Education policy - the cornerstone for Baltic`s revival
March 26 Friday
Date/time
March 26 - 28, 2010
Loc.
Stockholm School of Economics in Riga, room 403
With
u.a. Artis Pabriks MP
Type
Seminar
In Cooperation with the Latvian Conservative Youth Organization (LKJA) the KAS invites students from the Baltic and Nordic States to discuss education policy as the cornerstone for Baltic`s revival after the economic crisis.
Also available in Deutsch
NKSU Spring Seminar - Council meeting
“Education- the Cornerstone for Baltic’s Revival? The Experience of Nordic Region”
Riga, March 26-28, 2010
Programme
Saturday 27th
09:00- 10:00 Strong and Competitive Latvia: Sound Reforms in Education, Economics and Taxes. Mr. Mārtiņs Zemītis, Youth of the Latvian Peoples Party, Chairman.
10:00-11:00 Nordic-Baltic integration: 21th Century regional Dilemma. Dr. Artis Pabriks, MP - Member Foreign Affairs Committee and European Affairs Committee of Saeima (Parliament of Latvia); Society for Political Change party, former Minister of Foreign Affairs; Professor of Vidzeme`s University
11:00-12:00 The role of education in the building of competitive economics. Mr. Rolands Irklis, member of the board of Civic Union party.
12:00-13:00 Lunch break –snacks, coffee
13:00-14:00 The best practices in the field of education - before the universities. Mr. Mārtiņš Kālis, Teacher at Limbaži Secondary School No. 1, participant of the programme Mission Possible. Economic researcher. Founder of Tellus, the national platform for European Youth parliament.
14:00-15:00 Reforms in the system of Latvian Higher education – next steps to be taken to ensure the quality and competitiveness. Representative of Student Union of Latvia (LSA)-tbc.
15:00-16:00 Informal discussions
Sunday 28th
9.30.-12.00 NKSU Council meeting (Nordic Council of Ministers' Office in Latvia, Marijas 13/3, Berga Bazars) http://www.bergabazars.lv/eng/home
Contact person
Andreas Michael Klein
Head of the KAS office in the Baltic states / Temporary head of Belarus office
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