Senate appointed five new members of the University of Tartu Council

On 28 October 2016 the senate of the University of Tartu appointed five nominees of the university as members to the council.

The appointed members of the new council are:

Birute Klaas-Lang, Professor of Estonian as a Foreign Language, nominee of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities
Jüri Sepp, Professor of Economic Policy, nominee of the Faculty of Social Sciences. Jüri Sepp is also a member of the current council of the University of Tartu.
Toomas Asser, Professor of Neurosurgery, Academician, nominee of the Faculty of Medicine. Toomas Asser is also a member of the current council of the University of Tartu.
Richard Villems, Professor of Archaeogenetics, Academician, nominee of the Faculty of Science and Technology
Tõnu Lehtsaar, Professor of Psychology of Religion, nominated by the members of the senate.

The senate appointed the council members by secret vote. First, the vote for nominating the candidates presented by the four faculties was held. Then, appointing the fifth member of the council, nominated by members of the senate, was voted. To appoint a member, more than a half of the members attending the voting had to vote for the candidate. During the vote for nominating each member of the council, a member of the senate could only vote for one candidate at a time.

The Council of the University of Tartu is composed of eleven members, five of whom are nominated by the senate, five by the minister of education and research, and one by the Estonian Academy of Sciences. The minister of education and research and the Estonian Academy of Sciences have not appointed their nominees to the new council yet.

The authority of the current council will end on 31 December 2016. See members of the current university council at the UT website.

Additional information:
Andres Soosaar
Academic Secretary
737 5605
andres.soosaar [ät] ut.ee