Urve Läänemets

Urve Läänemets is a Guest Faculty member at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre within the Musicology, Music Pedagogy and Cultural Management department. With a Doctor's Degree (1989) from the University of Tartu and a career spanning multiple institutions, Läänemets has held roles as Associate Professor at EAMT (2010–), Lecturer at Tallinn University of Technology (2008–), and served as a counsellor to the Estonian Ministry of Education and Research (01.02.2017–).

• Born: July 24, 1947
• Education: Doctor's Degree in Pedagogy and Didactics (Tartu University, 1989)

Research focuses on curriculum development, pedagogy, and supportive learning environments. Key themes include:

• Human-centred curriculum design
• Teacher professional competence
• Integration of formal/informal education
• AI and digital transition in education

Recent publications analyze:

• Curriculum frameworks for smart cities (2021)
• AI-driven educational environments (2025)
• Historical curriculum reforms in Estonia (2017)

Supervised one doctoral thesis on Estonian language curriculum history (2014). Current affiliations include:

• EAMT's Faculty of Social Sciences (0.10 FTE)
• Estonian Ministry of Education (0.50 FTE)