The official University of Tartu neurosurgery residency leading to the professional qualification of neurosurgeon.
Fifty months of compulsory practical training, five months of electives and 22 ECTS of theoretical education.
ClinicalCurrent availability unconfirmed
General neurosurgery →Neurosurgery Residency Programme
⌖ Tartu · Estonia
Profile completeness32%17 decision fields need confirmation
What matters before you keep reading.
- Eligibility
- Published criteria available
- Funding
- Published signal available
- Deadline
- Not published as a standalone date
- Duration
- 5 years
- Hands-on status
- Confirm clinical privileges
- International eligibility
- Confirm directly
- Last checked
- 28 Aug 2026
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
What the official evidence currently supports.
Decision-critical fields are separated into published information, partial signals and questions that require direct confirmation.
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International eligibility
Competitive admission for physicians registered in Estonia, including appropriately recognised foreign medical graduates.
Training level & pathway
National specialist residency
Participation / hands-on scope
Fifty months of compulsory practical training, five months of electives and 22 ECTS of theoretical education.
Medical registration & licensing
Registration in Estonia's Health Board register is required.
Language requirement
Estonian; English is required for professional literature.
Visa & work authorisation
Visa, sponsorship and work-right requirements are appointment-specific and must be confirmed with the institution.
NeuroSurgFellow does not guarantee admission, licensing, visas, employment, funding or operative privileges. Requirements may change by intake and appointment.
32% of tracked decision fields are published
Checked 28 Aug 2026. Unavailable details below were not published in the cited material and have not been guessed.
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- Application status
- Current availability unconfirmed
- Commencement
- Not published
- Duration
- 5 years
- Positions
- Not published
- Application route
- Continue through the official programme or institution source.
- Standalone deadline
- No separate deadline field is recorded; check the current official call.
- Official contact
- Not published in this profile
Published entry requirements.
Clinical or academic eligibility
National specialist residency
Funding and support
Resident employment and national education terms apply; no separate fellowship stipend is claimed.
Benefits, fees & relocation
Benefits not published in this profile. Programme fees are not published. Insurance details are not published. Accommodation support is not published.
Application documents
No verified document checklist is stored for this profile.
Licence, examinations, language & visa
Registration in Estonia's Health Board register is required. Examination requirements are not published. Estonian; English is required for professional literature. Visa and work-authorisation requirements need direct confirmation.
HOST INSTITUTION
University of Tartu
1 sourced pathway is currently indexed for this institution.
SOURCE & VERIFICATION
Official programme information.
- Source
- Official University of Tartu residency curriculum
- Coverage
- Official programme or institutional starting point
- Last checked
- 28 Aug 2026
- Editorial status
- Source-linked profile
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that affect your move.
- Is the stated intake still open?
- Are international graduates eligible?
- Does the role include hands-on clinical privileges?
- Which licence, visa and language requirements apply?
- What salary, fees, insurance and relocation costs apply?