Martin A. Noorkõiv
SOCIAL CHANGE CONSULTANT
Martin leads the foundation and makes sure all parts of it run smoothly. He also heads the Center for Democracy and works as a counsultant on some of the projects DD is involved with.
For most of his life he has been involved in civil society, having started local initiatives (TEDxTartu), taken part in launching of larger undertakings (Social Enterprise Network, Civil Society Week) and finally taken some strategic roles (leading the council of the Estonian Network of Nonprofit Organisations). A second life has been lived in the academic sphere and of student activism (student council, senate).
OTHER Societal roles
The council is the highest decision-making body of the University of Tartu, responsible for the strategy and budget of the university.
At the University of Tartu there is a Centre focused on empowering the Estonian society to move faster towards a sustainable future.
At the University of Tartu there is a Master’s program focused on training changemakers for the future, Martin has been a program council member since the beginning and has contributed to the design of the program.
EDUCATIon
On sustainable transitions
Communication studies
