{"id":7734,"date":"2025-11-06T18:05:45","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T16:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/massaaz.veebistar.ee\/admission\/vota-taotlus\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T09:29:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T07:29:31","slug":"apel","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/massaaz.veebistar.ee\/en\/admission\/apel\/","title":{"rendered":"APEL"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; pix_particles_check=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; content_align=&#8221;text-center&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1763985740600{margin-right: 20px !important;margin-left: 20px !important;padding-top: 80px !important;padding-right: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 80px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;border-color: #e9ecef !important;}&#8221;]<div id=\"pix-feature-1763984157341-26d11842-eb9a\" class=\"pix-feature-el text-center  vc_custom_1768834276829\"><div class=\"pix-feature-icon d-inline-block 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APEL, please contact us at <a href=\"mailto:info@massaaz.ee\">info@massaaz.ee<\/a><\/p>\r\n[\/vc_column_text]<a  href=\"https:\/\/massaaz.veebistar.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/VOTA-kord-2017_.pdf\" class=\"btn mb-2      btn-primary btn-flat d-inline-flex align-items-center pix-hover-item       btn-normal\"     ><span class=\"font-weight-bold \" >APEL Procedure<\/span><svg class=\"pixfort-icon font-weight-bold  pix-hover-right  ml-2\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\"  data-name=\"Line\/pixfort-icon-arrow-right-double-1\" viewBox=\"2 2 20 20\"><path fill=\"none\" stroke=\"var(--pf-icon-color)\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"var(--pf-icon-stroke-width)\" d=\"M7,17 L12,12 L7,7 M12,17 L17,12 L12,7\"\/><\/svg><\/a><a  href=\"https:\/\/massaaz.veebistar.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/VOTA-taotluse-vorm-2017_.doc\" class=\"btn mb-2      btn-primary btn-flat d-inline-flex align-items-center pix-hover-item       btn-normal\"     ><span class=\"font-weight-bold \" >APEL Application<\/span><svg class=\"pixfort-icon font-weight-bold  pix-hover-right  ml-2\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\"  data-name=\"Line\/pixfort-icon-arrow-right-double-1\" viewBox=\"2 2 20 20\"><path fill=\"none\" stroke=\"var(--pf-icon-color)\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"var(--pf-icon-stroke-width)\" d=\"M7,17 L12,12 L7,7 M12,17 L17,12 L12,7\"\/><\/svg><\/a>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<div class=\"accordion w-100 accordion-card \" id=\"accordion-1590709472675-f4008e87-9d5b\"><div class=\"card \">\n   <div class=\"card-header bg-white pix-mb-10 shadow-sm rounded-lg\" id=\"heading1590709628460-e48f739e-ddc8f524-b1ce\">\n       <button class=\"btn btn-link text-left rounded-lg bg-white\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#collapse1590709628460-e48f739e-ddc8f524-b1ce\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"collapse1590709628460-e48f739e-ddc8f524-b1ce\" ><span 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