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The culturally interwoven and rapidly changing technological world, also challenges the organisation of Estonian society and the country as a whole. A smart and knowledge-based policy is required to cope with environmental changes, the interconnection of geopolitical conflicts with information technology and the media industry, development of the Estonian cultural sphere in the conditions of openness and globalization, along with many other tasks. A small country can be more flexible and innovative under these circumstances than others, it can react faster to the challenges of the 21st century and assume a leading role in the effective organisation of its society. A small country can assert itself by implementing intelligent lifestyle at individual, societal and state level. An intelligent lifestyle involves lifelong learning and knowledge-based life organisation; evidence-based and informed decision-making, with an open and coherent development of the society.
Tallinn University has the leading role in promoting and developing an intelligent lifestyle in Estonia, thus supporting both Estonian sustainability, as well as self-actualization of individuals.
III TALLINN UNIVERSITY STRATEGIC GOAL FOR THE YEARS 2015−2020
By focusing resources and activities we aim to develop interdisciplinary research-based focus fields1: n educational innovation;
n digital and media culture;
n cultural competences;
n healthy and sustainable lifestyle; n society and open governance.
Tallinn University conducts research, development and creative activity in the focus fields and applies the results in teaching.
1 The focus field of educational innovation is mentioned first because of its priority. The rest of the focus fields are in the Estonian alphabetical order as these are equally important to the university.
TALLINN UNIVERSITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2015−2020
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