Estonian Business School
Estonian Business School is a private, higher-education university situated in Tallinn, Estonia. EBS offers business-related higher education in bachelor's-, master's- and doctoral levels. Estonian Business School also has a high school, named EBS Gümnaasium which offers high school education from 10th to 12th grade and a Executive Education Centre that offers different trainings and development programs.
History
The Estonian Business School was founded in 1988. The founders of the university were Professor Madis Habakuk, Professor Marshall Fitzgerald, Professor Rein Peterson and Ilmar Martens. It was the first higher-education institution in the Soviet Union that offered an English language-based business education. The need for the creation of a new business-oriented curriculum was imminent during those times, in the light of perestroika.Today
Approximately 1,400 students are currently studying at EBS, and the school has partnership contracts with over 70 universities in Europe, America, Australia, and Asia.All EBS Bachelor's, Master's and Doctoral programmes have been accredited by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Estonia. EBS is internationally accredited by the Central and East Europe Management Development Association. Eduniversal has awarded 4 Palmes to EBS. 4 Palmes excellence are only awarded to the top 200 business schools in the world. The 200 schools in the 4 Palmes League category are regarded as the 'Top business schools with significant international influence' . In 2014/15, it reached position 141.
Eedu
Eedu is a under-construction skyscraper in Estonia. It is located next to Estonian Business School, Tallinn.Notable alumni
- Gerd Kanter - World Champion and Olympics winner at discus throwing
- Kaja Kallas - High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
- Kaarel Kotkas - Founder of
- Kadri Tuisk - Founder of and
- Karoli Hindriks - Founder of
- Kriss Soonik-Käärmann - Founder of
- Margus Uudam - Founder at
- Martin Villig - Co-Founder of and
- Tiit Vähi - Former Prime Minister of Estonia