Tallinn University of Technology
Tallinn University of Technology (TUT) (Estonian: Tallinna Tehnikaülikool, abbreviated TTÜ) is the only university of technology in Estonia, and one of the three most important institutions of higher education in Estonia generally. It is located in the capital city of Tallinn, Estonia. Tallinn University of Technology is not related to Tallinn University (established in 2005). TUT has colleges in Tallinn, Tartu, Kuressaare and Kohtla-Järve.
Faculties
Institutes
- Certification Centre
- Institute of Cybernetics
- Director Prof. Jaan Penjam
- Institute of Geology
- Director Prof. Alvar Soesoo
- Institute of Sustainable Technology
- Director Prof. Lembit Nei
- Institute of Marine Systems
- Director Prof. Jüri Elken
- Technomedicum
- Director Prof.Kalju Meigas
History
In the early twentieth century, Estonia recognised an urgent need for locally trained engineering specialists . Until then, young people from Estonia had received their specialist education in St. Petersburg, Germany or Riga. Opportunities had to be sought for engineering-minded people to acquire an Estonian-based education which was adapted to local conditions and needs; also, Estonia was in the process of establishing itself as an independent country.
On 17 September 1918, the Estonian Engineering Society opened an Estonian-based engineering school named Special Engineering Courses. That date has been recognised as the founding date of the Tallinn University of Technology. Programmes were offered in mechanical, electrical, civil and hydraulic engineering, shipbuilding and architecture. In 1919, the school became the private Tallinn College of Engineering, which in 1920 was declared a state institution. Teachers' efforts to develop an Estonian terminology for science and technology proved fruitful and the first engineering books were published. In 1923, the first engineering graduation theses were defended in Estonia. In the same year, a state laboratory of materials testing opened for research work.
By the 15 September 1936 Act of the Head of State, the school was granted university status, and named the Tallinn Technical Institute. The institute had two faculties: civil and mechanical engineering and chemistry and mining. In 1938, the name - Tallinn Technical University (TTU) - was effective. In 1940 the Faculty of Economics, in 1958 the Faculty of Power Engineering and in 1965 the Faculty of Control Engineering were founded. After 2003 the university was known in English as the Tallinn University of Technology (TUT).
On 1 July 2008, TUT took over International University Audentes (IUA), which became part of the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, except the Law School which joined the Faculty of Social Sciences.
Alumni
Besides the entire technological elite of Estonia, alumni also include numerous industrialists and businessmen, including the former Chairman of Hansapank, the biggest bank of the region, Indrek Neivelt; the Chairman of the Estonian Chamber of Commerce, Toomas Luman; and the former Prime Minister and eminent industrialist Tiit Vähi. The Vice President and former President of the Estonian Academy of Science, Jüri Engelbrecht, is also a member of TUT.
Partner Universities (selection)
- University of Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- University of Technology and Economics Budapest, Hungary
- Technische Universität Chemnitz, Chemnitz, Germany
- Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
- Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
- Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands
- University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- Helsinki University of Technology, Helsinki, Finland
- University of Jönköping, Jönköping, Sweden
- Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
- Ecole Polytechnique de l’Université de Nantes, Nantes, France
- University of New Brunswick, Canada
- Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
- ITIN - École supérieure d'informatique, Cergy-Saint-Cristophe, France
- Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
- Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
- University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Norwegian Institute of Technology Trondheim, Norway
- University of Twente, Twente, Netherlands
- National Technical University of Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine
- University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
References
- ^ http://www.ttu.ee/?id=1566
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