Documents regulating assessments in higher education
On this page, you will find national legislation, but also regulations and various guidelines established by HAKA that regulate assessments in higher education.
National legislation
- Higher Education Act
- Standard of Higher Education, Annex 1: Learning outcomes of studiesat the level of higher education (unofficial translations)
- Private Schools Act
- Organisation of Research and Development and Innovation 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 regulations
- Requirements and Procedure for Institutional Accreditation of Higher Education Institutions (in force from 2026)
- Guidelines for Institutional Accreditation (valid until 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 (only for cross-border assessments)
- Guidelines for Accreditation of Study Programmes in Continuing Education (only for cross-border assessments)