University of Tartu Viljandi Culture Academy

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University of Tartu Viljandi Culture Academy

Tartu Ülikooli Viljandi Kultuuriakadeemia
Type	Public
Established	1952
Students	800 (2015)
Location	Viljandi , Estonia 58°21′59″N 25°35′50″E / 58.36639°N 25.59722°E / 58.36639; 25.59722
Website	http://www.kultuur.edu.ee

University of Tartu Viljandi Culture Academy (Estonian: Tartu Ülikooli Viljandi Kultuuriakadeemia) is an Estonian institution of higher education, situated in the provincial town of Viljandi, central Estonia. The UT Viljandi Culture Academy merged with the University of Tartu in 2005.^[1] The UT VCA has been teaching professional higher education and performing applied research within information science, culture education and creative arts since 1952.^[2] The academy has about 1000 students, half of whom are open university students.^[3] The teaching and instruction are based on the continuity and sustainability of Estonian native culture enriched by new impulses which widen the notion of traditional culture. As of 2021, the Director of the institution is Juko-Mart Kõlar.^[4]