Educational documents

Qualifications:

Applicants need to have a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent, and at least 60% of the highest possible CGPA to be eligible to apply to our master’s degree programmes.

Applicants need to have a master’s degree or its equivalent, and at least 60% of the highest possible CGPA to be eligible to apply to our doctoral degree programmes.

NB! We do not evaluate any documents nor assess qualifications until the application with all the required documents is submitted for processing. 

Important to note:

Students graduating in the summer of 2026 who are unable to submit their educational documents (diploma and transcript of records) before the deadline are required to submit their latest transcript of records containing their current grades, and a written confirmation (email, certificate etc) from their educational institution stating that final educational documents will be issued to graduates no later 30 June 2026.

NB! The deadline for submitting educational documents (diploma and transcript of records) is 30 June 2026 at the latest. Soon-to-be graduates who will not be able to submit their educational documents by 30 June 2026 are not eligible to apply for the 2026/27 academic year.

Required documents:

Generally, we require a copy of the diploma certificate, transcript of records and/or diploma supplement. Scanned copies of these documents submitted via DreamApply will be sufficient for the first stages of the admission process. If selected, we will require certified or attested copies of all the documents for making an offer for a position in the programme. 

Here are some guidelines to follow:

  • We will accept copies issued by the educational institution, or a notary public.
  • We will not accept original documents, self-attested copies, photocopies, or printouts.
  • If the documents are not in English or Estonian, certified translations need to be included.
  • We will accept translations issued by the educational institution, or a sworn translator.
  • Legalisation or certification with an apostille is not required, but we reserve the right to request it if we have any doubts about the authenticity of the documents.

Exception: If the diploma supplement is issued in English, the rest of the documents are acceptable in the original language and there is no need for additional translations.

Please note that only accepted applicants will be required to send certified copies of their educational documents by post or courier services, like DHL, UPS, FedEx etc. More specific instructions will be provided to each applicant individually, so please do not send any physical documents unless you have been instructed to do so.

Here are some of the most common country-specific requirements:

Here are the requirements for candidates who obtained their previous degree in Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon, Gambia, Liberia, Ethiopia or Sierra Leone.

Scanned copies of diploma certificate and transcript of records will be sufficient for the first stages of the admission process. If selected, you will be asked to send your documents by post. You are required to arrange for the official transcript of records and a certified copy of the diploma (degree certificate) to be sent in a sealed envelope directly from your previous educational institution to the following address:

Department of Academic Affairs
Estonian Academy of Arts
Põhja pst 7
10412 Tallinn
Estonia

Please note that candidates with Second Class (Upper Division) result or higher are eligible for applying to ou programmes. Higher National Diploma (HND) does not grant access to master level studies at the Estonian Academy of Arts.

Scanned copies of degree certificate and academic transcript will be sufficient for the first stages of the admission process.

If selected, you will be asked to share these documents via MyeQuals https://www.myequals.edu.au/ portal.

If your educational documents are not available on MyeQuals, you will be required to arrange for the official transcript of records to be sent in a sealed envelope directly from your previous educational institution to the following address:

Department of Academic Affairs
Estonian Academy of Arts
Põhja pst 7
10412 Tallinn
Estonia

Scanned copies of diploma certificate (or provisional certificate) and transcript of records (incl all semesters and course names) will be sufficient for the first stages of the admission process.

If selected, you will be asked to send your documents by post. You are required to arrange for the official transcript of records to be sent in a sealed envelope directly from your previous educational institution to the following address:

Department of Academic Affairs
Estonian Academy of Arts
Põhja pst 7
10412 Tallinn
Estonia

Please note that degree certificates awarded by affiliated colleges will not be accepted. The degree certificate must be issued by the Registrar’s Office or the Controller of Examinations Office at the main university.

Scanned copy of transcript of records will be sufficient for the first stages of the admission process.

If selected, you will be required to arrange for the official transcript of records to be sent in a sealed envelope directly from your previous educational institution to the following address:

Department of Academic Affairs
Estonian Academy of Arts
Põhja pst 7
10412 Tallinn
Estonia

Alternatively, you can arrange for the digitally certified records to be sent to admissions@artun.ee via MyCreds.

The following educational documents must be uploaded to the application on DreamApply:

Please note that there is no need to send us any physical copies of these documents.

g If selected, you will be asked to send your documents by post to the following address:

Department of Academic Affairs
Estonian Academy of Arts
Põhja pst 7
10412 Tallinn
Estonia

Please note that the equivalent of a bachelor’s degree recognised in Estonia is Licence.

Scanned copies of diploma certificate and transcript of records will be sufficient for the first stages of the admission process.

If selected, you will be asked to send your documents by post. You are required to arrange for the official transcript of records to be sent in a sealed envelope directly from your previous educational institution to the following address:

Department of Academic Affairs
Estonian Academy of Arts
Põhja pst 7
10412 Tallinn
Estonia

Scanned copies of the following documents will be sufficient for the first stages of the admission process:

  • bachelor’s degree certificate or provisional certificate issued by the Registrar’s Office or the Controller or Examinations Office at the university;

  • transcript of records which can be issued by the university or college.

If selected, you will be asked to send your documents by post. You are required to arrange for the official transcript of records to be sent in a sealed envelope directly from your previous educational institution to the following address:

Department of Academic Affairs
Estonian Academy of Arts
Põhja pst 7
10412 Tallinn
Estonia

Scanned copies of diploma certificate and transcript of records will be sufficient for the first stages of the admission process.

If selected, you will be asked to send your documents by post to the following address:

Department of Academic Affairs
Estonian Academy of Arts
Põhja pst 7
10412 Tallinn
Estonia

Applicants who hold both the bachelor’s degree and associate degree, should include documents of both credentials to their application.

Please note that the educational documents must be certified by Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In case the education documents are not in English, translations must be certified by both the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and by the Department of Official Translators Affairs of the judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Scanned copies of diploma certificate and transcript of records will be sufficient for the first stages of the admission process.

If selected, you will be asked to send your documents by post to the following address:

Department of Academic Affairs
Estonian Academy of Arts
Põhja pst 7
10412 Tallinn
Estonia

Applicants who hold both the bachelor’s degree and associate degree, should include documents of both credentials to their application.

Please note that the educational documents must be certified by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and official transaltions in English are included.

Documents must be certified by the HEC (Higher Education Commission of Pakistan).

Transcript of records issued upon the request of the applicant should be sent directly to EKA by the issuing institution.

The academic transcript must be sent, upon the student’s request, directly to EKA-s postal address by higher education institution which awarded the degree.

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