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Starting from 24 April, Erik Puura will take up the post of Vice-Rector for Entrepreneurship at Tallinn University of Technology. One of his major goals will be to help hundreds of ideas from TalTech researchers reach entrepreneurs, and therefore practical applications. The university also has a Technology Transfer Office with 24 employees, led by Anu-Mai Levo since 12 April.
President Alar Karis, who was sworn in as the next president of Estonia on Monday, is prepared for his role in domestic and foreign politics and upcoming meetings will strengthen his readiness even further, said presidential security adviser Liis Mure.
On Monday, an electoral college at Tallinn University elected philosophy professor Tõnu Viik to become the school's new rector. 93 of the electoral council's 100 members took part in the vote with Tõnu Viik receiving 57 votes against Katrin Niglas' 36. Professor Viik is currently a professor of philosophy at Tallinn University, having been the director of the school's faculty of humanities. Viik has said he wants to make research conducted in Tallinn University more visible worldwide, repairing the university's image globally. At the same time, he also considers it important to develop ...