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The EKA Applied Research, Development and Creative Works Competition 2026 is now open!

Each year, the Estonian Academy of Arts organises the Applied Research, Development and Creative Works Competition for students. The competition aims to encourage bachelor's and master's students, ...

19 June 2026

Research and Development Office

Meeting with the Dean: Ionel Lehari

Ionel Lehari will take on the role of Dean of the Faculty of Design of the Estonian Academy of Arts from the 2026/2027 academic year.

7 April 2026

Faculty of Design

Meeting with the Dean: Taaniel Raudsepp

Taaniel Raudsepp will take on the role of Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts of the Estonian Academy of Arts from the 2026/2027 academic year. Raudsepp ...

7 April 2026

Faculty of Fine Arts

EKA ranked among the World’s Top 100 Art and Design Universities

The Estonian Academy of Arts ranks 92nd among the world’s best art and design universities in the QS World University Rankings released today. Having previously ranked among the top 150, EKA has now moved up by ...

25 March 2026

EKA Master’s and PhD programmes’ online info sessions 2026

Starting from January, EKA international Master’s programmes are inviting prospective students to join the programmes’ online info sessions via Zoom:

24 November 2025

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Conference: Giving Voice to Museum Collections: Finno-Ugric and Sámi Heritage Today

The collections of Finno-Ugric and Sámi heritage in Estonian museums are shaped by long and sometimes contested histories. They preserve not only material objects, but also forgotten narratives: Indigenous knowledge, relationships and voices ...

16 September 2026

Faculty of Art and Culture Institute of Art History and Visual Culture Museology

The new EKA Student COUNCIL has begun its work

The composition of the EKA Student Council (SC) for 2026/2027 is as follows: Elise Lissel Pähkel – President of SC, Member of T4EU, Member of the ...

16 September 2026

Student Council

Joosep Pärn Wins Woodhouse Estonia Research Award

For the twelfth time, the Estonian Woodhouse Association has selected the best graduation theses in the field of factory-produced prefabricated timber buildings. This year’s winning entry in the timber construction ...

16 September 2026

Architecture and Urban Design Faculty of Architecture

KVI Open Lecture: Baiba Vanaga “From Amateurs to Professionals: Women Artists in Latvia in the 19th Century and Early 20th Century”

The lecture offers and overview of women artists who were active in Latvia in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, focusing on their education both in Latvia and abroad, their participation in exhibitions, and the reception of their work. ...

16 September 2026

Faculty of Art and Culture Institute of Art History and Visual Culture

GALLERY: EKA SIIN Outdoor Area Opened at the Kotzebue 2 Site 

An outdoor area named “EKA SIIN” (EKA HERE) was opened at Kotzebue 2. EKA students constructed an open urban landscape on the site using leftover materials.

14 September 2026

Architecture and Urban Design Faculty of Architecture Landscape Architecture

OPEN CALL: Lead an Online Science Communication Course within T4EU!

We invite EKA doctoral students – from their 3rd year of study onwards – to propose ideas for a short online course that they would like to lead themselves ...

14 September 2026

Doktorikool T4EU

Gallery: opening of the exhibition “STUDIO” at EKA Gallery

The exhibition “STUDIO: EKA Architecture and Urban Planning Graduation Projects 2004–2026” opened at EKA Gallery last Friday, September 11, 2026. The exhibitions will remain open until October 11. C

14 September 2026

Architecture and Urban Design Architecture publications Gallery

EKA and PART Continue Their Collaboration

EKA and PART Continue Their Collaboration The Rector of EKA, Hilkka Hiiop, together with EKA’s International Relations staff Sandra Mell and Kati Saarits, visited PART International Art Residency in Vienna. During the visit, they became ...

10 September 2026

Register now: T4EU Creativity Week in Portugal!

From 12–16 October 2026, the Transform4Europe Creativity Week will take place in Braga, Portugal, at Universidade Católica Portuguesa. It will be an intensive and interdisciplinary week focusing on creativity as ...

7 September 2026

International Office T4EU

Register now for T4EU Critical Heritage course

We invite EKA students to participate in the Critical Heritage course offered through the Transform4Europe Alliance’s T4EU Metacampus platform. Critical ...

7 September 2026

T4EU