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The composition of the Council has been confirmed by order of the Rector, effective from September 2, 2025.

Members of the LTI Council:
1. Priit Reiska – Director

Heads of Academic Departments:

2. Aleksander Pulver – Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, Head of Department
3. Tõnu Laas – Natural Sciences and Sustainable Development Education, Head of Department
4. Kristjan Port – Movement, Health and Sports Sciences, Head of Department

Head of Subunit:
5. Tiit Vaasma – Head of the Ecology Center

Elected non-academic staff member:
6. Sirje Vaask – Director of Studies

Representatives of other institutes:
7. Tiia Õun – Representative of the Institute of Education
8. Tiina Pajuste – Representative of the Institute of Social Sciences

External member of the university:
9. Toomas Veidebaum – external member invited by the director, representative of the National Institute for Health Development

Employees elected as members of the senate by academic staff:
10. Kairi Koort – lecturer in systems biology
11. Karel Kulbin – junior lecturer in recreation management at the Institute of Natural and Health Sciences
12. Kadi Liik – distinguished lecturer in organizational and developmental psychology at the Institute of Natural and Health Sciences

Elected academic staff:
13. Katrin Kullasepp – Associate Professor of General Psychology
14. Oliver Koit – Researcher
15. Kert Martma – Lecturer in General and Inorganic Chemistry

Student representatives:
16. Liina Vatsa
17. Remy Suurna
18. Rain Koppel

The Institute Council:

• adopts the Institute's development plan based on the University's development plan and submits it to the Senate for approval;
• may make proposals to the Senate for the approval of the Institute's academic directions;
• adopts the Institute's draft budget in accordance with the conditions and procedure set out in the financial regulations;
• approves the Institute's action plan;
• evaluates the Institute's activity report;
• adopts and submits curricula to the Senate for approval and approves continuing education programs;
• may make proposals to the Senate for the establishment or termination of the Institute's research or development center;
• may make proposals to the rector regarding the statutes of the institute's research or development center;
• elects the director on the basis of and in accordance with the procedure provided for in the legislation regulating employment relationships;
• may make proposals to the senate regarding the establishment and liquidation of the positions of professors and senior researchers;
• submits its opinion on candidates for professorship to the Senate;
• elects the regular teaching and research staff of the institute, except for professors, on the basis and in accordance with the procedure provided for in legislation;
• may elect honorary members of the institute;
• may form subcommittees and advisory bodies;
• may make proposals to the Senate regarding amendments to the institute's statutes;
• decides on other issues arising from the statutes and other legislation.