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Fostering cooperation among the
science and industry in Jelgava
and Siauliai (LLIII-160)
Liene Rulle
Project manager
Jelgava City Council
Project budget:
Co-financing, EUR
Partner
Institution
ERAF
national
119 336.60 21 059.40
Total project
budget, EUR
Lead partner
Jelgava City Council
Partner Nr. 2
Siauliai City Municipality 43 833.65
administration
Partner Nr.3
Latvia University of
Agriculture
226 644.85 39 996.15
266 641.00
Partner Nr.4
Siauliai University
96 730.00
17 070.00
113 800.00
Total: 486 545.10 85 860.90
572 406.00
7 735.35
140 396.00
51 569.00
Project implementation time: April, 2011 till March, 2013 (24 months)
Project is financed by Latvian – Lithuanian Cross Border
Cooperation Program 2007 - 2013
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Target groups of the Project
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at least 10 young scientists from both partner Universities;
90 students from both project partner countries who will take part:
in Business Discussions thus finding collaboration partners among the
enterprises;
in the cross border Forum;
at least 80 students in both countries who will take part in the pilot
courses of the new study modules;
7 lecturers of LUA and 4 of SU who will participate in experience
exchange during joint preparation work of study modules and lecturers
from LUA trained to further disseminate the developed modules.
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Owerall objective:
to facilitate the cooperation among science,
students and project partners in order to
encourage development of high added value
and technology based businesses in LatviaLithuania border region.
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Project sub-objectives:
Improve the resource base for both – sciences
and students working with technologies.
Foster the co-operation among sciences,
students and project partners and stimulate
development of new businesses.
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Activities of the project:
1. Project management – WP1
2. Improvement of the resource base of the Technology
Transfer Centers – WP2
3. Improvement of curricula and networking – WP3
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WP1: Project management
In framework of WP1 there are planed different project
administration and implementation works:
organization of
procurement procedures,
preparing the progress reports;
organization of Project Steering Committee and Project management
unit meetings
Opening seminars,
providing of project publication events – booklets and press relieses
preparing disseminating, information publication on web pages, etc).
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WP2: Improvement of the resource base
In framework of WP2 there are:
1.planned to improve resource bases in Latvian Agriculture
University and Siauliai University:
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at the LUA will be renovated and equipped laboratories for
environmental quality monitoring, ecologic and energy-efficient
building materials researches,
 at the SU will be renovated and equipped laboratories for hydrogen
energy and biotechnology and genetic researches.
to organize 3 “Open days” in the renovated and
equipped laboratories in Jelgava and Siauliai cities
2.planned
In framework of Activity will be developed co-operation between students entrepreneurs – scientists and improved Technology Transfer Centers (laboratories) in
Jelgava and Siauliai.
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WP3: Improvement of curricula and
networking
In framework of WP3 there are planned to:
1.develop
the 6 new study modules concerning quality control, acoustics,
patenting and commercialization of research and innovation at both
Universities
2.develop the teaching methodology
3.pilot 10 intensive courses (including on-the-spot lectures and e-learning
instruments in English, Latvian and Lithuanian) during the project
implementing time
4.organize Forum about co-operation possibilities in cross-border area
5.organize 3 co-operation measures - discussions between students and
entrepreneurs: Business Discussions during which both parties will be able to
exchange their ideas
Improved teaching methodologies will promote raising of students’
competitiveness in the labor market and will facilitate business starting.
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Planed Project output indicators
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laboratories improved in LUA and SU;
Business Discussions organized;
“Open days” organized to the newly renovated and equipped
laboratories in LUA and SU;
mutually compatible university study modules developed;
Cross Border Forum organized;
Informative/communication measures performed (press releases;
booklet; promotional materials; questionnaires; on-line registration;
info post cards).
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The project is aimed to contribute to
development of cooperation between
science and industry in Jelgava, Latvia and
Siauliai, Lithuania.
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Good luck to us the realization of the
project...
Thank you for your attention!
Phone: 63005451
E-mail: [email protected]
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