Informational Webinar Series “30+ Minutes in UL Doctoral Studies” Launched

During the webinar, questions will be answered by representatives of the UL Doctoral School — Director of the UL Doctoral School Prof. Zanda Rubene, Leading Expert Gunta Kalvāne, and Senior Expert Ilze Danuseviča.

As noted by the Director of the UL Doctoral School, Prof. Zanda Rubene, on 14 March 2024 the Saeima adopted amendments to the Law on Higher Education Institutions and related amendments to the Law on Scientific Activity, which provide for the introduction of a new doctoral studies model in Latvia:
“The UL Doctoral School has been established with the aim of implementing this model and creating an environment that promotes collaboration between emerging and experienced researchers, while also ensuring the well-being of doctoral candidates. Even necessary and important changes bring a range of challenges, often accompanied by uncertainty; therefore, we are launching this informational webinar series, where any interested participant will be able to find answers to their questions by submitting them either on the virtual platform or during the webinar.”

Anyone interested is invited to participate in the webinar — both those who are only considering the possibility of pursuing doctoral studies and those who have already started their studies or are currently on a study break.

During the webinar, Director of the UL Doctoral School Prof. Zanda Rubene will introduce the functions and responsibilities of the UL Doctoral School, while Leading Expert Gunta Kalvāne will provide a brief overview of the activities carried out during the autumn semester and outline future plans. Dr. Daniela Godiņa will introduce the “Nucleate Baltics” network for collaboration in the field of biotechnology innovation, followed by a question-and-answer session.

Interested participants are invited to submit their questions via the Padlet virtual platform, as well as during the webinar itself. In case of technical difficulties, please contact: gunta.kalvane@lu.lv.

Submit your question about doctoral studies already now HERE
Join the seminar on the MS Teams platform HERE

The establishment of the UL Doctoral School is one of the activities within the Recovery and Resilience Facility project “Internal and External Consolidation of the University of Latvia” (No. 5.2.1.1.i.0/2/24/I/CFLA/007), implemented by the University of Latvia and the BA School of Business and Finance, continuing the development of doctoral studies at the University of Latvia initiated within the European Social Fund project “Strengthening the Doctoral Capacity of the University of Latvia within the Framework of the New Doctoral Model” (No. 8.2.2.0/20/I/006).

This translation was prepared using machine translation tools (DeepL and ChatGPT).