Estonian Aviation Academy ( et, Eesti Lennuakadeemia) is a state-owned institution educating and training personnel for
Estonian aviation enterprises and organizations. The academy is situated near the
Tartu Airport in the village of
Reola, 8 km south of
Tartu
Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after the Northern European country's political and financial capital, Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 91,407 (as of 2021). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of ...
. Instruction at the Estonian Aviation Academy is conducted in accordance with the standard curricula, meeting the requirements of the country's
Ministry of Education and Research, as well as international agencies (
ICAO
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO, ) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that coordinates the principles and techniques of international air navigation, and fosters the planning and development of international a ...
,
JAA,
EASA and
EUROCONTROL).
Mission
The mission is to educate and train aviation personnel (meeting international requirements), develop national aviation culture, and support the development of activities in the field of aviation.
Learning environment
The main building, completed in 2011, is situated beside
Tartu Airport. Before that, the academy used the buildings of the
airport and of the
University of Life Sciences in
Tähtvere.
Overview of Specialties
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Air Traffic Services
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Management of
Aviation Communication and
Navigation Surveillance
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Aircraft Piloting
** Airplane Piloting
**
Helicopter Piloting
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Aviation Management
*
Aircraft Engineering
An aircraft is a vehicle that is able to fly by gaining support from the air. It counters the force of gravity by using either static lift or by using the dynamic lift of an airfoil, or in a few cases the downward thrust from jet engines. C ...
Rectors
*Illari Lään (-2020)
*Koit Kaskel (2020-)
Co-operation partners in Estonia
Estonian Aviation Academy has developed links with aviation enterprises and higher educational institutions in Estonia and abroad, including:
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Estonian Air
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Estonian Air Force
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Estonian Air Navigation Services
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Estonian Aviation Museum
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Estonian Border Guard Aviation Group
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Estonian Civil Aviation Administration
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Estonian National Defence College
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Estonian University of Life Sciences
The Estonian University of Life Sciences ( Estonian: ''Eesti Maaülikool'', EMÜ) located in Tartu, Estonia, is the former Estonian Agricultural University, which was established in 1951 and renamed and restructured in November 2005.
Eesti Maaü ...
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Magnetic MRO (ex. Air Maintenance Estonia)
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* Ministry of Education and Research
* Pakker Avio
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Tallinn Airport, Ltd.
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Tallinn University
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Tallinn University of Applied Sciences
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Tallinn University of Technology
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University of Tartu
* Ülenurme High School
Co-operation partners in other countries
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Anadolu University School of Aviation
* Avia College
*
EUROCONTROL Institute of ANS
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Helsinki-Vantaa
Helsinki-Vantaa Airport (; fi, Helsinki-Vantaan lentoasema, sv, Helsingfors-Vanda flygplats), or simply Helsinki Airport, is the main international airport of the city of Helsinki, its surrounding metropolitan area, and the Uusimaa region. Th ...
Airport
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Hochschule Bremen
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Hogeschool van Amsterdam
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Finnair
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Katholieke Hogeschool Kempen
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Lufthansa
Deutsche Lufthansa AG (), commonly shortened to Lufthansa, is the flag carrier of Germany. When combined with its subsidiaries, it is the second- largest airline in Europe in terms of passengers carried. Lufthansa is one of the five founding m ...
Technical Training
* Lund University School of Aviation
* Lycon Engineering AB
* Mayflower College
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National Defence University of Warsaw
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Patria Pilot Training OY
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Riga Technical University
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SAS Flight Academy
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Transport and Telecommunication Institute
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University of Maryland Eastern Shore
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Vilnius Gediminas Technical University
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Technical University of Košice
Gallery
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References
External links
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1993 establishments in Estonia
Aviation schools in Estonia
Educational institutions established in 1993
Kambja Parish
Universities and colleges in Estonia