The University of Tartu offers the largest selection of doctoral specialisations in Estonia and the opportunity to obtain a degree at the leading research university in Estonia and Estonia's national university. It is renowned for its international outlook, the quality of its teaching and research, and its strong sense of social responsibility. The University of Tartu has the largest doctoral community in Estonia, with around a third of its 1,143 doctoral researchers being international. Every year, around 200 people start their doctoral studies, and more than 120 doctoral theses are defended.
The goal of doctoral education is to cultivate the research mindset, to nurture flexibility of thought, creativity and intellectual autonomy through an original research project.