Estonian Institute

The Eesti Instituut (also: Estonian Institute, German: Estonian Institute ) is the governmental and non-profit cultural institution in Estonia.

Objective

The institute was founded in 1989 as a kind of shadow - Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Estonian independence movement by Lennart Meri, who later became the first foreign minister and later the first president of newly independent Estonia was.

One of the tasks is to spread information about society, culture and the Estonian education at home and abroad to introduce the Estonian culture in other countries and maintain the cultural links with these and heard the teachings of the Estonian language and culture- related content at foreign universities to promote. In these tasks, the Institute is supported by the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. His funds derive mainly from the state budget, but you financed publications from different, mostly public sources.

The Institute is based on the long-established cultural institutions of other countries such as the British Council, the Goethe Institute and Scandinavian models.

Activities

Currently, the Instituut focuses on the cultural mediation activities. It publishes various brochures, organizes cultural events and maintains websites, including the online encyclopedia Estonica and a calendar of events. The Institute organizes conferences, festivals, exhibitions and seminars on culture of Estonia, it answers questions that relate to Estonia, and cared for translators, journalists, researchers, writers and lecturers. Abroad, it works closely with the diplomatic missions of his country.

Publications

  • Annual calendar of major cultural events in Estonia
  • Assorted color publications reflecting Estonian life
  • Estonian Art ( semi-annually )
  • Estonian Culture ( semi-annually )
  • Estonian Literary Magazine ( twice a year )
  • Facts About Estonia

Branches

The Eesti Instituut has subsidiary offices in Helsinki ( since 1995), Budapest ( since 1998), Stockholm ( 1999 ) and Paris ( since 2001). The main office is located in Tallinn.

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