Seminar: Engineering + PhD = Stronger Economic Impact

📍 On site only. Ehitajate tee 5, 19086 Tallinn, TalTech Assembly Hall

NB! The event will be held in Estonian, with simultaneous interpretation into English.

On 11 February 2026, a seminar titled “Engineering + PhD = Stronger Economic Impact” will take place in the TalTech Aula (Tallinn), focusing on the role of doctoral degrees in shaping a more knowledge-intensive and competitive economy.

The seminar will address the value created by doctoral degrees, how PhD-qualified specialists generate economic impact, and why Estonia needs more industrial doctoral candidates and where they actually end up in the labour market.

Programme:

• valuing doctoral degrees as a prerequisite for economic growth
• overview of industrial doctoral studies and their importance
• best practices: career stories from companies and the public sector
• panel discussion: “How Can Estonia Become a More Knowledge-Intensive and Wealthier Society?”

The number of participants is limited.
Register yourself HERE. The registration is open until February 8, 2026 (incl.)

For further information, please contact Katerina Kaiser, e-mail: katerina.kaiser@taltech.ee

Estonian Doctoral School for Engineering and Technology.