1. 11.11.09 Sirle Kivihall

2. TLU Today TLU is a public institution of higher education. Its main strengths lie in the fields of humanities and social sciences. It also has a strong and constantly growing component of natural and exact sciences. And a notable tradition of teacher training and educational research.

3. TLU Today TLU is the third largest university in Estonia. It consists of 18 institutes and 4 colleges. It has more than 8500 students. It has more than 400 faculty members and research fellows. It is the fastest growing university in Estonia.

4. TLU Today - Institutes Estonian Institute for Future Studies Estonian Institute of Humanities Institute of Ecology Institute of Educational Sciences Institute of Estonian Demography Institute of Estonian Language and Culture

5. TLU Today - Institutes Institute of Fine Arts Institute of Germanic-Romance Languages and Cultures Institute of Germanic-Romance Languages and Cultures Institute of Health Sciences and Sports Institute of History Institute of Informatics Institute of Information Studies

6. TLU Today - Institutes Institute of International and Social Studies Institute of Mathematics and Natural Sciences Institute of Political Science and Governance Institute of Psychology Institute of Slavonic Languages and Cultures Institute of Social Work

7. TLU Today - Colleges Baltic Film and Media School Catherine's College – Social Studies and the Humanities (some subjects are lectured in Russian). Catherine's College Haapsalu College – Teacher Training, Information Technology, and Public Management. Haapsalu College Rakvere College – Teacher Training. Rakvere College

8. TLU History In 1919, a Teachers’ Seminar was established in Tallinn under the guidance of leading specialists in educational sciences. In 1952, the seminar was turned into a higher educational establishment. In 1992, it obtained the status of a public university.

9. TLU History In 1993, the faculty of social sciences was established, with departments of sociology, government, psychology etc. In 1998, a program of computer science was opened. In 2002, the interpreter and translator training centre was established. The present TLU dates from 15 May 2002.

10. TLU Language Centre TULC offers language courses for twelve foreign languages: English, German, Greek, Russian, Swedish, Dutch, Latvian, Lithuanian, Portuguese, Italian, French, Spanish.

11. TLU Language Centre Our centre conducts the following international language exams: IELTS CAMBRIDGE ESOL DELE (Spanish) PLIDA (Italian) and DITALS (Italian for teachers)

12. TLU Language Centre TULC is a member of ALTE (Association of Language Testers in Europe) EALTA (European Association for Language Testing and Assessment).

13. TLU Language Centre TULC has 28 teachers of foreign languages. 14 of the 28 teachers work full- time. 14 are part-time teachers. 13 of them are native speakers of foreign languages.

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