Topic: governance

Ragne Kõuts-Klemm re-elected as Head of the Institute of Social Studies
Ragne Kõuts-Klemm plaanib ka uuel juhtimisperioodil toetada ja arendada silmapaistvat teadus- ja õppetööd.
12 June 2025 governance
Ott Karulin will be Director of the University of Tartu Viljandi Culture Academy
Today, on 30 May, the University of Tartu senate elected Ott Karulin as the new Director of the UT Viljandi Culture Academy.
30 May 2025 governance
Research and innovation gap in Europe is narrowing, but its elimination requires continuous support and improvements
Over the past decade, widening countries (those with lower research and innovation performance) have made substantial progress in increasing their participation in European research and innovation programmes. However, differences have emerged in the development capacity and needs of research institutions in these countries.
Ilona Faustova was elected director of the Institute of Bioengineering
On 4 April, the council of the Institute of Bioengineering elected Associate Professor of Molecular Biology Ilona Faustova as the institute’s director. Her three-year term of office starts on 1 May.
09 April 2025 governance
Ensuring equal treatment at universities
To ensure equal treatment at universities, it is necessary to develop the organisational culture, change the system for dealing with incidents, increase staff awareness, and develop the ability to spot unequal treatment and the courage to intervene, wrote Ester Oras and Kristi Kuningas in ERR.
Associate Professor of Accounting Kertu Lääts Elected as the New Head of the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration at the University of Tartu
At its meeting on December 18, the Council of the University of Tartu’s Faculty of Economics and Business Administration elected Associate Professor of Accounting Kertu Lääts as the new Head of the Faculty.
07 January 2025 governance
Pärt Peterson elected as new head of the Institute of Biomedicine and Translational Medicine
Bio- ja siirdemeditsiini instituudi nõukogu valis 11. detsembri koosolekul instituudi uueks juhatajaks molekulaarimmunoloogia professor Pärt Petersoni.
09 January 2025 governance
Renar Kihho: I admire people who want the world to be a better place for everyone
From an early age, Renar Kihho, a medical student who has actively contributed to community life, now leads the University of Tartu Student Union and defends the interests of students. He admits he simply does not know how to sit idly.
08 December 2024 governance
Hedi-Liis Toome elected as the next head of the Institute of Cultural Research
Her term of office will start on 1 January 2025 and run until 31 December 2027.
27 November 2024 governance
Priit Pikamäe was elected Director of the University of Tartu School of Law
The newly elected director said that the University of Tartu School of Law has a special mission to ensure the raising of a new generation of Estonian lawyers.
17 October 2024 university