Study Process Digitalization
Latvia’s higher education system is undergoing a significant digital transformation, and this project is one of the key steps toward making studies more accessible, transparent, and future-ready.
Briefing on PIVS and EOSC
On December 17, an informational meeting organized by the Ministry of Education and Science (IZM) and the Higher Education and Science Information Technology Shared Services Center (VPC) took place in the “Moon” hall of the RTU Science and Innovation Center.
Datu kuratori vada semināru Elektronikas un datorzinātņu institūtā
17. decembrī Elektronikas un datorzinātņu institūtā (EDI) viesojās VPC datu kuratori – Kaspars Bērziņš, Daina Kosīte, Kristaps Oškalns un Gita Rozenberga –, lai iepazīstinātu pētniekus ar pētniecības datu pārvaldības pamatiem.
Seminar at the Latvian Academy of Culture: Responsible Management of Qualitative Research Data
On November 14, a seminar jointly organized by VPC and the Latvian Academy of Culture (LAC) took place at the LAC “Gara māja” building.
Insight into the Data Science Conference Europe 2025
From November 18 to 22, Rīga Stradiņš University data steward Laura Badūne participated in the Data Science Conference (DSC) Europe in Belgrade, Serbia.
Data stewards explore the possibilities of artificial intelligence in data management at a conference in Lithuania
From November 17 to 21, the Big Data Conference Europe 2025 took place in Vilnius, Lithuania, which was also attended by five Latvian data stewards: Oksana Zaiceva from Riga Technical University and Ilmārs Dukulis, Ingus Šmits, Jānis Judrups and Nikolajs Būmanis
Data stewards explore the DDI metadata standard and current topics in data documentation
Representatives of the Latvian Data Stewards Network — Danija Maļceva (University of Latvia), Svetlana Sokolova (Riga Technical University), and Daina Kosīte (VPC) — attended the 17th annual European DDI User Conference
Insight into the Munin 2025 conference
From November 18 to 20, VPC Data Steward Mikus Melderis attended the Munin Conference on Scholarly Publishing, which took place in Tromsø, Norway.
Visit of Data Curators to Daugavpils University
From 1 to 3 December, VPC data curators Kaspars Bērziņš, Mikus Melderis, Kristaps Oškalns and Gita Rozenberga visited Daugavpils University
The given curator is visiting Ventspils University of Applied Sciences
From 24–26 November, VPC data curators Kaspars Bērziņš, Daina Kosīte, Mikus Melderis, Kristaps Oškalns and Gita Rozenberga visited Ventspils University of Applied Sciences.
