1. General provisions

1.1 The Academic Regulations is the basic document that regulates the studies and study relationships at the Estonian Business School (hereinafter referred to as EBS).
1.2 The Academic Regulations and its amendments are approved by the EBS Senate.
1.3 EBS organises studies at all levels of higher education: Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral studies. In addition to these regulations, the differences arising from the organisation of Doctoral studies are regulated by the Regulation for the Evaluation of Doctoral Students and the Regulation for the Defence of Doctoral Theses, which are both approved by the EBS Senate. Continuing education is regulated by the Rules for Continuing Education of EBS.
1.4 EBS offers full-time studies, part-time studies and external studies. The studies are conducted as daytime studies and session-based studies.
1.5 The studies take the form of face-to-face teaching, e-learning, internship and independent learning. Face-to-face teaching is teaching in a study environment (incl. e-learning) in form of a lecture, seminar, practical course or consultation or in another format described in the syllabus. The purpose of face-to-face teaching is achieving learning outcomes described in the syllabus. Both students and the lecturer participate in face-to-face teaching. Interactive teaching and learning methods are supported by the cloud-based e-learning platform Canvas.
1.6 A student is a person who is matriculated in a degree programme of the university (see also p.8.).
1.7 An external learner is a person who is matriculated in a degree programme of the university with a purpose to study at less than part-time study load set by the legislation (see also p.8.).
1.8 A learner, in the context of Academic Regulations, is a person who studies in a degree programme for the purpose to self-development.
1.9 Data related to the organisation of studies is exchanged and stored in the electronic study information system (hereinafter referred to as SIS). Notifications forwarded via the Canvas e-learning environment are considered formally sent.
1.10 Questions related to the organisation of studies are within the competence of Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs and are organised by the Office of Academic Affairs.