The Senate consists of 19 members. It includes the Rector as the Chairman of the Senate, Vice-Rectors, representatives of the university's academic staff (four representatives from each institute), and four student representatives.
Representatives of the Rectorate in the Senate
Ülle Jaakma
Rector, Professor of Domestic Animal Physiology
Kalle Olli
Vice-Rector for Research, Professor
Endla Reintam
Vice-Rector for Studies, Professor of Soil Ecology
Representatives of Academic Structural Units
The Senate includes 12 representatives of the university’s academic staff, with four representatives from each institute.
The representatives of the academic staff are elected by secret ballot in the institute’s council.
Senate members are elected along with alternate members as institute representatives. If a Senate member leaves the university, resigns voluntarily, or is appointed to a position incompatible with Senate membership, the Rector decides on the replacement of the Senate member with an alternate member.
Representatives of the Institute of Forestry and Engineering
Timo Kikas
Tenure Professor of Bioeconomy Technologies
Senate term of office: 01.09.2026–31.08.2029
Veiko Uri
Professor of Forest Ecosystems
Senate term of office: 01.09.2026–31.08.2029
Toomas Tamm
Professor of Applied Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering
Senate term of office: 01.09.2026–31.08.2029
Evelin Jürgenson
Professor of Real Estate and Land Management
Senate term of office: 01.09.2026–31.08.2029
Representatives of the Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Evelin Loit-Harro
Tenure Professor of Sustainable Crop Production
Senate term of office: 01.09.2026–31.08.2029
Alar Astover
Professor
Senate term of office: 01.09.2026–31.08.2029
Jüri Lehtsaar
Senior Lecturer in Economic Analysis and Accounting
Senate term of office: 01.09.2026–31.08.2029
Reet Karise
Professor of Plant Protection Products, Pollinator Behavioural Ecology, and the Effects of Pesticides on Pollination Behaviour
Senate term of office: 01.09.2026–31.08.2029
Representatives of the Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences
Riho Gross
Tenure Professor of Aquaculture
Senate term of office: 01.09.2026–31.08.2029
Meelis Ots
Tenure Professor of Animal Nutrition
Senate term of office: 01.09.2026–31.08.2029
Andres Sats
Senior Lecturer in Food Science
Senate term of office: 01.09.2026–31.08.2029
Arvo Viltrop
Tenure Professor of Bio- and Population Medicine
Senate term of office: 01.09.2026–31.08.2029
Student Representatives
Anette Aavekukk
Integrated Bachelor's and Master's Student (Veterinary Medicine Curriculum)
Senate term: 01.09.2026–31.08.2027
Henn Kaaleb Humal
Applied Higher Education Student (Technotronics Curriculum)
Senate term: 01.09.2026–31.08.2027
Eerik Ääremaa
Integrated Bachelor's and Master's Student (Veterinary Medicine Curriculum)
Senate term: 01.09.2026–31.08.2027
Kail Koka
Bachelor’s student (Forestry Curriculum)
Senate term: 01.09.2026–31.08.2027
The work of the Senate is organized by the Academic Secretary
Lea Michelson
Academic Secretary
Rector's Area of Responsibility
Rector's Office
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