University Board

The highest decision-making body of TalTech is the University Board, which shall be responsible for the development of the University and for making important economic, financial and property decisions.

The Board is created and acts by following the Tallinn University of Technology Act and the University Statutes.

The member of the Board is independent in his/her decisions from the person or organization that appointed him/her to the Board, and shall act in good faith while making decisions towards the university as a whole. 

The Board has 11 members, out of which:

1. Five will be appointed by the university Senate;
2. One, a non member of the university, will be appointed by the Estonian Academy of Sciences;
3. Five will be appointed by the Ministry of Education and Research after the Senate and the Academy of Sciences have made their choices.  The ministry will also make sure that at least half of the people they appoint to the Board are adept in the field of educations.

The membership of the Board was confirmed with an act from the Government of Estonia.

Contact
noukogu@taltech.ee
Chairman of the Board Gunnar Okk: gunnar.okk@taltech.ee
Board secretary Petriina Rumm: petriina.rumm@taltech.ee, phone 620 2003

1. Adopts the university statutes;
2. Elects the university rector;
3. Adopts the university strategic plan, budget, and approves the fiscal year report;
4. Adopts the university budgeting strategy;
5. Establishes the regulation of electing the rector;
6. Can start the motion of no confidence towards the rector, and after taking Senate's opinions into consideration, can release him/her before the job contract expires;
7. Approves the academical structure on the faculty level;
8. Appoints the Professor Emeriti;
9. Appoints the members internal audit committee;
10. Organizes the internal audit;
11. Appoints the auditor;
12. Decides on the loan proposals by the rector;
13. Decides on acquisition of property, principles of limited property burden, and expropriation;
14. Establishes sponsorship and donation principles;
15. Discusses the university development related topics with the Senate at least once a year;
16. Has the right to carry out monitoring activities in the university;
17. Elects the Chairman of the Board among the Board members;
18. Establishes the rules of procedure of the Board;
19. Performs tasks appointed to them by the university law and statutes. 

1. Martti Talgre
2. Laur Hiob
3. Tiina Randma-Liiv
4. Vaiko Tammeväli