Estonia
GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT ESTONIA
Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Official web portal for Estonia by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
LIVE AND WORK IN ESTONIA
Citizenship and Migration Board on recidence/work permits visas etc
The Estonian Researcher's Mobility portal has been set up to help foreign researchers who plan to come to work and study in Estonia. The aim of this site is to provide researchers with the necessary information when they move to Estonia and also after arrival.
BUSINESS IN ESTONIA
Estonia is an excellent business environment and conditions for production, a liberal economic policy and low taxes have already attracted numerous companies and continue to make Estonia an exceptional location for foreign direct investment.
LIFE SCIENCE IN ESTONIA
Estonia has a century long tradition in molecular biology. Additionally, the core competencies of Estonian biotechnology include: Genome-wide LD and association studies, Eukaryotic vector design, Cell cycle control mechanisms,Quorum sensing in plant-microbe interactions, Transgenetic animal technologies, disease models, Behavioural molecular neuropharmacology.
Study in Estonia most relevant information on how to move to Estonia to study
The Archimedes Foundation has the objective to coordinate and implement different EU programmes and projects in the field of training, education, research, technological development and innovation.
STUDY IN ESTONIA
The academic branch of the new system of higher education has two cycles, following the Anglo-Saxon bachelor-master model. Bachelor’s level studies form the first cycle and master’s level studies form the second cycle. In some specialties the study programmes have been integrated into a single long cycle.
The academic year at institutions of higher education is divided into two semesters: autumn and spring. The autumn semester usually runs from the last week of August to December, with examinations in January. The spring semester lasts from the end of January or the beginning of February to the end of May, but exams can be taken until the middle of June.
Scanbalt Members
University of Tartu
www.ut.ee/en
Universities and Research institutes
Estonia
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--Members--Estonian Biotechnology Association
www.biotech.ee/
Networks
Estonia
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--Members--Tartu Biotechnology Park
www.biopark.ee/?lang=2
Industry/Tech Transfer
Estonia
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--Members--Estonian eHealth Foundation
www.e-tervis.ee/english.html
Universities and Research Institutes
Estonia