PROJECTS

Wood for Youth

Wood for Youth is aiming to enhancing the competitiveness of young individuals in the woodhouse industry through interactive training programs and practical instruction. The choice of wood as the focal point stems from the evolving needs of the construction sector, which seeks low carbon footprint solutions. To facilitate this transformation, there is a growing demand for motivated and skilled labor capable of leading change within the industry.

The project's primary objective is to develop training programs tailored to the target group's characteristics, including their motivations, aspirations, and preferred learning methods. By incorporating this valuable insight, the project aims to create modern and engaging training program, increasing student motivation to enroll in the training programs and pursue rewarding careers in the woodhouse industry. The ultimate goal is to train 150 young individuals, equipping them with competitive skills applicable not only in the woodhouse sector but also across the construction industry as a whole.

The study program utilizes a combination of e-learning and practical lessons, enabling trainees to learn at their own pace and choose their preferred study times. Each program comprises a mandatory general module, providing a foundation of knowledge, as well as specialized modules offering practical lessons. Practical sessions take place in production facilities or on construction sites, depending on the chosen specialization. Notably, students from across the CB region will have the opportunity to participate in practical lessons abroad, broadening their exposure and experiences. Furthermore, optional modules serve as preparatory courses for those interested in pursuing further studies in the field of prefabricated timber buildings.

Duration: 36 months (01.03.2023 - 28.02.2026)
Total budget: 2 259 591€
Leadpartner: Estonian Woodhouse Association
Other partners: TTK University of Applied Sciences, Satakunta University of Applied Sciences, Finnish Federation of Woodworking Industry, Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences

Project results:
- Three training programmes
- 150 youngsters have equipped with new competitive skills in woodhouse industry

The Wood for Youth project is co-funded by the European Union under Interreg Central Baltic Programme objective 6. Improved employment opportunities on labour market.

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European Union project “Digital accelerator of Latvia (DAoL)”, ID Nr. 101083718 and the European Union Recovery and Resilience Facility plan ID Nr. 2.2.1.1.i.0/1/23/I/CFLA/002.

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The objectives of Digital Accelerator of Latvia (DAoL) are to promote digital transformation and innovation, to improve the competitiveness of Latvian companies and the quality of public services through new digital solutions, to boost investments in research and development of ICT technology.

Project goals and activities:

The objectives for the first 3 years:

  • to develop fully operational EDIH, to support at least 1236 companies and organizations,
  • to invest 3.5 mil. EUR in digital transformation (DEP & RRF),
  • to trigger at least 2.4 mil. EUR from other financial sources.

Specialisation of DAoL:

  • AI with specialisation in R&D of new digital products and digital services.
  • 5G incl. application in IoT, Internet of Energy, Connectivity technologies, Autonomous and controlled vehicles, robots.
  • GovTech incl. Government as a platform, Cybersecurity, Quantum technologies and EdTech.

DAoL is designed as a one-stop agency to help entities become more competitive regarding their digitalisation processes, products, or services.

Project target group:

The target group of the project is micro, small, medium and large merchants, associations and foundations that unite several merchants, public persons or their institutions, capital companies of public persons, research and knowledge dissemination organizations registered in the territory of the Republic of Latvia, and which can develop and implement new digital transformation products.

Main activities:

Preparation of digital maturity tests, roadmaps and opinions for the final beneficiaries; support for experimentation, piloting and testing activities; consulting and mentoring; training and ICT skills development; fundraising consulting; networking and access to the innovation ecosystem.

Project partners:

Project involves 20 partners that provide access to extensive research and technological experience as well as support for entrepreneurship and innovation. Consortium includes 4 partners with DIH experience, 3 leading and 3 regional universities from Latvia, innovative NGOs with long-term experience in providing support in high technologies, green technologies, regional and technological development. DAoL will provide access to the latest digital skills and will support product innovation.

  • “Electronic Communications Office of Latvia” SJSC;
  • Ventspils High Technology Park;
  • Green Tech Cluster Latvia;
  • Valmiera Development Agency;
  • DAoL Rēzekne subsidary;
  • Rēzekne City Council;
  • University of Latvia;
  • Liepaja University;
  • Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies;
  • Riga Technical University;
  • Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences;
  • Institute of Solid State Physics University of Latvia;
  • Rezekne Academy of Technologies;
  • Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science of the University of Latvia;
  • Institute of Electronics and Computer Science;
  • Ltd “Baltic Open Solutions Center”;
  • Ltd “DATI Group”;
  • TechHub Riga;
  • Ltd“Helve”;
  • Ltd “LEITC” jeb Latvian Electronic Equipment Testing Centre

Results and impact

During the project it is planned to test digital maturity and prepare digital transformation roadmaps of at least 1236 entities, ensure access to testing, prototyping, and experimenting for at least 128 entities, involve in trainings at least 360 entities, attract financing to at least 46 entities, and have at least 40 collaborations.

The planned results of the Recovery Fund project envisage providing support in the field of digital transformation to 3,500 final beneficiaries.

Project timeframe

Project activities are planned for 3 years from 1st September 2022 – 31st August 2023.

The duration of the European Union Recovery and Resilience Facility project is 46 months from September 2022 to June 2026.

Project budget

The total cost of the project is EUR 6,765,999.64, of which EUR 1,765,999.64 is covered by the European Commission within the "Digital Europe" program and EUR 5 million EUR by Recovery fund.

Co-financed by the European Union project "Digital Accelerator of Latvia", DAoL, ID no. 101083718 and the European Union Recovery and Resilience Facility plan ID Nr. 2.2.1.1.i.0/1/23/I/CFLA/002.

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reSilienT fARminG by Adaptive microclimaTe managEment (STARGATE)

STARGATE

Project aims to develop a breakthrough, multiscale and holistic climate smart agriculture methodology, capitalizing innovations in the field of microclimate and weather risk management, as well as in the field of landscape design. It is based on Earth Observation, weather/climate intel-ligence and IoT technologies to support a more effective farm/parcel management and related options for adaption on climatic changes, local and regional policy formulation leading to better landscape management, protection against climatic risks and implementation on microclimate changes.

Agriculture is perhaps the most weather/climate dependant sector of the economy, and changes in the weather/climate patterns are strongly affecting it, in terms of the productivity, risk assessment/management, and environmental preservation. From the other, the current farm practices are producing the 1/4th of the global greenhouse gas emissions annually, contributing and further enhancing the climate change, retaining a continuous cycle of altering the climate and impacting the food production system.

Objectives: 

  • To develop a state of affairs and a detailed requirement analysis for Climate Smart Agriculture
  • To shape a stakeholder community and establish Living Labs
  • To develop observational data infrastructure and data management framework
  • To develop and promote climate services and agro-climatic indicators
  • To evaluate the STARGATE, methodology and decision support system in real condition pilots
  • To develop an outreach plan to maximize the society impact of STARGATE
  • To develop an exploitation plan to maximize the business potential of STARGATE

Project partners:

  • Centre for Research and Technology Hellas, Greece
  • LESPROJEKT SLUZBY, Czech Republic
  • MIGAL Galilee Research Institute, Israel
  • Vyzkumny ustav melioraci a ochrany pudy, Czech Republic
  • AgriSat Iberia, Spain
  • NEUROPUBLIC, Greece
  • GAIA EPICHEIREIN, Greece
  • AgroApps, Greece
  • meteoblue, Switzerland
  • Pessl Instruments, Austria
  • Dioseco Unipessoal Lda - 2eco, Portugal
  • Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
  • Hihomoravsky kraj, Czech Republic
  • Vidzeme Planning Region, Latvia
  • Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center, Poland
  • Institute of Applied Informatics e.V., Germany
  • Upper Galilee Agriculture Company, Israel
  • Asplan Viak Internet, Norway
  • Farm Rostenice, Czech Republic
  • Adama CZ s.r.o, Czech Republic
  • CREVIS, Belgium
  • Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovacao, Portugal
  • KEFALAS, Greece
  • Flemish Institute for Technological Research, Belgium

Scientific manager: Dr.sc.ing. Ginta Majore (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

Administrative manager: Dr.art. Ieva Gintere

Project team: Ivars Majors, Mairita Zaķe, Oskars Java, Andris Lapāns, Sarma Cakula, Ilze Dimante, Monika Sproģe, Andris Jenerts, Andris Fjodorovs

Project period: 01.10.2019 - 30.09.2023.

Project total budget: 6 994 405,00 EUR

Funding source: European Commission

Accomplished activities and planning: September, 2021

On our first meeting after summertime in September, the participants Ginta Majore, Monika Sproģe, Sarma Cakula, Andris Jenerts, Andris Lapāns, Mairita Zaķe, and Ieva Gintere shared experience and progress. So far, we have attended the Country days in Priekuļi in Ādaži and Varakļāni.

We have done control mines for this year potatoes harvest – the results and data set are promising. The team also works on profit, losses, price forecast – an economic report.

Our goals for the next period are:

 - data post-processing and analysis are work for the winter.

 - participation in a forum on industrial drones in Amsterdam.

 - photographs obtained with an unmanned aircraft (BGK) must be linked to specific potato hops.

 - in order to process data on the minimum and maximum daily temperatures in the database, it is desirable to automatize the process.

International Research Project Focused on Environmental Modeling

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Baltic Engagement Centre for Combating Information Disorders (BECID)

Summary: The primary objective of the Baltic Engagement Centre for Combating Information Disorders (BECID) project is to support the EU in its efforts to tackle disinformation in the three Baltic countries. This is an area of particular importance, due to its location on the edge of the EU and the presence of a large Russian-speaking minority population (approximately 17%). It is also a region that presents a diverse crosssection of post-soviet countries, an important factor to consider when developing responses to fake news and disinformation. We will create an EDMO hub in a key region, which brings together 9 beneficiaries and 1 associated partner from the 3 Baltic States,including 4 research organizations, 4 IFCN certified fact-checkers, a non-profit organization with 13 founding members cooperating on media literacy activities and a Latvian TV channel. We also have 14 external experts supporting us, covering the topics of migration and societal cohesion; environmental policies and climate change; European security policy; Russia’s regional foreign policy; public health etc. Building off numerous previous activities of BECID partners, we will perform continuous fact-checking (720-900 audio, audiovisual or written media texts all up for three Baltic states), create 10 analytical reports on Baltic disinformation trends and a common methodology for analysing them, research information disorders in Baltic social media spaces and the impact of interventions, create systematic reviews of tools and methods used to verify false information and carry out 5 media literacy campaigns. Particular attention will be paid to vulnerable groups such as Russian speakers, elderly and youth.

Implementation period: 01.12.2022. - 31.05.2025.

Project Nr. 101084073

Granting authority: European Health and Digital Executive Agency (Digital SME Support Actions)

HESPI role: Project partner

Cooperation partners:  University of Tartu, Tallinn University, Vytautas Magnus University, The Baltic Center for Investigative Journalism, Baltic Centre for Media Excellence (BCME), DELFI UAB, AS Delfi (Latvia), AS EKSPRESS MEEDIA , Associated Partner: Sia Vidzemes Televizija  

Project funding: 2 830 662,53 EUR

Project scientific manager (e-mail): Jānis Buholcs (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

Involved staff: HESPI research staff Jānis Buholcs, Agnese Dāvidsone, Solvita Denisa-Liepniece, Iveta Auniņa, Katrīne Kūkoja

More informationhttps://becid.eu/

BECID

Erasmus+ programme KA1 “Higher education student and staff mobility between Programme and Partner Countries”

Goal of the project is to increase international mobility of students and staff as well as international cooperation with partner countries 

Type: Erasmus+ 

Number: 2022-1-LV01-KA171-HED-000074282 (-LV) 

Goal of the project: Increase international mobility of students and staff as well as international cooperation with partner countries 

The target group: Students and staff at Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences and its partner institutions 

The leading partner: Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences 

All projects partners: 

  • Albania (The University of Shkoder "Luigj Gurakuqi")  

  • Egypt (Ains Shams University) 

  • Egypt (Future University) 

  • Armenia (Brusov State University) 

  • Georgia (Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University) 

  • Georgia (The University of Georgia) 

  • Ukraine (Mykolayiv National Agrarian University) 

  • Ukraine (Chernihiv National University of Technology)  

  • Ukraine (National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy)  

  • Ukraine (Kyiv National Economics university) 

  • Moldova (State Agrarian University of Moldova) 

  • India (University of Hyderabad)  

  • India (National Institute of Tourism and Hospitality Management NITHM) 

  • Chile (Universidad Andrés Bello) 

Project implementation period: 01.08.2022. – 31.07.2024. 

Main activities: Student and staff exchange 

Study directions: Business administration, information technologies, communication and journalism, political sciences, tourism 

Total budget:  EUR 273 635,00 (273 635,00 EU) 

Project funding: EU funding 

Erasmus+ Charter:https://erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu/resources-and-tools/erasmus-charter-for-higher-education  

Information for partners:https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/resources/documents/erasmus-international-credit-mobility_en  

The selection process of students takes place at SENDING university based on following criteria - academic performance and achievements, adequacy of exchange study content to the study programme, already used abroad study and internship opportunities (preference is given to students who have not participated in Erasmus+ exchange), study semester, motivation, english or particular national language skills, involvement in various professional activities and projects, other criteria of the partner university. 

Student selection has to be documented (including criteria used), after the selection partner university provides an official protocol in order to participate in the particular Erasmus+ KA 171 project. After the selection, university nominates the selected student and only final chosen student has to apply at ViA university for studies (fill in the online application), not all potential candidates. 

The selection process of staff takes place at the HOST university (Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences) 

Contacts: 
Project manager at Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences: Tatjana Mažāne 
E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 
Phone: +371 22042022 

 
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Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences

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