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Latvia University of Agriculture
and Jelgava City Municipality
in a Knowledge-based Society
Irina Arhipova, Dean of the Faculty of Information Technologies
Juris Skujans, Rector of Latvia University of Agriculture
Arnis Mugurevics, Vice-Rector of Latvia University of Agriculture
Latvia University of Agriculture (LLU)
LLU offer 34
Up to 10 000 students study now at bachelor level,
LLU or 10% from total number of 21 master level
Latvian universities’ students: and 13 Ph.D.
1. Faculty of Agriculture, level study
2. Faculty of Economics, programs.
3. Faculty of Engineering,
4. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine,
5. Faculty of Rural Engineering,
6. Faculty Food Technologies,
7. Forest Faculty,
8. Faculty of Social Science,
9. Faculty of Information Technologies.
Information society = knowledge-based
development (1/2)
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Source: E. Karnitis
IT&T Baltic Forum, Riga, 2007
Information society = knowledge-based
development (2/2)
LLU and Jelgava City Council
collaboration in knowledge-
based economic activities:
• Education,
• Research,
• Innovation.
LLU and Jelgava city cooperation in
education development (1/6)
• ICT human resource development,
• providing modern ICT knowledge and
skill acquirement,
• education system development
according market requirements.
LLU and Jelgava city cooperation in
education development (2/6)
• PHARE 2003 project „ICT knowledge standardization
in Zemgale region”, 2005.-2006.g.
• Project contractor: Jelgava City Council
• Project partner: Latvia University of Agriculture
• Project activities:
• Self-government and educational establishment’s
employees knowledge ICT level determination.
• Study modules development and teaching process for
581 persons by LLU Faculty of Information
Technologies experts.
• ECDL certification realized by LLU Faculty of
Information Technologies ECDL centre.
LLU and Jelgava city cooperation in
education development (3/6)
• From checked 157 self-government administrations
and office-workers good ICT knowledge had only
15 participants,
• from the checked 463 education establishments’
employees there were:
• 316 persons without any ICT knowledge,
• with small knowledge – 138 employees, but
• good knowledge had only 9 persons.
• 511 participants got courses’ certificates,
• ECDL certificates were got by 122 persons.
LLU and Jelgava city cooperation in
education development (4/6)
• EU European Social Fond activity project “Professional
education availability improvement for the invalids in the
Zemgale region” 2005.-2007.
• Project contractor: Jelgava City Council.
• Project partner: Latvia University of Agriculture.
• Project activities:
• education availabilities for the persons with disability improvement
in the Zemgale region:
• computer systems technician (3rd qualification level);
• programming technician (3rd qualification level);
• programs are fitted for e-learning study;
• face-to-face lectures in Business Support and Adult Education
Centre (BSAEC) in collaboration with experts from LLU Faculty of
Information Technologies.
LLU and Jelgava city cooperation in
education development (5/6)
• EU European Social Fond activity project “Continuing
education possibilities extension for Zemgale secondary
school teachers”, 2007.
• Project contractor: Latvia University of Agriculture.
• Project partner: Jelgava City Council.
• Project activities:
• Study materials development “ICT possibilities using in teaching
process” for subjects in:
• Nature science field;
• Humanities and social science fields.
• Continuing education courses for teachers from Zemgale region
realized by LLU Faculty of Information Technologies experts.
LLU and Jelgava city cooperation in
education development (6/6)
• EU European Social Fond project „Information Technologies
study programs modernization in the Latvia University of
Agriculture” 2005.-2008. (VPD1/ESF/PIAA/04/APK/3.2.3.2/0004/0067).
• Project contractor: Latvia University of Agriculture.
• Project partner: a/s „Datorzinību centrs” and Jelgava City Council.
• The project goals are:
• to modernize LLU master study program “Information technologies”;
• to develop new cross disciplinary study subjects for full time
studies;
• to create the preconditions for the part time study program
development using e-learning system possibilities;
• to develop master theses research part in self-government
organization.
LLU and Jelgava city cooperation in
innovation development (1/7)
• PHARE 2000 ESC project „Building of human resource
development and infrastructure backbone for information
technology services in Jelgava city”, 2002 – 2003.
• Project contractor: Jelgava City Council.
• Project partner: Latvia University of Agriculture.
• Project activities:
• initiation of ICT literate human resource development that
complies with labour market demands:
• improvement of municipality administrative capacity and
communication with business and people;
• attraction of investors to potential ICT-related clusters in
perspective economic territories of Jelgava;
LLU and Jelgava city cooperation in
innovation development (2/7)
• PHARE 2000 ESC project „Establishment of Zemgale region
business support and adult education centre”, 2002 – 2003.
• Project contractor: Jelgava City Council.
• Project partner: Latvia University of Agriculture.
LLU and Jelgava city cooperation in
innovation development (3/7)
Project activities:
• establishment of Business Support and Adult
Education Centre (BSAEC):
• establishment of metal works and engineering
training unit and its facilities;
• development of strategic and action plans for the
long-term development of the centre to play a
central role in human resource, entrepreneurships,
and cluster development in the region.
LLU and Jelgava city cooperation in
innovation development (4/7)
• development of curricula for courses
targeted at entrepreneurship;
• development of business support module;
• development of involvement and career
assistance module;
• development of training curricula for the
metal works and engineering unit and
training of its staff;
• establishment of the e-learning system.
LLU and Jelgava city cooperation in
innovation development (5/7)
• PHARE 2002 project “Research and technical
documentation development for street cross
reconstruction and management centre of transport
traffic establishment in Jelgava city”:
• Project contractor: Jelgava City Council.
• Project partner: Latvia University of Agriculture.
• Project activities:
• transport flow modeling,
• transport accidents investigation,
• traffic organization scheme development,
• traffic lights objects modernization.
LLU and Jelgava city cooperation in
innovation development (6/7)
• EU European Social Fond project „Information Technologies
study programs modernization in the Latvia University of
Agriculture” 2005.-2008.
(VPD1/ESF/PIAA/04/APK/3.2.3.2/0004/0067).
• Project contractor: Latvia University of Agriculture.
• Project partner: a/s „Datorzinību centrs” and Jelgava City
Council.
• LLU Faculty of Information technologies Master theses
development in the field of transport flow modeling:
• Geoinformation system application in traffic route
development;
• IT solutions for modeling an analyze of operative transport
traffic.
LLU and Jelgava city cooperation in
innovation development (7/7)
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LLU and Jelgava city cooperation in
Zemgale Technological Park development
• Building materials
testing and
innovation
laboratory
(May, 2007).
• Food testing
laboratory.
• Wood-processing
laboratory.
• Metal-working
laboratory.
Zemgale Technological Park in 2010
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