Election Campaign Starts for a New Rector for Tallinn University
An election campaign to elect a new rector for Tallinn University was
launched today, November 12th.According to the University statutes, the
following parties are entitled to present candidates for the rector´s
position: (a) the decision-making bodies of the TU Institutes and Colleges,
the Student Body and the Academic Library, (b) at least ten members of the
University Senate collectively, and (c) the sitting rector.The candidate
for the rector´s position must be a professor or must have been elected to
a professor´s position.The deadline for the submission of nominations for
candidates is 4.00 pm on January 14, 2011.The new rector will be elected by
the TU electoral body on February 14th, 2011.The current term of office of
the present rector, Professor Rein Raud, terminates on May 14th, 2011. The
new 5 year term of office for the new rector will commence on 15th May,
2011. Necessary documents for nominating candidates will be accepted by the
TU Senate secretary on behalf of the electoral committee at Uus-Sadama 5,
room 624, Tallinn 10120; or digitally signed documents can be sent to this
e-mail address: valimistoimkond@tlu.ee. Additional informatio: (+372) 640
9121 or valimistoimkond@tlu.ee.The TU regulations (in Estonian) for
electing the rector are available at the TU homepage www.tlu.ee/valimised/.
launched today, November 12th.According to the University statutes, the
following parties are entitled to present candidates for the rector´s
position: (a) the decision-making bodies of the TU Institutes and Colleges,
the Student Body and the Academic Library, (b) at least ten members of the
University Senate collectively, and (c) the sitting rector.The candidate
for the rector´s position must be a professor or must have been elected to
a professor´s position.The deadline for the submission of nominations for
candidates is 4.00 pm on January 14, 2011.The new rector will be elected by
the TU electoral body on February 14th, 2011.The current term of office of
the present rector, Professor Rein Raud, terminates on May 14th, 2011. The
new 5 year term of office for the new rector will commence on 15th May,
2011. Necessary documents for nominating candidates will be accepted by the
TU Senate secretary on behalf of the electoral committee at Uus-Sadama 5,
room 624, Tallinn 10120; or digitally signed documents can be sent to this
e-mail address: valimistoimkond@tlu.ee. Additional informatio: (+372) 640
9121 or valimistoimkond@tlu.ee.The TU regulations (in Estonian) for
electing the rector are available at the TU homepage www.tlu.ee/valimised/.