Organisation of studies

Full-time study - a student must acquire the minimum of 45 ECTS credits in one academic year.

A student studying in a state - commissioned student place must study full-time, otherwise the student may lose his or her student place. Only students studying full-time can apply for study loans and study allowances.

Part-time study - a student must acquire the minimum of 30 ECTS (15 ECTS in case of distance learning) and the maximum of 44.5 ECTS credits in one academic year. A student can study part-time only in a non-state-commissioned student place.

Matriculation - admission to the university, entry in the student register.

Exmatriculation - expelling from the university; deletion from the student register.

Re-matriculation - restoration of the student's academic status.

Matriculation number - personal identification number given to a student by a matriculation or admission directive - please remember the number.

Student code - each student has a personal identifier, which consists of digits i.e. matriculation number and letters, i.e. the study programme code.

A study programme is a document that sets out the list of courses, the options and conditions for selecting courses, the requirements for completing the studies, etc.

An individual study plan - i.e. declaration is the list of courses the student has selected for the coming semester, which he or she undertakes to study.

ECTS - European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System. 1 credit point = 1.5 ECTS credits. The volume of a course shall be calculated in ECTS credits since the autumn semester of 2009. 1 ECTS credit = 26 hours of work.

Open University is a continuing education centre, where everything taught at TalTech can be studied. One can take a full study programme and obtain a TalTech diploma or take single courses for self-improvement. A fee is charged for the studies. There is no part-time or full-time requirement. Study loans, study allowances and other benefits for the students cannot be applied for.

Once you have submitted your study plan in SIS (Study Information System), your personal timetable will be displayed in the Student Portal calendar based on your declaration. Please note that if a course has different times for different groups, all events will be displayed in your student portal calendar. You can hide such individual events or event series (e.g., the practice or tutorial sessions of other study groups). You can find the 'Hide' option by clicking on the event in the calendar. For each event, the course name, type of class (lecture, tutorial, practice session), course code, time, location marker (clicking on it will open a map), and the 'Hide' option are also listed.

Hidden events can be restored from the "Hidden timetable" filter under "Choose option" menu next to the calendar. 

If you have not submitted any courses to your Study Plan in SIS - timetable will not be displayed.

The calendar can be viewed in both week and month views. In the week view, the first day is set by default to the current day. 

Other categories in the portal's calendar:

- Exam: Shows the exam times for registered courses. The data comes from SIS, and the prerequisite for displaying this is that the information has been entered by the instructor in SIS regarding the exam. The student must be registered for the exam in SIS.

- Exchange studies: Applying periods for exchange studies are displayed.

- Academic calendar: Shows the deadlines and periods established in the academic calendar. The data comes from SIS.

- Events: Displays information about events related to student life