{"id":103383,"date":"2025-06-19T11:34:56","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T08:34:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/etag2025.etag.ee\/eesti-teadusagentuur\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T11:00:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T08:00:39","slug":"estonian-research-council","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/etag.ee\/en\/estonian-research-council\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Council"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Estonian Research Council (ETAG)<\/strong> was established by the Republic of Estonia on 1 March 2012 through the merger of the Estonian Science Foundation and the Research Cooperation Centre of the Archimedes Foundation. The founder\u2019s rights are exercised by the Ministry of Education and Research, under whose authority ETAG operates. Cooperation between the ministry and the foundation is regulated by an administrative agreement.

The statutory function<\/a> of the foundation is to fund research and development activities, analyse the impact of funded activities, and organise Estonia\u2019s participation in Estonian, European Union and other international research programmes.

ETAG\u2019s mission is to support the development and implementation of national research, development and innovation policy, and to contribute to the increase of the social and economic impact and synergy of research and innovation activities. To fulfil this mission, we:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fund Research<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Support International Research Cooperation<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Analyse and Consolidate Research Information<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Promote Science Communication<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Develop the Estonian Research Information System (ETIS)<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Assess the Quality and Impact of Research<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Promote Research Culture<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Our Values<\/strong><\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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  • RELIABILITY<\/strong><\/mark>
    Our financing decisions are independent and our actions impartial. Our decisions are comprehensible, transparent and consistent with good international practices. We keep to our agreements and promises.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • EXPERTISE<\/strong><\/mark>
    We rely on thorough knowledge and skills in all areas of activity. We are continually learning and improving ourselves.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • EFFICIENCY<\/mark><\/strong>
    We use resources carefully, economically and responsibly. Our work is efficient and of high quality.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • OPENNESS AND COOPERATION<\/strong><\/mark>
    We are open to innovation. We value our cooperation with our partners and we work as a unified team.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

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