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Dear international students, with the 2020-2021 academic year quickly approaching, we want you to know that we are ready to help you jump into learning! As the next week is the orientation week, but due to the current international situation that does not allow everyone to attend it in person, it is possible to follow the majority of events online. Thus, here’s some information of what is expecting you:

31.08:
12.00 opening ceremony (Great Hall+Youtube);
13.00-14.30 introductory lecture University Studies (Great Hall+Youtube), including introductory lecture by a psychologist and library briefing;

01.09:
10.30-12.00 introduction to EAMT databases (room A402+Zoom, password: EMTA); approval of study plan and electives (different rooms);

02.09:
14.30-17.00 meeting with the Migration Adviser of the Police and Border Guard Board, and a representative of the Health Board (room A402+ Youtube);
NB! If you have any questions, send them in advance by 1 September to tiina.uibo@eamt.ee

01.-03.09:
13.00 daily guided tours (meeting point in the EAMT lobby in front of the Student Council’s room, next to the wardrobe). Please register to the tours in advance here (max 15 students per tour);

01.-04.09:
9.00-16.30 signing of study contracts (room D517) and arranging individual lessons with teachers of the specialty, classes on the basis of the schedule (where possible);

04.09:
15.30 WELCOME EVENT (room A402+Youtube, registration 15.00-15.30). You’ll receive your welcome bag, meet the other Erasmus and international students, hear about the events organized by the Erasmus Student Network and our Student Council. Additionally, IT-manager Innar Järva will introduce you to our online study system OIS.

Please keep in mind that you’re allowed to participate in the events only if you are completely healthy!

In addition, please take a look at the International Students’ Guideline for further information regarding your studies, necessary contacts and other practicalities that would be useful to know before your arrival.

Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre begins the academic year of 2020/2021 on August 31.

• Great Hall, 10.00 – annual staff meeting
• Great Hall, 12.00 – academic year opening ceremony for new students; 13.00–14.30 lecture “Introduction to university studies” (Great Hall)

A link to the photos of the graduation ceremony has been sent to the internal lists of the academy. You can order photos from the online store. The author of the photos is Eiko Lainjärv.

Additional information:

Ebe Pilt
ebe.pilt@eamt.ee
+ 372 6675 745

The Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre is announcing additional admissions for the academic year 2020‒2021 in the following fields of specialization:

• keyboard instruments (bachelor and masters)
• strings (bachelor and masters)
• woodwind, brass and percussion instruments (bachelor and masters)
• choral conducting (bachelor and masters)
• wind orchestra conducting (masters)
• early music (masters)
• jazz (masters)

The application deadline is August 24. Applications should be submitted through the DreamApply system. Entrance examinations will take place on August 25 and 26. Please take note that the number of available study places is quite limited. Additional information can also be found on the admissions section of the EAMT homepage and via e-mail to: vastuvott@eamt.ee.

The 2020 graduation ceremony of the Estonian Academy of Music and Theater will take place on Saturday, July 18 at 16:00 at the Great Hall of EAMT. The ceremony will also mark the end of the jubilee year of the academy.

The health crisis has, fortunately, not affected graduation numbers. 86 bachelor’s, 85 master’s and four doctoral diplomas will be awarded at the ceremony, which corresponds to the average level of recent years. The 2020 graduation ceremony will take place without the EAMT symphony orchestra. However, this will not diminish the festive significance of the concert, which will feature many of our gifted graduates.

• At the event, we must follow the government’s instructions, which stipulate that public events taking place from 15.07.2020 still need to adhere to the 50% occupancy requirement indoors.

• Admission to the graduation ceremony event will be by invitation only. Registered graduates, faculty and staff, will receive a ticket with a designated seat by email.

• The concert programme and webcast link can be found here: https://emtasaalid.ee/uritused/emta-2020-aasta-lopetajate-kontsert-aktus/. We shall also share information about the live broadcast on Facebook.

At the end of the graduation ceremony, participants are asked to move outdoors through the lobby and main entrance of the building. There will be no congratulating of graduates by friends and relatives indoors. Weather permitting, group photos with fellow students and teachers may be taken outdoors afterwards.

After the gradual easing of the safety measures established to prevent the spread of the virus, teaching and other activities at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theater will continue to a limited extent and under special conditions.

From June 1, the main building of the academy will be open daily from 9:00 to 21:00. The building can be accessed only through the main entrance with a personalised magnetic card. For the time being, the door remains closed to guests and access to the building is only possible by prior arrangement.

The EAMT library is open from June 1 (Mon – Fri 9–19, Sat 10–15) and it is possible to return items as well as borrow new ones. The computer class is still closed, but it is possible to book computer access for an hour. To enter the library, the guest needs to call the library number at the door. More detailed information about the library’s activities and security arrangements can soon be found on the library’s webpage.

In subjects where the content and learning styles allow, teaching continues from a distance. However, in specialties and subjects where distance learning is difficult or impossible, a limited number of individual and group lessons are scheduled. All safety rules and hygiene requirements are followed. Maximum of 10 people are allowed to be in the same room at once. The rooms are ventilated and cleaned systematically.

There will be no public events at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre in June.

This year’s consultations for applicants for doctoral studies in music and theatrical arts at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre will be held via video. 

The consultations with regard to the preparation of research projects will be held on

May 4 at 11.00 via ZOOM

Please register by May 3 by e-mail: margit.vosa@eamt.ee

Due to the current state of emergency in reaction to the COVID-19 virus that does not permit international traveling, all international study applicants are strongly encouraged to submit an original video recording of a performance as a substitute for a live audition.

The video can be submitted from April to May (no specific date) to EAMT’s admission secretary (Margit Võsa, margit@eamt.ee), who will also assist in case of subject-specific consultation need and answers any questions about the admission procedures.

Today, March 30th the senate of the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre gathered via video to discuss the possible scenarios on how to continue academic activities under special circumstances and decided to change the academic calendar of the 2019/2020 school year.

The senate decided to postpone the end of the semester by four weeks (July 19th) by declaring an extraordinary study break for four weeks from April 6th until May 3rd. The graduation ceremony this year is planned to take place on 4PM July 18th in the great hall of the EAMT concert and performance centre.

Upon making the decisions the senate took into account the progress of the global situation, current experiences in distance learning and the specifics of the subjects taught at the academy. “Distance learning is officially established in all universities and thanks to the openness of students as well as the adaptability and creativity of many teaching staff members, has been successfully set up at the academy, too. However, with many subjects, especially subjects that carry a highly practical approach, unexpected distance learning practices are not very effective, if not impossible to carry out successfully,” explains Margus Pärtlas, the Vice Rector of Academic Affairs and Research.

“At the moment we can’t be sure how long these circumstances under the national emergency situation will continue, but if we want to obtain the quality of the studies, we need to make decisions regarding the rest of the school year right now,” Pärtlas adds.

The senate of the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre is an academic governance organ that is responsible for research, development, creative and academic activities at the academy. The chairman of the senate is the rector of the academy and the senate consists of members of the rectorate, heads of different academic fields and managerial units, as well as student representatives.

I Tampere Flute Fest will take place in April 25–26. The Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre flutists Anete Vinkel and Iida-Annikki Helanterä from Mihkel Peäske’s class made it to the festival competition’s finals. 

The competition finals will be held through video broadcasts.

Tampere Flute Fest aims to liven-up the culture of flute-playing by offering students the opportunity to partake in masterclasses, concerts of world-renowned flutists and display their skills at the competition.