History 1918 On September 17, Tallinn University of Technology is established. Studies begin under the name of Special Engineering Courses in an Estonian-language engineering school established by the Estonian Engineering Society. Programmes were offered in mechanical, electrical, civil and hydraulic engineering, architecture and shipbuilding. 1919 the school is renamed to Tallinn College of Engineering. Departments of land improvement, surveying and technical chemistry are added. A department of marine engineering and mechanics is opened, taking into consideration the needs of the Defence Forces. The school of marine engineering is operating in the College. 1920 Tallinn College of Engineering that was established as a private school, is nationalised. Instruction offered by the school is divided into pre-college and the lower and higher level of college. The aim of the 3-year pre-college is to provide students with a level of education necessary in order to continue their studies at the college level. The lower level of the college gives the vocation of technicians, the higher level (3 semesters each) prepared engineers and architects. 1923 The pre-college is changed into an independent national technological gymnasium, and the higher level of the college into a technical higher education institution the students of which receive the same rights as the students at the University of Tartu. 1923 State Laboratory for Materials Testing opened for research work, where both applied and academic research is carried out. The use of local natural resources in construction, energy and chemical industry is a focal research point. 1936 TUT is given the rights of a university – by the 15 September 1936 Act of the Head of State, the school was named Tallinn Technical Institute with three faculties: civil engineering; chemistry; and mechanical engineering and mechanical engineering technology. For that, the technological faculty (established in 1934) of the University of Tartu is taken to Tallinn. 1938 With the University Act that entered into force on January 1, Tallinn Technical Institute is renamed to Tallinn Technical University. There are two faculties in TUT: civil and mechanical engineering and chemistry and mining. Scientific work is converged into recently established laboratories. Academic degrees are started to be issued. 1939 admissions into electrical engineering studies are started 1940 the Faculty of Economics is established 1941 and 1944-1989 TUT is called Tallinn Polytechnic Institute 1958 the Faculty of Power Engineering is established, dealing with all heavy-current electricity studies 1962 a cornerstone is set to the building of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (the current building No. 5) 1965 the Faculty of Control Engineering is founded, gathering all low-current specialities related to the development of technology 1968 all study facilities of the main building, the library and the main hall are completed 1986 Establishment of the Alley of Academics to the courtyard of the TUT main building (sculptures by: Aime Kuulbusch-Mölder, architect: Rein Luup) with busts of the academics: Agu Aarna, Albrecht Altma, Arnold Humal, Paul Kogerman, Harri Kaar, Ottomar Madison, Jüri Nuut, Boris Tamm, Juhan Vaabel, August Velner, Aleksander Voldek and Ilmar Opik 1989 the name Tallinn University of Technology is restored (the 21 July 1989 regulation No. 257 of the Council of Ministers of Estonian SSR "Renaming the higher education institutions of Estonian SSR") 1991 switching to subject-systematic studies begins, as well as reorienting the engineer and economist studies to the needs and possibilities of Estonia 1992 The academic structure of TUT is reorganised 1993 a new management structure is introduced 1995 Bachelor’s studies begin, the new statutes are prepared 1996 the new statutes enter into force 1997 acceptance into Diploma studies begin, TUT Tallinn College is opened, the Institute of Geology and the Institute of Cybernetics (based on the institutes of the Estonian Academy of Sciences) join the TUT 1999 TUT Kuressaare College is established 2000 TUT Virumaa College is established 2001 TUT development plan 2001–2005 envisages gathering the university from different locations of Tallinn to the Mustamae campus. The development plan of the registered immovables in Mustamae is approved both by the University Council and Tallinn City Board. 2001 Establishment of Tallinn Technology Park in Mustamae (under the joint protocol of intentions of Enterprise Estonia, Tallinn University of Technology, the Ministry of Economic Affairs, the Ministry of Education and Research, and Tallinn City Government) with an aim of increasing the competitiveness of research-intensive businesses and thus increasing the competitiveness of the entire Estonia. 2002 the Institute of Marine Systems at TUT is established (on the basis of the institutes of the Estonian Academy of Sciences) 2002 a new curriculum system is adopted (3+2), harmonizing the level of education with the European universities. International studies in English are commenced on both the Bachelor's and the Master’s levels. The curricula are accredited. 2002-2008 The Energetics Building, new building of the Institute of Geology, a new dormitory for students and the Academic Hostel are completed in TUT campus. The building of natural sciences, sports building, timber building, one of the dormitories, the historical Kopli main building, the main hall and many other places are reconstructed. 2006 Technomedicum of TUT, a research, development and educational institution, is established 2008 The Alley of Academics is reshaped for the 90th jubilee of the university 2008 The new building of IT College is opened at the campus; the second dormitory of TUT is completed in December (Akadeemia tee 7/1) 2009 The new research library of TUT, the building of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Tallinn School of Economics and Business Administration, as well as the third dormitory is completed.