Estonian Entrepreneurship University of Applied Sciences explained

Estonian Entrepreneurship University of Applied Sciences
Native Name:	Eesti Ettevõtluskõrgkool Mainor
Other Name:	Mainor Business School
Type:	Private vocational university
Students:	1,600
City:	Tallinn
Country:	Estonia
Coordinates:	59.4227°N 24.7979°W Point: on Area Km2: 1 Marker: college

Estonian Entrepreneurship University of Applied Sciences (EUAS, Estonian: Eesti Ettevõtluskõrgkool Mainor, formerly known in English as Mainor Business School^[1]) is a private^[2] vocational university located in the Ülemiste City business park in Tallinn, Estonia. Founded in 1992, the university offers accredited Bachelor and Master-level degrees in Estonian, English, and Russian languages, covering such fields as business administration, finance and logistics, and software and game development.^{[3] [4] [5]} It has a student body of over 1,600 students, about 100 of whom are international students.

Since 2017, EUAS has been involved in a national cross-university entrepreneurship training program funded by the Estonian Ministry of Education and Research.^{[6] [7] [8]} The university is also notable for opening Estonia's first undergraduate degree program in Information Science taught in English, primarily aimed at expats.^{[9] [10]}

While primarily a teaching institution, EUAS has been actively involved in research on entrepreneurship education and applied higher education.^{[11] [12] [13]}

See also

• List of universities in Estonia

Notes and References

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2. Book: European Education (and Training) Systems. Teichmann. Mare. Läänemets. Urve. Ruutmann. Tiia. Neudorf. Reet. Wydawnictwo Adam Marszalek. 2014. 978-83-8019-017-7. Juszczyk. Stanislaw. Torun. Education System in Estonia.
3. Web site: Estonian Entrepreneurship University of Applied Sciences. Study in Estonia portal. Archimedes Foundation. 27 December 2018.
4. Web site: Study Programmes at Estonian Higher Education Institutions . Estonian Quality Agency for Higher and Vocational Education . Estonian Quality Agency for Higher and Vocational Education . 27 December 2018 . 16 January 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190116123413/http://ekka.archimedes.ee/en/korgkoolide-oppekavad-eng/ . dead .
5. News: Study Estonia Merit scholarship. 2018-09-28. The Tribune. 2019-03-11.
6. Web site: Entrepreneurial education programme Edu ja Tegu. 2017-04-20. Estonian Academy of Arts. en-US. 2019-03-11.
7. Web site: STARTERtallinn. 2016-08-24. StarterIdea. en-US. 2019-03-11.
8. Web site: About pre-incubation program STARTER. Tallinn University of Technology. et. 2019-03-11.
9. Web site: Applied sciences university to open bachelor IT curriculum in English. ERR. 2018-01-08. ERR. en. 2019-03-11.
10. Web site: An Estonian university opens an IT curriculum in English for expats. Tambur. Silver. 2018-01-09. Estonian World. 2019-03-09.
11. Kallaste. Marianne. Põder. Anne. Raudsaar. Mervi. Venesaar. Urve. 2017-11-01. Entrepreneurial and Innovative Potential of Higher Education Institutions – the Example of Estonian Universities. ICERI2017 Proceedings. IATED. 1. 8800–8808. 10.21125/iceri.2017.2420. 9788469769577.
12. Mets. Tõnis. Kozlinska. Inna. Raudsaar. Mervi. 2017-02-01. Patterns in entrepreneurial competences as the perceived learning outcomes of entrepreneurship education: The case of Estonian HEIs. Industry and Higher Education. en. 31. 1. 23–33. 10.1177/0950422216684061. 157232962 . 0950-4222.
13. Kumpas-Lenk, K., Tucker, B. M., & Gupta, R.. Validation of a unit evaluation survey for capturing students' perceptions of teaching and learning: A comparison among Australian and Estonian higher education students. Studies in Educational Evaluation. 43. 178–185. 10.1016/j.stueduc.2014.08.001. 2014. Kumpas-Lenk. Kaija. Tucker. Beatrice M.. Gupta. Ritu.