of the interview will be announced to each participant via e-mail. Information about the entrance exam and the assessment is available on the programme's web page. |
Triin Vendik |
Minimum programme enrolment threshold: 75 points out of 100.
Changes may occur in the schedule.
Additional information
Phone (in English): 640 9234
E-mail: admissions@tlu.ee