TalTech – The Competence Centre of Maritime Knowledge in Estonia (1/2)

Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech) is the only technological university in Estonia and the flagship of Estonian engineering and technology education. It is one of the leading technological universities in the Baltic Sea Region. The synergy within it is created between technological, natural, exact, economic, and health sciences, divided into five schools. One of these schools is Estonian Maritime Academy, which is active in the OIL SPILL project, too.

TalTech Estonian Maritime Academy is considered as the competence centre of maritime, and especially shipping related knowledge in Estonia. It is the only educational institution in Estonia that offers professional higher education, Masters’ level education, and from autumn 2020, also PhD level education in the maritime field. In our studies, we focus on all aspects related to shipping: navigation, ship engineering, marine engineering, port and shipping management, and waterways safety management. 

In addition to higher education, we contribute to research in the fields connected to the taught specialties of maritime transport, naval architecture and hydrodynamics, maritime safety and security, as well as digitalisation and autonomous shipping. To support the high-quality research, we utilize the numerous possibilities offered by our Small Craft Competence Centre and high-tech Simulator Centre with the focus on maritime simulators. 

Estonian Maritime Academy is also focused on providing the maritime specialists with up-to-date knowledge and further training courses through its Maritime Training Centre. It offers conventional courses for seafarers, maritime courses for all interested, and in the last years also different courses in maritime field for border and coast guards. 

Text: Kadi Kasepold, TalTech