11.11.09Sirle Kivihall

TLU TodayTLU is a public institution of higher

education. Its main strengths lie in the fields of

humanities and social sciences.It also has a strong and constantly

growing component of natural and exact sciences.

And a notable tradition of teacher training and educational research.

TLU TodayTLU is the third largest university in

Estonia.It consists of 18 institutes and

4 colleges. It has more than 8500 students. It has more than 400 faculty members

and research fellows. It is the fastest growing university in

Estonia.

TLU Today - InstitutesEstonian Institute for Future StudiesEstonian Institute of HumanitiesInstitute of EcologyInstitute of Educational SciencesInstitute of Estonian DemographyInstitute of Estonian Language and

Culture

TLU Today - InstitutesInstitute of Fine ArtsInstitute of Germanic-Romance Lang

uages and Cultures Institute of Health Sciences and Spo

rtsInstitute of HistoryInstitute of InformaticsInstitute of Information Studies

TLU Today - InstitutesInstitute of International and Social Studi

esInstitute of Mathematics and Natural Scie

ncesInstitute of Political Science and Governa

nceInstitute of PsychologyInstitute of Slavonic Languages and Cultu

resInstitute of Social Work

TLU Today - CollegesBaltic Film and Media SchoolCatherine's College – Social Studies

and the Humanities (some subjects are lectured in Russian).

Haapsalu College – Teacher Training, Information Technology, and Public Management.

Rakvere College – Teacher Training.

TLU HistoryIn 1919, a Teachers’ Seminar was

established in Tallinn under the guidance of leading specialists in educational sciences.

In 1952, the seminar was turned into a higher educational establishment.

In 1992, it obtained the status of a public university.

TLU HistoryIn 1993, the faculty of social sciences

was established, with departments of sociology, government, psychology etc.

In 1998, a program of computer science was opened.

In 2002, the interpreter and translator training centre was established.

The present TLU dates from 15 May 2002.

TLU Language CentreTULC offers language courses

for twelve foreign languages:English, German, Greek, Russian, Swedish, Dutch, Latvian, Lithuanian, Portuguese, Italian, French, Spanish.

TLU Language CentreOur centre conducts the

following international language exams:

IELTSCAMBRIDGE ESOLDELE (Spanish)PLIDA (Italian) and DITALS (Italian

for teachers)

TLU Language CentreTULC is a member of ALTE (Association of Language

Testers in Europe)EALTA (European Association for

Language Testing and Assessment).

TLU Language CentreTULC has 28 teachers of foreign

languages.14 of the 28 teachers work full-

time.14 are part-time teachers.13 of them are native speakers of

foreign languages.

Thank You!