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in Solaris centre, Old Town days and the autumn festival of the Es- tonian Symphony Orchestras Association. The first full-length con- cert of the orchestra at Walpurgis Night brought a larger audience than the TU assembly hall could hold. At the beginning of May, the orchestra went on a concert trip to Kaunas and Riga where two con- certs were delivered with the local orchestras (Vytautas Magnus Uni- versity, Lithuania; the Teacher Training and Educational Management Academy, Riga). These orchestras visited Tallinn in the end of Octo- ber and a joint concert was held here as well. The orchestra cooper- ated with several well-known soloists such as Tanel Padar, Luisa Värk, Liisi Koikson, Kalle Sepp and Elina Netšajeva. Active concert activity was recognized with the Collective of the Year prize of the Estonian Symphony Orchestras Association. The culture year ended on 20 De- cember with a charity concert by the TU men´s choir and symphony orchestra in aid of the restoration of the organ in the Kaarli Church.
The year 2014 was great for TU women´s basketball team who won the championships after a five-year break, under the supervi- sion of trainer Kersti Sirel; the team was also announced the best team of Tallinn University. The football team FCF/TU showed good progress by achieving a 2nd place in the second league. The women´s volleyball team played in the semi-finals of the Estonian Cup and the men´s team successfully started first league games, under the super- vision of a new trainer, Argo Arak who supervises both teams. The best individual athlete was the figure skater Jelena Glebova. The TU gymnastics club consisting of first-year students of physical educa- tion won a golden plate prize in the men´s gymnastics competition
“Climbing students”.
4.7 ACTIVITIES TARGETED AT THE ALUMNI
The Alumni Council, with 100 members now, was founded on the initiative of the Student Union. The Board of the Council comprises nine alumni. The aim of the Alumni Council is to connect alumni by organising common activities; developing cooperation with the university in the field of education, culture and research; initiating activities related to practice and entrepreneurship and participating in these; cooperating with the TU Development Fund and alumni bodies of Estonian and foreign universities. The Alumni Council has organised various events, including picnics, alumni evenings for socialisation, sharing of experiences and receiving feedback.
For the first time in 2014, an acknowledgement of the Most Outstanding Alumnus/Alumna of TU was awarded for remarkable contribution or achievements in the fields of activity of the univer- sity. The Most Outstanding Alumnus/Alumna acknowledgement
was awarded to the following alumni (year of graduation given in brackets):
» Uno Veismann (1957) for the long-term popularisation of natural
sciences;
» Toomas Tõnise (1976) for developing intelligent spirit and physical
culture for the benefit of the state;
» Toomas Luhats (2001) for activity in Estonian media introducing
school life and promoting education;
» Toomas Kruusimägi (1986) for the long-term popularisation of
the English language and culture and promotion of education;
» Jürgen Rooste (2012) for active organisation of Estonian literary
life and remarkable creative activity;
» Anneli Aken (2005) for versatile promotion of culture and
education:
» Peeter Sipelgas (2001) for promotion of education and research; » Helmen Kütt (2001) for setting a remarkable example in profes-
sional work in the fields of social welfare and social policy;
» Elle Jürgenson (2007) for contribution in the professional field of
military and security;
» Mart Kangro (1996) for focusing on the meaning of human body
and motion both in theatre and semiotic space-time.
Activities planned in the field of service to society in 2015:
» Determine strategic international partner universities, plan cooperation with them and support the development of coopera- tion principles;
» Develop and pilot the assessment methodology of university partnerships;
» Create a network between the administrative and academic units in order to better manage partnerships and facilitate develop- ment of cooperation.
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