Tallinn University of Technology

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TTU was established on 17 September, 1918, when the Estonian Engineering Society uniting local technology intellectuals began to provide special engineering courses in German-occupied Estonia. When Estonia gained independence, the need for engineers, architects and technicians kept growing. In 1919, the activities were continued under a private school called Tallinn College of Engineering (TCE)....
For the sake of further development, TCE was nationalised in 1920 and it soon achieved the status of a public institution of higher education. Until 1931, TCE operated under tight conditions at Pikk Street, after which they moved to the main building of the former Russian-Baltic shipyard at Kopli. Although the objective was to construct a full campus for the university, it was not carried out due to a limited budget. Despite of financial difficulties, there were still plenty of enthusiastic young people who wished to acquire their engineering education at TCE.
In the late 1920s, the development of TCE was slowed down by a merger plan with University of Tartu. The situation improved in 1936, when the government decided that the university of technology must remain in Tallinn. As a result, TCE was renamed Tallinn Technical Institute. Fast development was soon brought to a halt by World War II. The war cost the university both lecturers and students, not to mention assets.
During the post-war occupation, the university was called Tallinn Polytechnic Institute (TPI). It was called so until restoration of independence of Estonia. Despite of general intellectual recession the quality of the university improved continuously. From the 1970s thoughts and ideas were disseminated more freely. The student body increased and the qualification of lecturers improved. TPI made significant progress in the field of scientific research, earning a status of a leading university of technology in the Soviet Union.
One of the most important turning points was starting the construction of the university campus at Mustamäe in the early 1960s. During the Singing Revolution, new winds began to blow. The university actively participated in social processes, contributing significantly to restoration of national independence. In 1989, the name Tallinn University of Technology was taken into use again.
During the following two decades, the study programmes have remarkably expanded, the student body and academic staff have undergone strong internationalization and the operating conditions have also improved. At present, TTÜ is one of the biggest and most renowned universities in Estonia. The university has 700 lecturers and more than half a thousand research staff. Prior to World War II, the number of students at TTÜ remained under 500, while the number today is almost 30 times bigger. The university has around 70,000 alumni who all have contributed to Estonia’s development.
To introduce an integrated tenure-team academic career model. Student and stakeholder feedback, academic performance, international outreach and industrial partnerships play a key role in the implementation of the career model.
To increase the share of internationally recognised top researchers in the academic family and strengthen capacity for research, thereby laying a strong foundation for all the activities of the university.
To regard doctoral students as researchers, who, together with post-doctoral fellows, have a vital role in consistent strengthening of the university"s capacity for research.
To form academically talented research teams, that lay the foundation for the development of science and technology, knowledge-based studies and interaction with society. Research teams shall be able to successfully apply for research funding and engage in research- and innovation-intensive cooperation with enterprises and the public sector in Estonia, as well as abroad.
On the basis of related research teams to form departments, which are the central academic and administrative structural units of the university. The departments shall provide the academic competence and infrastructure required for teaching and research and the capacity to successfully participate in international research cooperation, including international networks and in cooperation with enterprises, as well as with the public sector.
To reorganize the faculties and redesign them in accordance with the areas of responsibility arising from the Tallinn University of Technology Act.
To abide by the principle that the university"s strong international position and carefully focused contribution to excellence and state-of-the-art technologies serve the interests of Estonian economy and people in the best way. To implement university´s academic potential in particular through strategic partnership with major technology-intensive companies in the world, while being an active partner to Estonian companies and involving them in the activities and development of the university. To create a situation, where cooperation with strong business partners is carried out in every field of research.
To play an active role in popularizing engineering sciences.