the heritage of the RP every day, walking down the streets of the capital of Latvia. Architects, prepared by the RP, created Riga and other Latvian cities with their time modern brick buildings; its engineers were involved in water supply systems, bridges and embankment construction, in the development of rail and public transport systems; highly skilled professionals in economic and cultural areas were working together, creating the modern city of Riga and breaking grounds in the areas which still keep evolving. The RP’s study programme required a thorough background, therefore prospective students often went to a preparatory school, where they acquired elementary mathematics, zoology, botany, physics, basic mechanics, freehand drawing and drafting. The subjects included Religion, Calligraphy, Gymnastics and languages - German, Russian, English and French. Initially, almost all of the RP’s lecturers were invited from abroad, internationally recognized scientists were members of the teaching
Peace Corps in the Baltic states . Support to the makers of future Both recipients of the Diplomacy Scholarship emphasize the importance of supporting the University of Latvia students and Latvian higher education in general. “In today's globalized environment, where competition in any field and sphere is intense, the acquisition of higher education contributes to a more successful outcome. Therefore, I would like to extend my profound gratitude to all the patrons, especially to the Krēsliņš family, who open the opportunity for students to implement their aspirations– to acquire knowledge and grasp future perspectives,” emphasizes Signe Gerinoviča. “The scholarship gave me the opportunity to fully focus on the study process , especially writing my master's thesis. Given that the concept of niche diplomacy is relatively new , academic articles and research are not widely available free of charge. This scholarship provided access to these publications and the theoretical basis, which
Registration and abstract submission for the sections of the conference "Human, Technologies and Quality of Education" of the Faculty of Education, Psychology and Art within the 81st International Scientific Conference of the University of Latvia (UL) has started. The 81st International Scientific Conference of the UL at the Faculty of Education, Psychology and Art will take place from 01.02.2023. until 31.03.2023. , offering to participate with presentations of research results in one of the 15 conference sessions . Date Session 01.02.2023. Quality of Education and Effective Management of the Education System 01.02.2023. Visual Art. Design. Education 02.02.2023. Topicalities in the English and German Language Teaching and Learning Methodology, Literary Studies and Linguistics 03.02.2023. Language and Literature in the Context of Education 10.02.2023. Meeting, Latvian
of the American-Latvian community and the husband of pastor Daira Cilnis, will later tell us an anecdote about the experience in Seattle. But before that, professor Ojars Lams, professor Ieva Kalnina and I are going to register for the 28th conference of the Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies (AABS) "Baltic Studies at a Crossroads", which takes place from the 27th to the 29th of May.” The AABS conference is held every two years at a different university in North America. The conference program is organized in a way that different academic sections take place at the same time. They are scattered all over the university campus. At the most significant scientific event dedicated to the research of the Baltics, scientists read reports about the interaction between history and memory, Jewish and gender studies, and other issues. Plenary sessions discuss topics related to economics and business. The hybrid sections cover art, music, and religion. In the section of the first day - “Food
Pedagogy and Teachers’ Education, Volume 747 Skatīt PDF (4,4 MB) Satura rādītājs Content Rudīte Andersone Skolotāju profesionālā kompetence sabiedrības ilgtspējīgai attīstībai Professional Competence of Teachers for Sustainable Education Līga Āboltiņa Mācīšanās principi sociālā darba supervīzijā Learning Principles in Supervision of Social Work Līga Āboltiņa, Ruta Ināra Kaņepēja Bērnu literatūra bērna adaptācijas periodā pirmsskolā Children’s Literature in the Period of Adaptation of a Child in Pre-School Agita Ābele, Oksana Mihailova Sportistu pašiedvesmas un trauksmainības pašregulācijas prasmju sekmēšana pedagoģiskajā procesā Facilitation of Athletes’ Self-Inspiration and Anxiety Self-Regulation Skills during the Pedagogical Process Mihails Čehlovs, Zoja Čehlova Skolotāja pedagoģiskās kompetences teorētiskie pamati The Theoretical Fundamentals of Teacher’s Pedagogical Competency Emīlija Černova Pirmsskolas skolotāja profesijas izvēles motīvi Motives for Choosing
, cultural integration, support system for Ukrainian children in schools, fostering employment opportunities remains of a high importance. Particular interest was expressed in a Polish subsidy scheme for social enterprises, where public institutions purchase products or services from local social enterprises to donate to Ukrainian citizens, either in Ukraine or Poland. This initiative supported around 30 social enterprises in Rzeszow region with a total amount of 280 000 EUR, benefiting over 2,000 Ukrainian refugees living in Poland or Ukraine. Additionally, the mentorship programme 'Intercultural Assistant' was highlighted. It supports the integration of Chechen children in the Konyevas school complex in Poland. The intercultural assistant helps teachers with the support of foreign students. Participants also reviewed Latvian good practices that could be further promoted within the SIRM partnership and the Interreg Europe Policy Learning Platform. In addition to support tools like
University of Latvia retains its high 251–300 place in “THE Emerging Economies University Rankings 2020”, produced by one of the world’s most prestigious higher education institution ranking agency “Times Higher Education” (THE). The rankings use the same 13 performance indicators as theTHEWorld University Rankings to judge institutions: Teaching (the learning environment), including reputation survey, staff-to-student ratio, doctorate-to-bachelor’s ratio, doctorates-awarded-to-academic-staff ratio; Institutional income; Research (volume, income and reputation), including reputation survey, research income, research productivity; Citations (research influence); International outlook (staff, students, research), including proportion of international students, proportion of international staff, international collaboration, as well as Industry income (knowledge transfer). These performance indicators are recalibrated to reflect the development priorities of universities in emerging
On 29 May 2024, RuralYouthFuture partners from the University of Latvia and the Galicia Europa Foundation, along with stakeholders from the Latvian social enterprise “Visas Iespējas” (All Opportunities) – GO REMTOTE platform and the Association of Young Entrepreneurs of Ourense, participated in the workshop “Entrepreneurship in declining rural areas” in Burgos. The event was organised by the Interreg Europe Policy Learning Platform. More than 50 policy makers and various experts gathered at the University of Isabel I in Burgos, Spain to exchange their experiences on how entrepreneurship and digital tools can play a crucial role in place reinvention and economic diversification strategies designed to stabilise or reverse population trends in rural areas experiencing population decline. The event featured working sessions on topics such as youth entrepreneurship , female entrepreneurship , and digital opportunities for entrepreneurship in rural areas . Workshop participants
the platform, and how to enrol in FORTHEM courses and activities. Finally, teachers from the seven FORTHEM countries present their language courses on German, French, Spanish, Italian, Finnish, Latvian and Polish. - 10.30 - 12.00: Labs courses presentation. The teams from the FORTHEM Labs present the multidisciplinary courses that will be soon available for the students. The following 6 courses will be presented: Migration and Diversity Narratives: an intersectional approach – developed by FORTHEM “Diversity and Migration” Lab, administered by University of Valencia (UV) Multilingual Learning Environments – developed by FORTHEM “Multilingualism in School and Higher Education” Lab, administered by University of Jyväskylä (JYU) Research Methodology for Exploring Digital Transformation – developed by FORTHEM “Digital Transformation” Lab, administered by University of Palermo (Unipa) Human Trafficking and Fundamental Rights: an overview – developed by FORTHEM “Diversity and Migration