Environmental Governance and Adaptation to Climate Change - admission requirements

The written assignment will be online, information will be sent to applicants to the email address indicated by the applicant. The applicant has to fill in the written answers to the questions within a given time frame. The written part of the admission test consists of open questions. The written test is in the field of environmental sciences, global environmental problems and climate change. The admission test measures the candidate's written and oral skills, and knowledge in the environmental sciences and adaption to climate change. 

In order to qualify for the oral part, the candidate must score at least 60% in the written part. 

In order to qualify for the oral part, the candidate must score at least 60% in the written part. 

The oral part is conducted as an interview (usually over video call platform BigBlueButton). NB! Please have your passport at hand during the interview. The time of the interview will be arranged individually by e-mail. During the interview, additional questions about the written test will be asked as well as general questions about applicants' academic goals and motivation. 

In total is possible to collect 10 admission points: 5 points for the test and 5 points for the interview. Evaluation results of the test together with interview results will be used to rank applicants. Applicants are admitted on the basis of the ranking list. The results are rounded to the first decimal place.

• A completed and signed application formlink opens in new page. You will receive an applicant code, which gives access to your account to track your application status. In addition to sending the documents by mail, please upload the electronic copies of all the required documents to your application. This makes the pre-processing of your application quicker.
• Certified copy of (upper) secondary education certificate and its official translation into English (from non-EU countries). Certified copies are documents bearing the original signature and seal of the authority which certify that these are true copies of the original documents. The documents can be certified by an authorized official of the issuing institution, by a notary, or with an Apostille attached. We do not accept simple copies made on the basis of already certified copies. Please see also our country-specific requirements.
• Certified copy of the diploma of Bachelor's degree together with the Diploma Supplement (transcript). Certified translations of documents into English are required if original documents are not in English or Estonian. Certified copies are documents bearing the original signature and seal of the authority which certify that these are true copies of the original documents. The documents can be certified by an authorized official of the issuing institution, by a notary, or with an Apostille attached. We do not accept simple copies made on the basis of already certified copies. Please see also our country-specific requirements.
• Proof of English language proficiency - applicants are required to be proficient in English at level B2. Please see acceptable tests and exempt categories.
• Copy of the passport page stating the applicant’s personal particulars.
• Confirmation/receipt of application fee payment (if applicable).

Applicants graduating in spring/summer 2025 and having their diplomas issued later than application deadline (in July, for example) should send their most recent official Transcript of Records by the indicated deadline, along with the rest of the required documents. Please inform our admission service when the diploma will be issued (at [email protected]). In case of additional questions or problems related to late documents, please contact us at [email protected]

If the applicant should be accepted to our university, then the acceptance is conditional, until we receive an official copy of the diploma and final transcript of records. 
 

Paper copies of all requested documents (including printed, dated and signed application form) should be sent to the following address:

Estonian University of Life Sciences
Department of Academic Affairs
Fr.R.Kreutzwaldi 1
Tartu 51006
ESTONIA

NB! Please do not send the paper copies out before you have received the positive feedback through the DreamApply Estonialink opens in new page application system!

The university has the right to send candidates’ educational documents to the Estonian ENIC/NARIC Centre for evaluation. The function of candidates’ previous qualification(s) (formal access to further study) will be evaluated. For more information, please visit the Estonian ENIC/NARIC Centres’ homepagelink opens in new page.

The procedure may take up to 30 days starting from the day that candidates’ paper documents arrive at the university. The evaluation decision is made available to the candidate in the online application system DreamApply. The decision will include a short explanation based on an analysis of the educational system of the country the diploma has been issued in. In the case the evaluation result is negative, the candidate's application will be rejected. If not satisfied with the result of the evaluation, the candidate has the right to appeal the decision. In order to appeal the decision, the applicant shall send a written reasoned appeal along with additional documents to the e-mail address [email protected]. The appeal has to be submitted within 7 days starting from the date the decision was uploaded to DreamApply.

The Estonian University of Life Sciences has made every effort to maintain tuition fees at the lowest level possible. However, tuition fees may have to be modified periodically.

In 2025/2026, the tuition fee for Environmental Governance and Adaptation to Climate Change studies is 5200 EUR per year. This sum covers the cost of courses at the EMU and does not include room and board. The deadlines for payment of the fees for the autumn and spring term are October 15 and March 1 respectively. Students must meet all financial obligations each semester. Students with delinquent accounts may not be permitted to enroll in a succeeding semester or to graduate.

There are 5 targeted scholarships for candidates with Estonian citizenship; 1 for candidate with EU citizenship and 2 for candidates with Ukrainian citizenship.

Please see more information about scholarships available for English-taught programmes here.