TalTech’s Development Conference 2026
May 13 at 9.30 AM in TalTech's Assembly Hall
The conference will summarize the university’s most significant achievements of the past five years, introduce the objectives and priorities of the new Strategic Plan , and facilitate discussions with external experts and decision-makers on key trends.The Development Conference taking place on May 13 at 9.30 AM in TalTech's Assembly Hall.
Please register for the conference and the appreciation event by May 10 HERE.
AGENDA:
9:00 Gathering and morning coffee
9:30 Opening Remarks at the Development Conference, Summary of the 2021–2025 Development Plan, and Objectives of the New Development Plan – Tiit Land, Rector, professor
10:00 Main development opportunities for technical universities in today’s world – Wolfgang Anton Herrmann, Emeritus President of the Technical University of Munich
10:30 Key challenges in the new development plan period:
• Doctoral Studies and the Next Generation of Researchers– Jarek Kurnitski, Vice-Rector for Research
• Academic Affairs Today and Tomorrow – Ingrid Pappel, Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs
• Challenges in the Field of Entrepreneurship – Erik Puura, Vice-Rector for Entrepreneurship
• Development of Central Services 2026–2028 – Tea Trahov, Chancellor
• TalTech Engineering Endowment Fund – Hendrik Voll, Vice-Rector for Endowment and Student Development
12:00 Lunch
12:45 Minister of Education and Research Kristina Kallas
13:15 Minister Kristina Kallas and the Rectors of the Universities Sign Administrative Agreements
13.45 Panel I What will make Estonian industry competitive in the long term?
Discussion participants:
Kuldar Leis, Minister of Infrastructure
Jukka Patrikainen, Lead Business Manager, ABB Baltics
Juhan Aguraiuja, Chairman of the Management Board of Enefit
Riina Aav, Professor of Chemistry and Head of the Centre of Excellence in Circular Economy SOURCES
Kristo Karjust, Director of the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering and Tenured Professor
14:30 Panel II Digitalization and the development of artificial intelligence – Estonia’s opportunities and TalTech’s role in this?
Discussion participants:
Kristina Kallas, Minister of Education and Research
Kedi Välba, Vice President of the Estonian Association of Information Technology and Telecommunications (ITL), Member of the Management Board and CEO of Aktors
Dan Bogdanov, Research Director at Cybernetica, Estonian computer scientist and Member of the Estonian Academy of Sciences
Tanel Tammet, Professor of Applied Artificial Intelligence and Member of the Council of Tallinn University of Technology
16.00 Rector’s appreciation event ( in room STU-201)