The Council of the School of Educational Sciences is composed of:
Tiia Õun – Director of the School of Educational Sciences
Inge Timoštšuk – Head of the Study Area of Early Childhood and Primary Education, Professor
Katrin Poom-Valickis – Head of the Study Area of Teacher Education and Educational Science, Professor
Eve Eisenschmidt – Head of the Study Area of Educational Leadership and Innovation, Professor
Kai Pata – Head of the Study Area of Lifelong and Non-Formal Education, Professor
Piret Soodla – Head of the Study Area of Inclusive Education, Professor
Kätlin Vanari – Head of the Centre for Innovation in Education, Junior Research Fellow;
Maria Erss – Member of the senate, Associate Professor
Anna-Liisa Jõgi – Representative of academic staff, Associate Professor;
Halliki Põlda – Representative of academic staff, Associate Professor;
Maire Tuul – Representative of academic staff, Associate Professor;
Ene Varik-Maasik – Representative of academic staff, Associate Professor;
Mari-Liis Lind – Representative of non-academic staff, Head of Studies;
Reili Argus – Representative of another institute, Professor of Estonian Language at the School of Humanities;
Ruth Shimmo – Representative of another institute, Director of the School of Natural Sciences and Health;
Birgit Vilgats – Representative of another institute, Director of the Baltic Film, Media and Arts School;
Teibi Torm – Foreign member, Head of NGO Tagasi Kooli;
Raino Liblik – Foreign member, Director of Tallinn Mustamäe State Gymnasium;
Sigrid Aruväli – Foreign member, CEO at Innowise OÜ;
Gertrud Luks – Students Representative ;
Kätly Jürimäe – Students Representative;
Anne-Mai Meesak – Students Representative;
Erika Veide – Students Representative.
Role of the Council:
Adopts the development plan of the School based on the development plan of the University and submits it to the Senate for approval;
May submit proposals to the Senate for the approval of study areas at the School;
Adopts the School's draft budget under the conditions and in accordance with the procedures laid down in the TLU Regulations of Economic Activity;
Approves the action plan of the School;
Evaluates the activity report of the School;
Adopts and submits study programmes to the Senate for approval and approves continuing education programmes;
May make proposals to the Senate for the establishment or termination of research or development centres at the School;
May make proposals to the Rector regarding the statutes of research or development centres at the School;
Elects a Director on the basis and pursuant to the procedures set in the acts regulating employment relations;
May make proposals to the Senate regarding the establishment and abolition of the positions of professors and research professors;
Submits a position to the Senate on professor candidates;
Elects the regular lecturers and researchers, other than professors, of the School, on the basis and pursuant to the procedure provided for in the relevant acts;
May elect honorary members of the School;
May set up subcommittees and advisory groups;
May make proposals to the Senate for the amendment of the statutes of the School;
Decides on other issues arising from the statutes and other acts.
