University Targets

The Administrative Agreement between the Ministry of Education and Research and Tallinn University of Technology sets the goal of organizing doctoral studies, including the creation of positions for junior researchers, to ensure the succession of academic staff teaching in Estonian.
The goal is to have at least 50% of doctoral graduates in each field of study who speak Estonian at a minimum level of B2. In the IT field, the goal is at least 50% of doctoral graduates who speak Estonian at a minimum B1 level.

Total state support for educational activities.

The share of students graduating within the nominal duration of study is calculated as a proportion of students graduating within the nominal duration of study plus one to two years of the total number of students admitted to higher education studies. Bachelor’s, professional higher education, integrated, master’s and doctoral studies have been taken into account.

The number of spin-off and other start-up companies of Tallinn University of Technology registered during the year.

A start-up company of Tallinn University of Technology (a research-based start-up company) is a company with the participation of the university or its member, which uses the results of the university’s research and development activities or know-how in its activities.

Another start-up company is considered a non-science-based start-up company, i.e. a company that has grown out of development programs or hackathons organized by TalTech, whose at least one founder is a person who is a member of the university and whose founding took place during study/work or 1 year after graduating from the university. The key indicator supports the university’s general input indicator of ratings, as well as project learning and entrepreneurship learning outputs.

The number of licence agreements that may lead to income from sales of licences and patents in due course.

The number of new patents acquired by Tallinn University of Technology annually.

The number of patent applications based on the decision of the of the expert committee on industrial property owned by or in the name of Tallinn University of Technology filed annually.

The revenue received during a year for projects and contract work financed by and carried out in the interests of national and foreign companies and public sector entities.

The key indicator is based on the information from the study information system as of 31.12., the ratio of the number of doctoral students who were able to defend their doctoral degree within 60 months after matriculation to all doctoral students who had to defend their doctoral degree within 60 months after matriculation in the corresponding year, by institute of the main supervisor.
The time spent on academic leave, maternity and parental leave, and military service is deducted from the calculation of study time. The nominal time is calculated individually to the nearest month and according to the action plan (from the 2022/2023 academic year matriculated doctoral students).

The performance indicator measures the amount of R&D projects started in the year per FTE of an academic staff member with a PhD.

Number of doctoral degrees defended at TalTech in the calendar year.

The key performance indicator measures the number of papers per an academic staff member with a PhD published in journals ranked in the first quartile (Q1) based on the impact factor (articles in journals, articles published in conference proceedings, book chapters, etc.).

The indicator is obtained from the annual reputation survey of Estonian universities conducted by Kantar Emor, where the aggregate index score of reputation among the Estonian population is measured using the TRI*M method. The index takes into account various aspects of the reputation of universities

Employee satisfaction is measured using the TRI*M index method developed by Kantar Emor, which looks at employee engagement as the employee’s relations with the employer, focusing on factors that the employer can influence to enhance and retain engagement.

The number of students studying at a foreign educational institution (including virtually) or preparing a thesis and completing an internship at a foreign institution, by the School. Those students who participated in mobility in the previous academic year and have completed at least 1 ECTS during their studies or internship abroad are taken into account.

Continuing education income includes the income earned by the School and its Institutes in the calendar year from open education tuition service fees, continuing education and continuing education projects (including targeted grants).

The key indicator measures the proportion of integrated study curricula where at least 60% of the curriculum volume is taught by academic staff with a doctorate or equivalent qualification.
Contact hours according to the timetable and thesis defenses are included in the volume of the curriculum. Data from the learning information system (ÕIS) and personnel system (NAV) are used to measure the key indicator. A teacher with a doctorate degree is considered to be a person who teaches the curriculum or supervises the thesis and who has a doctorate degree or a level of education equivalent to it; a master’s degree and a master’s or chief engineer’s diploma on a ship of unlimited gross tonnage or capacity; 8th professional level; art professors who do not require a doctorate to become a professor; the list of top specialists who have at least a master’s degree or an equivalent level of education and at least 10 years of work experience as a top specialist and at least 5 years of teaching experience in a higher education institution provided by the Faculty of Economics and IT.

The key indicator measures the proportion of applied education curricula, where at least 30% of the curriculum volume is given by academic staff with a doctorate or equivalent qualification.
Contact hours according to the timetable and thesis defenses are included in the volume of the curriculum. Data from the learning information system (ÕIS) and personnel system (NAV) are used to measure the key indicator. A teacher with a doctorate degree is considered to be a person who teaches the curriculum or supervises the thesis and who has a doctorate degree or a level of education equivalent to it; a master’s degree and a master’s or chief engineer’s diploma on a ship of unlimited gross tonnage or capacity; 8th professional level; art professors who do not require a doctorate to become a professor; the list of top specialists who have at least a master’s degree or an equivalent level of education and at least 10 years of work experience as a top specialist and at least 5 years of teaching experience in a higher education institution provided by the Faculty of Economics and IT.

The key indicator measures the proportion of Bachelor’s programs where at least 50% of the study program volume is taught by academic staff with a doctorate or equivalent qualification.
Contact hours according to the timetable and thesis defenses are included in the volume of the curriculum. Data from the learning information system (ÕIS) and personnel system (NAV) are used to measure the key indicator. A teacher with a doctorate degree is considered to be a person who teaches the curriculum or supervises the thesis and who has a doctorate degree or a level of education equivalent to it; a master’s degree and a working diploma of a master or chief engineer of a vessel of unlimited gross tonnage or power, professional level 8; art professors who do not require a doctorate to become a professor; the list of top specialists who have at least a master’s degree or an equivalent level of education and at least 10 years of work experience as a top specialist and at least 5 years of teaching experience in a higher education institution provided by the Faculty of Economics and IT.

The figure is a coefficient that shows how many times the average income of master’s graduates is higher than the average salary in Estonia in the respective calendar year. Until 2018, data on graduates is from 2005 until the respective calendar year are taken into account (e.g. in 2018, the average income of graduates of the years 2005-2017 has been taken into account). As from 2019, graduates of the last 10 years are taken into account.

The figure is a coefficient that shows how many times the average income of master’s graduates is higher than the average salary in Estonia in the respective calendar year. Until 2018, data on graduates is from 2005 until the respective calendar year are taken into account (e.g. in 2018, the average income of graduates of the years 2005-2017 has been taken into account). As from 2019, graduates of the last 10 years are taken into account.

The key performance indicator measures integration of gender equality into professional activities, which is also the inverse of the Duncan Segregation Index. The index is calculated using the distribution of academic staff employed at the university as of 31.12 by salary grade and gender.

The share of voice indicates the share of visibility of Tallinn University of Technology on Estonian traditional media (television, radio, print media and online) in the comparison of the three largest Estonian universities (TalTech, the University of Tartu, Tallinn University). All Estonian media coverage containing the keywords, research, studies, cooperation projects organisations and other information related to the abovementioned universities is monitored.