Education and Science, Estonia, Legislation, Mergers and take-overs

This week, an agreement was signed according to which the privately owned university Academy Nord and the Tartu University will start making preparations for possible merger. After the merger, Nord would be called Tartu University Academy Nord.

Nord’s rector Rein Müllerson said that they have been looking or a merger partner since 2005 and have held talks both with Tallinn Technical University and Tallinn University.

The academy focuses on teaching social sciences mainly: communications, psychology, law. Since the Tartu University also teaches these subjects, there will be some overlapping. Müllerson said that during a three-year transition period, the subjects that completely overlap, would be distributed between Tallinn and Tartu.

After merger, Academy Nord, founded in 1991, will retain autonomy but will adopt enrolment and study organisation like in Tartu University.