Tallinn University is an innovative and academically enriching university. It is acknowledged both locally and internationally for its role as a centre for science and education. Tallinn University incorporates19 institutes and 6 colleges in which study and research is conducted in six different disciplines:

• Educational sciences
• Humanities
• The Arts
• Natural sciences
• Social sciences
• Health sciences

More than 9,500 students, including 500 foreign students, are enrolled in Tallinn University’s bachelor, master and doctoral study programmes. Approximately 15,000 people also participate in further education and Open University studies each year.

The university employs a total of 1,100 people, including 580 researchers and teaching staff. Compared to other institutions, Tallinn University has the greatest percentage of foreigners (8.5%) working as regular academic employees in Estonia.

Tallinn University was founded when a number of universities and academic institutes were consolidated into a single institution on 18 March 2005.

POSCON Network Member: Kristi Vinter, Institute of Educational Sciences, Tallinn University 

What is your / your institution´s interest /objective for being part of POSCON?

Participation in the POSCON Network offers new ideas and information and brings together good colleagues from other countries to share best practices as well as topical and recent news and innovations in the field.

I defended my doctoral thesis in the spring of 2013. My research interests are connected to young children’s usage of new media and digital technology. I am also interested in ways to make online content and screen-based devices more educational for young children at home and in pre-schools.

What is your / your institution´s interest regarding positive content in general?

One of the main areas of responsibility of Tallinn University is teacher training and research in the field of educational sciences in Estonia, but we are responsible for innovations in education as well. Professionally created positive content is a good opportunity for teaching today’s children in a modern way.

What are your wishes regarding positive content and services for children?

I really wish that there were more good, age-appropriate, educative content and services for young children, which would help parents and teachers to develop children in a significant way and provide children with joyous and exciting ways of learning.