Did you know that improving your eating habits can meaningfully support your mental health? That's why over just 3 intense days in Innovation Co-creation laboratory, researchers, students, and key stakeholders co-created a prototype aimed at helping patients with depression break out of the debilitating loop that affects 332 million people worldwide.

Meet "MotivAte "— a concept designed for the Strenči Hospital outpatient clinic, with plans to expand to other patient groups, including individuals with Alzheimer’s and more. 
The vision goes further:
- AR to visualize engaging educational materials
- XR for remote support groups
- Empathy-building tools for family members
These are just a few of the future possibilities already in sight.
Mentor of the team was ViA researcher and project LEAPXR member Linda Lancere.
We thank the Strenči Psychoneurological Hospital team, and especially Project Manager Ilona Rāviete, for their cooperation and support.

This work was made possible through the Innovation Co-Creation Laboratory, organised by the Vidzeme Open Innovation Centre as part of the Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programme, within the E³UDRES² European University and LEAPXR projects, with support from the Valmiera municipality.

Did you know that improving your eating habits can meaningfully support your mental health? That's why over just 3 intense days in Innovation Co-creation laboratory, researchers, students, and key stakeholders co-created a prototype aimed at helping patients with depression break out of the debilitating loop that affects 332 million people worldwide.

Meet "MotivAte "— a concept designed for the Strenči Hospital outpatient clinic, with plans to expand to other patient groups, including individuals with Alzheimer’s and more.

The vision goes further:
- AR to visualize engaging educational materials
- XR for remote support groups
- Empathy-building tools for family members
These are just a few of the future possibilities already in sight.
Mentor of the team was ViA researcher and project LEAPXR member Linda Lancere.
We thank the Strenči Psychoneurological Hospital team, and especially Project Manager Ilona Rāviete, for their cooperation and support.

This work was made possible through the Innovation Co-Creation Laboratory, organised by the Vidzeme Open Innovation Centre as part of the Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programme, within the E³UDRES² European University and LEAPXR projects, with support from the Valmiera municipality.

From November 6 to 7, the first international kick-off seminar of the project “Cultivating Entrepreneurial Mindset for Employment via Entrepreneurial Pedagogy in Higher Education” (CEME) was held at Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences (ViA) partner institution – Kauno Kolegija in Lithuania. The project aims to implement a systematic approach to developing entrepreneurial skills in partner universities, involving all parties engaged in the study process.

During the seminar, project partners planned the project implementation process and developed a common understanding of the expected project results. Partners from four countries – Lithuania, Latvia, Finland, and Belgium – introduced the colleagues involved in the project and shared their perspectives on the key project stages, or work packages.

A calendar schedule was also created for all major project activities and expected results.

The project is intended to involve administrative staff, academic staff, and students.

CEME Expected results:

- Framework for integrating entrepreneurial pedagogy into curricular (including a handbook): target value: 1

⁃ Train-the-teachers/staff responsible for curriculum development (including the development of a training manual for replicability): target value: 1 manual + 175 staff members trained

⁃ Creation of tool/instrument for entrepreneurial education impact.