By Months: Margit Sutrop
Total Months: 8
Fully Profiled: 8
11.2025
3 Speeches
Among the social issues addressed is the management of a multicultural prison population, emphasizing the need to meet the religious needs of inmates and resolve linguistic communication problems. The focus is on achieving a balance between security and the provision of social services within correctional facilities.
10.2025
8 Speeches
The primary social focus is on the accessibility of higher education and the financial well-being of students. The speaker stresses that 7,000 students already require subsistence benefits right now, and strongly opposes the reintroduction of tuition fees, which would only worsen the situation for students.
06.2025
10 Speeches
The central theme revolves around patient autonomy and dignified dying, advocating for the legalization of advance directives (or end-of-life wishes) as a safeguard for freedom and a means of preventing suffering. It stresses the priority of developing and adequately funding palliative care services, alongside the necessity of training doctors in patient counseling. Furthermore, it raises the issue of making public the results of the certification process for school principals.
05.2025
3 Speeches
The primary social theme discussed is higher education, where emphasis is placed on the necessity of increasing the proportion of applied higher education at the expense of academic education. The objective is to ensure that the education system is better aligned with the practical needs of society and the economy.
04.2025
7 Speeches
It focuses heavily on patient autonomy and the right to decide over one's own life and death, supporting legislation regarding advance directives. It emphasizes the necessity of improving access to palliative care, as well as the need to break down the fear surrounding death as a taboo subject through public outreach (videos, TV series).
03.2025
4 Speeches
The primary social issue is the funding of higher education and academic freedom, which is intrinsically linked to securing the next generation of researchers. Emphasis is placed on the necessity of guaranteeing university autonomy, and warnings are issued against restricting funding for the humanities and social sciences, which directly impacts the pipeline of future academics.
02.2025
9 Speeches
In the social sector, ethical issues take precedence, emphasizing the teaching of sports ethics during coach preparation and the need to formalize the field of research ethics. Within the context of education, the role of universities in sports science is highlighted, and there is concern regarding data availability needed to study the link between socioeconomic indicators and children's access to education.
01.2025
4 Speeches
Regarding social issues, emphasis is placed on funding national studies and maintaining the use of Estonian in doctoral programs. These topics are broadly linked to supporting education and culture within the framework of science policy.