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Due to Cabinet Regulation “On the Declaration of Emergency Situation” of March 12, the study process at University of Latvia is organized remotely, including Bachelor’s, Master’s thesis and Diploma paper development. Faculty deans, programme directors, final examination boards, thesis supervisors and students are encouraged to cooperate in order to promote successful thesis and Diploma paper defence, as well as timely procurement of degrees and qualifications. For this reason: Students: are encouraged to use e-resources provided by the UL Library and other European and foreign libraries and organizations (please see the attachment); contact their supervisor to agree on the appropriate form for remote tutorials; are mindful of the timeframe of their thesis development and consult their supervisor accordingly and consistently, and follow given instructions; if necessary, consult their supervisor on adapting or changing their thesis to adapt it for remote development

Latvijas Universitāte (LU) starptautiskajā augstskolu reitingā “U-Multirank” saņēmusi augstu novērtējumu un ierindojas starp 25 pasaules labākajām augstskolām reitinga sadaļā “Saikne ar darba vidi” (“Contact to Work Environment”). “Saikne ar darba vidi” ir reitinga sadaļa, kas parāda, cik daudz universitāšu studiju programmās iekļauj praktiskās zināšanas un mācību prakses. Reitinga augšgalā ir tās augstskolas, kuras piedāvā saviem studentiem iegūt labāko praktisko pieredzi jau studiju laikā, piemēram, novirzienos, kas saistīti ar zinātni un inženierzinātnes priekšmetiem. Šajā reitinga sadaļā tiek vērtēti tādi kritēriji kā prakšu iekļaušana darbā, procentuālā studentu daļa, kuri veic prakses, ārpus universitātes speciālistu un ekspertu iesaistīšana mācību procesā, lai studējošie iegūto praktisko pieredzi u.c. Vairāk informācijas un “U-Multirank” rezultāti

On Friday, December 4th took place workshop on Tourism industry regulation and support during pandemic in post-soviet countries. Participants were sharing their perspective on tourism regulation and support in pandemic time in such post-soviet cases countries such as Georgia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Russia and comparing their achievements with Germany, Austria, France, Spain, Sweden and Taiwan. The discussions were raised on cashback payment system in Russia, strict regulation measures in Georgia, more open approach in Sweden, reasons for comparatively more successful local tourism support in Taiwan and on other social and economic consequences during pandemic time. For additional information, please contact Kristīne Bērziņa kristine/berzina@lu.lv . The seminar is organized within the framework of the Horizon 2020 project “Emerging Markets: An exploration into the changing nature of business environments, informal barriers and emerging markets in the post

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The Ministry of Education and Science has awarded one million euros for cooperation with the European Organization for Nuclear Research and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The funding comes from a programme of European Union funds. The aim of the cooperation is to promote the development of new technologies and the transfer of knowledge and excellence in Latvian research and higher education. It is planned that an international centre of excellence in education and innovation will be established in Latvia as part of the cooperation, so that any higher education institution in Latvia will be able to benefit from MIT support. The government decision provides for EU funding support of 300,000 euros for the implementation of the Action Plan of the Latvian National Contact Point of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN). This provides for the participation of Latvian scientists and entrepreneurs in CERN experiments (CMS and MEDICIS) in 2021. The CMS experiment

From November 22 until November 26, FIT FORTHEM is organizing a five daysbootcamp on the role of the Social Sciences and Humanities in European Research Funding. FIT FOR EUROPEAN RESEARCH FUNDING - The Social Sciences and Humanities – Strongholds of the FORTHEM Alliance! During thebootcamp, members of the alliance will discuss their experiences, and present successful applicants and their projects. We will try to identify and bring together common strongholds, and consider how to work together institutionally, nationally, and on the European stage for a stronger prioritization of research on societies in our innovation-oriented times, and in the context of mainly impact-oriented European funding schemes. You are curious and would like to know more and participate? Then take a look at our agenda and join us! Participation in ourbootcampis open to everyone interested in the topic – there is no need for registration. Just follow the links to the session in the agenda . Contact

The FORTHEM Alliance's Resilience, Life Quality and Demographic Change Lab warmly invites you to its second progress meeting to discuss the state of the Lab. The meeting will take place on 17th of January at 12:00 CET Progress meetings are an opportunity for FORTHEM Labs to take note of the progress of their developed outputs, where they are headed, and the overall current situation of the Lab. Progress meetings consist of an introductory session, presentations to the current state of Lab outputs, and collaborative work on shared best practices. Please note that the time slots are indicated in CET. If you are not a contributor of the Lab but are curious about its work, you are most welcome to attend the progress meeting as well. Please follow the link of registration to attend the event. You will receive the Zoom link to the event to your email after registration. We are looking forward to seeing you in the meeting. For more information and questions, please contact: nora.batraga@lu.lv

On Friday, December 4th took place workshop on Tourism industry regulation and support during pandemic in post-soviet countries. Participants were sharing their perspective on tourism regulation and support in pandemic time in such post-soviet cases countries such as Georgia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Russia and comparing their achievements with Germany, Austria, France, Spain, Sweden and Taiwan. The discussions were raised on cashback payment system in Russia, strict regulation measures in Georgia, more open approach in Sweden, reasons for comparatively more successful local tourism support in Taiwan and on other social and economic consequences during pandemic time. For additional information, please contact Kristīne Bērziņa kristine/berzina@lu.lv . The seminar is organized within the framework of the Horizon 2020 project “Emerging Markets: An exploration into the changing nature of business environments, informal barriers and emerging markets in the post

Registration is closed! Welcome to the registration for DB&IS 2022! To register for the conference, please: 1) Fill in the registration form 2) Pay the registration fee Please choose payment options: bank transfer or payment with a credit card Please contact us at dbis2022@lu.lv if an invoice is required. Conference Fees Terms and Conditions: 50% of paid registration fee (except paper authors) will be refunded if notice of cancellation is received by 20 June 2020. No refunds will be made for cancellations made after 20 June 2022. 100% payment to be made if fees not paid at the time of cancellation. There will be no refund for no-shows. Payments made by credit card will be refunded to the same credit card. Payments made by bank transfer will be refunded to the same bank account from which the payment was made. Payments made by bank transfer originating outside of the EU will be refunded by bank transfer. All applicable fees and payment

Kaunas Science & Technology Park, Lithuania Romanas Zontovičius is a Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Department at Kaunas Science and Technology Park. Before joining the Park Romanas worked for various IT companies in Silicon Valley (San Francisco Bay Area, USA). 7 years with GetJar, one the most successful Lithuanian startups. He did Sales and Sales Operations and was a primary contact for many key clients such as Facebook, Google, Amazon, Zynga, eBay, and many others. When at Spigot he was VP of Sales and managed major deals with foreign telecoms. When at Nextury Ventures he mentored portfolio startups, help them get into various acceleration programs, and was their agent in Silicon Valley. For the last 2 years Romanas worked with Waymo/Goggle, the creators of autonomous vehicles as a lecturer/senior instructor who taught classes for the current and future safety drivers as well as future safety instructors. Currently Romanas runs a Startup pre