Estonian Aviation Academy () is a state-owned institution educating and training personnel for

Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...

n aviation enterprises and organizations. The academy is situated near the Tartu Airport. Instruction at the Estonian Aviation Academy meets the curricular 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 sch ...

, JAA,

EASA The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is an agency of the European Commission with responsibility for civil aviation safety in the European Union. It carries out certification, regulation and standardisation and also performs inve ...

and

EUROCONTROL The European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation, commonly known as Eurocontrol (stylised ''EUROCONTROL''), is an international organisation working to achieve safe and seamless air traffic management across Europe. Founded in 1963, Eur ...

Mission

The mission of the Estonian Aviation Academy is to educate, train aviation personnel (at international standards), develop national aviation culture, and support the development of activities in the field of aviation.

Learning environment

The main building, that was completed in 2011, is situated beside of the Tartu Airport.

Overview of Specialties

* Air traffic services * Management of aviation communication and navigation surveillance * Aircraft piloting ** Airplane piloting ** Helicopter piloting * Aviation management * Aircraft engineering

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: *

Estonian Air Estonian Air was the flag carrier airline of Estonia between 1991 and 2015. Headquartered in Tallinn it operated scheduled services from Tallinn Airport. Prior to its closure, the airline flew from Tallinn to 11 destinations in Europe. From 19 ...

* Estonian Air Force * Estonian Air Navigation Services * Estonian Aviation Museum * Estonian Border Guard Aviation Group * Estonian Civil Aviation Administration * Estonian National Defence College *

Estonian University of Life Sciences The Estonian University of Life Sciences ( Estonian: ''Eesti Maaülikool'', EMÜ) is a public university located in Tartu, Estonia. Its roots trace back to 1802 when the Chair of Agriculture was founded in the University of Tartu. EMÜ is the fo ...

* Magnetic MRO (ex. Air Maintenance Estonia) * Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications * Ministry of Education and Research * Pakker Avio * Tallinn Airport, Ltd. *

Tallinn University Tallinn University (TLU; , ''TLÜ'') is a public research university in Estonia. Located in the centre of Tallinn, the capital city of Estonia, Tallinn University is one of the three largest institutions of higher education in the country. Both QS ...

* Tallinn University of Applied Sciences *

Tallinn University of Technology Established in 1918, Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech; ) is the only Institute of technology, technical university in Estonia. TalTech, in the capital city of Tallinn, is a university for engineering, business, public administration a ...

University of Tartu The University of Tartu (UT; ; ) is a public research university located in the city of Tartu, Estonia. It is the national university of Estonia. It is also the largest and oldest university in the country.

* Ülenurme High School

Co-operation partners in other countries

Anadolu University Anadolu University () is a public university in Eskişehir, Turkey. Anadolu University Distance Education Faculty (or Anadolu University Global Campus) serves as the national provider of distance education and is a member of the European Associ ...

School of Aviation * Avia College *

Institute of ANS * Helsinki-Vantaa Airport * Hochschule Bremen * Hogeschool van Amsterdam *

Finnair Finnair Plc (, ) is the flag carrier and largest full-service legacy airline of Finland, with headquarters in Vantaa on the grounds of Helsinki Airport, its airline hub, hub. Finnair and its subsidiaries dominate both domestic and international ...

Katholieke Hogeschool Kempen The Katholieke Hogeschool Kempen (KH Kempen, KHK) was a university college, university-college where students could obtain a professional bachelor's degree (3 year education) in several domains. There was also the opportunity to study for a master's ...

Lufthansa Deutsche Lufthansa AG (), trading as the Lufthansa Group, is a German aviation group. Its major and founding subsidiary airline Lufthansa German Airlines, branded as Lufthansa, is the flag carrier of Germany. It ranks List of largest airlin ...

Technical Training * Lund University School of Aviation * Lycon Engineering AB * Mayflower College * National Defence University of Warsaw * Patria Pilot Training OY *

Riga Technical University Riga Technical University (RTU) () is the oldest technical university in the Baltic countries established on October 14, 1862. It is located in Riga, Latvia and was previously known as Riga Polytechnical Institute and Riga Polytechnicum. In 1 ...

* SAS Flight Academy * Transport and Telecommunication Institute * University of Maryland Eastern Shore * Vilnius Gediminas Technical University * Technical University of Košice

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References

External links

* {{authority control 1993 establishments in Estonia Aviation in Estonia Aviation schools Technical universities and colleges in Estonia Educational institutions established in 1993 Kambja Parish Universities and colleges in Estonia