The Institute of Computer Science is the highest-ranked institute in information technology in Estonia and among the top 50 to 60 in the European Union. It conducts ground-breaking and internationally recognised research in IT, and many of its researchers are among the best in the world in their field.
The Institute of Computer Science has grown rapidly: our staff reaches nearly 300 people, and more than 90 doctoral students are on their way to a degree. There are 1,500 students here, and every academic year we have more than 220 undergraduate and 220 graduate students. The institute is in the Delta Centre in Tartu, which offers a truly modern environment for studying, researching, and creating new solutions in cooperation with companies and students.
The institute hosts various events where you can collaborate with students, researchers, lecturers, and company representatives. The Institute Day offers a platform for research groups to showcase their work and propose thesis topics to students. Students can meet leading IT companies and employers across Estonia at the Delta Career Day. Moreover, the institute has a long-standing tradition of hosting data science seminars, conferences and other public events, bringing together university scholars and industry experts to share insights into the evolving information technology landscape.
In addition to our primary mission - providing higher education - we also consider general education to be important: for example, there are engaging IT workshops for schools and free e-courses on programming, IT training for teachers and much more.
It is found in the world that Estonian IT specialists combine two qualities - firstly, creativity and secondly, a way of thinking, where emerging obstacles are merely an inspiring and driving force. Despite the small population, the teams that grew up in Estonia have created "unicorns" of the digital age, such as Skype, Playtech, Wise, Pipedrive and Bolt. The future founders and employees of such companies are currently studying computer science.