Last week, 36 education, policy, and business leaders took part in a program led by the Education Innovation Laboratory in Boston, United States of America. Under the guidance of the world's best universities, the program’s goal was to promote cooperation between Latvian higher education institutions, entrepreneurs, and policy makers in developing innovation, as well as exploring and discussing examples of cooperation to integrate science-based solutions into business. During the program, participants received practical advice and case studies of collaboration from some of the world's top [...]

Empowering STEM: Bridging the Gap in Education and Career Readiness The European Commission and EU Programming Week Ambassadors are inviting young people between the ages of 15 and 19 to participate in an international online hackathon taking place on September 30th and October 1st. During this hackathon, participants will collaborate in teams to enhance their coding skills and develop a solution within a 24-hour timeframe. The objective is to inspire an interest in STEM subjects among young individuals and motivate them to pursue careers in [...]

The pre-acceleration program “Innovation Academy” initiated by the Latvian Investment and Development Agency (LIAA) and implemented by Riga Business School has started its third year, gathering 145 participants. A total of 120 applications were received, which confirms that already at the time of application a number of participants intended to work together on researching or developing a specific area. The Innovation Academy’s overall program consists of two parts, totalling 24 weeks. In the first part, lasting six weeks, participants will learn the basics of innovative [...]

Continuing the promotion of innovation in education and the gradual transfer of world best practices to Latvian higher education institutions, an international higher education conference, 'Light Up Latvia,' will take place on November 9th of this year. Its goal is to assess the development of innovation-based higher education in Latvia and facilitate interaction among interested parties, with a special emphasis on the role of higher education. The conference will be held at "Fantadroms, Jaunā Teika", bringing together education leaders, entrepreneurs, government officials, and education enthusiasts. [...]

The Education Innovation Laboratory recently came back from Boston, Massachusetts, with 40 Latvian leaders who spent a week at Massachusetts Institute of Technology developing innovation projects and learning from global best practices in areas like design-thinking, strategic development, innovation ecosystem strengthening, and much more. One of the participants from the Ecosystem Innovation Project Leadership Program, Aivars Lipenitis, shared his reflection and biggest takeaways from the week:  In the beginning of August, I returned from my time at Massachusetts Institute of Technology [...]