Double Degree Partners

Your Partner University for the Third Mobility

Your dissertation topic and regional pathway specialisation will have a strong influence on the final choice of Year 2 mobility. We will take into account the fit between the partner institutions’ research specialisations and the student’s own research and/or language interests. The final decision, however, will primarily be based on the expertise of the third mobility partner and their ability to provide adequate supervision for the student’s dissertation. Dr Heiko Pääbo is the Consortium Dissertation and Mobility Coordinator, responsible for the process of finalising topics, allocating supervisors and discussing Year 2 options across the Consortium in full discussion with students. Dr Pääbo’s decision will be final.

All first year students have to submit a draft dissertation proposal to Dr Pääbo in January. Dr Heiko Pääbo, following discussion with partner universities, will use this proposal as the main basis to determine appropriate third mobility universities. By mid-February, students’ third mobilities will be officially assigned. Please note that mobilities will be matched to the academic expertise of the partner universities. If a university feels it is unable to offer supervision for your chosen dissertation topic, it is unlikely that they will be your chosen mobility partner. If your chosen dissertation is country-specific, for example, a study of Kazakh national identity, then it is almost certain that your chosen mobility will relate to this country, i.e. you would spend the third mobility at KIMEP.

If you have questions about the third mobility process, please speak to Dr Pääbo while in Tartu. In the past, students have not thought carefully enough about their dissertation subject and therefore were assigned with a third mobility partner that they were not expecting. If you think carefully about your research interests in advance, there is no reason for this to happen. After mobility and supervision arrangements have been appointed, research topics should not be significantly changed.

Meeting Partner Representatives

Representatives from the double degree Partner Universities will visit Tartu each autumn. During an informal meeting, students can inquiry information on partner’s research areas of interest and the taught courses available, and can discuss their own interests and any other questions.