MAEducational Innovation and Leadership
| Study location | Estonia, Tallinn |
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| Type | Postgraduate, full-time |
| Nominal duration | 2 years |
| Study language | English |
| Awards | MA |
| Tuition fee | €2,250 per semester |
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| Application fee | €100 one-time |
| Entry qualification | Undergraduate diploma (or higher) Persons having a Bachelor’s degree, a diploma of professional higher education or a corresponding qualification may apply to Master’s degree programmes in Tallinn University. At least 60% of the possible maximum results is expected. Please see a list of required documents here: www.tlu.ee/en/masters The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / Estonian. All required documents must be uploaded with the application by the application deadline. Please do not send your documents by post until you have personally been asked to do so. Please also read the country-specific requirements (www.tlu.ee/en/country-specific-requirements). There may be specific requirements for which documents need to be uploaded. Once you have been asked to send your documents by post, please make sure that the copies of education documents have been officially certified (www.tlu.ee/certified-copies-and-translations-educational-documents). The address for sending your documents is: Please read about the application procedure here: www.tlu.ee/en/application-procedure |
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| Language requirements | English 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. 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) 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 |
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| Other requirements | A motivation letter must be added to your application. 1) Essay/motivation letter – Essay, maximum 6000 characters, based on a previous personal experience where you feel an innovative approach on education might have solved the situation. Please refer to an idea from Estonian Lifelong Learning Strategy (www.hm.ee/sites/default/files/estonian_lifelong_strategy.pdf) 2) Online analytical assignment (for those who qualify) – You will be given a statement that you have to agree or disagree with it bringing references to the provided texts and graphs. There is limited time to complete the assignment, link to it will be given to you via Skype, where you will have to identify yourself (have a valid ID-card or passport with you). 3) Online interview – The interview will be carried out by main professors of the MA programme. The goal of the interview is to clarify any questions that rose from the first two rounds, to test your spoken English, to make sure you are motivated to study and graduate the programme. Students with long-term medical conditions, may encounter obstacles in higher education. Aiming to provide equal education students have the opportunity to apply for adjustments to compensate for the disadvantage that their condition may result in. Lectures have the right to give reasonable adjustments, but not an obligation. Applicants applying for adjustments to be made during the admission exams due to their physical or psycho-social special need must submit a copy of medical proof of this special need. Specific requirements for Non-EU applicants: Please also see the country specific requirements: www.tlu.ee/en/country-specific-requirements |
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Overview
The Educational Innovation and Leadership master´s programme is all about improving what matters the most – education. And doing it not according to some inner feeling, but on the basis of evidence and research. We believe that education is the foundation of everything, may it be citizenship, economy or governance. How we are taught to think is what sets the ground for further discussions. Our curriculum is built so that all of the courses support the designing, planning, implementing and analysing of an intervention in an educational institution. The students are expected to be the co-creators of their learning process, if not the main leaders of it. Because they are the leaders of the 21st century, the leaders of the future!
We are looking for true stars, because only the best are suitable for leading education. This is an open master’s programme which means we don’t set any criteria to the field of a student’s former education. We are waiting for students whose work (or future work) is connected to education – school leaders, teachers, policy makers, representatives from non-formal education etc. The most important thing is the will to make a difference, to improve the current situation they come from.
Europe/Tallinn time
International applicants with the Estonian Temporary Residence Permit
Europe/Tallinn time
International applicants with the Estonian Temporary Residence Permit