English

All applicants must comply with our English language requirements. The only acceptable English tests and exempt categories are specified at www.ut.ee/requirements.

A motivation letter must be added to your application.

Please upload the final version of the motivation letter before submitting the application. It can not be edited after the application is submitted.

The motivation letter (in English, 700-1000 words) explains the candidate’s motivation to study in the programme and reflects on previous experience in the field. The letter of motivation may be accompanied by a letter of recommendation (not mandatory) from a representative of your organisation, a partner organisation or a national authority, for which a maximum of 5 additional points may be awarded.
Cover letter components:
1) What are the candidate’s qualifications and motivation to enter the programme? (Give a short overview of your work experience and/or disinformation-related challenges encountered.)
2) What is the problem the candidate wants to solve and why? How does the candidate intend to practically apply the competences acquired in the programme in the future (e.g. in a specific job, organisation, community)? How will the candidate’s studies benefit the candidate’s native country or local community?
3) Which stakeholders will help the candidate to solve the central problem of his/her motivation letter? Visualise the relevant stakeholders who should be involved in solving the candidate’s problem.
Drawing, sketch or visualisation, up to half an A4 has to be uploaded as a separate file in your application
4) How does the candidate assess his/her general and professional competences (oral and written communication skills in English, ability to find and read academic texts, teamwork skills, online collaboration skills, ability to create audio-visual materials, international collaboration skills, experience in social science research, data analysis and interpretation skills)? When evaluating their competences, please provide examples of their application and an assessment of whether they are excellent, good, satisfactory or insufficient. Candidates do not need to be experienced or competent in all of the above – the self-assessment will help us to plan support seminars.

Evaluation of the letter:
The motivation letter will provide an insight into the candidate’s professional readiness and motivation to study in the programme. The motivation letter will be assessed on the basis of the following criteria in a 100-point system:
1) Relevance of previous studies and professional profile (20p);
2) Thoroughness of the reasoning behind the professional problem and solution and the meaningfulness of the mapping of the parties in the diagram (20p);
3) Ability to reflect on own learning motivation and needs (20p);
4) The benefits of learning for the learner and society (20p);
5) Coherence, logical structure and argumentation of the motivation letter (20p);

Using ChatGPT to generate the motivation letter is forbidden. We check the use of AI and will disqualify candidates whose work is flagged as created by AI. To be admitted to the interview, the motivation letter must score 51/100 points.

Interview

The admission interview will take place with the admission committee and will aim to assess:
1) the professional motivation of the candidate in an exchange of views;
2) the candidate’s analytical, reasoning and reflection skills;
3) professional competences (expression and presentation, ability to apply the competences acquired);
4) awareness of social issues and ethical sensitivity.
The interview will last up to 30 minutes and will be conducted online, via Zoom.

Evaluation of the interview:
The interview will be assessed on a 100-point system based on the following criteria:
1) motivation to study and work in the field (20p);
2) motivation and motivation to work and study in the field (20p);
3) ability to analyse, reason and generalise (20p);
4) ability to apply creativity and problem-solving (20p);
5) professional prerequisites (expressive and presentational skills, coping under pressure, etc.) (20p).
To pass the admission interview, a score of 51/100 points is needed.