Tallinn is situated on the shore of the Baltic Sea. Just 85 km across the sea lies Helsinki, 305 km to the south is Riga, 350 km to the east is the pearl of Russia - St. Petersburg.

Tallinn University was established in 2005 as a result of a merger between several universities and research institutes in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. Strong in social sciences and humanities, and quickly developing in natural sciences, the university is the fastest-growing university in the country.

In 2006/2007, there were 7540 students studying at the University in 131 degree programmes under the guidance of 415 faculty members. In 2006 the university admitted 2192 new students, who took the place of 1578 graduates.

You can find more information about Tallinn University from the web site: http://www.tlu.ee.

If you are interested to learn more about Tallinn, please visit the following web site: www.tourism.tallinn.ee.