Council

The highest decision-making body of the university is the eleven-member council chaired by Ruth Oltjer.

The council is responsible for the university's economic activities and long-term development. Among its other duties, the council approves the university's statutes and adopts its strategic plan and budget. 

Five council members are nominated by the minister of education and research, five by the university senate and one by the Estonian Academy of Sciences.

On 30 December 2021, the Government of Estonia approved the new composition of the council of the University of Tartu for five years.

 

Nominated by the minister of education and research

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Arto Aas

 

 

 

 

 

Arto Aas
Managing Director of the
Estonian Employers' Confederation

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Heidi Kakko

 

 

 

 

 

Heidi Kakko
Chair of the Supervisory Board of UniTartu Ventures OÜ

 

 

 

 

 

Marja Makarow
Member of the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters,
President of Academia Europaea

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Ants Nõmper

 

 

 

 

 

Ants Nõmper
Managing Partner of the Ellex Raidla law firm

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Ruth Oltjer

 

 

 

 

 

Ruth Oltjer
CEO of Chemi-Pharm AS

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Elmer Sterken

 

 

 

 

 

Elmer Sterken
Professor of Monetary Economics of the University of Groningen 

 

Nominated by the senate

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Jaan Eha

 

 

 

 

 

Jaan Eha
Professor of Cardiology, Academician

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Birute Klaas-Lang

 

 

 

 

 

Birute Klaas-Lang
Professor of Estonian as Foreign Language

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Mari Moora

 

 

 

 



Mari Moora
Professor in Community Ecology

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Martin Aleksander Noorkõiv

 

 

 

 

 

Martin Aleksander Noorkõiv
Doctoral student in Media and Communication

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Urmas Varblane

 

 

 

 

 

Urmas Varblane
Professor of International Business

 

 

 

 

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