Tallinna Tehnikakõrgkool
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to study at Tallinna Tehnikakõrgkool as a non-EU student?
Tuition for non-EU students at Tallinna Tehnikakõrgkool is €0 per year. Living costs in Tallinn are separate.
How much money do you need to show for a student visa to Estonia?
For a student residence permit in Estonia you must prove €10,560 per year (2026, Politsei- ja Piirivalveamet + State Budget Act: https://www.politsei.ee/en/instructions/residence-permit-for-study).
Does Tallinna Tehnikakõrgkool offer scholarships?
Researched 2026-07 on tktk.ee: the scholarships page states no awards or competitions are currently open. Every archived award (Metec, Tallinna Vesi, E-Service, ESRI, TTK active-student grant) requires prior enrolment on a named Estonian-taught engineering programme, usually from year 2. No entry-level award exists for international applicants. Tuition is €0 on a state-funded place, so no award is needed to cover fees.
Where is Tallinna Tehnikakõrgkool located?
Tallinna Tehnikakõrgkool is in Tallinn, Estonia. Pärnu mnt 62, 10135 Tallinn, Estonia
What can you study at Tallinna Tehnikakõrgkool?
Fields offered include: Engineering, Technology, Architecture, Logistics, Environment.
Accommodation
Scholarships
Researched 2026-07 on tktk.ee: the scholarships page states no awards or competitions are currently open. Every archived award (Metec, Tallinna Vesi, E-Service, ESRI, TTK active-student grant) requires prior enrolment on a named Estonian-taught engineering programme, usually from year 2. No entry-level award exists for international applicants. Tuition is €0 on a state-funded place, so no award is needed to cover fees.
National funding for this destination
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Why this works
- Tuition-free on a state-funded place — full-time students pay nothing while they stay within 6 European credit points (ECTS) of the cumulative curriculum plan.
- Estonia's largest public university of applied sciences (~3,000 students, 6 institutes), so the engineering degree carries state accreditation and EU recognition.
- Applied, industry-facing programmes (mechanical engineering, robotics, electrical engineering, environmental technology, logistics, applied architecture) with employer-funded scholarships for enrolled students.
- A foreign secondary school certificate is accepted; ranking is by secondary GPA plus bonus points, with no separate paid entrance exam.
- Mõdriku campus dormitory costs €60/month — among the cheapest student housing in the EU.
What to check
- All degree programmes are taught in Estonian. English is used only for incoming exchange students — there is no English-taught degree route here.
- Admission requires a group interview on every programme, held in Estonian; it is a pass/fail prerequisite, not a scored component.
- A CIS applicant without Estonian at roughly B2 cannot enter at all — realistically this means a preparatory language year before applying.
- No entry-level scholarships for international applicants; all listed awards require enrolment and, in most cases, a named Estonian-taught engineering programme from year 2.
- Tallinn campus has no dormitory of its own — housing is outsourced to TalTech's student village, and the Kohtla-Järve site has no housing arrangement at all.
- The university may bill tuition retroactively if the student falls more than 6 European credit points (ECTS) behind the cumulative plan, moves to part-time, or withdraws after day 70 of the semester.
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