Tallinn University elects four new honorary doctors
Tallinn University elected new honorary doctors at the Senate session on1st February. The four new honorary doctors are: Professor Emeritus JacquesCortès, Professor Emeritus Pentti Malaska, Professor Hans-Peter Blossfeldand Professor György Andras Schöpflin.
Jacques Cortès is a professor emeritus at the University of Rouen, who has
been a very good partner for the Tallinn Pedagogical University (present
Tallinn University) in fields of study that are connected with the French
language and culture. He was responsible for initiating the start-up of the
French teacher education programme in Tallinn University in 1997. For many
years now, Professor Cortès has been the French-side leader of the
cooperation between the University of Rouen and Tallinn University. Thanks
to professor Cortès´ activity and cooperation, the French philology and
teacher education curricula at Tallinn University have been developed both
at bachelor and master’s level. J.Cortès has also actively supervised
master's and doctoral theses of Estonian students. Professor Cortès has
always contributed to improving the level of the French language research
studies in Estonia – in 2001, he organised an international conference in
Estonia ”French as an international language“; in 2000, J. Cortès
established a research group in French as an international language
(GERFLINT), in the framework of which the research magazines Synergies are
published all over the world. Since 2004 the research magazine has
also been issued in Estonia (Synergies Pays riverains de la Baltique), its
publishing coordinated by Tallinn University.Pentti Malaska is a professor
emeritus at Turku School of Economics and Business and is one of the most
renowned leaders of futures studies, being the author of many conceptual
studies related to sustainable evolutionary development, scenaristic
thinking and managing, the environmental friendliness of technology, the
dilemmas of economic development and energetics. Professor Malaska has been
the secretary-general of the World Futures Studies Federation (1990-1993)
and its president (1993-1997); he is also one of the leading members of the
Club of Rome, which is looking for solutions for global problems. He
established the Futures Research Centre of Turku School of Economics and
Business, which now has branches also in Helsinki and Tampere. Very many of
the present futures researchers consider themselves as students of
Professor Malaska, but the Finnish futures researchers are presently
leading the most progressive schools in the world. Professor Pentti
Malaska´s contacts with Estonian futures researchers began at the
beginning of the 90s and it was thanks to his personal support that
Estonian researchers were able to switch into international research
interaction fast, to understand the ides of the contemporary paradigm of
futures research and changes in it.Hans-Peter Blossfeld is a professor at
the Otto-Friedrich University of Bamberg who has published more than 18
books and 130 articles about social inequality; family, youth and
educational sociology; labour studies; demography; social stratification
and mobility; and statistical methods of longitudinal studies. He is one of
the most cited sociologists in the world. Professor Blossfeld has led many
big international comparative projects, for example, Globalife, TransEurope
and Flexcareer. Presently he is managing a joint venture in Germany that
will start conducting a long-term longitudinal study "National Educational
Panel Study". It is a unique project, which enables researchers to study
the development of abilities, ways of education, process of educational
decisions, etc. Professor Blossfeld has been connected with Tallinn
University since the mid 1990s. Thanks to him the tighter connections of TU
social stratification researchers with different European research groups
were initiated. TU researchers have participated in several research
projects headed by Professor Blossfeld and been authors in almost 10 books
edited by him. Professor Blossfeld delivered a public lecture at Tallinn
University in 2009, and has held several seminars for doctoral students.
Also, it was thanks to him that the ERASMUS agreement between Tallinn
University and Bamberg University was entered into.György Andras
Schöpflin is a renowned British (Hungarian origin) philosopher and social
scientist, whose main field of study is how national identity and
independence is related to political power, giving special attention to
post-communist countries. G. Schöpflin is the author of several works
dedicated to Central Europe and has also published some influential books
about the problems of nationalism, such as “Nations, Identity, Power“
(2000) and “Myths and Nationhood“ (together with Geoffrey Hosking,
1997). He has been a Hungarian delegate in the European Parliament since
2004, residing in Tallinn. Until 2004 Professor Schöpflin was connected
with London University. He has actively participated in the activities of
Tallinn international summer school for years, both as a lecturer and
organiser, and it has been possible to invite several first-rate names to
teach here largely thanks to him. As a consultant, György Schöpflin has
helped many Tallinn University scholars to create international
connections, primarily with colleagues from Great Britain and Central
Europe, and found ways for student training.The new honorary doctorates
will be awarded on 18th March, when Tallinn University celebrates its 5th
anniversary. Maiki VooreTallinn University Press Officertelephone: 640
9142, 533 265 88e-mail: maiki.voore@tlu.ee
been a very good partner for the Tallinn Pedagogical University (present
Tallinn University) in fields of study that are connected with the French
language and culture. He was responsible for initiating the start-up of the
French teacher education programme in Tallinn University in 1997. For many
years now, Professor Cortès has been the French-side leader of the
cooperation between the University of Rouen and Tallinn University. Thanks
to professor Cortès´ activity and cooperation, the French philology and
teacher education curricula at Tallinn University have been developed both
at bachelor and master’s level. J.Cortès has also actively supervised
master's and doctoral theses of Estonian students. Professor Cortès has
always contributed to improving the level of the French language research
studies in Estonia – in 2001, he organised an international conference in
Estonia ”French as an international language“; in 2000, J. Cortès
established a research group in French as an international language
(GERFLINT), in the framework of which the research magazines Synergies are
published all over the world. Since 2004 the research magazine has
also been issued in Estonia (Synergies Pays riverains de la Baltique), its
publishing coordinated by Tallinn University.Pentti Malaska is a professor
emeritus at Turku School of Economics and Business and is one of the most
renowned leaders of futures studies, being the author of many conceptual
studies related to sustainable evolutionary development, scenaristic
thinking and managing, the environmental friendliness of technology, the
dilemmas of economic development and energetics. Professor Malaska has been
the secretary-general of the World Futures Studies Federation (1990-1993)
and its president (1993-1997); he is also one of the leading members of the
Club of Rome, which is looking for solutions for global problems. He
established the Futures Research Centre of Turku School of Economics and
Business, which now has branches also in Helsinki and Tampere. Very many of
the present futures researchers consider themselves as students of
Professor Malaska, but the Finnish futures researchers are presently
leading the most progressive schools in the world. Professor Pentti
Malaska´s contacts with Estonian futures researchers began at the
beginning of the 90s and it was thanks to his personal support that
Estonian researchers were able to switch into international research
interaction fast, to understand the ides of the contemporary paradigm of
futures research and changes in it.Hans-Peter Blossfeld is a professor at
the Otto-Friedrich University of Bamberg who has published more than 18
books and 130 articles about social inequality; family, youth and
educational sociology; labour studies; demography; social stratification
and mobility; and statistical methods of longitudinal studies. He is one of
the most cited sociologists in the world. Professor Blossfeld has led many
big international comparative projects, for example, Globalife, TransEurope
and Flexcareer. Presently he is managing a joint venture in Germany that
will start conducting a long-term longitudinal study "National Educational
Panel Study". It is a unique project, which enables researchers to study
the development of abilities, ways of education, process of educational
decisions, etc. Professor Blossfeld has been connected with Tallinn
University since the mid 1990s. Thanks to him the tighter connections of TU
social stratification researchers with different European research groups
were initiated. TU researchers have participated in several research
projects headed by Professor Blossfeld and been authors in almost 10 books
edited by him. Professor Blossfeld delivered a public lecture at Tallinn
University in 2009, and has held several seminars for doctoral students.
Also, it was thanks to him that the ERASMUS agreement between Tallinn
University and Bamberg University was entered into.György Andras
Schöpflin is a renowned British (Hungarian origin) philosopher and social
scientist, whose main field of study is how national identity and
independence is related to political power, giving special attention to
post-communist countries. G. Schöpflin is the author of several works
dedicated to Central Europe and has also published some influential books
about the problems of nationalism, such as “Nations, Identity, Power“
(2000) and “Myths and Nationhood“ (together with Geoffrey Hosking,
1997). He has been a Hungarian delegate in the European Parliament since
2004, residing in Tallinn. Until 2004 Professor Schöpflin was connected
with London University. He has actively participated in the activities of
Tallinn international summer school for years, both as a lecturer and
organiser, and it has been possible to invite several first-rate names to
teach here largely thanks to him. As a consultant, György Schöpflin has
helped many Tallinn University scholars to create international
connections, primarily with colleagues from Great Britain and Central
Europe, and found ways for student training.The new honorary doctorates
will be awarded on 18th March, when Tallinn University celebrates its 5th
anniversary. Maiki VooreTallinn University Press Officertelephone: 640
9142, 533 265 88e-mail: maiki.voore@tlu.ee