Darbseminārs “Akadēmiskā personāla prakses kopienas izveide Latvijā”

Representatives of higher education and scientific institutions are invited to attend a pilot workshop - a Community of Practice for academic staff in Latvia, which will take place on April 29, 2025, at 9:00 AM at Kalnciema Quarter in Riga. Please register your interest in participating at this link by April 22.

You are warmly invited to help pilot our concept for a Community of Practice that can support and serve academic staff in Latvia! The Community of Practice is being developed as part of the ongoing collaboration between Latvia, the European Commission and the OECD on institutionalising reforms to academic careers in Latvia, funded by the Technical Support Instrument (TSI) of the European Union. Registration is open to all, regardless of your field, role or position within the system – all we ask is that you are enthusiastic and interested in helping to shape the future Community of Practice.

The workshop will take place from 9:00 to 13:00 at Kalnciema Kvartāls, with a coffee break during the session. We believe this revitalised venue will provide an inspiring setting for the workshop, where participants will:

• Explore potential formats for collaboration,
• Identify key priorities in higher education where a Community of Practice can have the greatest impact, and
• Agree on the next steps forward.

The morning will begin with a short welcome by Gillian Golden from the OECD, in English and then proceed in Latvian, with the participation of Kristiāna Egle from the OECD. The session will be co-moderated by Anita Gaile, a business management coach and consultant, who lectures on people and change management at leading Latvian universities and Elīna Petrovska, a Latvian project education and science policy expert and local advisor to the ongoing OECD project.

Please arrive by 8:30 to enjoy morning coffee and informal conversations with colleagues before we begin! 

An agenda and background document will be shared with registered participants before the meeting.  Should you have questions, feel free to reach out to the OECD team by email (gillian.golden@oecd.org).