Working together for a competitive and inclusive Europe
| Programme operator | Ministry of Education and Science |
| Implementing agency | State Education Development Agency Latvian Council of Science |
| Donorprogramme partner | 1. Research Council of Norway; 2. The Directorate for Higher Education and Skills; 3. National Agency for International Education Affairs, Liechtenstein |
| Grant | Total programme grant - EUR 17 058 824: 1) including EEA/Norway Grant EUR 14 500 000; 2) national co-financing EUR 2 558 824. |
| Programme objectives | Enhanced research-based knowledge and human resources development in Latvia by promoting mobility of students and staff in higher education and bilateral cooperation in research between Latvia, Donor States, Estonia and Lithuania. |
| What to be achieved | The common challenges of the Baltic States in the field of research are characterized by insufficient international cooperation between scientific institutions and cooperation between companies and the academic environment. Students lack the motivation to choose careers in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, therefore there is lack these specialists in society. In order to address these challenges, it is planned to support: 1) research projects between Latvia, Norway, Liechtenstein, Iceland, Estonia and Lithuania; 2) scholarship for students and staff of Latvian higher education institutions for studies in Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein; 3) development of innovation centres in Cesis, Daugavpils, Liepaja and Ventspils and knowledge and career choices in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. |
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