About the university

 

Estonian University of Life Sciences is the only university in Estonia whose priorities in academic and research activities  provide the sustainable development of natural resources  necessary for the existence of Man as well as the preservation of heritage and habitat. According to QS World University Rankings by Subject (2024), the Estonian University of Life Sciences is one of top 100 universities in the world in the field of agriculture and forestry, ranked 54. The university also belongs to the top 1% most cited research facilities in the world, with our plant physiology professor Ülo Niinemets being the most cited Estonian researcher altogether. According to the journal Times Higher Education (2022) Estonian University of Life Sciences belongs to top 1000 universities in the world (ranked 801 - 1000).

 

  • One of the 6 public universities in Estonia
  • 4th in size among public Estonian universities
  • 4th in the number of foreign students

The academic structure is composed of research and development institutes or institutions, centres and other structural units. Currently, teaching and research are carried out in three institutes.​


 

Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences

Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences is composed of 7 departments. It performs high-level modern teaching and research and development activities in many fields, such as animal nutrition, animal production, including aquaculture, animal genetics and breeding, reproductive biology, biotechnology, food hygiene, food technology, and many other subject areas related to animal science and veterinary medicine. 

Veterinary studies are integrated long-cycle studies that last for six years. Completion of the study programme provides a qualification corresponding to the MSc. You can study Veterinary Medicine in Estonian or in English study program. 

There is also an Animal Clinic by the University which participates in the studies by educating new generations of veterinarians. 

 


 

Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences is composed of 11 departments and 3 research centres.

This institute is the largest of the three institutes comprising the Estonian University of Life Sciences, attracting 5% of Estonian research financing. Aside from a profound selection of Bachelor’s level curricula, two international master's programs, Landscape Architecture and Environmental Governance and Adaptation to Climate Change are taught in English here.

The academic activities of the 11 departments include plant cultivation, grassland cultivation and feed production, horticulture, plant protection, soil science and acrochemistry, etc.

The institute provides education on Bachelor’s, Master’s and Ph.D degree levels.

The institute is responsible for high-quality studies in accounting, financial management, economics, and entrepreneurship both at Bachelor’s as well as Master’s level.

Research is mainly done in the following fields: agricultural economics and policy, agricultural market and marketing, agricultural accounting and finance, rural sociology, cooperation, rural entrepreneurship and environmental economics. 

 


 

Institute of Forestry and Engineering

Institute of Forestry and Engineering consists of 8 departments.

The major task of the Institute of Forestry and Engineering is to prepare specialists with academic degrees for Estonian forestry, environmental institutions construction and water management sectors. The institute provides education on Bachelor’s, Master's and Ph.D degree levels.

The responsibility areas of academic activities of the institute are silviculture and forest ecology, forest management, forest and wood processing technology, water management, geomatics and rural building.

It is possible to focus on either energy application engineering, production engineering or ergonomics. A popular speciality from the energy application curricula is the area of renewable energetics.

Institute of Forestry and Engineering focuses on responsibility areas and academic activities such as agricultural engineering and energetics. Main fields of research include solutions of integrated renewable energetics, modelling of energy processes, technologies and machinery of animal farms and ergonomics of biotechnical systems, etc.

The institute provides education on Bachelor's, Master's and Ph.D degree levels.

International master's program Planning and Analysis in Multifunctional Forestry is taught here.