ESTONIAN ACADEMY OF ARTS SELF-EVALUATION REPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITATION AND QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF THE ARTS CURRICULUM GROUP JANUARY 2017 1 Contents Contents........................................................................................................................................................... 2 PART I: Institutional Self-Evaluation ...................................................................................................... 4 A MESSAGE FROM THE RECTOR………………………………. ............................................................................ 5 Abbreviations ................................................................................................................................................... 6 1. ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT AND PERFORMANCE ............................................................................. 7 1.1 General Administration ............................................................................................................................. 9 1.2. Personnel Management ......................................................................................................................... 16 1.3. Management of Funds and Infrastructure ............................................................................................. 23 1.4. Strengths and Areas for Improvement for the Chapter on ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT AND FUNCTIONING ................................................................................................................................................ 28 2. PROVISION OF EDUCATION .......................................................................................................................... 29 2.1. Performance with Regard to Provision of Education and Development of the Student Body .............. 29 2.1.2. Ensuring the Competitiveness of Graduates ....................................................................................... 31 2.1.3. Planning Student Places ...................................................................................................................... 32 2.2. Curriculum Development ....................................................................................................................... 35 2.3. Academic Progress and Grading of Students ......................................................................................... 38 2.4. Learning Support Processes .................................................................................................................... 40 2.5. Strengths and Areas for Improvement for the Chapter on PROVISION OF EDUCATION........................ 45 3. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND CREATIVE ACTIVITY ................................................................................. 46 3.1. R&D Objectives and Effectiveness .......................................................................................................... 46 3.2. RDC Resources and Support Processes .................................................................................................. 50 3.3. Doctoral Studies ..................................................................................................................................... 52 3.4. Strengths and Areas for Improvement for the Chapter on RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND CREATIVE ACTIVITY ........................................................................................................................................................ 55 4. SERVING SOCIETY ......................................................................................................................................... 56 4.1. Serving Society and Popularising the Main Activities of the EAA ........................................................... 56 4.2. Lifelong Learning Opportunities at the EAA ........................................................................................... 57 4.3. Participation in Shaping Society Through Study, Research and Creative Activity .................................. 59 4.4. Strengths and Areas for Improvement for the Chapter on SERVING SOCIETY ....................................... 62 PART II: Self-Evaluations in the Arts Curriculum Group By Discipline ........................................ 63 Abbreviations ................................................................................................................................................. 64 5. FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE CURRICULUM. INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE ..................................................... 65 5.1 Introduction to the Discipline .................................................................................................................. 65 5.2 Curriculum and Curriculum Development ............................................................................................... 65 5.3 Resources ................................................................................................................................................ 68 5.4. Study Process .......................................................................................................................................... 70 5.5. Teaching Staff ......................................................................................................................................... 72 5.6. Students .................................................................................................................................................. 74 5.7. Overall Analysis and Action Plan for the Interior Architecture Curriculum ............................................ 76 6. DESIGN CURRICULA. THE FACULTY OF DESIGN ............................................................................................ 77 6.1. Introduction to the Discipline ................................................................................................................. 77 6.2. The Curriculum and Curricular Development ......................................................................................... 81 6.3. Resources ............................................................................................................................................... 84 6.4. The Academic Process ............................................................................................................................ 86 6.5. Teachers ................................................................................................................................................. 89 6.6. Students .................................................................................................................................................. 91 6.7. Overall Analysis and Action Plan for the Curricula in the Design Area ................................................... 94 7. ART AND CULTURE CURRICULA. FACULTY OF ART AND CULTURE .............................................................. 96 7.1. Introduction to the Discipline ................................................................................................................. 96 7.2. Curriculum and Curriculum Development .............................................................................................. 96 7.3. Resources ............................................................................................................................................. 101 2 7.4. Academic Process ................................................................................................................................. 103 7.5. Teaching Staff ....................................................................................................................................... 105 7.6. Students ................................................................................................................................................ 107 7.7. Overall Analysis and Action Plan for the Art and Culture Curricula ...................................................... 110 8. FINE ARTS CURRICULA. THE FACULTY OF FINE ARTS ................................................................................. 112 8.1. Introduction to the Discipline ............................................................................................................... 112 8.2. Curriculum and Curriculum Development ............................................................................................ 112 8.3. Resources ............................................................................................................................................. 117 8.4. Academic Process ................................................................................................................................. 120 8.5 Teaching Staff ........................................................................................................................................ 123 8.6. Students ............................................................................................................................................... 127 9. OVERALL ANALYSIS OF THE ARTS CURRICULUM GROUP .......................................................................... 131 APPENDICES ................................................................................................................................................. 134 PART III: Illustrations ............................................................................................................................. 135 3 PART I Institutional Self-Evaluation