International University Audentes
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International University Audentes (IUA; ) was Estonia
's largest private university, situated in the country's capital city Tallinn
.
As of 1 July 2008, it has merged with Tallinn University of Technology
(TUT) and will constitute TUT's Faculty of Economics and Business Administration. The full structural merger is expected to be completed by June 2009.
, Estonian
and Russian
. Students came from 22 and the faculty from 12 different countries. The university was built on three academic schools: a business school, a law school, and a school of social sciences and humanities.
All programs on bachelor
, master
and doctoral levels are compiled considering the international perspective and requirements.
From 1999/2000 academic year the university has the Erasmus University Charter which enables to sign Socrates/Erasmus
bilateral agreements to exchange students and faculty, and to cooperate with European universities for joint cooperation projects. By 2007/08 academic year IUA has bilateral agreements with 44 universities in Europe.
In 2003 Audentes University and Concordia International University Estonia merged. Since then studies in Estonian and Russian have been promoted under the name Audentes University and studies in English under the name International University Concordia Audentes. The University Government decided in spring 2006 to use one name for the whole university — International University Audentes (from September 2006).
The university was an institution of Audentes Ltd. Besides the university there are Audentes School, Audentes Sports School, Audentes Sports Club.
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
's largest private university, situated in the country's capital city Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...
.
As of 1 July 2008, it has merged with Tallinn University of Technology
Tallinn University of Technology
Tallinn University of Technology 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...
(TUT) and will constitute TUT's Faculty of Economics and Business Administration. The full structural merger is expected to be completed by June 2009.
History
The number of students in the 2006/2007 academic year is 2300. The programs are offered in three languages - EnglishEnglish language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, Estonian
Estonian language
Estonian is the official language of Estonia, spoken by about 1.1 million people in Estonia and tens of thousands in various émigré communities...
and Russian
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
. Students came from 22 and the faculty from 12 different countries. The university was built on three academic schools: a business school, a law school, and a school of social sciences and humanities.
All programs on bachelor
Bachelor
A bachelor is a man above the age of majority who has never been married . Unlike his female counterpart, the spinster, a bachelor may have had children...
, master
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
and doctoral levels are compiled considering the international perspective and requirements.
From 1999/2000 academic year the university has the Erasmus University Charter which enables to sign Socrates/Erasmus
Erasmus programme
The Erasmus Programme , a.k.a. Erasmus Project is a European Union student exchange programme established in 1987...
bilateral agreements to exchange students and faculty, and to cooperate with European universities for joint cooperation projects. By 2007/08 academic year IUA has bilateral agreements with 44 universities in Europe.
In 2003 Audentes University and Concordia International University Estonia merged. Since then studies in Estonian and Russian have been promoted under the name Audentes University and studies in English under the name International University Concordia Audentes. The University Government decided in spring 2006 to use one name for the whole university — International University Audentes (from September 2006).
The university was an institution of Audentes Ltd. Besides the university there are Audentes School, Audentes Sports School, Audentes Sports Club.
See also
- Tallinn University of TechnologyTallinn University of TechnologyTallinn University of Technology 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...