Outcome agreements for achieving the goals of the Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences
Outcome agreements for achieving the goals of 2024
- Increasing the number of graduates from bachelor's programs in the fields of science and technology.
- Enhancing the participation in student mobility programs, including better awareness of study abroad opportunities; more active utilization of the opportunities offered by the Erasmus program and the international network of universities, Enlight.
- Incorporating the use of AI chatbots in learning and teaching.
- Development of e-learning in the fields of science and technology.
- Strategically recruiting top researchers and supporting succession and repatriation.
- Increasing the proportion of foreign students and staff participating in Estonian language courses.
- Increasing the proportion of academic staff actively engaged in teaching development activities.
- Developing doctoral studies, including implementing measures for the new period of doctoral schools and collaborating with non-university partners from the private and public sectors. During the administrative agreement period, opening at least 51 doctoral study places in fields of science and technology in collaboration with non-university partners.
- Supporting the sustainable development centre at the University of Tartu to facilitate collaboration between fields, and intensifying collaboration with government agencies in achieving Estonia's long-term development goals.
- Implementing a support fund for scientific equipment.
- Motivating researchers to increase collaboration with the business sector in all fields.
- Increasing employee salaries to retain and motivate high-level academic and support staff, and to enhance salary competitiveness.
- The university as an employer valuing diversity and inclusivity: adherence to diversity agreements, including supporting the adaptation of foreign employees, fulfilling gender equality plans, adhering to principles of equal treatment, and increasing awareness of equal treatment through communication activities.
- Initiating activities funded by the Just Transition Fund for Ida-Viru County and related communication.
- Contributing to sustainable waste management in university buildings.
- Increasing the number of graduates from bachelor's programs through improving the quality of curricula and teaching, expanding internship opportunities, introducing career prospects, etc.
- Enhancing the participation in student mobility programs, including better awareness of study abroad opportunities; more active utilization of the opportunities offered by the Erasmus program and the international network of universities, Enlight: increasing the number of Erasmus program partners, organizing information events and experience-sharing seminars, participating in Enlight network activities.
- Incorporating the use of AI chatbots in learning and teaching: participating in a committee created by the Vice Rector for Studies (I. Hiiesalu) to promote and develop the effective use of chatbots.
- Supporting succession and repatriation: implementing grants for newly graduated PhD researchers and returning young researchers.
- Increasing the proportion of foreign students and staff participating in Estonian language courses: providing institute-based language learning opportunities.
- Increasing the proportion of academic staff actively engaged in teaching development activities: specific trainings in all departments, series of seminars for the development of teaching.
- Developing doctoral studies, including implementing measures for the new period of doctoral schools and collaborating with non-university partners from the private and public sectors: in 2024, opening at least 3 doctoral study places at the institute in collaboration with non-university partners.
- Supporting the sustainable development centre at the University of Tartu to facilitate collaboration between fields, and intensifying collaboration with government agencies in achieving Estonia's long-term development goals: participating in the sustainable development centre’s work; collaborating with the Ministry of Climate, Ministry of Agriculture and Regional Affairs, Ministry of Economic Affairs; participating in the work of the Research and Development Council.
- Implementing a support fund for scientific equipment: upgrading equipment in the Department of Geography (completing the action of 2023); upgrading scientific equipment in the Department of Geology (in 2024).
- Motivating researchers to increase collaboration with the business sector.
- Increasing employee salaries to retain and motivate high-level academic and support staff, and to enhance salary competitiveness.
- The university as an employer valuing diversity and inclusivity: adherence to diversity agreements, including supporting the adaptation of foreign employees, fulfilling gender equality plans, adhering to principles of equal treatment, and increasing awareness of equal treatment.
- Initiating activities funded by the Just Transition Fund for Ida-Viru County and related communication: supporting the activities of the Department of Geology funded by the Just Transition Fund.
Outward communication at the Institute of Ecology and Earth Science
Outward communication at the Institute of Ecology and Earth Science
Institute Council Meeting
Institute Council Meeting
Institute Council Meeting
Institute Council Meeting