Topic: governance

On 3 October, the faculties’ electoral bodies elected new deans for the University of Tartu. The Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities Anti Selart, the Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences Margit Keller, the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine Külli Kingo, and the Dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology Leho Ainsaar will assume office on 1 January 2024.

Universitas Tartuensis paid a visit to Rector Toomas Asser, now in his second term of office, at his summer house to ask him about his thoughts ahead of his new term in a more relaxed atmosphere. It should be noted that the meeting took place just before the summer holidays of July and the heated discussions on research ethics and data protection of August.

At the beginning of October, deans were elected for the university's four faculties.

On 12 September, the commission formed for the dean elections registered the dean candidates of the university’s four faculties.

On 25 August, the inauguration of Rector Toomas Asser took place in the University of Tartu assembly hall. President of the Republic Alar Karis presented the rector's chain of office.

Today, on 17 August, the council of the Faculty of Social Sciences convened to discuss the rector’s motion to express no confidence in Dean Raul Eamets to dismiss him from the position of dean before the end of his employment contract as professor.