Microdegree programmes
Microdegrees are smaller-scale study programmes that enable you to acquire:
- In-depth knowledge in the field of entrepreneurship and management over the course of a few semesters;
- Fast and affordable retraining that takes labour market needs into account;
- Initial degree-study courses from both bachelor’s and master’s programmes, allowing you to pursue further studies in a related field if you wish;
- High-quality knowledge from a highly recognised university.
In the School of Business and Governance, it is possible to apply for three English microdegree programmes in the spring semester of 2026.
Applications are open from 11 December 2025 to 23 January 2026. Studies take place together with degree students according to their timetable and begin on 2 February 2026.
The studies are subject to a fee. The tuition fee for a microdegree is calculated per semester based on the number of ECTS credits and the established rates.
More detailed information about studies and the application process can be found via each microdegree programme link.
Microdegrees opening in the spring semester
The programme aims to prepare students to navigate and lead in the digital era, fostering an understanding of the opportunities and challenges associated with digital technologies, organisational change, and ethical business management.
The aim of the micro degree is to provide an overview of ESG concepts, main governing documents and explain how to implement key reporting standards and how to interrelate ESG reporting with day-to-day business operations.
The aim of the microdegree is to provide selected knowledge in the field of technology law and to explain the relationship between law and technology, digital technologies, and the ways to protect various technology-related rights.
Open Studies
TalTech Open University provides an opportunity to acquire knowledge through open studies that are subject to a charge of tuition fees. It is a form of studies that is open to everyone interested and enables to participate in bachelor's, master's or doctoral level courses offered by TalTech School of Business and Governance together with university students and hold the external student status. It is possible to choose courses from one or more different curricula and start studying twice a year – either in beginning of the autumn semester or the spring semester. The fees depend on the courses or the programme chosen and are calculated based on the credit point (EAP) fee rate, which is 70 euros per 1 ECTS in the School of Business and Governance.
NB: Courses included in the Entrepreneurial Management M.B.A Programme are not available in the Open University.
More information is available on the Open University website.
Additional specialties
Sometimes people face new challenges and need to move in a completely new direction based either on their interests or professional needs. If you have already acquired higher education, after having additionally taken 45 ECTS of courses, you will be eligible to apply for a master's programme in the field you have chosen and acquire an additional speciality.
It is possible to choose between the following additional specialities at the School of Business and Governance:
- European Union and International Law
- International Business Administration