Documents regulating assessments in higher education
On this page, you will find both national legislation and HAKA guidelines regulating the assessments in higher education.
National legislation
- Higher Education Act
- Standard of Higher Education, Annex 1: Learning outcomes of studies at the level of higher education (unofficial translations)
- Private Schools Act
- Organisation of Research and Development Act
- Framework requirements for medical training, veterinary training, pharmacy training, dental training, midwifery training, nursing training, architectural training and civil engineering training (in Estonian)
- Estonian Academy of Arts Act
- Estonian University of Life Sciences Act
- Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre Act
- Tallinn University of Technology Act
- Tallinn University Act
- University of Tartu Act
HAKA guidelines
- Requirements and Procedure for Institutional Accreditation of Higher Education Institutions (in force from 2026)
- Guidelines for Institutional Accreditation (up to 2026)
- Guidelines for Initial Assessment and Re-assessment of Study Programme Groups
- Guidelines for Thematic Review
- Quality Assessment of Study Programme Groups in the First and Second Cycles of Higher Education
- Guidelines for the Accreditation of Study Programme (cross-border assessments)