Topic: governance

On 13 May, the Ministry of Education and Research and the University of Tartu concluded an administrative contract for 2026–2028. It sets out the objectives of increasing student admissions in fields with higher labour demand, expanding the volume of doctoral research related to artificial intelligence, and supporting internationalisation and talent policy.

Speaker application is open until April 1 for TEDxUniversity of Tartu.

On 27 October from 13–18, the University of Tartu development conference “A university for us, Estonia and the world” took place in the university assembly hall and online. Keynote speakers were Toomas Hendrik Ilves, Kersti Kaljulaid and Kristina Kallas.

On 16 June, the council of the University of Tartu approved the new strategic plan, which sets the direction for the university’s activities for the next ten years.

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.

We are glad to announce the prof. of molecular systems biology Mart Loog was elected as the 1st Director of the Institute of Bioengineering.

We are glad to announce associate professor Ilona Faustova was assigned as Vice Director of the newly formed Institute of Bioengineering.

The strategic plan A2025 period is coming to an end and the university has set up a committee to prepare a new strategic plan.

People of Institute of Bioengineering