Doctoral Studies

All international postgraduate students are welcome to apply for our doctoral programmes, but be sure to see the admission requirements and procedure first. 

The PhD programme covers 240 ECTS. The program includes basic academic courses and completion of the PhD thesis under the guidance of a supervisor from one of the institutes of the EMÜ.

 

NB! For 2023/2024 intake the admission period is over! Next admission period will open in April, 20241

Applications should be submitted in DreamApply

 

Environmental Sciences and Applied Biology:

Ülo Niinemets 

Tree abiotic stress tolerance, size and longevity as key determinants of performance of forests under global change

Tiina TosensÜlo Niinemets

The variability of mesophyll conducatance in modern and ancient environments

 

Agricultural Sciences:

Merrit ShanskiyAnnely KuuJordi Escuer Gatius

Estimating the soil functioning through some soil biota indicators and sequestered C in different soil management systems

Tiina TosensÜlo Niinemets

Impact of Gall-Forming Insects on agricultural and forests productivity

 

Veterinary Medicine and Food Science:

Radu IonescuMarilin Ivask

Volatolomic studies for viable in vitro produced embryo selection in bovine

Suranga P. KodithuwakkuAlireza Fazeli

Mesenchymal Stem Cells Derived Extracellular Vesicles Based Targeted Therapy for Bovine Endometritis

Alireza FazeliSuranga P. Kodithuwakku

Development of Milk Extracellular vesicles for therapeutic applications

 

 

Why choose Estonian University of Life Sciences?

Top-quality research

Estonian University of Life Sciences is one of the biggest and most renowned scientific institutions of Estonia. 

The biggest institution of science at the University is the Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, which comprises approximately 74% of the research financing at the University and approximately 5% of Estonian research financing.

 

The meeting point of basic and applied sciences

Estonian University of Life Sciences is renowned for its successful unification of basic and applied sciences. According to the Plant and Soil Sciences Research Evaluation Report of 2012, the University has succeeded in this crucial aspect more than other Estonian research institutions. 

The University has managed to stay focused on finding an answer to the question: why do we really do science? As a result, it has spanned from basic research to application in any meaningful way. There are constant meetings and conferences at the University, uniting researchers of basic and applied sciences and the stakeholders (i.e. all workers in a particular sector).

 

A wonderful campus

Tartu is really the University capital of Estonia and Estonian University of Life Sciences is the only university that can really boast about their classic university campus. All study, research, and other buildings are bound together by our integrated campus, making it only a 5-10 minute trip from one institution to another. The complex also includes student dorms and a modern Sports Building.

 

See what an international researcher thinks about Estonia (click on the thumbnail):

 

Useful links

Regulation of Studies of the Estonian University of Life Sciences

Estonian Ministry of Education and Research

Estonian ENIC/NARIC Centre -  recognition of qualifications and academic degrees

StudyEstonia – scholarship information


Contact: 

Diana Pungar
diana.pungar@emu.ee
Doctoral School
Estonian University of Life Sciences
Kreutzwaldi 1a-0040, Tartu 51006, Estonia 
Phone 00372 731 3071