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Estonian Maritime Academy merges with Tallinn Technical University
BC, Tallinn, 24.04.2014.Print version
The Tallinn Technical University and Estonian Maritime Academy signed on Wednesday a merger agreement; according to plans, an Estonian maritime vocational school will be founded in the coming years, LETA/Public Broadcasting reports.
Estonian education and science minister Jevgeni Ossinovski noted that merging the schools is a step towards higher-quality maritime education. Ossinovski said that merging maritime university education with Tallinn Technical University (TTU) helps to better share resources and specialists.
"We have agreed with TTU upon considerable infrastructure investments in the coming years and are about to create a state-owned vocational institution Estonian Maritime School. These reorganizations guarantee providing high level maritime education in Estonia in the future too," said Ossinovski.
The two universities will merge on August 1, 2014.