Estonian Academy of Arts (EKA)

The Estonian Academy of Arts, founded in 1914, is the only public university in Estonia offering higher education in fine arts, design, architecture, art culture, cultural heritage and conservation. Located in the capital city, Tallinn, it is an active study and research institution and the leading national centre of innovation in visual culture. Studies take place in a new award-winning building with an innovative and inspiring environment. Nearly 1,200 students are currently enrolled at the Estonian Academy of Arts and are taught by nearly 300 professors, associate professors, teachers and lecturers from Estonia and abroad. Small groups of carefully selected students enable a more personal, one-on-one approach to instruction and family-like, close-knit atmosphere and EKA prides itself on the low student-to-professor ratio. EKA offers six Master’s programmes taught in English: Animation, Contemporary Art, Graphic Design, Interaction Design, Urban Studies, and Design & Crafts. Within Design & Crafts, students choose a specialisation: ceramics, glass, jewellery and blacksmithing, textile design, accessory design or fashion design. In addition, there is a Master’s programme in Design & Technology Futures offered jointly with TalTech, as well as a Master’s programme in Literature, Visual Culture and Film Studies offered jointly with Tallinn University. All Master’s programmes are two years (120 ECTS). EKA also offers two international full-time doctoral programmes - Art and Design and Architecture and Urban Planning. EKA encourages innovation and experimentation, and students are able to take modules and workshops outside of their specialisations. Have an idea? Try it! You’ll find there’s refreshing lack of red tape here. Those who study at EKA soon discover a wide spectrum of possibilities. We invite you to join us!