1. Academic Regulations 2017 Kadri-Ann Matson
International Student Recruitment and Admissions Division

2. Division of Schools School of Business and Governance
School of Engineering
School of Information Technologies
School of Science

3. Study Consultant
Each School has designated Study Consultant (Dean´s Office) to whom student can turn in following questions:
advising on studies
confirmation letters on student status
timetable
study load
scholarships
fulfilment of curriculum
academic leave
study contracts, invoices
study Information System ÕIS
PS! Upon receiving ID card or temporary residence permit for studies, kindly visit your Study Consultant, so that Estonian ID code could be inserted to ÕIS (Study Info System).

4. Study Consultants in TTÜNr
New Faculty name
Name of the Study Consultant
Location
Name of the programmes  1
School of Business and Governance
Piret Levertand
SOC 248
BA International Business Administration, MA International Business Administration, MA International Relations and European-Asian Studies  2
Archil Chochia
SOC 328
BA Law, MA Law
Ingrid Oksaar
SOC 250
MA Technology Governance  3
School of Engineering
Moonika Asu
U05 203
BSc Integrated Engineering, MSc Design and Engineering, MSc Industrial Engineering and Management, MSc Mechatronics.
Katrin Soone
U04 201
MSc Environmental Engineering and Management, MSc European Architecture
Raili Klesment
U04 202
MSc Materials and Processes of Sustainable Energetics, MSc Technology of Wood and Plastic  6
School of Information Technology
Katri Kadakas
ICT 407 (Akadeemia
MSc Cyber Security , MSc Communicative Electronics, Computer and Systems Engineering, MSc e-Governance Technologies and Services, MSc Health Care Technology
tee 15A)  7
School of Science
Maarja Märss
U04 208
MSc Engineering Physics

5. ÕIS (Study Information System)
subject registration
invoices
application submission for scholarships, exchange studies, academic leave
timetable
academic calendar
study results
…. etc

6. Student code in ÕIS every student has its unique student number
this number is necessary to identify you in the system (ÕIS)
you need the student code to write on all applications, tests and other papers that are handed in at/in the university
Example:
Nominal study Ren Zhang KAYM
Visiting student
Martin Thompson KV

7. Access to ÕIS (Study Information System)
Step 1 Turn to Study Consultant to ask if you already have a student code in ÕIS.
Step 2
If you have student code available then to access system, there are 4 options:
UNI-ID- highly recommended  (room SOC-129)
ÕIS username and password (room SOC-132)
ID card (Estonian ID code needed)
Mobile ID (Estonian ID code needed)
Access to personalized TTÜ address, TTÜ intranet, HITSA Moodle, etc.

8. Access to ÕIS (Study Information System)
Visit website ois2.ttu.ee
Log in with UNI-ID
Confirm the following:
tuition fee place students- validity of your personal data
students with full tuition fee waiver scholarship- validity of your personal data and the letter of understanding to full fee waiver scholarship.

9. Access to ÕIS (Study Information System)
An example for tuition fee students

10. Access to ÕIS (Study Information System)
An example for students with full tuition fee waiver scholarship

11. Academic Calendar- important information regarding studies
the beginning and end of semester
declaration deadline (registrating for the courses)
holiday deadlines
examination session dates
thesis defence dates
period of graduation ceremonies
Available in ois2.ttu.ee

12. Timetable in ÕIS Programme abbreviation in ÕIS
Bachelor:
International Business Administration TVTB
Law HAJB
Integrated Engineering MVEB
Cyber Security Engineering IVSB

13. Timetable Programme abbreviation in ÕIS
Master:
International Business Administration TVTM
International Relations and European-Asian Studies TASM
Law HAJM
Technology Governance HAGM
Cyber Security IVCM
Computer and Systems Engineering IASM
Communicative Electronics IVEM
E-Governance Technologies and Services IVGM
Environmental Engineering and Management EABM
Design and Engineering MADM
Industrial Engineering and Management MARM
Materials and Processes of Sustainable Energetics KAYM
Technology of Wood and Plastic KVEM
Health Care Technology YVEM
Mechatronics MAHM
European Architecture EVEM
Engineering Physics YAFM

14. Timetable in ÕIS timetables are available by Schools
weeks are distributed odd and even, in total there are 16 weeks
Numbers added to the programme abbreviation indicate the semester subject is being taught:
nr 11- first year Autumn semester
nr 21- first year Spring semester
nr 31- second year Autumn semester

15. Registering for a course in ÕIS
at the beginning of each semester all students must submit a study plan
if the study plan is not submitted student will be dismissed
the study plan is submitted via study information system (ois2.ttu.ee)
study plan (declaration) must be submitted latest on the indicated dedline in Academic Calendar

16. Study regulations- study plan
Study plan consists:
different parts of curriculum (compulsory, elective and optional subjects)
list of subjects
subject credit points (ECTS)
student testing methods (exam or fail/pass)
Standard study plan:
list of subjects per semester
use standard study plan to compile your timetable
*Running semester timetable in ÕIS.

17. Study regulations- division of the curricula
general studies (humanitarian, languages etc)
basic studies (mathematics, physics, basic chemistry)
core studies (fundamentals of specialization)
special studies (specialization subjects)
free choice courses (only the required credit points given). You can choose:
- Optional subjects- (subjects that are not in any TUT´s curricula)
- Other TUT´s subjects

18. Study regulations- free choice courses (some examples)
Centre of Languague and Communication 3 ECTS (40 academic hours), lecturer Lilian Vanem
Estonian Language and Culture A1.1 HLE0050
Estonian Language and Culture I A1.1 HLE2210, HLI2200
Classes are once a week. To sign up for the course and more information, please see here _Autumn_Term_courses.pdf
Additionally Centre of Language and Communication offers English based courses to learn Chinese, French, German, Japanese and Russian
Contact:
Kristel Laanpere
PS! Some of the TUT´s free choice courses are available for the tuition fee only. You will discover it once you try to register for it in ÕIS. The ÕIS system will then direct you to the Open University registration system.

19. Study regulations- free choice courses (some examples)
Physical education
basketball
volleyball
grouptrainings
fitness stuudio
badminton
tennis
TTÜ Sports Centre is located Männiliiva 7
Open hours: Monday to Friday from (Saturday, Sunday closed).
To register for a course, kindly turn to Sports Centre to ask for a course code and name of the coach.

20. Declaration deadline 14th of September 2017 (17.00)
School of Economics and Business Administration
School of Information Technologies
Final deadline to submit declaration in ÕIS!
PS! In some cases, a lecturer has a right to cancel the declartion made by student. In the Academic Calendar, 19th of September is a deadline for cancellation of students’ declarations by the lecturer.

21. Declaration deadline 15th of September 2017 (17.00)
School of Engineering
School of Science
Final deadline to submit declaration in ÕIS!
PS! In some cases, a lecturer has a right to cancel the declartion made by student. In the Academic Calendar, 19th of September is a deadline for cancellation of students’ declarations by the lecturer.

22. Registering for a course in ÕIS
What do to if declaration deadline has passed and you have forgotten to submit one?
Turn to Dean´s office immediately and they will help you with the declaration.
In addition, please:
make sure that you take required amount of ECTS
make sure that subject code and professor´s name is correct
Should you have any questions, please turn to your Dean´s office to ask for a help.
Pass the declaration deadline, you can deleted registered courses only by the turning to your Study Consultants. Courses can be deleted until the end of September.
Pass the declaration deadline, courses can be added with the help of Study Consultant only upon the written approval of the designated subject´s professor.

23. Study Contracts!!!
Students enrolled to full tuition fee waiver scholarship and tuition fee place are obliged to sign a contract at the beginning of the Autumn semester.
Kindly turn to your designated Study Consultant.

24. Examination sessions 2 terms in 1 academic year- Autumn and Spring
1 term consists 16 weeks of classroom and practical study
Examination session in the end of semester
Autumn semester examination sessioon (2nd- 20th of January 2018)
Autumn semester additional examination session (22nd of January- 27th of January 2018)

25. Study load Students with full tuition fee waiver scholarship places
Must take at least 30 ECTS mandatory courses per semester to maintain free of charge place
During the nominal study period (bachelor´s 3 years and master´s 2 years) 6 ECTS of mandatory courses can be failed.
The failed 6 ECTS (mandatory courses) must be passed at the end of the nominal study period.
PS! It is mandatory for bachelor´s and master´s students to collect at least 15 ECTS on the First semester.
Full tuition fee places
Nominal study load is 30 ECTS per semester
To maintain full study load 22,5-30 ECTS per semester is required
Partial study load is ECTS per semester
Non-European Union students must maintain full study load place in order to keep temporary residence permit for studies (TRP).
PS! It is mandatory for bachelor´s and master´s students to collect at least 15 ECTS on the First semester.

26. Registration for exams
declaration of a subject is valid only 1 semester
if a student has not passed the subject within 1 semester time a new declaration in ÕIS must be submitted
second time declaration in ÕIS is only for the fee- an invoice will be issued via ÕIS
fee depends on the credit point price
prices vary depending on the School

27. Registration for exams
at least 2 exam times within the exam session
exam times are published at least 4 weeks before the start of the exam weeks
before the first exam there has to be at least one consultation
the time and place of which is published with exam times
Registration for an exam
through ÕIS (mainly)
at the instructor or department/faculty (on paper)

28. Assessment of academic performance
Assessment may be either graded or non-graded. E stands for examination (graded assessment) A stands for non-graded (Fail/Pass)

29. Assessment of student performance
Graded assessment
“5”- excellent
“4”- very good
“3”- good
“2”- satisfactory
“1”- poor
“0”- failed
Non-graded assessment
A- pass
M- fail
„absent“- has not participated on the exam

30. This presentation is also available on www.ttu.ee/orientationdays

31. Additional information
Basic Estonian language training (level A1) for International Students from , twice a week, free of charge. more information international-students-2/ or contact (room U03-205)
Essential Estonian- fun online dictionary lingvist.com/essential- estonian 
Student Help Desk advice on general academic issues and everyday life in Estonia (regarding public transportation, banks, family practitioners, student life, etc) Room U
Academic Policies (full version)
ÕIS video tutorial

32. Additional information for non-EU students regarding bank services
Opening a bank account without the availability of temporary residence permit for studies (TRP) is expensive (up to 250 EUR).
Swedbank has agreed to facilitate TTÜ students from Non-EU countries under favoured conditions.
In order be applicable for favoured condition, kindly ask your Study Consultant a certificate for Swedbank to proove your student status in TTÜ.
Upon submitting the certificate to Swedbank, bank account will be opened under favoured condition.

33. Have a wonderful academic year!!!