This week the State Education Development Agency (VIAA) presented to the European Economic Area and Norway Grants (EEA/NO) programmes “Research and Education” activities Scholarship approved projects representatives from Riga Stradins University (RSU) and the Latvian Academy of Culture (LKA) with the legal side of the programme, project implementation conditions, including publicity requirements.
According to the 2nd project call results of the European Economic Area Grants (EEA) activity Scholarships, two projects were approved – “Student mobility to EEA countries 2”, which is implemented by LKA, and the project “Personnel mobility between Riga Stradins University and the University of Iceland for scientific cooperation in the field of nutrition science”. More than 27 thousand euros have been allocated for both projects, of which more than 23 thousand are the EEA Grants. Higher education institutions implement projects in cooperation with universities from Norway and Iceland.
Since 2021 in the activity Scholarship four more projects, which promote the exchange of experience and research cooperation between students, teaching staff and researchers of higher education institutions in Latvia, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein, implement their goals.
In the Riga Technical University project, they gain knowledge about the best international practices in Norway, participating in academic research, studying the relationship between the industry and the academic environment, learning the work climate and environment for technology-driven and internationally oriented start-ups, and already established companies. The Riga Stradins University project expands cooperation with Iceland, Liechtenstein and other countries beyond the SHARE study, which explores health, aging and retirement in Europe in depth. Cooperation with Norway is also planned in the project.
The Latvian University of Biosciences and Technologies compares the properties of cow’s and goat’s milk in Latvia and Norway, while the Latvian Academy of Culture develops cooperation and creates mobility between Latvian and Norwegian universities – Agireiri University and Volda University.
Scholarship activity helps to develop the knowledge, skills and competence of higher education students, academic and administrative staff in the field of research, by creating mobility and cooperation with the Nordic countries.
Scholarship activity is financed by European Economic Area (EEA) grants. The projects are implemented until 2023.
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