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English:

Only applicants who have completed their previous levels of education or their previous studies fully in English in the United States, Canada, the Commonwealth of Australia, New Zealand or the EU/EEA countries (attested proof from the previous educational institution required), will be exempted from submitting an international language test as a proof of their English proficiency.
One of the following international language test is accepted:

IELTS (International English Language Testing System) academic: 5.5 (with a minimum of 5.5 in each component). Copy of the IELTS Test Report Form is accepted as it will be verified online by Tallinn University.

B2 First (First Certificate in English): 162 (with a minimum of 162 in each component)
C1 Advanced (Certificate in Advanced English): 162 (with a minimum of 162 in each component)
C2 Proficiency (Certificate of Proficiency in English) : 162 (with a minimum of 162 in each component)

Candidates presenting Cambridge English tests should make their results available in the online system for Tallinn University to be verified.

TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign language) internet based (TOEFL iBT® Test): 72 (with a minimum result of 18 in reading, 17 in listening, 20 in speaking and 17 in writing component). The test result has to be sent directly to Tallinn University, by the test centre. It is also possible to order the test results to be sent to Tallinn University online (Tallinn University Code number is: 0449).

PTE academic (Pearson test of English): 51 (with a minimum of 51 in each component). Test result has to be sent to Tallinn university through the secure PTE portal.

Tallinn University only accepts English language test scores which have been taken no more than 2 years before the beginning of studies.

Students graduated from International Baccalaureate studies with ENGLISH B Level HL at least grade 6 or ENGLISH A Level with at least grade 5 do not have to prove their English proficiency for B2 level.

NB! Students coming from Finland do not have to prove their language proficiency for B2 level if they have at least “cum laude approbatur” (pitkä oppimäärä) in their matriculation certificate.

Students coming from Latvia do not have to prove their language proficiency for B2 level if they have at least grade “A” or “B” in their General Secondary Education Certificate.

More information is available here: www.tlu.ee/en/proof-english-proficiency

MUST BE SUBMITTED WITH THE APPLICATION ON THE ONLINE APPLICATION SYSTEM BY THE APPLICATION DEADLINE:

Copy of a Bachelor’s degree certificate or certificate of a corresponding qualification + Transcript of Records/Academic Transcript (official translations are requested if the documents are not in English);

Copy of a Master’s degree certificate or certificate of a corresponding qualification + Transcript of Records (official translations are requested if the documents are not in English);

Copy of the identification page of passport;

Proof of English language Proficiency;

Curriculum Vitae;

Thesis proposal signed by the prospective supervisor;

Copy of a Sworn Affidavit to Confirmation of Name if the applicant’s name stated in his/her passport differs from the name on any of the other required documents;

Applicants applying for adjustments to be made during the admission exams due to his/her physical or psycho-social special need must submit a copy of medical proof of this special need.

Please also read the country-specific requirements. There may be specific requirements of which documents need to be uploaded.

Applicants will be given feedback in the online application system after the required documents have been submitted online and the application fee has been received. It is advised to submit the application and pay the application fee as soon as possible so as to have the chance to upload missing documents based on feedback by the Admission Specialists before the admission deadline.

General topic for 2020/2021 admission:

“Polysaccharide based biomaterials from marine sources: Synergistic combinations between seaweed derived biomolecules.”

Supervisor: Rando Tuvikene, PhD (rando.tuvikene@tlu.ee)

More information is available here: www.tlu.ee/sites/default/files/Instituudid/LTI/ENG%20veeb/PhD%20Analytical%20Biochemistry%2C%20PhD%20topic%202020%20R%20Tuvikene.pdf

Specific requirements for Non-EU applicants:

Please also see the country specific requirements: www.tlu.ee/en/country-specific-requirements
Country specific requirements may not apply to all countries, please see if Your country is on the list.