17.12.2009 Doctoral Schools in Estonia 1. University of Tartu, Graduate School in Biomedicine and Biotechnology Tallinn University of Technology, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Estonian Biocentre; University of Tampere, University of Konstanz, University of Göttingen, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. PhD programs: Medicine (preclinical specialties), Neurosciences, Gene Technology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Engineering and Technology, Veterinary Medicine and Food Science, Chemistry and Gene Technology 200 students in a year Contact: Graduate School of Biomedicine and Biotechnology; Riia tn 23 Tartu 51010, tel. +372 56 157 938, Katrin Kepp (katrin.kepp@ut.ee) 2. University of Tartu, Doctoral School of Earth Sciences and Ecology Estonian University of Life Sciences Tallinn University, Estonia Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia Daugavpils University, Latvia University of Oulu, Finland State Forest Managements Centre, Estonia Nordkalk Corporation, Finland Estonian Ministry of Agriculture Swedish University of Agricultural Science University of Latvia Bangor University, UK PhD programs: Botany and Ecology, Zoology and Hydrobiology, Geography, Geology, Environmental Technology, Environmental Sciences and Applied Biology, Agricultural Sciences, Forestry, Earth Science, Ecology Over 280 doctoral students Contact: Tõnu MEIDLA, Professor, Tonu.Meidla@ut.ee, +372 737 5895, Department of Geology, institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu, 46, Vanemuise Str., Tartu, 51014, Estonia
Homepage: http://www.geoeco.ut.ee/ 3. University of Tartu, Doctoral School in Economics and Innovation Tallinn University of Technology Estonian Bank SPRU Science and Technology Policy Research (University of Sussex) University College London Universität Hamburg Umeå University Katholieke Universiteit Leuven PhD programs: Economics, Geography (specialty Human Geography and Regional Planning) Contact: Prof. Raul Eamets, Director of PhD School raul.eamets@mtk.ut.ee Phone: + 372 737 6374 Ms. Dorel Tamm, Project Manager dorel.tamm@mtk.ut.ee Narva mnt. 4-A115 Tartu 51009 Estonia Homepage: http://www.mtk.ut.ee/doktorikool 4. University of Tartu,Doctoral School of Functional Materials and Technology Tallinn University of Technology; National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics; MAX-lab, Lund University; Helsinki University of Technology, Department of Materials Science and Engineering (Graduate School on New Materia s and Processes); Tampere University of Technolory, Laboratory of Plast cs and Elastomer Technolory, Graduate School of the Processing of Polymers and Polymerbased Multimaterials; Chemistry Department, University of Oulu PhD programs: Chemistry, Physics, Materials Science, Chemical and Materials Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry and Gene Technology 100 students in a year Contact: Lilli Paama, Ph.D-chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Jakobi 2,51014 Tartu,Estonia Head of project Lilli.paama@ut.ee
5. University of Tartu, Doctoral School on Social, Behavioural and Health Sciences Tallinn University University of Helsinki National Institute on Health Development PhD programs: Psychology, Media and Communication, Political Science, Sociology, Journalism, Exercise and Sport Sciences, Medicine (specialty Public Health) 63 doctoral students Contact: Professor Jaanus Harro, the Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences (since 4.09.2009) jaanus.harro@ut.ee 6. University of Tartu, Estonian Postgraduate School of Clinical Investigations Partner: The National Graduate School of Clinical Investigation (VKTK), Helsinki, Finland Phd Program Medicine, about 50 students in a year Contact: Prof. Alan Altraja Department of Pulmonary Medicine 8 Puusepa Street 51014 Tartu, Estonia +372 731 8901 Alan.Altraja@ut.ee 7. University of Tartu, Doctoral School of Linguistic, Philosophy and Semiotics Tallinn University www.tlu.ee, Georg-August Universität Göttingen www.uni-goettingen.de Institute of the Estonian Language http://www.eki.ee/index.html.et PhD programs: Estonian and Finno-Ugric Linguistics, Germanic and Romance Languages and Literatures, Russian and Slavonic Philology, Philosophy, Semiotics and Culture Studies, Linguistics About 100-110 doctoral students Contact: Marilii Adamson, marilii.adamson@ut.ee Ilona Tragel ilona.tragel@ut.ee
8. University of Tartu, Estonian Doctoral School in Mathematics and Statistics Tallinn University of Tecnology http://www.ttu.ee/?lang=en, Tallinn University http://www.tlu.ee/?langid=2, Helsinki University http://www.helsinki.fi/en/index.html Åbo Akademi University www.abo.fi Freie Universität Berlin www.mi.fu-berlin.de University of Agder www.uia.no Finnish graduate School in Stochastics and Statistics http://web.abo.fi/fak/mnf/mate/gradschool/ Finnish national Graduate School in Mathematical Analysis and Its applications http://wiki.helsinki.fi/display/gsmaa/main Statistics Estonia http://www.stat.ee/?lang=en PhD programs: Mathematics, Mathematical Statistics about 50 doctoral students Contact: Prof. Eve Oja, eve.oja@ut.ee; Rainis Haller rainis.haller@ut.ee 9. Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, Graduate School of Culture Studies and Arts University of Tartu Tallinn University Estonian Academy of Arts Centre of Excellence in Cultural Theory (University of Tartu & Tallinn University) Zentrum für Theorie und Methodik der Kulturwissenschaften (Philosophischen Fakultät, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen) Baltic Graduate School (Tallinn University, University of Latvia and Vytautas Magnus University) PhD programs: Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre: 1) musicology; 2) dramatic art; 3) music. Estonian Academy of Arts: 1) art history; 2) art and design; 3) protection of cultural heritage and conservation; 4) architecture and townplanning. Tallinn University: 1) studies of cultures; 2) history. University of Tartu: 1) literature and cultural research; 2) history; 3) semiotics and culture studies (main subject culture and nature); 4) germanic and romance languages and literatures (main subject literature); 5) theology.
Estimated number of graduate students (mostly doctoral students) in a year: 100 Contact (general coordinator of the graduate school): Kaire Maimets-Volt Kaire.Maimets@gmail.com Homepage: www.ema.edu.ee/ktkdk 10. Tallinn University of Technology, Doctoral School in the field of building and environmental engineering Estonian University of Life Sciences Estonian Academy of Arts Chalmers University of Technology Hamburg University of Applied Sciences Helsinki University of Technology University of Exeter UK Center of Water Systems Imperial College of London UK University of Idaho, USA, University of Washington; USA PhD programs: Civil and Environmental Engineering, Engineering Sciences, Architecture and Urban Design Total 35 doctoral school students Contact: Teet-Andrus Kõiv, project manager, tel +372 620 2505, teet.koiv@ttu.ee Liina Henning, assistant, tel +372 6203604, liina@staff.ttu.ee 11. Tallinn University of Technology, Doctoral School of Energy and Geotechnology II Estonia University of Life Sciences EAAT GmbH Chemnitz University of Ljubljana Eesti Energia Ltd Estonian Oil Shale Company Riga Technical Univerisity Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften Fachhochschule Kempten, Budapest University of Economic Sciences Gdynia Maritime University Helsinki University of Technology PhD programs: Power Engineering and Geotechnology, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Sciences
Total 75 doctoral students Contact: prof Juhan Laugis, laugis@cc.ttu.ee, + 372 6203702, project manager Dmitri Vinnikov, dm.vin@mail.ee, + 372 620 3705 12. Tallinn University of Technology, Doctoral school in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT doctoral school) Institute of Cybernetics at TUT University of Tartu Cybernetica AS Association of Information Technology and Telecommunications Technical University of Helsinki Turku Centre for Computer Science PhD programs: Information and Communication Technology and Informatics 60 students admitted each year Contact: Eduard Petlenkov (TTÜ) phone +372 620 2105, e-mail: eduard.petlenkov@dcc.ttu.ee 13. Tallinn University, Doctoral School in Educational Sciences University of Tartu University of Helsinki PhD programs: Educational Sciences, Life and Earth Science Education, Science Education, Estimated number of doctoral students in a year 80-90 Contact: Jarmo Karing + 372 6199769, karing@tlu.ee