Council

The Asia Center is supervised by its Council, formed by representatives of University faculties and invited members, such as the Enterprise Estonia Foundation, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and others. The Council fully supports the Head and the Centre by approving its development strategy and action plan, electing the Head and directing the Centre activities, inviting new members to the board, etc.

The current Head of the Council is Urmas Varblane.  

Members of the Council are:

From the Faculty of Arts and Humanities:

• Roland Karo, Head of the Institute of Theology and Religious Studies
• Tiina Kattel, Vice Head of the Department of Languages of the Asian Region
• Art Leete, Professor of Ethnology, Head of Institute of Culture. 

Faculty of Social Sciences:

• Mihkel Solvak, Faculty of Social Sciences, Dean's Office, Vice Dean, Head of Centre for Doctoral Studies in Social Sciences
• Urmas Varblane, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Professor of International Business and Innovation, Vice Dean (research)
• Irene Kull, Professor of Reform of Contract Law

Faculty of Science and Technology

• Marco Kirm, Institute of Physics, Professor of Experimental Physics

Faculty of Medicine

• Sander Pajusalu, Faculty of Medicine, Dean's Office, Vice Dean
• Triin Jagomägi, Associate Professor of Orthodontistry

External members of the Council

• Imar Yacine Koutchoukali, Ministry of the Foreign Affairs 
• Liisa Ojaveer, Ministry of Education and Research
• Xenia Joost, Estonian Business and Innovation Agency
• Vladimir Sazonov, Centre for Oriental Studies