Estonian Academy of Arts

Estonian Academy of Arts
Eesti Kunstiakadeemia
Other name
EKA
MottoKunst on töö hing. (Art is the soul of work.)
Typepublic
Established1914
Academic affiliations
ELIA, CUMULUS, EAAE, KUNO, CIRRUS, Nordic Academy of Architecture
RectorMart Kalm
Academic staff
109
Administrative staff
138
Students1210
Undergraduates659
Postgraduates476
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Location,
Websitewww.artun.ee

The Estonian Academy of Arts (Estonian: Eesti Kunstiakadeemia, EKA) is the only public university in Estonia providing higher education in art, design, architecture, media, art history and conservation-restoration. It is based in Tallinn.

According to the Statutes of the EKA, the main objective of activity at the Estonian Academy of Arts is to promote creativity and research, enabling the acquirement of a contemporary higher education based on integrated study, meeting the standard of higher education in the field of fine arts, design, media, architecture, art history, conservation-restoration and teacher education.

With the Estonian Minister of Education and Research' Act no.145 from February 10, 2007, the EKA was accredited by an international expert committee as an institution.

The Estonian Academy of Arts has signed around 80 bilateral agreements with universities which participate in ERASMUS programme, but has also partner institutions outside the ERASMUS higher education space – in Switzerland, United States, Russia, Australia and also with some private universities within the European Union.