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INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

INTERNATIONALIZATION STRATEGY

Internationalisation is one of the priorities defined in EKA development strategy. The key objective is to enhance EKA international competitiveness by promoting students and academic staff mobility, strengthening international cooperation, involving foreign academic staff in the study process and supporting integration of international students into  university life, thus contributing to the internationally recognized brand of the university and providing high quality multicultural learning environment.


The vision of EKA internationalisation: EKA is an internationally competitive and recognised, science-based and innovation-oriented higher education institution that:

  • atttracts internationally recognised and qualified employees to perform scientific and academic activities;
  • ensures multicultural environment to support students’ and staff competitiveness both in the local and international labour markets;
  • is a place for globally-known international research and academic events;
  • actively cooperates with other universities, institutions and employers in Latvia and beyond in academic, research and creative activities.


EKA main goals stated in Internationalisation and Modernization Strategy - IMS2028 are:

  • To support EKA staff and students’ excellence by providing opportunities and motivating to participate in international mobility
  • To establish the multicultural environment at EKA to ensure “internationalisation at home”
  • To enhance the quality of the study process at EKA by attracting internationally recognized and qualified teachers to perform academic activities
  • To support tolerance and diversity in the classroom by providing opportunities to develop intercultural and social communication skills among students and staff
  • To raise awareness about environmental and climate-change challenges among students and staff and increase interest in social entrepreneurship in the field of circular economy and environment protection
  • To promote civic engagement and active citizenship among students and staff
  • To increase digital and research competences of EKA students and staff
  • To promote the implementation of innovative teaching methods into the study process
  • To increase the relevance of curricula by strengthening the cooperation with employers and providing problem-based learning and offering international mobility.
  • To increase the number of programmes and study cources taught in English
  • To increase international recognition of EKA and raise its reputational value in the academic and scientific environment
  • To strengthen the existing and to expand the cooperation with other universities, institutions and employers in Europe, Asia, Africa, North and South America in the field of research and creative activities
  • To enhance the quality of research process at EKA by attracting internationally recognised and qualified researchers to perform scientific activities


IMS2028 goals are aligned with the priorities of the Erasmus+ Programme:

  • Inclusion and diversity
  • Digital transformation
  • Participation in democratic life
  • Environment and fight against climate change

INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS 

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INTERNATONAL ACADEMIC WEEK (IAW)

On April 22-25, 2025, EKA University of Applied Sciences and Alberta College organizes an International Academic Week 2025!

EKA University of Applied Sciences in cooperation with Alberta College invites academic staff from educational institutions to participate in the International Academic Week (IAW2025), which will take place in Riga on April 21-25, 2025.

International Academic Week is an academic event organized to encourage internationalization of the study process at the EKA University of Applied Sciences and Alberta College. It will be a great opportunity for students to improve their ability to acquire knowledge and communicate in the international environment.


IAW2025 registration form


Contact information:

EKA Erasmus+ coordinator Marina Tihomirova 
erasmus@eka.edu.lv

IAW2025 coordinator, dr.oec. Jevgenija Dehtjare
jevgenija.dehtjare@eka.edu.lv

Vice Rector for Science and International Relations, Prof. Jelena Titko 
jelena.titko@eka.edu.lv


PREVIOUS INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC WEEKS

STAFF TRAINING WEEK (STW)

ERASMUS+ STAFF TRAINING WEEK (STW) 2024

The ERASMUS+ EKA STW2024 International Staff Training Week, hosted by EKA University of Sciences in cooperation with European Digital Learning Network (www.dlearn.eu) brought together 19 participants from various EU countries, including Austria, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Spain and Turkey.  Supported by the EKA Scientific Institution, the event named “Designing and Writing Successful European Projects with Artificial Intelligence” aimed to enhance HEIs staff′s (researchers, project managers, representatives of international relations etc) project writing skills.

STW2024 AGENDA

Throughout the week, participants engaged in a series of enriching activities, leaded by Gianluca Coppola, President and Founder of the European Digital Learning Network including followed lectures and seminars:

  • Myths and Facts About Chat GPT: how to use smartly AI for writing and managing EU projects
  • Prompt Literacy: How to create effective prompts to get the best results from the AI’s model
  • Responsible Use of Chat GPT
  • Writing with Chat GPT: how we can engage with the AI to improve the quality of our contents
  • Developing Winning Grant Proposal by the AI tools
  • Writing Winning Grant - The Implementation


STW2024 OUTCOMES

The week culminated with the co-working day, when the participants got an opportunity to write a new brand project using the AI and the notions learnt.

The week also included social activities, such as Riga city tour, the visit to the Black Heads House Museum and the gala dinner in the Michelin Guide recommended hotel and restaurant “Neiburgs”.

EKA STW2024 PHOTO GALLERY

Looking forward to see you in Riga at STW2025!


STW2024 coordinator:

Jevgenija Dehtjare, Dr.oec., EKA Head of the Development of the Scientific Institution

e-mail: jevgenija.dehtjare@eka.edu.lv

phone: +371 22 541 338


STW ARCHIVE

CHANGES TO WORKING HOURS

29.11.2024.

Please be informed that the School of Culture and Culture will be closed from 23 December 2024 to 2 January 2025 (inclusive).. The University will reopen on 3 January 2025 according to the normal working...

WEBINAR “EXPLORING DIGITAL GREEN EDUCATION”

15.11.2024.

European Digital Learning Network (www.dlearn.eu) and EKA University of Applied Sciences (www.augstskola.lv, Riga, Latvia) invite you to participate in the webinar: “Supporting the green and digital...

CHANGES TO WORKING HOURS

13.11.2024.

EKA is closed on 18 November.. Let’s celebrate together the 106th anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic of Latvia!.

ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE'S WORKING HOURS

21.08.2024.

Working hours of the Admissions Committee and the Student Information Centre (SIC) 23.08.2024: from 9.00 to 15.00..

CHANGES TO WORKING HOURS

20.08.2024.

University opening hours 29.08.2024: 8.30 a.m. to 3 p.m..

THE EIT HEI INITIATIVE PILOT PHASE CONCLUSION EVENT

07.06.2024.

The EIT HEI Initiative Pilot Phase Conclusion Event took place in Brussels on June 3-4, 2024 and EKA University of Applied Sciences participated in it, as a part of the project "Building Forward Better’...

EUMMAS A2S

28.05.2024.

From May 22nd to 24th, 2024, EKA University of Applied Sciences made its inaugural appearance at the EUMMAS (European Marketing and Management Association) A2S Conference on Global Social and Technological...

EP ELECTIONS 2024

11.04.2024.

If you are an EU citizen living in Latvia you can vote!. If you′re an EU citizen currently residing in Latvia, you are eligible to vote in the upcoming European Parliament elections, but in order...

EUMMAS A2S

26.03.2024.

EUMMAS A2S Conference on Global Social and Technological Development and Sustainability, Bucharest 2024, Romania. We are pleased to announce that our institution, as a member of the EUMMAS Academic Consortium,...

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