- 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
VII.6. Studying at higher education institutions abroad
VII.6. Studying at higher education institutions abroad
119. During studies, students may study at higher education institutions abroad or complete their practical training abroad. Students who apply for studies abroad based on inter-university agreements take part in a competition organised by the university.
120. A student who studies at a higher education institution abroad for at least three months must complete courses at the foreign higher education institution for at least 15 ECTS or do the practical training and apply for the recognition of the completed courses or practical training towards the completion of the curriculum in the volume agreed upon in the study plan.
121. The student who studies at a higher education institution abroad is registered in the Study Information System as studying abroad based on the study plan approved by the RPL committee and the learning agreement or practical training agreement made with the receiving higher education institution.
122. If a student studies at a higher education institution abroad based on a cross-border joint curriculum or a cooperation agreement between higher education institutions which is similar to the principles of cross-border joint curricula, and the student is matriculated to the foreign higher education institution for the period of studying abroad, the student does not have to submit a study plan or a learning agreement. A learning agreement must be submitted if the student who goes to study at a foreign higher education institution participates in a student exchange programme at the same time.
123. For students who study or do practical training at a higher education institution abroad, the standard period of study is extended by a directive of the vice dean for academic affairs by the number of semesters they spend at the foreign higher education institution, provided that the courses completed at the foreign higher education institution are recognised towards completing the student’s curriculum to the extent of at least 15 ECTS per semester. The standard period of study is extended after the end of the study period at the foreign higher education institution. If it appears that the conditions for the extension of the standard period of study have not been met, the extension is cancelled. If the student takes an academic leave after the end of the study period abroad, the standard period of study is extended based on the student’s application after the end of the academic leave.
124. For students who have taken up studies abroad during the semester of extension of the standard period of study, during the semester of academic leave or in the cases specified in clause 122, the standard period of study is not extended by the semesters the student studied at the foreign higher education institution.
125. The exams passed and the practical training completed at a higher education institution abroad are taken into account by the university towards completing the curriculum to the extent agreed upon in the study plan. The student submits the study results to the university within eight weeks of the end of the study period at the higher education institution abroad.
126. As a general rule, professional higher education and bachelor’s students and students of medicine, dentistry, pharmacy and primary school teacher curricula are not allowed to study at a foreign higher education institution in the first semester of their studies. The vice dean for academic affairs may allow exceptions.
