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Progress review dates

Progress review meetings take place twice a year: at the end of the autumn semester and at the end of the spring semester.

22 January 2026

  • Curriculum History
  • Doctoral programme Humanities, specialities
    • History
    • Archaeology
    • Art history

The review committee:

Chair: Professor Aigi Rahi-Tamm;
members: Professor Aivar Kriiska,
Professor Mati Laur,
Professor Anu Mänd,
Professor Olaf Mertelsmann,
Professor Tõnu-Andrus Tannberg,
Deputy Head for Doctoral Studies, Research Fellow Mihekl Mäesalu,
Professor emeritus Tarmo Kulmar (HVUS),
Programme Director Lecturer Janet Laidla.

20 January 2026

  • Curriculum Estonian and Finno-Ugric Linguistics
  • Doctoral programme Humanities, specialities
    • Linguistics
    • Finno-Ugric Studies

The review committee:

Chair: Lecturer Ann Veismann, Programme Director;
members: Professor Petar Kehayov,
Professor Gerson Stefan Klumpp,
Professor Pärtel Lippus,
Professor Ilona Tragel,
Professor Virve-Anneli Vihman,
Associate Professor Jane Padrik (HVLC).

26 January 2026

  • Curriculum Philosophy
  • Doctoral programme Humanities, speciality Philosophy

27 January 2026

  • Curriculum Semiotics and Culture Studies
  • Doctoral programme Humanities, speciality Semiotics and Culture Studies

The review committee (Philosophy):

Chair: Associate Professor Alexander Stewart Davies;
members: Professor Pärtel Piirimäe,
Professor Kadri Simm,
Professor Raili Marling (HVLC),
Associate Professor Roomet Jakapi,
Research Fellow Edit Talpsepp,
Research Fellow Toomas Lott,
Research Fellow Jaanus Sooväli,
Research Fellow Uku Tooming,
Lecturer Mats Volberg.

The review committee (Semiotics):

Chair: Programme Director Lecturer Anti Randviir;
members: Professor Kalevi Kull,
Research Fellow Mari-Liis Madisson,
Research Fellow Riin Magnus,
Professor Timo Maran,
Research Fellow Alexandra Milyakina,
Research Fellow Nelly Mäekivi,
Associate Professor Maarja Ojamaa,
Research Fellow Ott Puumeister,
Research Fellow Silver Rattasepp,
Research Fellow Tiit Remm,
Lecturer Silvi Salupere,
Associate Professor Elin Sütiste,
Lecturer Tõnis Tatar (HVAJ),
Associate Professor Andreas Ventsel,
Analyst Martin Oja.

27 January 2026

  • Curriculum Literature and Cultural Research
  • Doctoral programme Humanities, specialities
    • Estonian Literature
    • Comparative Literature
    • Theatre Studies
    • Folkloristics
    • Ethnology

The review committee:

Chair : Associate Professor Elo-Hanna Seljamaa,
members: Associate Professor Anastasiya Astapova,
Associate Professor Mart Velsker,
Research Fellow Kirsti Jõesalu,
Professor Raili Marling (HVLC),
Anu Kannike (Estonian National Museum),
Tõnno Jonuks (Estonian Literary Museum).

29 January 2026

  • Curriculum Germanic and Romance Languages and Literatures
  • Curriculum Russian and Slavonic Philology
  • Doctoral programme Humanities, specialities
    • English Language and Literature
    • French Language and Literature
    • Spanish Language and Literature
    • German Language and Literature
    • Scandinavian Language and Literature
    • Classical Philology
    • Translation Studies
    • Russian Language and Literature

The review committee:

Chair: Professor Raili Marling;
members: Professor Janika Päll,
Professor Virve-Anneli Vihman (HVEE),
Professor Reet Bender,
Associate Professor Eva Liina Asu-Garcia,
Associate Professor Tanel Lepsoo,
Lecturer Sirje Kupp-Sazonov,
Associate Professor Roman Leibov,
Research Fellow Alevtina Solovyeva (HVKU),
Visiting Professor Ekaterina Velmezova,
Associate Professor Anastasiia Ryko,
Professor Emeritus Ljubov Kisseljova,
Lecturer Tatjana Stepaništševa.






21 January 2026

  • Curriculum Theology and Religious Studies
  • Doctoral programme Humanities, specialities
    • Religious Studies
    • Theology

The review committee:

Chair: Professor Urmas Nõmmik;
members: Associate Professor Amar Annus,
Lecturer Erki Lind,
Lecturer Indrek Peedu,
Lecturer Kaido Soom,
Research Fellow Tiina-Erika Friedenthal (HVKU).

Institute of History and Archaeology - 24 August 2026

  • Curriculum History
  • Doctoral programme Humanities, specialities
    • History
    • Archaeology
    • Art history

Institute of Estonian and General Linguistics - 24–25 August 2026

  • Curriculum Estonian and Finno-Ugric Linguistics
  • Doctoral programme Humanities, specialities
    • Linguistics
    • Finno-Ugric Studies

Institute of Philosophy and Semiotics

24–25 August 2026

  • Curriculum Philosophy
  • Doctoral programme Humanities, speciality Philosophy


25–26 August 2026

  • Curriculum Semiotics and Culture Studies
  • Doctoral programme Humanities, speciality Semiotics and Culture Studies -

Institute of Cultural Research - 25–26 August 2026

  • Curriculum Literature and Cultural Research
  • Doctoral programme Humanities, specialities
    • Estonian Literature
    • Comparative Literature
    • Theatre Studies
    • Folkloristics
    • Ethnology

Institute of Foreign Languages and Culture

27 August 2026

  • Curriculum Germanic and Romance Languages and Literatures
  • Curriculum Russian and Slavonic Philology
  • Doctoral programme Humanities, specialities
    • English Language and Literature
    • French Language and Literature
    • Spanish Language and Literature
    • German Language and Literature
    • Scandinavian Language and Literature
    • Classical Philology
    • Translation Studies
    • Russian Language and Literature

School of Theology and Religious Studies - 24–25 August 2026

  • Curriculum Theology and Religious Studies
  • Doctoral programme Humanities, specialities
    • Religious Studies
    • Theology