Council
The Council is the management body of the university, responsible for the university´s long-term and sustainable development and important decisions concerning economic issues, finances and assets, ensuring the long-term development of the university. The Council adopts the university’s budget and the development plan. The Council has the right to impose a single veto on the Senate´s decision to adopt the Tallinn University statutes.
The Council has 11 members, five of which are appointed by the Senate, one by the Estonian Academy of Sciences and five by the Minister of Education and Research. The composition of the Council is determined by the Government of the Republic of Estonia based on the proposal by the minister in charge of the respective area.
The Chair of the Tallinn University Council is Taavi Laur.
Composition of the Council 2020 - 2025
Members appointed by the Minister of Education and Research
Taavi Laur
Chair of TLU Council
Managing Partner, Member of the Executive Board, Aureus Capital Consulting OÜ
taavi.laur@gmail.com
Edith Sepp
Vice-Chair of TLU Council
CEO, Estonian Film Institute
edith@filmi.ee
Andres Kütt
CTO, Proud Engineers
andres.kytt@gmail.com
Mait Müntel
Lingvist, co-founder & CEO; Fermi Energia, co-founder & board member
mait@lingvist.io
Urmo Uiboleht
Head, Tartu Private School
Member of the Executive Board, Foundation for Education Promotion (Hariduse Edendamise SA)
Chairperson, Estonian School Heads Association (Eesti Koolijuhtide Ühendus)
urmo.uiboleht@tera.tartu.ee
Member appointed by the Estonian Academy of Sciences
Raimo Raag
Professor emeritus at Department of Modern Languages, Finno-Ugric Languages
External member of the Estonian Academy of Science
raimo.raag@gmail.com
Members named by the Senate
Eve Eisenschmidt
Professor of Educational Leadership, School of Educational Sciences
eve.eisenschmidt@tlu.ee
Kristjan Port
Professor of Sports Biology, School of Natural Sciences and Health
kristjan.port@tlu.ee
Aleksander Pulver
Associate Professor of Personality Psychology, School of Natural Sciences and Health
aleksander.pulver@tlu.ee
Hagi Šein
Lecturer of Television Studies, Baltic Film, Media and Arts School
hagi.shein@tlu.ee
Marek Tamm
Professor of Cultural History, School of Humanities
marek.tamm@tlu.ee