TalTech, in the capital city of Tallinn, is a university for engineering, business, public administration and maritime affairs.

In the early twentieth century, Estonia recognised an urgent need for locally trained engineering specialists.

Opportunities had to be sought for engineering-minded people to acquire an Estonian-based education which was adapted to local conditions and needs; Estonia was in the process of establishing itself as an independent country.

Teachers' efforts to develop an Estonian terminology for science and technology proved fruitful and the first engineering books were published.

By the 15 September 1936 Act of the Head of State, the school was granted university status, and named Tallinn Technical Institute.

In 1938, the name Tallinn Technical University (Tallinna Tehnikaülikool, TTÜ in Estonian) was effective.

[6] On 17 September 2018, Tallinn University of Technology adopted a new short name TalTech, replacing the previous abbreviations such as TTÜ, TUT and TTU.