{"id":10929,"date":"2025-05-08T11:42:56","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T11:42:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rkrn.ee\/rkrn\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T08:48:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T08:48:15","slug":"rkrn","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rkrn.ee\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"RCUAS"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"10929\" class=\"elementor elementor-10929\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31267f4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"31267f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fa7858 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3fa7858\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd83b53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-raven-site-logo\" data-id=\"dd83b53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"raven-site-logo.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"raven-widget-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"raven-site-logo raven-site-logo-customizer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"raven-site-logo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rkrn.ee\/en\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rkrn.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/RKRN_logo_eng.png\" alt=\"RKRN\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" \/><\/picture>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b161ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0b161ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8699b8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8699b8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Shaping the Future, Promoting Applied Higher Education<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a60fa87 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a60fa87\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd34c20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dd34c20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.studyinestonia.ee\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2500\" height=\"2500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rkrn.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/logo-2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11061\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rkrn.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/logo-2.png 2500w, https:\/\/www.rkrn.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/logo-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rkrn.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/logo-2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.rkrn.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/logo-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.rkrn.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/logo-2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.rkrn.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/logo-2-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.rkrn.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/logo-2-2048x2048.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.rkrn.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/logo-2-500x500.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69f3a41 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"69f3a41\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bced6f9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bced6f9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cfff3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1cfff3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"304\">Estonian Rectors\u2019 Conference of Universities of Applied Sciences (RCUAS) is the united voice of Estonian universities of applied sciences. Our mission is to promote high-quality, practice-oriented higher education that meets the needs of society, the labour market, and lifelong learners.<\/p><p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"304\">RCUAS serves as a collaborative platform for rectors to shape higher education policy, promote applied learning, and represent the collective interests of universities of applied sciences in Estonia. Through strategic focus areas and active engagement in national and international networks \u2013 including EURASHE \u2013 RCUAS strengthens the visibility and impact of applied higher education, both nationally and across Europe.<\/p><p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"304\">We work closely with policymakers, employers, education leaders, and civil society to reinforce the role of applied higher education in Estonia\u2019s sustainable development.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca3ed50 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ca3ed50\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1cb66d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a1cb66d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0039a33 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0039a33\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30c7a61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"30c7a61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Interested in working with us? Contact us to learn more.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba4c29b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ba4c29b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e57f04 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0e57f04\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c524209 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c524209\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"890\" height=\"890\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rkrn.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/viirpalu.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12563\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rkrn.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/viirpalu.png 890w, https:\/\/www.rkrn.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/viirpalu-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rkrn.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/viirpalu-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.rkrn.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/viirpalu-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.rkrn.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/viirpalu-500x500.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 890px) 100vw, 890px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4937e76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4937e76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etis.ee\/CV\/Piret_Viirpalu\/eng\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\">Piret Viirpalu<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-344366b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"344366b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rector of Pallas University of Applied Sciences<\/p><p><a href=\"mailto:piret.viirpalu@pallasart.ee\">piret.viirpalu@pallasart.ee<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a32c1a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a32c1a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Piret Viirpalu is the Chairman of the Estonian Rectors\u2019 Conference of Universities of Applied Sciences. She is a Junior Lecturer in Art Education Methodology at the University of Tartu Viljandi Culture Academy and an active member of the Estonian Society for Education through Art (EstSEA). Her work bridges creative practice and pedagogy, supporting the development of art education with a strong applied and community-oriented focus. Pallas University of Applied Sciences is an active member of CUMULUS and CIRRUS \u2013 international networks that foster collaboration and innovation in art and design education.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pallasart.ee\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">Pallas University of Applied Sciences<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a303805 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a303805\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bc0e16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9bc0e16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"890\" height=\"890\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rkrn.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Pedai.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10779\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rkrn.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Pedai.png 890w, https:\/\/www.rkrn.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Pedai-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rkrn.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Pedai-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.rkrn.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Pedai-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.rkrn.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Pedai-500x500.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 890px) 100vw, 890px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d8149e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0d8149e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etis.ee\/CV\/Andrus_Pedai\/eng\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\">Andrus Pedai<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-227f56d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"227f56d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rector of Estonian Entrepreneurship University of Applied Sciences<\/p><p><a href=\"mailto:andrus.pedai@eek.ee\">andrus.pedai@eek.ee<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3df4bc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3df4bc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Andrus Pedai, Vice Chairman of the Estonian Rectors\u2019 Conference of Universities of Applied Sciences, has served as Rector of the Estonian Entrepreneurship University of Applied Sciences (EUAS) since 2023. He holds PhD in production engineering and robotics and has over 20 years of managerial experience in international high-technology electronics and automotive manufacturing. As Rector of the private university, he places strong emphasis on cost awareness and operational efficiency in higher education. EUAS is part of \u00dclemiste City, the largest business campus in the Baltics, and Andrus is driving the internationalization of higher education, supporting EUAS\u00b4s mission to provide knowledge and skills sought by global employers in innovative business sectors.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/euas.eu\/?setlang=eng\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">Estonian Entrepreneurship University of Applied Sciences<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb7911f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bb7911f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dbd531 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8dbd531\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"890\" height=\"890\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rkrn.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/looga2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13170\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rkrn.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/looga2.png 890w, https:\/\/www.rkrn.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/looga2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rkrn.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/looga2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.rkrn.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/looga2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.rkrn.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/looga2-500x500.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 890px) 100vw, 890px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98f3871 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"98f3871\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etis.ee\/CV\/Jaan_Looga\/eng\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\">Jaan Looga<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-295e595 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"295e595\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rector of Tartu Applied Health Sciences University<\/p><p><a href=\"mailto:jaan.looga@tartuh.ee\">jaan.looga@tartuh.ee<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-336728a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"336728a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jaan Looga has served as Research Manager at Tartu Applied Health Sciences University since 2025, having previously worked at the same institution as Research Coordinator and Development Specialist since 2014. He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Tartu. He served as Executive Director of the Viljandimaa Association of Local Governments from 2011 to 2014. Jaan Looga has been actively involved in the Estonian Rectors&#8217; Conference of Universities of Applied Sciences, contributing to the development of research funding policy and representing the interests of applied higher education. He also participates in EURASHE&#8217;s annual conferences and contributes to discussions on European applied higher education policy.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tartuh.ee\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">Tartu Applied Health Sciences University<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-928c782 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"928c782\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68a3bd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"68a3bd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"890\" height=\"890\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rkrn.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Kaskel.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11388\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rkrn.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Kaskel.png 890w, https:\/\/www.rkrn.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Kaskel-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rkrn.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Kaskel-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.rkrn.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Kaskel-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.rkrn.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Kaskel-500x500.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 890px) 100vw, 890px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b79a7da elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b79a7da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etis.ee\/CV\/koit.kaskel\/eng\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\">Koit Kaskel<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efdccaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"efdccaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rector of Estonian Aviation Academy<\/p><p><a href=\"mailto:koit.kaskel@eava.ee\">koit.kaskel@eava.ee<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e0ce6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e0ce6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Koit Kaskel has long-term managerial and international work experience in aviation and has also worked in the fields of environment, EU funding and higher education. Koit&#8217;s goal as the rector of the EAVA is to ensure a sufficient number of high-level specialists for the aviation sector and to develop the Estonian Aviation Academy into a modern and internationally recognized competence center to support the introduction of new aviation technologies in society, especially in relation to unmanned aviation. To this end, EAVA actively cooperates with IATA, AZEA, NATO, JEDA, the Estonian Aviation Cluster and other organizations.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/lennuakadeemia.ee\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">Estonian Aviation Academy<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3623dc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f3623dc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b4a773 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2b4a773\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7036905 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7036905\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"890\" height=\"890\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rkrn.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Kiisa.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10948\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rkrn.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Kiisa.png 890w, https:\/\/www.rkrn.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Kiisa-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rkrn.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Kiisa-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.rkrn.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Kiisa-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.rkrn.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Kiisa-500x500.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 890px) 100vw, 890px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab00915 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ab00915\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etis.ee\/CV\/Martti_Kiisa\/eng\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\">Martti Kiisa <\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c442c9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c442c9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rector of TTK University of Applied Sciences<\/p><p><a href=\"mailto:martti.kiisa@tktk.ee\">martti.kiisa@tktk.ee<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3e0cf1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3e0cf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Martti Kiisa is a strong advocate for applied higher education in the field of technology and places great emphasis on international collaboration. TTK University of Applied Sciences plays an active role in international projects and cooperation networks, such as ARTEMIS (Alliance for Regional Transition, Equality, Mobility, Inclusion and Sustainability).<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Martti Kiisa is also deeply involved in national working groups and organisations, helping to ensure that applied higher education programmes are closely aligned with the needs of the labour market.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tktk.ee\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">TTK University of Applied Sciences<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d61e40 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d61e40\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc4b8ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cc4b8ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"890\" height=\"890\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rkrn.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tarkmeel.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13115\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rkrn.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tarkmeel.png 890w, https:\/\/www.rkrn.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tarkmeel-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rkrn.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tarkmeel-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.rkrn.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tarkmeel-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.rkrn.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tarkmeel-500x500.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 890px) 100vw, 890px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9805579 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9805579\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etis.ee\/CV\/Ulvi_K%C3%B5rgemaa\/eng\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\">Ulvi K\u00f5rgemaa<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56f8aa9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56f8aa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rector of Tallinn Health University of Applied Sciences<\/p><p><a href=\"mailto:ulvi.korgemaa@ttk.ee\">ulvi.korgemaa@ttk.ee<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75b7f3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75b7f3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ulvi K\u00f5rgemaa has worked at Tallinn Health University of Applied Sciences since 2003, serving as Vice Rector for Academic Affairs from 2005 to 2026. During this time, she led the UAS\u2019s academic affairs, quality assurance, R&amp;D, international cooperation, and strategic development. Prior to joining the UAS, she worked as a registered nurse and nurse manager in Estonian hospitals.<\/p><p>She holds a PhD in Social Work from Tallinn University, a Master\u2019s degree in Law from the University of Tartu, and a Master\u2019s degree in Educational Management from Tallinn University.<\/p><p>Ulvi K\u00f5rgemaa is a member of the Professional Council for Healthcare at the Estonian Qualifications Authority and the Advisory Board for Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety at the Ministry of Social Affairs. She has led and participated in national and international R&amp;D projects and has played an active role in advancing healthcare education, applied higher education, and the healthcare workforce in Estonia.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ttk.ee\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">Tallinn Health University of Applied Sciences<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d89abf0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d89abf0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6f7938 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e6f7938\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"891\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rkrn.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Kuno1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8660\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rkrn.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Kuno1.png 891w, https:\/\/www.rkrn.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Kuno1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rkrn.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Kuno1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.rkrn.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Kuno1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.rkrn.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Kuno1-500x500.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 891px) 100vw, 891px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93e4324 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93e4324\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sisekaitse.ee\/en\/message-from-rector\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\">Kuno Tammearu<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ebb8e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ebb8e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rector of Estonian Academy of Security Sciences<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"mailto:kuno.tammearu@sisekaitse.ee\">kuno.tammearu@sisekaitse.ee<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59ee6a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59ee6a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kuno Tammearu is a respected leader in the field of internal security. Before becoming Rector in 2023, he led the Estonian Rescue Board for two terms.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An alumnus of the Estonian Academy of Security Sciences, he also holds master\u2019s degrees from TalTech and the University of Tartu.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His leadership combines extensive operational experience, strategic vision and a strong commitment to developing future internal security professionals.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kuno Tammearu has been awarded high national honours, including the 2nd and 4th Class Orders of the Estonian Red Cross and the Grand Gold Cross of the Rescue Service.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sisekaitse.ee\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">Estonian Academy of Security Sciences<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b70de8d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b70de8d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fd6375 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6fd6375\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"890\" height=\"890\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rkrn.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/seljamaa2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12780\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rkrn.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/seljamaa2.png 890w, https:\/\/www.rkrn.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/seljamaa2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rkrn.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/seljamaa2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.rkrn.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/seljamaa2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.rkrn.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/seljamaa2-500x500.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 890px) 100vw, 890px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3898e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c3898e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Commodore Johan-Elias Seljamaa<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-feaffa1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"feaffa1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Commandant of the Estonian Military Academy<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"mailto:johan-elias.seljamaa@mil.ee\">johan-elias.seljamaa@mil.ee<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd8d756 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd8d756\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>CDRE Seljamaa joined the Estonian Navy in 1995. After graduating Finnish Naval Academy and specializing at the Belgium\/Netherlands MCM School Equermin, he has served as the executive officer at ENS Kalev and as Chief of Staff of BALTRON. He later took command of ENS Admiral Cowan, which lead to commanding Estonian MCM Squadron. CDRE Seljamaa also commanded the NATO Mine Countermeasures Group One at sea for a year. He then joined the EDF Headquarters Operations Division and was appointed head of the Operations Branch in 2018. In 2021 CDRE Seljamaa became Deputy Commander of the Estonian Navy.<\/p><p>In 2025 he was appointed as the 15th Commandant of the Estonian Military Academy.<\/p><p>CDRE Seljamaa holds master\u2019s degrees in Defence Studies from King\u2019s College London and the US Army War College.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksk.edu.ee\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">Estonian Military Academy<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91d2ca5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"91d2ca5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4615e2f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4615e2f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b93316b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b93316b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Management Board of the Foundation of Estonian UAS <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a62c359 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a62c359\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff11237 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ff11237\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2043a6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2043a6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.rkrn.ee\/en\/2026\/01\/16\/the-latest-issue-of-the-academic-journal-security-spectrum-focuses-on-ai-research\/\">The latest issue of the academic journal Security Spectrum focuses on AI research<\/a><\/h5>\t\t<div class=\"raven-post-meta\"><a class=\"raven-post-meta-item raven-post-date\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rkrn.ee\/en\/2026\/01\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">16. 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