Tallinn University

Tallinn University is a modern and dynamic research university in Estonia with a leading role in promoting an intelligent lifestyle through education, research, and a unique collaboration across disciplines. 

The Institute of International Social Studies (IISS) is included in the School of Governance, Law and Society of Tallinn University as an interdisciplinary social sciences research and development centre which carries out research projects. 

The research topics of the IISS cover various aspects of social inequality (or stratification) – gender, nationality, age, generation, education, position. Besides studying the life course of generations, the employees of the centre have thoroughly treated the transformation of the social stratification of the Estonian society in the period after Estonia regained its independence. 

In recent years, close attention has been paid to the issues of lifelong learning as a factor that shapes the life path and ensures social cohesion in Estonia and in the entire European Union. Another major thematic research area of the department is related to the issues of active ageing.

In NEXT-UP, IISS is tasked with taking part in the analysis and forecasting of how structural changes in education interact with labour market shifts in the post-Covid-19 landscape; to empirically explore the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on young people’s experiences and perceptions of both horizontal and vertical transitions; and to explore emerging patterns and typologies in youth transitions from school (education) to work across Europe, distinguishing them from trends observed before the COVID-19 pandemic.

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