Tallinn has the potential to become renowned as a town with a relatively educated population where employers can find qualified and resourceful employees. The above-average level of education and good knowledge of world developments that is characteristic to small nations, the open attitude and the favoring of constant learning, and good language skills (most people speak at least one foreign language: English, Finnish, Russian) are a considerable basis for further development.

Public colleges and universities:

• Tallinn University
• Tallinn University of Technology
• Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre 
• Estonian Academy of Art

Universities of applied sciences:

• Tallinn College of Engineering
• Estonian Academy of State Defence
• Estonian Maritime Academy

Private colleges and universities: 

• Estonian Business School (EBS)
• Estonian-American Business Academy
• EELK Institute of Theology 
• I Studium (economic sciences)
• Institute of Law
• Baltic Methodist Theological Seminary 
• Estonian Entrepreneurship University of Applied Sciences
   

Institutions and Foundations:

• Estonian Ministry of Education and Research
• Estonian Science Foundation
• Estonian Academy of Sciences