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Insuring International Competitiveness of National Economy

Council of the Doctoral School:

  • Ērika Šumilo, Dr.ekon. (Faculty of Economics and Management) – chairman;
  • Inesa Vorončuka, Dr.ekon. (Faculty of Economics and Management) – vice-chairman;
  • Annija Apsīte, B.soc.zin. (Faculty of Economics and Management) – secretary
  • Roberts Škapars, Dr.ekon. (Faculty of Economics and Management)
  • Jānis Priede (Faculty of Economics and Management);
  • Māris Treimanis, Dr.dat. (Faculty of Computer Science);
  • Jānis Rozenfelds, Dr.jur. (Faculty of Law);
  • Tālis Tisenkopfs, Dr.soc. (Faculty of Social Science);
  • Pēteris Zvidriņš, Dr.h.ekon. (Faculty of Economics and Management);
  • Inna Dovladbekova, Dr.ekon. (Rīga Stradiņš University);
  • Vladimirs Meņšikovs, Dr.soc. (Daugavpils University);
  • Josef Neuert, Dr. (University of Applied Sciences, Austria);
  • Toomas Haldma, PhD (University of Tartu, Estonia);
  • Eric Schoop, Dr.(Dresden University of Technology, Germany);
  • Ona Gražina Rakauskiene, Dr.h.ekon. (Mikolas Romeris University, Lithuania)

(approved 16.11.2009. with University of Latvia Rector’s order No.1/298)

Purpose of the Doctoral school is to improve research quality in University of Latvia by organizing interdisciplinary research, involving new scientists and improving collaboration within University’s structural units and local and foreign Universities and experts.

Main research areas of the Doctoral school:

  • International competitiveness of Latvia and it’s macroeconomic analysis;
  • Short and long term export development;
  • Long term economic development factors of Latvia;
  • Social policy and international competitiveness of Latvia;
  • Innovation process management in Latvia;
  • Social aspects of marketing in export development;
  • Legal base in economical policy of Latvia;
  • Information technology and competitiveness of Latvia.

For more information contact:

Chairman of the Doctoral school, professor Ē.Šumilo – email:erika.sumilo@lu.lv
Secretary of the Doctoral school, Annija Apsīte – email: annija.apsite@lu.lv