Martin Hallik
Born:
September 15, 1975 in Pärnu
Marital status: married
Education:
University of Tartu, 2001, PhD in history
University of Tartu, 1999, MA in history, cum laude
University of Tartu, 1997, BA in history, cum laude
Pärnu Sütevaka Humanities Upper Secondary School, 1993, graduated with silver medal honours
Professional career:
2010 – Vice Rector for Academic Affairs of the University of Tartu
2005 – 2010 Director of the University of Tartu Library
September 2004 – June 2005 Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Swedish College for Advanced Study in the Social Sciences (Uppsala)
2002 – 2005 Senior Lecturer of Contemporary History of Asian Countries, Department of History, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Tartu
February 2000 – September 2004 Vice Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Tartu
February 2004 – June 2004 Acting Head of the Chair of Contemporary History, Department of History, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Tartu
2000 – 2002 Lecturer of Contemporary History of Asian Countries, Department of History, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Tartu
1999 – 2000 Assistant of Contemporary History of Asian Countries, Department of History, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Tartu
1997 – 1998 Assistant to the Mayor of the city of Tartu
1995 – 1996 Head of the Student Body of the University of Tartu
Work in research administration:
2009 to present ‑ Chair of the Board of the Estonian Libraries Network (ELNET) Consortium
2008 to present ‑ member of the Architecture Group of the Association of European Research Libraries (LIBER)
2007 to present ‑ eIFL.net (Electronic information for Libraries) coordinator for Estonia
2006 – 2009 Chair of the Council of Estonian Research Libraries
2006 to present ‑ member of the Research Council of the National Library of Estonia
2005 – 2006 Vice Chair of the Council of Estonian Research Libraries
2005 to present ‑ member of the Association for Borderland Studies
2003 – reviewer of the basic school textbook Uusaeg 8. klassile [Modern History for Form 8]
2003 to present ‑ member of the Estonian Society for the History and Philosophy of Science
2002 to present ‑ member of the Akadeemiline Ajalooselts [Academic History Society]
2003 – nominated for the Estonian national research award in humanities
2000 – Chair of the admissions subject committee of the Department of History of the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Tartu
2000 – member of the subject committee for the Estonian national examination in history and author of the examination questions
1997 – re-established the history club at the Department of History of the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Tartu.
1997 – organiser of the research conference for students of the Department of History of the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Tartu
Main research interests:
Development of oriental studies in the 19th and 20th centuries, political history after World War II, contacts of Estonia and Estonians with Asian countries.
Significant publications:
1) Taaveti tähest Talibani languseni. Konfliktid ja arengud Lähis- ja Kesk-Idas pärast II maailmasõda [From David’s Star to Fall of Taliban. Conflicts and Developments in Middle East and Central Asia after World War II]. Tallinn, 2004 (co-author O.-M. Klaassen).
2) Keiserlik Tartu Ülikool (1802‑1918) ja Orient [Imperial University of Tartu (1802‑1918) and the Orient]. Tartu, 2002 (co-author O.-M. Klaassen).
3) Tartu ülikooli õppejõudude ja kasvandike osast humanitaarorientalistikas (1802‑1940) [The Contribution of Teaching Staff and Alumni of the University of Tartu to Studies in Oriental Cultures (1802‑1940)]. Tartu, 2001.
4) Kagu-Aasia riikide tee ASEANini [The Road to ASEAN of South East Asian Countries]. Tartu, 2001 (the monograph was published on a CD-ROM).
5) Эстонский африканист-полиглот Pent Nurmekund. Становление отечественной африканистики. 1920-e ‑ начало 1960-х [The Estonian Africanist and Polyglot Pent Nurmekund. The Establishment of a Soviet Tradition of African Studies. 1920s to beginning of 1960s]. Moscow, 2003. Published by the Russian Academy of Sciences (co-authors O.-M. Klaassen and K. Hiiemaa).
6) Ориенталистика в Тартуском университете в XX веке [Oriental Studies at the University of Tartu in the 20th Century]. Vostok 2002, No. 6,
7) Eesti orientalist 19. sajandil - kas Euroopa tippteadlane? [The Estonian Orient Scholar in the 19th Century – top class researcher on a European scale?] Acta Historica Tallinnensia 2002, No. 6.
8) Eestlased Austraalias [Estonians in Australia]. Ajalooline Ajakiri [The Historical Journal] 2000, No. 1.
9) Eesti Vabariigi loomise mõju eestlaste rahvuslikule liikumisele Kaug-Idas [Impact of the Founding of the Republic of Estonia on Estonian national movement in the Far East]. Acta Historica Tallinnensia, No. 3. 1999, (co-author O.-M. Klaassen).
10) Eesti konsulaat Jaffas [The Estonian Consulate in Jaffa]. Ajalooline Ajakiri 1998, No. 1.