This document outlines a study trip to Germany organized by the Mining Department of Tallinn University of Technology from April 5-16, 2008. The purpose of the trip was to introduce Estonian mining students to coal, salt, and ore mines as well as mining equipment companies in Germany. The itinerary included visits to various surface and underground mines, machinery manufacturers, research institutions, and museums. The goal was to provide students a global overview of mineral extraction technologies and environmental impacts of mining to improve mining education in Estonia. Strong cooperation already existed between the Tallinn University of Technology Mining Department and institutions in Germany, especially the Institute of Mining and Special Civil Engineering at the Freiberg University of Mining and Technology.

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Tallinn University of Technology
Department of Mining
Study trip Germany
05…16. April 2008
Tallinn 2008
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TUT Mining Department Bergakademie Freiberg
TUT Student Council
Mining Society
Study trip Germany
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Editor: Veiko Karu
Special thank: Ave Õnnis Estonian Oil Shale Company
Ingo Valgma
Christian Buhrow
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Environment Protection Students' Association of Eesti Maaülikool Purpose of the study trip
Estonian Students Society for Environment Protection „Sorex”
Club of Sustainable Development in Tallinn University of There is a strong demand for mining engineers and mining education
Technology in Estonia because of important role of oil shale mining for the
Student Council of Mining Department in Tallinn University of Estonia’s and Baltic economy. Estonia has lots of other minerals
Technology currently being mined or being mineable, too, e.g. limestone,
dolomite, phosphate, peat. Tallinn UT educates mining engineers
Contact WinterAcademy: info@talveakadeemia.ee and applied geologists. Especially mining engineers must have a
global overview about mineral excavation technologies and
environmental impacts of mining. In order to achieve this goal and to
improve the mining engineering and applied geologists education in
Estonia, trips to international mining sites are necessary. As the
world biggest lignite mining country is Germany a very attractive
destination for a student excursion. Moreover, Germany is selected
because it has long mining history, a great number of large surface
and underground mines, many world-leading companies for
constructing mining machinery, well developed relations between
TU Bergakademie Freiberg and Tallinn UT.
During the trip are introduced to students coal, salt and ore mines;
companies for mining equipment and machinery; also relations
between Tallinn UT and TU Bergakademie Freiberg are
strengthened. The trip will increase student’s competence and
knowledge about practical aspects of German mining industry.
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Table of contents International Student Week – ISW
Purpose of the study trip................................................................ 3
Excursion with students................................................................. 5 An ISW is as the name says an international student week. This is an
Tallinn University of Technology ................................................. 7 opportunity to get to know the curriculum of other universities and
Mission ..................................................................................... 7 also get to know the industry. But the most important thing is the
Statement of the Rector: ........................................................... 7 social aspect and lifelong traditions in each country. The IFMMS
History ...................................................................................... 7 Congress is arranged every year and all the members have the choice
Basic Facts about TUT ............................................................. 8 to participate at the congress or not.
Mining Department is part of Faculty of Power Engineering 11
Studies at TUT........................................................................ 12
Research and Development .................................................... 13 WinterAcademy
Academic activities................................................................. 13
Research activities .................................................................. 14 WinterAcademy is a student science conference held once a year and
Student Council of Tallinn University of Technology................ 16 a network of students connecting them throughout the year. The
General information................................................................ 16 overall aim of WinterAcademy is to inspire students to get involved
Science clubs .......................................................................... 16 in making science and innovation projects in the fields of sustainable
Department of mining.................................................................. 17 development.
Mining Research..................................................................... 17 The three-day conference gives possibility to bachelor and master
Laboratory of mining design and planning ............................ 18 degree students from all universities in Estonia to introduce their
The laboratory of Mining Conditions..................................... 19 research projects to wider audience. Every year science article
Doctoral school of energy and geotechnology ....................... 20 competition is organised to select the best works to be presented at
Estonia in European Masters Mineral Engineering Course the conference. Besides that, WinterAcademy brings discussion
(EMMEC) ............................................................................... 21 about most important problems related to balance between
Cooperation between Mining Departments............................ 21 humankind and nature, allows participants to learn new practical
Society of Mining Professors (SOMP) / Societät der skills in workshops and creates supporting environment for people to
Bergbaukunde (SDB) ............................................................. 22 meet, share ideas and develop new projects. As conference takes
Society of Mining Students ......................................................... 23 place in different part of Estonia every year, away from main city
IFMMS ................................................................................... 23 centres it also helps to introduce Estonian countryside.
About IFMMS ........................................................................ 23 WinterAcademy was founded by students from three main/biggest
History of IFMMS .................................................................. 24 Estonian universities in 2003.
International Student Week – ISW......................................... 25 While organising team consists of approximately 20 students (incl
WinterAcademy...................................................................... 25 students of Tartu University) with different background every year,
the Council of Winteracademy is run by following student
organisations:
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without religious, social, racial, national, sexual or other Excursion with students
discrimination. Our aims are to serve mining, metallurgy, petroleum
and geology students all over the world through our member Subsequent drafted agenda:
organizations and to promote international cooperation in the fields x Day 1 (Sat.): Arrival in Rostock by ferry, journey to
designated in the political statements. The functions of the IFMMS
Rüdersdorf (close to Berlin), visit of the Rüdersdorf quarry
are consolidation of the contacts among European mining
universities, discussing of special problems in education and (chalk), afternoon: guided tour through Berlin,
engineering, traditional international student weeks, etc. The highest x Day 2 (Sun.): Journey to Freiberg, Visit of “Himmelfahrt
authority and jurisdiction of the IFMMS is the annual congress, Fundgrube” (educational and research mine of TU
which is held every year. Besides the annual congress the regional
Bergakademie Freiberg, afternoon: guided tour through
boards are responsible for arranging international student weeks.
This should introduce the participants to the special subject industry Freiberg,
of the host country. x Day 3 (Mon.): visit of the mine Hermsdorf (GEOMIN;
underground marble mine), afternoon: guided tour through
the mineralogical collection of TU Bergakademie Freiberg,
History of IFMMS
journey to Vacha
The history of the organization dates back to 1905 when a body x Day 4 (Tue.): Visit of the potash mine “Unterbreizbach”
called "The International Union for Mining Universities” was including its backfilling operations, afternoon: visit IBS
formed in Clausthal, Germany. They had their first meeting in Delft,
GmbH, roadheader manufacturer (close to Fulda)
Holland the following year and this was attended by 23 European
and 3 American faculties. x Day 5 (Wed.): Visit of quarries of Basalt Nickel GmbH
In 1947 this body merged with the Geological Society of Amsterdam (close to Gießen), afternoon: visit of VDMA (German
to form a new organization called the International Federation of Association of machine manufacturerers), mining
Students of Geology and Mining (IFSGM). This body functioned for
machinery branch, Frankfurt,
a number of years but sadly interest was lost.
x Day 6 (Thu.): Visit of underground slate mine “Margareta”
The organization re-named the IFMMS was established in Delft (I. B. Rathscheck GmbH & Co. Kg, Mayen), afternoon:
1961, but again this only functioned for a few years and in 1969 was visit of open pit “Frechen”, Quarzwerke GmbH, Frechen,
no longer. The idea to re-establish the IFMMS came initially from
the students at the Mountain Universität in Leoben, Austria in 1986. x Day 7 (Fri.): Visit of open pit “Hambach” (RWE Power),
For a number of years now, even before the re-formation in 1986 a afternoon: visit of power station Niederaußem (RWE
number of institutions have hosted International Student Weeks Power),
(ISW) where invitations were extended to 2 representatives from
x Day 8 (Sat.): Visit DSK’s training mine (Recklinghausen),
other institutions. These weeks while being mainly social and
cultural have a serious side, which often involve visits to related afternoon visit to DSK’s coking plant “Prosper”,
industry and lectures from qualified persons in these fields. x Day 9 (Sun.): Visit of DBM (German Mining Museum),
Bochum,
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x Day 10 (Mon.): Visit of underground hard coal mine “Ost”, Society of Mining Students
DSK, Hamm, afternoon: visit of DBT – Mining machinery
manufacturer, Lünen,
x Day 11 (Tue.): Visit of gas production and purification,
EMPG – Exxon Mobile Production Germany GmbH,
Großenkneten + Dötlingen,
x Day 12 (Wed.): journey to Rügen, afternoon: visit of the
chalk quarry, evening departure from Rostock.
Mäering is a organization of geology and mining students in Tallinn
University of Technology. We have 46 members. Our purpose is to
introduce mining companies to the students and also take care of the
entertainment. Traditional events are: sauna party, winter camp,
spring excursion, conversation evenings and others. Our roots belong
back to the year 1947.
IFMMS
IFMMS is an international organization for mining, metallurgy,
petroleum and geology students. Every year a congress is arranged to
discuss the latest issues for the federation. In addition to the congress
the members arrange international student weeks where the visitors
gets to know the structure of education and companies in the country
visited. The IFMMS counts 20 members as of november 2003
divided in 16 countries.
About IFMMS
IFMMS is an independent federation of mining, metallurgy,
petroleum and geology students. The federation pursues its aims
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make this vivit successful and useful for both, German and Estonian Tallinn University of Technology
participant.
Society of Mining Professors (SOMP) / Societät der
Bergbaukunde (SDB)
The Society of Mining Professors/Societät der Bergbaukunde is a
vibrant Society representing the global academic community and Mission
committed to make a significant contribution to the future of the
minerals disciplines. The main goal of the Society is to guarantee the
The mission of Tallinn University of Technology is to support
scientific, technical, academic and professional knowledge required
Estonia’s sustainable development through scientific creation and
to ensure a sustainable supply of minerals for mankind. The Society
science-based higher education in the field of engineering,
facilitates information exchange, research and teaching partnerships
technology, natural and social sciences.
and other collaborative activities among its members.
SOMP AGM will be held in Estonia in 2010 Statement of the Rector:
2008 Annual General Meeting
The 2008 meeting will be held in Aachen, Germany. With its eight faculties, four colleges and R&D institutions, Tallinn
2009 Annual General Meeting University of Technology (TUT) is a national university of
The 2009 meeting will be held in Sydney, Australia. technology, internationally renowned, known as a reliable partner at
2010 Annual General Meeting different levels of collaboration networks. We are serving our nation
The 2010 meeting will be held in Estonia. as a hothouse of engineering and technology professionals and a
2011 Annual General Meeting driving force for the development of a knowledge-based economy.
The 2011 meeting will be held in Arequipa, Peru. TUT fosters integration of technical and related natural and social
sciences and humanities that create a basis of higher technological
education and advancement of Estonia’s economy. We are
committed to collaboration in the networks of the countries of the
Baltic Sea region, Europe- and worldwide. TUT is seeking
international institutional accreditation in the next years.
Professor Peep Sürje
History
Expressed by learned community in the early twentieth century, the
need for engineering specialists trained nationally became urgent.
Until then, young people from Estonia had received their specialist
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education in St. Petersburg, Germany or Riga. Opportunities had to Aadu Paist
be sought for engineering-minded people to acquire Estonian-based Professor
education adapted to local conditions and needs. Phone: +372 620 3901 Fax: +372 620 3901
E-mail: apaist(at)sti.ttu.ee
On 17 September 1918, the Estonian Engineering Society managed
to open an Estonian-based engineering school named Special
Engineering Courses. That date has been recognised as the founding Estonia in European Masters Mineral Engineering
date of Tallinn University of Technology. Programmes were offered Course (EMMEC)
in mechanical, electrical, civil and hydraulic engineering,
shipbuilding and architecture. In 1919, the school became the private Otsida infot
Tallinn College of Engineering, which in 1920 was declared a state
institution. Teachers' efforts to develop Estonian terminology for
science and technology proved fruitful and the first engineering
books were published. In 1923, the first engineering graduation
Cooperation between Mining Departments
theses were defended in Estonia. In the same year, a State laboratory
of Materials Testing opened for research work. Cooperation between Department of Mining of Tallinn University of
Technology and Institut für Bergbau und Spezialtiefbau TU
By the 15 September 1936 Act of the Head of State, the school was Bergakademie Freiberg and other related Institutions in Germany
granted the status of University, named Tallinn Technical Institute.
The institute had two faculties: civil and mechanical engineering and First mining and excursion supported by DAAD was organised in
chemistry and mining. In 1938, the name - Tallinn Technical 07..23.07.2001 with help of Clausthal TU. This was great cuccess
University - was effective. and after that several actions have been taken. Clausthal TU vivited
us and ou mining industry in Estonia in 2004. Since that connections
In 1940 the Faculty of Economics, in 1958 the Faculty of Power between our Department and German Mining institutionas have been
Engineering and in 1965 the Faculty of Control Engineering were growing. Six of our studens have been studing in Germany for 2
founded. months. Our professors have been giving quest lectures every year in
both Universities. Freiberg TU visited us in Poland, Estonia and
Finland for getting to know our culture and industry. We are
Basic Facts about TUT attending and organising professional conferences and are working
together in professional workgroups since that. In addition to Aachen
The official colours of the University are steel grey and cerise. Grey TU we have strongest relation with Institut für Bergbau und
stands for the tenacity and stamina of our students in their pursuit of Spezialtiefbau TU Bergakademie Freiberg (Professor Christian
knowledge and cerise is for their vitality and joy in life. These Buhrow)
colours are represented on the University flag and student caps. The
middle white stripe on the cap symbolises peace, progress and high We organised similar excurion in germany in 2005. This year, after
morals. The official student cap was in use from the sixties to the discussing potential international courses of mineral resources in our
nineties, and after a short break in tradition, it was reinstated in the institutions and professional excursion to German Mining Industry
spring of 2001. Each first-year non-distance learning student is that is strongly related to similar problems in Estonian industry,
awarded this cap in a festive ceremony after the completion of the Professor Buhrow recommended to ask support from DAAD to
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Field laboratory first examination session, at the beginning of the second semester of
1. Point load test studies.
2. Schmidt hammer
3. GPS systems The motto of TUT is Mente et Manu (with the hand and the mind). It
4. Water probe pump MP1 is inscribed on TUT awards, Letters of Appreciation, student caps
5. Noise meter and publications.
6. Radioactive radiation meter PAKRI-E
7. Water level measurement devices The Tallinn University of Technology has:
8. Water flow measurement propeller • 8 Faculties
9. Vibration meter • Faculty of Civil Engineering (letter designation E)
• Faculty of Power Engineering (letter designation A)
• Faculty of Humanities (letter designation H)
Doctoral school of energy and geotechnology • Faculty of Information Technology (letter designation I)
• Faculty of Chemical and Materials Technology (letter designation
Department of electrical Dirves and Power Electronics K)
Juhan Laugis • Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (letter
Professor designation T)
Phone +372 620 3702 Fax +372 620 3701 • Faculty of Science (letter designation Y)
E-mail laugis(at)cc.ttu.ee • Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (letter designation M)
Department of Electrical Power Engineering • 33 Institutes, 2 Research Centres, 6 Centres and 3 Research and
Heiki Tammoja Testing Laboratories
Professor • 109 Chairs and 6 Teaching Divisions
Phone +372 620 3752 Fax +372 620 3751
E-mail heiki.tammoja(at)ttu.ee • 3 Colleges
• Tallinn College of TUT
Department of Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering and • Kuressaare College of TUT
Electrical Machines • Virumaa College of TUT
Kuno Janson
Assistant Professor • 7 R&D Institutions
Phone +372 620 3802 Fax +372 620 3800 • TUT Institute of Geology
E-mail kunojanson(at)staff.ttu.ee • TUT Institute of Cybernetics
• TUT Institute of Marine Systems
Department of Mining • TUT Technomedicum
Alo Adamson
Professor • TUT Library
Phone +372 620 3852 Fax +372 620 3696 • TUT Institute of Sustainable Technologies
E-mail alo(at)cc.ttu.ee • TUT Certification Centre
Department of Thermal Engineering
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Following world most used mining modelling software has been set
up in the laboratory:
1. Gemcom Minex – modelling stratified deposits
2. Gemcom Surpac – modelling mining processing and workings
3. Visual ModFlow; AquaChem- groundwater flow and quality
modelling
4. MapInfo Professional, Discovery, MapBasic - GIS
5. Vertical Mapper- spatial modelling
6. Encom Discover- spatial modelling for mining environment
7. AutoCAD Civil 3D- planning
8. FLAC- rock massive modelling
9. PLAXIS- geotechnical spatial modelling
10. Mining specific software (parameters of pillars, productivity,
mining equipment cooperation and fleet calculations, Caterpillar and
Mining Department of TUT)
The laboratory of Mining Conditions
Laboratory of mining design and planning and laboratory of mining
conditions.
Website: http://mi.ttu.ee/labor
The laboratory of Mining Conditions ( http://mi.ttu.ee/maelabor ) is
meant for testing rock and environment with applied geological, civil
engineering and mining mechanical methods.
The laboratory is equipped with modern equipment as following:
1. Press for compressive strength
2. Los Angeles Test for aggregate quality
3. Full set of seaves
4. particulate analyse system WipFrag
5. Polarisation Microscope
Preparation equipment:
1. Rock saw
2. Boring machine
3. Sander
4. Owen
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Evaluation of the quality and supply of natural resources and Mining Department is part of Faculty of Power
working out the express-methods of quality assessment. Engineering
Hydrogeology The Faculty of Power Engineering commenced its study and
The hydrogeological study of mines and the impact of mining research activities in 1918 and has since become the leading centre
activities to the environment. of research and training in its field in Estonia. In addition to study
The hydrogeological parameters changing at mining activities. programmes at home, we also offer study and working practice
The hydrogeology of construction sites. opportunities abroad. Considerable demand for our Faculty’s
The influence of groundwater consumption on the environment. graduates exists both in Estonia and abroad.
Hydrogeological monitoring.
The Institute of Electrical Power Engineering is specialised in the
Engineering geology and geotechnics field of optimal and safe production, transmission and distribution of
Study of soil and rock properties and their use in geotechnical electrical power. Its new priorities are the planning of power systems
calculations. development, analyses of the energy market, the harnessing of
Geotechnical monitoring of buildings. alternative energy sources and the optimisation of large systems. The
Study of slopes stability. technical and economical aspects of power plants, grids and systems
Environmental geotechnics. and their optimal management are the traditional research and study
Landfills, Piles and pile foundations. Micropiles. areas of the Institute.
Applied Geology and Rock Mechanics The Institute of Electrical Drives and Power Electronics concentrates
Mining technology and rock mechanics problems. its efforts on studying the conversion of electrical energy into
Sability analysis and prognosis. mechanical motion, light, heat etc. Its research areas also include the
Risk assessment, risk mitigation. supply of power to customers, industry automation and robotics. Key
Computer planning and design of mines by MGIS. research areas are energy-saving electrical drives and power
Groundwater flow modelling (Visual Modflow). electronic converters and their application in Estonia’s power
Tectonics and structural analysis. engineering, industry and electric transport.
Tectonic jointing of bedrock.
The Institute of of Electrical Machinery and the Fundamentals of
Services: consulting, research, expertises, development of new Electrical Engineering focuses on the theory of electrical circuits and
equipment and systems, mine design. machines, electrical technology, electrical measurements,
electromagnetic compatibility and fields. The Institute also
investigates the problems of energy saving, reactive power
Laboratory of mining design and planning compensation, network-friendly power supplies, and special-purpose
electrical machines.
The purpose of the laboratory of mining design and planning is
applying mining software sytems, testing and developing them in The research interests of the Institute of Mining lie in applied
scientific and teaching process. The laboratory contains from geology and mining of mineral resources. The main directions of
software, databases, methods, hardware with necessary equipment research are Estonia's geology and mineral economics. The
(scanners, printers, plotters, savers, presenters, servers). Institute’s core subjects of study include mining technology,
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controlled detonation, mining economics and geoeconomics, Department of mining
underground constructions and mine reclamation. Research is
focussed on environmentally friendly mining.
The Faculty of Power Engineering comprises of four Institutes: the
Institute of Electrical Power Engineering, the Institute of Electrical
Drives and Power Electronics, the Institute of Fundamentals of
Electrical Engineering and Machinery, and the Institute of Mining.
Studies at TUT
The main academic objectives of TUT are to ensure the efficiency
and high quality of TUT study programmes as well as the Contact:
competitiveness of our graduates in the Estonian and international Professor Ingo Valgma, ingo.valgma@ttu.ee
labour markets alike. In order to achieve this, TUT studies must be Head of Mining Department, Professor
based on internationally recognised and accredited curricula, Tallinn University of Technology
informed by the priorities of the Estonian economy. They must be Ehitajate tee 5, VII-205, 19086 Tallinn, Estonia
facilitated by qualified teachers, a modern working and study Phone: Direct +372 620 38 51; Mob: +372 55 22 404;
environment and flexible study regulations. Fax: +372 620 36 96
http://mi.ttu.ee/mining
The central principles guiding the design of TUT curricula are parity,
ease of implementation and a broad foundation, all of which
converge on a single common goal—quality. The parity that we have Mining Research
worked so hard to secure in collaboration with the Helsinki
University of Technology today enables our students to successfully Most of our mining research is related to Oil Shale mining.
participate in student exchange programmes and pursue their studies Additionally we have experiences on hard limestone mining and
for a Master’s or a PhD in any of the world’s famous universities. rehabilitation of mined out areas. We are open for cooperation in all
Mining related topics.
Thanks to the broad foundation of our curricula, TUT students are
well placed to develop a solid base from which they can go on to a Prominent fields in scientific research in the Department of Mining
variety of different specialisations, fleshing out their particular foci are the following:
of interest in Master’s studies or advanced speciality courses. The
ease of implementation of curricula that is ensured at the curriculum Mining engineering and mining geology
design stage, in cooperation with employers and professional and The influence of geological factors on mining technologies and the
trade bodies, makes it easy for TUT graduates to secure posts rehabilitation of mine areas.
permitting them to achieve their potential and earn a good salary. Studying the properties of natural resources, the evaluation of
calculation parameters.
Students can gain a Bachelor’s degree at TUT in three years.
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Student Council of Tallinn University of However, to obtain a professional qualification and an engineer’s
diploma, a further two years of study (at Master’s level) are required.
Technology The curricula of the Faculty of Civil Engineering are designed to
take five years and lead to a Master’s degree. Applied higher
education curricula take three to four years to complete and provide
graduates with the practical skills that are in considerable demand in
the labour market. Those interested may pursue their studies further
by enrolling for a Master’s and, after that, for a PhD. Since autumn
General information of 2003, TUT has also offered some of its programmes in a distance
learning format. Another recent development is the addition of
curricula taught in English.
TUT Student Council is formed by an elected company of active and
wilful TUT students, who stand for TUT being the best place in
Estonia to become an engineer and find new friends.
We help many student clubs in their activities, for example cultural Research and Development
club “Ollallaa”, TUT Student Theatre and movieclub “Tatikas”. We
fend for university to take into consideration the opinions of The aim of TUT R&D activities is to conduct high-level fundamental
students. We help new and old students to get started at the and applied research of practical significance for Estonian society.
beginning of each schoolyear. We also try to evolve and better our These aims include forging better links between fundamental and
university on our own initiative. Good examples would be the new applied research, solving specific R&D problems, providing for
basketball square at the 6th house of the main building and a bicycle knowledge and technology transfer, and implementating R&D
parking area with camera surveillance for enviromental-conscious results and know-how in teaching and in the economy. A central role
students. of R&D is the direction of TUT as an entrepreneurial-oriented
university. It continues to cultivate close ties between TUT, the
Juulius, a lifelong TUT student who symbolises TUT student body public and in particular the business sector. The University strives to
and who holds the Guiness record on containing most amount of keep the public informed about significant scientific breakthroughs
beer in one’s tummy, is present on almost all of our organized and to expand its applied R&D programmes considerably. As befits
events. He wears a TUT college cap that should be in the standard a business-orientated University, we intend to improve our domestic
equipment of every proper TUT student and which history goes and international scientific cooperation and contribute to the
beyond many decades. The colours of the cap are cherry red development of Estonia’s innovation support structure as well as the
(symbolizing joy of living, will to act and glow), steel gray (stands transfer of technology and know-how. We will also take steps to
for the steel persistence of out students and single-mindedness in facilitate the implementation of TUT research results and shape a
pursuing knowledge) and white (for peace, progress and high moral). network of accredited testing facilities.
Science clubs Academic activities
Siia vaja kirjutada midagi TUT offers a wide variety of educational degree programmes in the
bachelor, master and doctoral level, which include both traditional
and new fields of modern technology, economics and business.
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Courses meet high academic standards and give a comprehensive Research and development activities are arranged through
overview of each science. departments, research centres and R&D institutions: Institute of
Geology, Institute of Cybernetics, Institute of Marine Systems,
The student body of TUT approximates 10,000, with female student Estonian Institute of Energy Research.
ratio amounting to one third. Instruction is conducted in Estonian,
however, during the first two years, Russian-based general studies The University has its strategic research areas: innovative industrial
are possible. Selected courses are delivered in English. technologies of the information society, chemistry and materials
sciences, bio- and gene technology, energy saving and sustainable
The most popular study fields include public administration, national environmental technologies, and socio-economic research.
economy, business administration, gene technology, logistics,
information technology, chemical and environment protection In order to promote economy a spin-off programme has been
technology, computer systems and telecommunications. developed at TUT, which aims at commercialising research and
development products and creating favourable conditions and
TUT is a highly internationally oriented university. Following the motivation for promoting economy. The programme is carried out in
Bologna declaration, signed by a large number of European co-operation with the TUT Innovation Centre.
countries, TUT transferred to the 3+2 year programme (three years
of bachelor and two years of master studies). These five-year TUT is an initiator in developing research-intensive enterprise
engineering curricula promote development of quality and environment. It is in the process of setting up the Technology Park
effectiveness. and Technopolis in Mustamäe, Tallinn.
To provide an opportunity to international students to become part of Open to international cooperation, TUT participates in several
the University, TUT is increasing the number of International Degree European Union programmes, is involved in international research
Programmes taught in English. and development agreements, and has acquired over a hundred
individual research grants from different foundations and
organizations.
Research activities
TUT, the only university of technology in Estonia, is committed to
high level basic and applied research significant on the global and
national scale, implementable in teaching and promotion of
innovation. The University aims at enhancing its contribution to
Estonia's science policy, based on key international trends and local
industry needs and social and economic changes in the society.
Major co-operation partners in Estonia are Eesti Energia, Eesti
Põlevkivi 1 and Norma.
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Eesti Põlevkivi is the biggest mining company in Estonia
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