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From March 17, Liepaja City Education Board Science and Education Innovation Center’s (ZIIC) Nature House invites educational institutions all over Latvia to apply children for free online classes “Insects”. Classes are intended for children from 5 to 6 years of age and 3rd to 6th-grade pupils. For pre-school groups (5 to 6 years old) the […]

On 25 February 2021 in order to promote fellowship, discuss the progress of the project, and share experiences, employees of the Norway grant project “Development of the Innovation Center in Liepaja city” of Liepaja Municipal Education Department organized a meeting with Norwegian partners from the Jaermuseet Regional Museum. The project provides the development and implementation […]

The recording and presentations from the project call of the Scholarships activity launching event, which took place on 24 February 2021, are now available. Around 60 university representatives from Latvia, Norway and Liechtenstein gathered at an event organized by the State Education Development Agency (VIAA) to learn about European Economic Area and Norwegian grants (EEA/N) […]

On 18 February 2021, the State Education Development Agency (VIAA) approved eight projects in the 3rd call of the Baltic Research Programme. European Economic Area and Norway Grants (EEA/N) funding will receive projects from the University of Latvia, Riga Technical University, Institute of Solid State Physics, Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Center, as well as […]

On 24 February 2021, the State Education Development Agency (VIAA) in cooperation with the Latvian Ministry of Education and Science (MoES) organizes online launching event of the European Economic Area and Norwegian grant (EEA/N) scholarship activity . Representatives of higher education institutions are invited to participate in the event to find out about the mobility […]

On 24 February 2021, the State Education Development Agency (VIAA) in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Science of Latvia (MoES) will organize an online launching event for the scholarships activity of Latvian call. Accredited higher education institutions are welcome to register for the event for the mobility of students, as well as academic […]

On 10 February 2021, the State Education Development Agency (VIAA) announces an open project call for the European Economic Area and Norway grant (EEA/N) programme “Research and Education” activity for scholarships. Accredited Latvian higher education institutions are welcome to submit project proposals for the mobility of students, as well as academic and administrative staff. The […]

On January 27, a youth discussion on environmental career choices and their perspectives were held by the Nature House of The Science and Education Innovation Centre (ZIIC) of the Liepaja Municipal Education Department. The debate was organized through the Zoom platform in cooperation with the Centre for Debate. The discussion is one of the activities […]

On October 19, 2020, the submission of applications for international cooperation projects for the Baltic Research Program 3rd call of Latvian proposal has been completed. It received 81 applications from 23 Latvian research organizations. 28 research organizations from Norway, 11 from Estonia, 17 from Lithuania, 5 from Iceland, as well as one from Liechtenstein are […]

On 15 October 2020 the State Education Development Agency (VIAA) explains that the Baltic research program, according to the Program Agreement Annex 1 4.2., in the case of equivalent evaluation awarded to the same project application, projects will be ranked in order of priority according to three criteria, including “Quality and efficiency of project implementation […]

State Education Development Agency Republic of Latvia (VIAA) informs about the technical amendments made to European Economic Area and Norway (EEA / N) Baltic Research Program document “Guidelines for Project Applicants” Annex 2 of the regulations for the selection of Project Applications for the 3rd Call for Proposals. Annexe 2 of the Project Application Regulations, […]

Presentations, first and the second part of the record of the launching event of the Baltic Research Program 3rd Call in Latvia are now available for the public. State Education Development Agency Republic of Latvia (VIAA) and the Ministry of Education and Science in Latvia (IZM) organized an event on 26th August 2020 on Zoom […]

On September 2, 2020, from 10.00 to 12.30 AM (GMT +3) State Education Development Agency (VIAA) is organizing an informative webinar in Latvian for potential project application submitters about the third call of the Baltic Research Programme in Latvia. On August 26, VIAA in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Science of Latvia (IZM) […]

On August 26, 2020, the State Education and Development Agency (VIAA) and the Ministry of Education and Science of Latvia (IZM) are organizing Baltic Research Programme 3rd call launching event in Latvia, which is financed by European Economic Area and Norway (EEA/N) grant, to introduce more than 300 potential project applicants to the call requirements. […]

On 19 August 2020, the State Education Development Agency (VIAA) in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Science of Latvia (IZM) announces an application for the 3rd Baltic Research Program Call in Latvia, financially supported by the European Economic Area and Norway (EEA/N) grants. Cooperative projects can be submitted in five science themes: public […]

Today on 14 August 2020 Ms Dita Traidās, Director of the State Education Development Agency (VIAA), and Igors Prelatovs, Chairman of Daugavpils City Council, signed an agreement on the implementation of the Norwegian grant project in Daugavpils.  Daugavpils City Council plans to create an interactive environment and new possibilities for acquiring new skills and knowledge […]

Today, on 10 August 2020, Ms Dita Traidās, Director of the State Education Development Agency (VIAA), and Mr Jānis Rozenbergs, Chairman of Cēsis County Council, electronically signed an agreement on Norwegian grant project for pupils, teachers, pre-school children with parents, as well as society as a whole, to create an interactive and attractive environment for […]

On 26 August 2020, the State Education Development Agency (VIAA) in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Science of Latvia (IZM) will organize an online launching event for the Baltic Research Programme of the Latvian call. During the event, experts will introduce participants to the topics, challenges and priorities, strategic framework, preparation of project […]

Today at 24 of July 2020 director of the State Education Development Agency (VIAA) Dita Traidas and director of Ventspils Digital Centre Elina Kronkalne signed an agreement on the implementation of financial instrument programme of the European Economic Area and Norway (EEA/N), which includes the development of education programmes for children and young people, as […]

Today at 23 July 2020 Dita Traidas, director of the State Education Development Agency (VIAA), and Inga Ekuze, executor of the Liepaja city Education Administration, signed an agreement on the implementation of the European Economic Area and Norwegian (EEA/N) grant project – “Development of Innovation Centre” in the city of Liepaja. The project involves the […]

The Programme Committee of European Economic Area (furthermore – EEA) and Norway financial instruments Baltic Research Programme (furthermore – Committee) on 21 November 2019 decided that research projects within Latvian open call for proposals in 2020 must address at least one of the topics under five priorities: Public health, e- health; Migration, social inclusion; Cyber security, public […]

On Tuesday, August 27, an agreement has been signed between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Norway and the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Latvia on the implementation of the European Economic Area and Norway Grants programme “Research and Education”. By spring 2024, the programme “Research and Education” (furthermore – […]