space opportunity

Opportunity to Apply for the European Space Agency's Graduate Trainee Programme
You can now apply for the European Space Agency (ESA) Graduate Trainee Programme until the end of February! Thanks to Latvia's status as an Associate Member State, this opportunity is also open to graduates of master’s degree programmes in Latvia who are interested in engineering, science, IT, or b…

researchLatvia / European Space Agency

February 5, 2025

grants

Innovation Grants for Students – Investment in Creativity and Latvia’s Future
The European Union-funded program "Innovation Grants for Students" has been launched in Latvian universities, offering students the opportunity to develop their innovation skills and implement creative research ideas with practical applications. The program will be implemented until 2029 and will s…

Ministry of Education and Science

February 5, 2025

technologies

Latvia to Establish a National Microchip Competence Center 
On Tuesday, February 4, the Latvian government approved amendments developed by the Ministry of Education and Science to establish a national microchip competence center in Latvia. Public co-financing of up to EUR 744,704 over a four-year period will ensure Latvia’s participation in the Horizon Eur…

Ministry of Education and Science

February 4, 2025

space

Latvia Participates in the UN Space Committee Session in Vienna
From February 3 to 14, the 62nd session of the United Nations (UN) Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space is taking place in Vienna, Austria. On the first day of the session, Lana Frančeska Dreimane, Director of the Department of Higher Education, Science, and Innovation at the Ministry…

researchLatvia

February 4, 2025

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Online event

The International Day of Women and Girls in Science

2025-02-11

2:00 pm

Zoom

February Researcher Spotlight: Toms Rostoks

Dr. sc. pol. Toms Rostoks  Director of the Security and Strategic Research Centre of the Latvian National Defence Academy.

The latest academic publications and studies are related to the deterrence measures implemented by NATO in the Baltic region, the study of the intentions of the states, changes in the security and defence policy of Latvia since 2014, and the views of the Latvian society on issues of significance to national security and defence. 

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