International Curricula
The Estonian Academy of Arts offers eight international master’s and four doctoral programmes in art, design, architecture and art culture.
Applications for entry in the 2026/27 academic year will open on 1 February 2026. Application deadline for MA programmes is 2 March 2026 at 3 pm (EET), and for PhD programmes 31 March 2026 at 3 pm (EET).
Applications can be submitted on DreamApply or SAIS:
- International applicants with foreign education have to submit their application on DreamApply;
- International applicants with a degree obtained in Estonia and a valid Estonian ID have to submit their application on SAIS (except for Contemporary Art MA and Craft Studies MA);
- Estonian nationals applying to international programmes have to follow the rules here and apply on SAIS.
If you have any admission related questions, please send an email to admissions@artun.ee.
MA programmes
- Animation MA
- Contemporary Art MA
- Craft Studies MA
- Graphic Design MA
- Interaction Design MA
- Urban Studies MSc
- Service Design Strategies and Innovations MA (joint programme with University of Lapland and Art Academy of Latvia)
- Literature, Visual Culture and Film Studies MA (joint programme with Tallinn University)
PhD programmes
- Art and Design PhD
- Architecture and Urban Design PhD
- Art History and Visual Culture PhD
- Cultural Heritage and Conservation PhD
Admission requirements
Why choose EKA for your studies?
- EKA is an island of freedom. EKA encourages innovation and experimentation, and students are able to take modules and workshops outside of their specialisations. Have an idea? Try it! You’ll find there’s refreshing lack of red tape here. Those who study at EKA soon discover a wide spectrum of possibilities.
- Small groups of carefully selected students enable a personal, one-on-one approach to instruction and family-like, close-knit atmosphere. EKA prides itself on the low student-to-faculty ratio.
- The lecturers and instructors are professionals in their field — internationally recognised artists, architects, designers, historians, and scholars who provide unique, individualised study and personal mentorship in a quaint and synergetic atmosphere.
- Studies take place in a new award-winning building with an innovative and inspiring environment. The building is full of modern workshops, studios, labs and other facilities for our students and staff.
