Education and Science
Education and Science
Education and Science
Starting September this year, national defense will be a compulsory subject in schools, according to the amendments to the general secondary education standard approved by the government on Tuesday April 16.
Not only young women report having experienced sexual harassment in the academic environment. A letter received by Latvian Television reveals that a young man had also encountered such issues.
The latest Central Statistical Bureau (CSB) estimate published April 16 shows that around 4,000 Ukrainian citizens with temporary protection status in Latvia were registered with Latvian education institutions on 1 January 2024.
Artificial intelligence tools have increasingly entered the study process this academic year. Each university is gradually developing guidelines on how and whether these tools can be used in teaching, Latvian Radio reported April 16.
On Monday, April 15, Guntars Prānis, Rector of the Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music (JVLMA), announced his resignation.
Latvia does fairly well among its European peers when it comes to foreign language learning in the main curriculum, according to Eurostat figures published April 10.
Instead of Russian, schools could offer to teach German, French and Spanish as a second foreign language, according to a survey conducted by the Ministry of Education and Science (IZM), LETA reported on April 9.
A teachers' protest organized by the Latvian Education and Science Employees Union (LIZDA) is planned for May 21 outside the government building, LIZDA Chairman Inga Vanaga said in a statement on April 8.
After the ethics scandal at the Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music, questions arose about higher education ethics in general. The codes of ethics of the largest state-owned universities most often contain general requirements to observe "good behavior" or "generally accepted norms of behavior", according to Latvian Television's De Facto.
On Thursday, April 4 ,the Shadow Day, a career education event for schools organized by Junior Achievement Latvia, takes place across Latvia, Latvian Television reports.
March 26 saw the grand opening of a new laboratory at the Transport and Telecommunications Institute (TSI) in Rīga that is claimed to be unique in the Baltic states.
After Latvian Television (LTV) called for reports of sexual violations at school, university, or similar establishments, it has received anonymous complaints about several music schools, LTV reported on March 21.
On Thursday, March 21 , students, lecturers, and others gathered on the University of Latvia (LU) campus to see the topping out of the future House of Letters on the LU.
Two professors have been suspended from the Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music (JVLMA) in connection with alleged sexual harassment of female students, including one case was only decided on Tuesday, the Rector of the Academy, Guntars Prānis, told the Latvian Television broadcast "1:1" March 19 evening.
Minister of Education and Science Anda Čakša (New Unity) has proposed a review of the codes of ethics of universities and to create a more unified reporting system. Culture Minister Agnese Logina (Progressives) also believes that the reporting system should be strengthened, Latvian Radio reported on March 19.
Helēna Demakova, Chairperson of the Council of the Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music, has resigned, she said in a statement on Saturday, March 16.
Jāzeps Vītols' Latvian Academy of Music (JVLMA) has received new submissions reporting possible sexual harassment by professors toward female students, Latvian Television reported March 14 evening.
On March 16, the conference centre of the Radisson Blu Hotel Latvija in Rīga will host the annual specialized
education abroad fair "Days of International Education".
education abroad fair "Days of International Education".
Is there room for smart devices in schools? On Wednesday, March 13, the responsible committee of the Saeima started to view the portal “ManaBalss.lv” initiative to ban personal smart devices in primary and secondary schools.
Data compiled by the Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia (CSB) show that in the school year 2023/2024 27,600 students were enrolled for vocational education programs, which is 165 students fewer than a year ago.
An anonymous student survey conducted at Jāzeps Vītols' Latvian Academy of Music (JVLMA) Council mentions that 8.2% of respondents have experienced sexual behavior from academic staff, and 33.6 percent have heard someone tell or report coming into contact with such behavior at the academy.
The State Audit Office (VK) has expressed objections to two draft laws related to the future organization of adult education - the Human Capital Development Strategy for 2024-2027 and the Cabinet of Ministers Regulations on the Adult Education Project implemented by the State Education Development Agency (VIAA), the VK said March 13.
Updated data produced as part of an 'Academic Freedom Index' (AFI) puts Latvia just outside the global top 10% of countries for academic freedom.
The Student Union of Latvia has received signals of possible sexual violence also in other institutions of higher education, said Alens Aleksandrs Čerņa, President-elect of the Student Union, who will take office on April 9, commenting on reports of alleged sexual harassment at Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music (JVLMA).
The rector of the Jāzeps Vītols Music Academy (JVLMC) Guntars Prānis announced on Tuesday, March 12, that he does not plan to resign, Latvian Television reports.
A public lecture on a hot topic by Tom Keatinge, titled "Everyone is Asking - Do Sanctions Actually Work?" will take place March 18 at the Stockholm School of Economics in Rīga.
In recent years, increasing attention has been paid to the representation of women in STEM education fields: natural sciences, mathematics and statistics, information and communication technologies, engineering, manufacturing and construction.
Video of a conflict between Daugavpils Opportunity High School teacher and student has been published on social networks in Daugavpils groups. The school said the 5th-grade student provoked a teacher who ended up losing her composure. The teacher fired her and another teacher the next day. The City Council is prompting a service investigation, LRT+ reported on March 7.
The Ministry of Education and Science (IZM) sees the setting of maximum permissible hours of instruction as a possible solution to teacher overload, IZM leadership said in a press conference on Wednesday, March 6.
March 8 – International Women's Day – sees the welcome return of the Women in Technology Hackathon, which will be taking place in Rīga.
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