Chairman of the Nippon Foundation and Director of the Tokyo Foundation visited University of Latvia

In accordance with the agreement signed on March 19,  2002 between University of Latvia and the Nippon Foundation the University of Latvia is awarding Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship Fund (SYLFF) scholarships. The scholarships have been awarded since 2003/2004 to 96 fellows in total (21 master’s level and 75 PhD level students). 69 leading higher education institutions in 54 countries are currently participating in SYLFF program. The distinguished guests, as well as the Minister of the Education and Science Ina Druviete and rector prof. Marcis Auzins opened the conference  „World in Change: from Consumption to Sustainability, from Competition to Collaboration, from Hierarchy to Networks, from being Good to Doing Good”. The conference featured reports by SYLFF fellows from Latvia, Poland and Germany.

Conference Presentations:

• <link file:161078 _blank download jekabsone of principles collaboration and networking in communities: the approbation methodology for assessment>Inga  Jekabsone (University of Latvia) "Provision of principles of sustainability, collaboration and networking in communities: the approbation of methodology for assessment of well-being"

• <link file:161083 _blank download jarolimek of doing tell the public how good you are. an international perspective on csr>Stefan Jarolimek (University of Leipzig) “Being Good, doing Good…and Tell the Public How Good You are. An International Perspective on CSR Communication”

• <link file:161085 _blank download rybkowski experience and the community>Radoslaw Rybkowski (Jagiellonian University) "University experience and the community building"

• <link file:161076 _blank download bambals of human security concept for analysing impacts natural>Rihards Bambals (University of Latvia) „Using Human Security Concept For Analysing Impacts Of Natural Disasters”

• <link file:161077 _blank download kenzhegaliyeva of society through education for gifted: the case>Makhabbat Kenzhegaliyeva (University of Leipzig) “Changing Society through Education for Gifted: the Case of Kazahstan”

• <link file:161079 _blank download ivanova in cooperation with marite of education the european higher>Tatjana Ivanova in cooperation with Marite Saulite  (University of Latvia) “Podology education in the European Higher Education Area”

• <link file:161081 _blank download kubilis of issues regarding modernisation tort law in>Janis Kubilis (University of Latvia) “Main Issues Regarding Modernisation of Tort Law in Latvia”

• <link file:161075 _blank download shteinberga of as a learning tool in education>Lolita Shteinberga (University of Latvia) "Animation as a learning tool in Education system"

• <link file:161082 _blank download tarvid of degree in latvia: internal need or demand from labour>Alexander Tarvid (University of Latvia) “PhD Degree in Latvia: Internal Need or Demand from Labour Market?”

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