Topic: governance

On 30 October, the council of the University of Tartu Institute of Mathematics and Statistics elected Professor of Mathematical Statistics Krista Fischer as the new head of the institute.

On Thursday, 29 October, the University of Tartu will conduct a crisis exercise simulating a cyber incident affecting the normal work, study and communication arrangements of the university’s staff and students. As part of the exercise, there will be interruptions to MS Teams and Outlook services during the working day.

On 13 May, the Ministry of Education and Research and the University of Tartu concluded an administrative contract for 2026–2028. It sets out the objectives of increasing student admissions in fields with higher labour demand, expanding the volume of doctoral research related to artificial intelligence, and supporting internationalisation and talent policy.

Speaker application is open until April 1 for TEDxUniversity of Tartu.

At its public meeting on Friday, 20 February, the council of Tartu Observatory unanimously elected Antti Tamm to continue his duties as director of the institute.

At the meeting on 8 December, the council of the University of Tartu Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences re-elected Professor in Molecular Ecology Maarja Öpik as director of the institute.

On 28 November, the council of the Institute of Computer Science at the University of Tartu elected Jaak Vilo as the next head of the institute. His term begins on 1 January 2026.

On 27 October from 13–18, the University of Tartu development conference “A university for us, Estonia and the world” took place in the university assembly hall and online. Keynote speakers were Toomas Hendrik Ilves, Kersti Kaljulaid and Kristina Kallas.

On 16 June, the council of the University of Tartu approved the new strategic plan, which sets the direction for the university’s activities for the next ten years.