2022–2023
Merit is a board member of the Institute of Baltic Studies and an expert in program effectiveness and impact assessment, as well as in smart cities and sustainable development. She is responsible for project development and international cooperation in the areas of the green transition, smart cities, open and inclusive governance, and social innovation.
Merit holds a PhD in public administration from the Ragnar Nurkse Department of Innovation and Governance at Tallinn University of Technology. She also has master’s degrees in public administration and politics from the University of Tartu and in European Union politics from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Alongside her work at IBS, Merit has been a lecturer on EU integration, policies, and multilevel governance at both Tallinn University of Technology and the University of Tartu, and she continues to do so occasionally. She is also an active reviewer for several academic journals and research programs.
In her free time, Merit can most often be found working in her garden, spending time with her family, or immersed in a good book.