Tallinn University of Technology

Cyber Security Engineering

Program ManagerValdo Praust
Assistant to Program ManagerDagmar Tamme
Study programme code: IVSB 

Messages

Consultation hour of the programme manager Mr Valdo Praust: 
from 25 September until 18 December on Wednesdays between 12.00-13.00 at TalTech IT College (Raja 4c, Tallinn), in room ICO-512. 

For first-year students (2024/25): 
* Meeting with the programme manager, 28 August 2024: recording, presentation slides 
Study information system (ÕIS) video guide 

Internship

Internship is a mandatory part of your curriculum and must be performed before defending the final thesis. You can find more information regarding the internship procedure here
In case you have questions regarding internship please contact the internship curator Dagmar Tamme

Thesis

Deadlines regarding defences of graduation theses in 2024/25 autumn semester: 
4 September at 16.00 in ICO-221seminar about defending theses for theses defenders in the autumn and spring semester: recording, slides 
9 September deadline for submitting the graduation thesis in the individual study plan of the semester
(for students who defend theses in the autumn semester)
30 September submission of a thesis task specification in Moodle 
NB! It has to be submitted by students who plan to defend their thesis either
in the autumn or spring semester! 
7 - 18 October defence of a thesis task specification for students who defend theses either in the autumn or spring semester 
28 October submission of a digitally signed thesis task specification in Moodle, signed both by a student and a supervisor 
(for students who defend theses either in the autumn or spring semester) 
2 December submission of a graduation thesis for the preliminary defence in PDF-format in Moodle 
(for theses defenders in the autumn semester) 
9 - 13 December preliminary defence of graduation theses 
16 December deadline for submission of applications for the defence in study information system (ÕIS) 
6 January  in Moodle: 
- submission of a digitally signed thesis and separately in PDF-format; 
- submission of the supervisor's opinion (digitally signed); 
- filling the file with metadata 
6 January confirmation of applications for the defence in ÕIS by supervisors 
14 January  completion of the curriculum
NB! Before defending the thesis all grades must be in ÕIS, including grade improvements! 
14 Januarypublishing the names of students permitted to the defence of graduation theses
14 Januarydeadline for reviews of graduation theses 
21 - 24 January defence of graduation theses 
June 2025 graduation ceremony in TalTech Assembly Hall
Deadlines regarding defences of graduation theses in 2024/25 spring semester: 
10 February deadline for submitting the graduation thesis in the individual study plan of the semester
(for students who defend theses in the spring semester) 
end of February - beginning of Marchsubmission and defence of a thesis task specification (if the task specification has been previously defended, it does not need to be defended again) 
21 April submission of a graduation thesis for the preliminary defence in PDF-format in Moodle 
(for theses defenders in the spring semester) 
28 April - 9 May preliminary defence of graduation theses 
12 May deadline for submission of applications for the defence in study information system (ÕIS) 
14 May in Moodle: 
- submission of a digitally signed thesis and separately in PDF-format; 
- submission of the supervisor's opinion (digitally signed); 
- filling the file with metadata 
20 May completion of the curriculum
NB! Before defending the thesis all grades must be in ÕIS, including grade improvements! 
21 May publishing the names of students permitted to the defence of graduation theses
21 May deadline for reviews of graduation theses 
23 May confirmation of applications for the defence in ÕIS by supervisors 
27 May - 13 June defence of graduation theses 
June 2025 graduation ceremony in TalTech Assembly Hall

Compiling and defending graduation theses on programmes related to IT College 

School of IT: general information about theses and graduation 

For more information regarding theses please contact Mr Toomas Lepikult

Programme Advisory Committee

  • Andrus Padar - Security Expert, chairman 
  • Margus Ernits - Security Expert 
  • Raido Orumets - Security Expert 
  • Kaido Raiend - Security Expert 
  • Olev Sepp - Security Expert 
  • Kaido Kikkas - Associate Professor 
  • Rain Ottis - Associate Professor 
  • Tsun Sing Jason Fong - Student 
  • Mattia Roveri - Student 
  • Joel Ruuben Seene - Student