Education and Science
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.
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).
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.
Latvian scientists have managed to demonstrate for the first time in the world a new type of electricity extraction technique that is suitable for remote space missions, as well as on the ground, in places where it is not possible or very expensive to supply electricity, Latvian Television reported February 26.
In 2023, 55% of people in the EU aged 16 to 74 had at least basic overall digital skills according to information published February 22 by Eurostat.
The Central Statistical Office (CSB) has published its annual data collection "Statistical Yearbook of Latvia, 2023", which is now available in digital format free of charge.
A support campaign for small schools took place in Latvian schools on Monday, January 29. It was joined by students, parents, and staff from public schools and private schools. Singing the national anthem together, those gathered called on the government to build a more thought-out reform of the school network.
A Latvia-based NGO that aims to help scientists from Ukraine has released a survey which it says uncovers important findings about the support offered to Ukrainian scientists displaced by Russia's war. The research, focusing on the global scientific community's response and conducted by #ScienceForUkraine reveals that: