- Regulations for Doctoral Studies
- I. General provisions
- II. Doctoral Studies
- II.1. Learners in doctoral studies
- II.2. Supervision
- II.3. Filling a vacant student place
- II.4. Organisation of study
- II.4.1. General principles
- II.4.2. Period of study, suspension of doctoral studies and changes to the period of study of doctoral students matriculated to doctoral programmes opened from the 2022/2023 academic year
- II.4.3. Workload, academic leave and extending the period of study of doctoral students matriculated to doctoral curricula opened before the 2022/2023 academic year
- II.4.4. Individual plan
- II.5. Progress review
- II.5.1. Progress review schedule
- II.5.2. Progress review committee
- II.5.3. Documents required for progress review
- II.5.4. Progress review meeting
- II.5.5. Decisions of the progress review committee
- II.5.5.1. Decisions of the progress review committee regarding learners in doctoral studies in doctoral programmes opened from the 2022/2023 academic year
- II.5.5.2. Decisions of the progress review committee regarding learners in doctoral studies in doctoral curricula opened before the 2022/2023 academic year
- II.5.6. Repeat progress review and appealing a progress review decision
- II.6. Exmatriculation
- III. Applying for Doctoral Degree
- III.1. Completion of the doctoral programme
- III.2. Council awarding doctoral degrees
- III.3. Requirements for doctoral candidate
- III.4. Requirements for doctoral thesis
- III.4.1. General requirements for doctoral thesis
- III.4.2. Doctoral thesis as an integrated collection of research publications
- III.4.3. Doctoral thesis as a monograph
- III.4.4. Requirement for research publications and the introductory chapter
- III.4.5. Requirements for patents, patent applications and applied solutions
- III.4.6. Structure of the doctoral thesis
- III.5. Allowing a doctoral thesis to be defended
- III.6. Publication of the doctoral thesis
- III.7. Defence of the doctoral thesis
- III.8. Applying for doctoral degree and defence of the doctoral thesis under a joint supervision agreement
- III.9. Contesting and overruling the decisions of the council awarding doctoral degrees
- III.10. Preservation of the doctoral thesis
- IV. Implementing provisions
- Study Regulations
- I. General provisions
- II. Courses and modules
- III. Following the curriculum
- IV. Assessment
- V. Completion of studies
- VI. Filling vacant student places and rematriculation
- VII. Additional rights and obligations of students
- VII.1. Notification
- VII.2. Counselling
- VII.3. Making adaptations in studies
- VII.4. Giving feedback
- VII.5. Studying at other higher education institutions in Estonia
- VII.6. Studying at higher education institutions abroad
- VII.7. Academic leave
- VII.8. Extension of studies
- VII.9. Good academic practice
- VII.10. Contesting decisions concerning the organisation of studies
- Annex 1. Studying as a visiting student or external student
- Annex 2. Intensive study of Estonian
- Annex 3. Recognition of prior learning and professional experience
Regulations for Doctoral Studies and Study Regulations
II.4.1. General principles
28. The responsibility for organising the studies of the learner in doctoral studies lies with the programme director, the head of the specialisation of the doctoral programme, and the supervisor(s).
29. A doctoral student going to study or do research abroad is registered in the Study Information System as studying abroad based on the doctoral student’s individual plan or the study plan approved by the head of the specialisation of the doctoral programme.
30. The recognition of previous studies and work experience, and academic or work experience obtained outside the university during studies in line with clause 72 and the recognition of participation in the university’s continuing education and other study events of the university are applied for based on the progress review report.
301. In case of doctoral programmes open from the 2022/2023 academic year, the university may recognise
301.1. previous studies, academic experience obtained outside the university during studies and continuing education completed at the university during studies and participation in other study events of the university towards the completion of the study module;
301.2. previous work experience and work experience obtained outside the university during studies towards the achievement of the learning outcome of the module of research, development and creative activities;
301.3. continuing education and other study events and previous work experience and work experience obtained outside the university during studies as original performance.
31. In the recognition of previous studies and work experience (‘RPL’), the provisions of the Study Regulations apply, unless stipulated otherwise in these regulations.
RPL guidelines, contacts and documents are available on homepage.
32. Doctoral students are fully released from the obligation to study during the period of participating in reservist training or additional reservist training or when they cannot take part in studies due to mobilisation. A doctoral student who has received the corresponding notice must inform the head of the specialisation of the doctoral programme and the supervisors of his or her absence from studies.
