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  InterUniversity Centre Canada
The Baltic Studies Program at Tallinn Pedagogical University is a semester-long interdisciplinary program offering nondegree credit courses taught in English.
Faculty and courses are drawn from several departments of the University, as well as various affiliated research centers and institutes.
Visiting lecturers from the principal Latvian and Lithuanian Universities are also invited to give lecturers.
www.interuniversity.com /Tallinn/index.htm   (1617 words)

  
  Tallinn University of Technology - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tallinn University of Technology (TUT) (Estonian: Tallinna Tehnikaülikool (TTÜ)) is the technical university of Estonia, and one of the two or three most important institutions of higher education in Estonia generally.
Tallinn University of Technology is not related to Tallinn University, which since 2005 is the new name of the former Tallinn Pedagogical University.
Prior to 2003, TUT was known in English as the Tallinn Technical University (hence the acronym TTU, which is the same in Estonian).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tallinn_University_of_Technology   (483 words)

  
 63rd IFLA General Conference - Conference Programme and Proceedings - August 31- September 5, 1997
Universities are regulated by the Law on Universities (adopted 1995), the Law on Private Schools (adopted 1993), the Law on the Organisation of Research (adopted 1994) and the Law of the University of Tartu (adopted 1995).
On January 30, 1992, the Tallinn Pedagogical University was promoted to full university status and TPU became one of public universities in Estonia.
The aims of the University are to offer modern education at the level of bachelor's, Master's and Doctor's degree, to facilitate high-level research, and to disseminate and form humanistic and democratic values within Estonian society.
www.ifla.org /IV/ifla63/63lepa.htm   (3222 words)

  
 THE MANAGERS' HANDBOOK
Tallinn Pedagogical University is dedicated to combining its long-established leadership roles in the educational, social, humanitarian and physical sciences with a concerted effort towards academic co-operation both nationally and internationally.
The Tallinn Pedagogical University (TPU) was founded in 1919 as the Tallinn Teacher Training Seminary; today it is one of the biggest universities in Estonia with over 6,500 students.
The mission of the University has played an important role in educating people and increasing the intellectual capital of society through research and development activities (http://www.tpu.ee).
distance.ktu.lt /thenuce/ebook/Chapter_1/912.html   (243 words)

  
 Aira Lepik. Daugialypis Estijos mokslinių bibliotekų veiklos vertinimo pobūdis
National, academic, research and special libraries are an indispensable resource of science, research and development for Estonian scientists, students, specialists of various fields, organisations, institutions, enterprises and the whole academic and intellectual community of the country.
The distribution of the financial resources for acquisition between research libraries is under review, which involves discussing the use of acquisition sums allocated from the state budget with a view to co-ordinating the acquisition of scientific literature in the light of need.
Three universal research libraries were involved in the study using same methods - the Tartu University Library (in 1995), the National Library of Estonia (in 1996) and Estonian Academy Library (1997).
www.leidykla.vu.lt /inetleid/inf-mok/20/str6.html   (2356 words)

  
 Central Washington University - Study Abroad & Exchange Programs: University of Tartu   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Profile: The University of Tartu, founded in 1632 by King Gustavus II Adolphus of Sweden, is one of the oldest universities in the Baltic countries.
The University's new research center (Biomedicum) has the most up-to-date equipment in the Baltic States and is staffed by several internationally recognized scientists.
One of the oldest university towns in Europe, Tartu is home to the University of Tartu, the Estonian Agricultural University, the Baltic Defence College and some private universities.
www.cwu.edu /~studyabroad/europe/Estonia/ISEPUofTartu.html   (713 words)

  
 TALLINN UNIVERSITY
The author insists that perspectives from land and from sea are mutually important for interpreting maritime cultural landscape; the perspective from the water-side requires good knowledge of local waters and seafaring skills; the practical use of a sea vessel could improve the understanding even more.
The Estonian Intelligentia in 1917—1940.] Tallinn: Argo, 514 pp.
The study examines the nutrition culture in Medieval Tallinn on the basis of materials kept in the Tallinn City Archives.
www.ceebd.co.uk /ceeed/un/es/es005p.htm   (3855 words)

  
 The Institute of Ecology of Tallinn University   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
It remains autonomous from the University and is primarily a research institute.
The co-operation agreement with Tallinn University was signed to establish the joint chair of Geoecology, launched in September 1993.
Minister of Education M. Klaassen and Rector of Tallinn University of Educational Sciences undersigned the agreement to integrate the Institute with University as autonomous research and development institution.
www.eco.edu.ee /?_eng   (711 words)

  
 University founders fed up with delay
TALLINN - Individuals working to found a university in Tallinn have accused the education minister of stalling, though the minister has countered by saying that too many things have to happen before a university appears in the Estonian capital.
According to Heidmets, all the papers necessary for the merger of institutes and higher learning establishments into a Tallinn university were submitted to the Education Ministry last October.
The government has not withdrawn its support for the idea of a Tallinn university, the minister said, adding that analysis is in progress of how to best unite the existing universities so that the result would meet international standards.
www.baltictimes.com /news/articles/10830   (299 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The Ministry of Education in Tallinn is responsible for the implementation of the 1996 Estonian National Curriculum for Basic and Secondary Education, the principal aims of which are to make schools more open and to increase local responsibility for decision-making.
Courses are accredited by the universities, who are in turn accredited by the Higher Education Evaluation Council, which operates under the administrative jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education.
Universities provide recognised certificates of participation on their courses, these can also be linked to credits.
www.lang.soton.ac.uk /ttfl/nationalreports/Estonia.doc   (2382 words)

  
 GS background   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Achievements of such cooperation between Estonian universities have led to the idea of forming a permanent support institution for advanced studies and staff preparation in IT and CS.
There is an urgent need to bring young and well-educated people to universities, research institutes, all other educational institutions as well as to the state institutions and industry.
Tallinn Pedagogical University is involved through the teacher education project.
www.cs.ut.ee /~jaanus/cme/backgr.html   (717 words)

  
 The changing role of subjects connected with book history and publishing in the education of library specialists in ...
The last part of the article presents data on the evaluation of the usefulness and necessity of these subjects by public librarians and students of the Tallinn Pedagogical University.
The changes in the structure of teaching library science in Tallinn Pedagogical University in 1991 led to the division of the Department into three Chairs, one of which is the Chair of Book Studies.
A Tallinn Pedagogical University Master's thesis produced in spring 1999 analysed the structure of curricula in eighty library schools all over the world (half of which were in the USA).
informationr.net /ir/6-3/paper107.html   (2158 words)

  
 journal Raamatukogu (Librarian)
The author is of the opinion that all libraries of public universities should be research libraries and have a right to apply for additional funding from the Ministry of Education and Research’s budget to acquire scientific information.
The director of the Academic Library of Tallinn Pedagogical University poses seven principles for organising the Estonian library field, three of which have already been agreed upon and the corresponding national regulation exists.
Tallinn Technical University Library’s Directors comments on the position of Andres Kollist, the Director of the Academic Library of Tallinn Pedagogical University, expressed above.
www.nlib.ee /html/inglise/anded/rk/i2004-06.html   (1612 words)

  
 E N U T - TULE JA ÕPI SOOUURINGUID!
The Centre, located at the Tallinn Pedagogical University, was officially registered as an NGO in April 1997, and is the first and only women’s resource centre in Estonia.
The second step was continued in Tallinn by Estonians themselves, mostly from the academic world (Tallinn Pedagogical University and Tartu University as well as by officials from the Ministry of Social Affairs who worked on a personal basis).
In May of the same year the Tallinn Pedagogical University agreed to provide a space for the On the opening of the centre a contract was signed which stipulates that the books would always be kept together in a specialized centre and never dispersed into larger collections.
www.enut.ee /enut.php?keel=ENG&id=28   (5309 words)

  
 Tallinn Pedagogical University Library
Tallinn Pedagogical university library is the national resource library in Estonia in educational sciences.
The library is open to the students and faculty of the university as well as to teachers all over Estonia.
During 1952-1992 its host institution was called Tallinn Pedagogical Institute that had no academic degree programs.
inet.dpb.dpu.dk /survey/estonia_desc.html   (637 words)

  
 63rd IFLA General Conference - Conference Programme and Proceedings - August 31- September 5, 1997
The Department of Information Studies of the Tallinn Pedagogical University has risen to the challenge of restructuring its curriculum to meet the requirements of these new realities.
At that time the Tallinn Pedagogical University Library was the only place in Estonia where it was possible to use the Internet through public terminals so widely.
After that course several courses were organized at the Tallinn Pedagogical University Library for the staff of our Univer-sity (mainly for the master students) and for the librari-ans of Esto-nian academic librar-ies.
www.ifla.org /IV/ifla63/63virs.htm   (2595 words)

  
 TALLINN UNIVERSITY, TALLINN, ESTONIA - UNDERGRADUATE AND POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES
Tallinn University was established in spring 2005 from the amalgamation of:
Tallinn University is currently the third largest university in Estonia with the student body of 7500 undergraduate and graduate students.
The Centre was officially formed in 2005 and it associates researchers and postgraduate students from various universities and research institutions, and from a wide range of disciplines, such as history, archaeology, art history, theology, and folklore and literature studies.
www.ceebd.co.uk /ceeed/un/es/es005.htm   (2741 words)

  
 Evaluation of Estonian Mathematical Research
In the countries of the Evaluators this activity is not as widespread among the professors of the universities as in Estonia.
For the moment 5 PhD students are formally attached to the department, partly supervised by the staff at Tallinn Pedagogical University.
The university financing in education is based on the number of students.
www.ekak.archimedes.ee /eval/matemaatika_ja_rakendusmatemaatika-mathematics_and_applied_mathematics.htm   (4962 words)

  
 SELL 2002   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The football semi-finals were won by Vilnius Pedagogical University (played with University of Tartu I - score 5:0) and Dnepropetrosk (played with Karlsruhe - score 7:1).
The speeches are held by Jaak Aaviksoo (the president of the Estonian Academic Sports Federation), Mart Siimann (the president of the Estonian Olympic Commitee) and representatives of EUSA and FISU.
In addition to the speech of Mart Siimann the speeches are held by Jaak Aaviksoo (Rector of University of Tartu and president of EASF), Enno Harms (representative of EUSA) and Kairis Leinus (representative of FISU).
www.easl.ee /sell2002?id=news   (1637 words)

  
 Agreement
The exchange programmes will be established on departmental basis enabling professors, lecturers and researchers in the same field to propose arrangements of exchange of academic staff and students for scientific and educational purposes.
However, in accordance with the principle of mutual and equal benefit and in the spirit of academic co-operation, the institutions agree, with due consideration to the available funds, to provide mutual support for daily subsistence (room and board) in the host city for short-term visiting scholars.
Any alterations of this agreement, agreed upon by the signing parties, and the accession of additional parties will be submitted to the same proceedings as the original agreement and expressed in writing.
bsrun.utu.fi /agreement.html   (438 words)

  
 Europhysics Foundation, Amsterdam
The research activity in the universities is in the new law regulated in the same way as in other state research institutions.
The education activities of the universities are regulated by the law for the institutions of higher education.
The obligation of the universities is stated as the promotion, maintenance and development of science and arts through research, teching and studies.
www.nikhef.nl /~ed/docs/balticsdata.html   (2796 words)

  
 Estonian Higher Education Accreditation Centre
The University should adopt best international practice and require external validation of all new programmes, including the MA in Audiovisual Media, before the first students are admitted.
The Department should ensure that future acquisitions of new technology in the main building of the University include provision of software and input-output ports for editing audio and video material, that such facilities are available to students, and that students are given instruction in their use.
The University should provide budget for the hiring of at least two new members of staff covering the two specialisms we have mentioned, and at least one specialist each in television and radio production with recent experience of the industry at top level and appropriate teaching ability.
www.ekak.archimedes.ee /cgi/okavad/public/show_lo.py?oid=85409   (4966 words)

  
 University of Tartu
Research and development were to be reviewed at the University of Tartu and Tallinn Pedagogical University.
Instead other lively research interests have blossomed and put the department of psychology at PTU on the national as well as the international arena.
The research staff in general is very active in presenting their research results on conferences and congresses to the international audience particularly after the obstacles for free movement and travelling have been removed.
www.ekak.archimedes.ee /eval/psychology.htm   (3677 words)

  
 Hans Põldoja   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Hans Põldoja (born 1979) is a doctoral student in the Media Lab at the University of Art and Design Helsinki.
In 2003-2005 he worked as in various positions at Tallinn Pedagogical University (now Tallinn University).
Hans Põldoja attended Tallinn Pedagogical University from 1998-2003, graduating a master's degree in computer science.
www.hanspoldoja.net /hans   (240 words)

  
 Goethe-Institut - Information and Public Accessibility - Estonia - Staff and education
Librarians are educated in the Department of Information Studies in the Tallinn Pedagogical University (higher education) and the Viljandi Cultural College (applied higher education).
Since 1990 the Tallinn Pedagogical University applied a curriculum uniting the systems of subjects and courses.
In the Department of Information Studies of the Tallinn Pedagogical University, research work to study and apply distant education as a modern educational method started in 1994.
www.goethe.de /z/30/infomoe/estland/deest14.htm   (585 words)

  
 Estonian Institute - Activities   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
On Wednesday, 18 December, the Estonian Institute and the Tallinn Pedagogical University sign a treaty, which aims to increase co-operation on the field of promoting Estonian culture.
Very important part of the new treaty is also the one touching the further developement of the virtual encyclopedia Estonica, where the Estonian Institute would like to gain help from the lecturers and students of the University.
The co-operation treaty will be signed on Wednesday, 18 December at 3 pm in the main building of the Tallinn Pedagogical University in room P-223.
www.einst.ee /activities.html?op=past&cat=52&id=164   (152 words)

  
 Institute of Sustainable Education
The Conference is organized by the Daugavpils University in cooperation with the European Network of the UNESCO/ UNITWIN project by the York University ”Reorientation of teacher training to the sustainable development” (May 11-14, 2003).
The conference is hosted by six universities: Daugavpils University (Latvia), Tallinn Pedagogical University (Estonia), University of Joensuu (Finland), University of Vechta (Germany), Rhodes University (South Africa), and York University (Canada).
The next Conference of JTET will be organized by Tallinn Pedagogical University (Estonia) in May 2004 (for contact: Veissonm@tpu.ee), but the establishers of JTET kindly invites all the potential authors to submit their articles for the following issue of JTET and hope to meet you next year in Tallinn.
dau.lv /ise/02/05.html   (598 words)

  
 Curriculum Vitae
Rein Haljand, Ph.D. Professor of Kinesiology, Tallinn University
Professor of Kinesiology, Faculty of Physical Education, Tallinn University (TLU)
I have been lecturing in the Tallinn Pedagocial University since 1966 on swimming and watersports, kinesiology, biomechanics, the theory of physical sports and sport workouts
www.swim.ee /biography   (583 words)

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