Level of study: Master’s
Study language: English
Duration and credits: 2 years, 120 ECTS
Form of study: Regular study
Location: Tartu
Student places: 30
Tuition fee: 2100 EUR/semester
Tuition waivers: 13 for all citizenships, 2 for citizens of EU/EAA/Switzerland
Admission 2025: Jan 2 – 15 Mar 2025
This interdisciplinary programme, Innovation and Technology Management combines management, innovation, digitalisation, and IT, bringing together a vibrant community of students, researchers, and innovators. The programme aims to educate specialists who can implement ICT solutions to enterprises’ management processes and thus help companies grow through the added value they create.
Two years, two diplomas (double degree programme with Ghent University, Belgium) and international experience
The double degree programme offers students several compelling advantages. First, the students can obtain two diplomas from the University of Tartu and Ghent University within two years of study. Second, they have the unique opportunity to split their studies between Estonia and Belgium. Third, the students benefit from international experience, studying alongside peers from Ghent University, attending lectures by professors at both institutions and receiving dual guidance on their master’s theses.
The Innovation and Technology Management programme is a uniquely designed curriculum to train business leaders with a profound ability to implement ICT solutions within company processes. Business data analysis, project management, IT, and management skills are a few keywords that describe the programme.
Graduates of the programme will be able to analyse and interpret companies’ data on strategic and operational levels and develop innovative and digital products and strategies. Therefore, the programme is implemented jointly by the School of Economics and Business Administration and the Institute of Computer Science.
We welcome students who would not only like to be programmers or system managers but are also interested in management, innovation and entrepreneurship. We can also turn it another way around – students who already are interested in the latter but would like to know more about implementing ICT solutions to those processes. Qualified students should have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent in economics, mathematical sciences or technology sciences (including IT).
Upon completion the curriculum successfully, a student:
“The Innovation and Technology Management programme is a uniquely designed curriculum that combines business and IT. Throughout their studies, students engage in various courses that prime them for careers in leading Estonian and international corporations. Students undergo traineeships at leading banks and companies, both in Estonia and abroad, and have the opportunity to complete traineeships through the Erasmus programme. Graduates of the Innovation and Technology Management programme easily find work in the largest companies in Estonia, such as Bolt, TransferWise, Nordea Bank, and Swedbank, as well as in international companies. Some students have entered PhD programmes and are successfully building bright academic careers.”
Iuliia Trabskaia, Programme Director MA Innovation and Technology
Iuliia Trabskaia
Programme Director of Innovation and Technology Management
Hakan Eratalay
Lecturer of Econometrics, Research Fellow of Econometrics
Kadri Ukrainski
Professor of Research and Innovation Policy
Maryna Tverdostup
Economist, Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies, Lecturer in Economic Modelling, University of Tartu
Andres Võrk
Head of Chair, Junior Lecturer in Econometrics
Jaan Masso
Associate Professor in Applied Econometrics
Maaja Vadi
Professor of Management
Mervi Raudsaar
Head of Chair, Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship
Elchin Aghazada
Junior Research Fellow in Economics
Eduard Ševtšenko
Associate Professor of Information Systems
I am happy to see that the University of Tartu, my alma mater, offers this master’s degree programme.
It is “ICT plus”, teaching raw technology and how to make the best use of it in a business environment. Today, digital skills are an essential requirement for people to get ahead in society and the modern workplace. People increasingly need and rely on ICT – whether programmers, software developers or digital enthusiasts keen to start their own tech business. This course takes digital skills to the next level – into management, using innovation to create the competitive companies of tomorrow, small and large. As we build a Digital Single Market in Europe, digital technologies need to be fully integrated into the industry, business and public services. This international course will develop and nurture our innovation and ICT managers of the future in Estonia and beyond.
Andrus Ansip, Vice President for the Digital Single Market in the European Commission, the programme mentor
Why did you choose to study this programme at the University of Tartu?
The Innovation and Technology Management programme offered a perfect mix of IT and business courses. After my Computer Science bachelor’s, this was exactly what I was looking for. The deciding factor was excellent feedback from acquaintances who, at the time, were students of the programme. I never regretted my choice!
How important of a stepping stone was the University of Tartu for you in your career?
The University of Tartu changed my life completely! It was at UT where I got to know my current field of work (business process management). I found the field so interesting, and UT is such a great place to study that I decided to continue with a PhD programme here. If not for the master’s programme in Innovation and Technology Management and UT, I really struggle to imagine where I would be now.
What were the most exciting courses that you took UT?
Software Product Management, Business Analysis and Business Process Management from the Institute of Computer Science were my favourite courses in the programme. I use the knowledge I gained from them every day in my work to this day. The courses are very practical and are taught by practising experts, which makes them even more intriguing. Later, I became a teaching assistant at SPM and became even more excited by this course!
Would you recommend your programme to others who share your interests?
I would definitely recommend this programme to everyone who’s searching for a programme that mixes IT and business sides. Not only would I do that, I actually do that regularly.
Kateryna graduated from the master’s programme in Innovation and Technology Management in 2021. She is from Ukraine.
The objective of the module is to give base knowledge in the context of innovation and digital economics including impact of latter to enterprises.
Module is introducing opportunities to improve company performance and gives knowledge of ICT related aspects in diferent fields and applications.
Objective of the module is to give knowledge, skills and competences of modernization of the organization or business to enable to work as a manager of unit/company or specialist in public/business sector or start own company.
Courses of that module may be selected freely from the list of all courses held on University of Tartu or any other university in Estonia or abroad.
Iuliia Trabskaia
Programme Director MA Innovation and Technology Management
+372 737 6330
iuliia.trabskaia@ut.ee
Welcome to the Delta Management School Community
Dear students, researchers, today’s and tomorrow’s partners and other interested parties! Delta Management School is a modern, multidisciplinary and experimental study, research and innovation centre.
Delta Management School
University of Tartu Delta Building
Narva mnt 18 / 51009 Tartu / ESTONIA
Open every day 07.30 am – 08.00 pm
E-mail: majandus@ut.ee
Location map
Delta Café is open Monday to Friday 11 pm – 4:30 pm.
delta.kohvik@gmail.com / +372 5302 8944
Reception Desk (only technical information):
+372 737 6363; + 372 5331 4670
Parking for guests is available at the UT Sports Hall or Ujula Coop parking lots.