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Swiss – Latvian Cooperation P rogramme Progress from 01.04.2013. to 31.03.2014.

Swiss – Latvian Cooperation P rogramme Progress from 01.04.2013. to 31.03.2014. Contents. Progress report : Scholarship Fund - 3 Scholarship Fund – Sciex fellows ’ event - 5 Approved applications 4th call : Scholarship Fund - 6

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Swiss – Latvian Cooperation P rogramme Progress from 01.04.2013. to 31.03.2014.

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  1. Swiss – Latvian Cooperation Programme Progress from 01.04.2013. to 31.03.2014.

  2. Contents • Progress report: ScholarshipFund - 3 • ScholarshipFund– Sciex fellows’ event - 5 • Approvedapplications 4th call: ScholarshipFund - 6 • Approvedapplications5th call: ScholarshipFund - 7 • Financial progress: ScholarshipFund - 8 • Researchfields: ScholarshipFund - 9 • Progress report: SwissResearchersActivitiesin Latvia - 10 • Financial progress: SwissResearchersActivitiesinLatvia - 11 • Researchfields:SwissResearchersActivitiesinLatvia - 12 • Mainapplicants: SwissResearchersActivitiesin Latvia - 13 • Successstory: SwissResearchersActivitiesin Latvia - 14 • Problems: SwissResearchersActivitiesinLatvia - 15 • Solutions: SwissResearchersActivitiesinLatvia - 16

  3. Progress report:Scholarship Fund • 3 completed projects until 31.12.2013. • 2* running projects from 2nd open call • 1 Doc.Cand. for 12 months • 1 Dr. for 12 months • 5* running projects from 3rd open call • 2 Doc.Cand. for 12 months • 1 Doc.Cand. for 18 months • 2 Dr. for 12 months * - figures on 31.01.2014.

  4. Progress report:Scholarship Fund • Launch of 5th open call (01.09.2013. – 01.11.2013.) • 15 applications submitted • 4 applications approved (25.03.2013.) • other applications rejected due to received ranking “B” or “C” • Launch of 6th (last) open call (01.01.2014. – 01.04.2014.) • 23 applications submitted (- 1 withdrawn) • Are being evaluated • Four consultation days in 2013-2014 • SEDA participation in Sciex fellows’ event and training seminar organized by the CRUS on 15 and 16 October 2013 in Switzerland

  5. Scholarship Fund - Sciex fellows’ event • 23 Sciex Fellows presentedtheir project • 2 from Latvia (3rd call) • Zane Metla – environmentalsciences «Newapproachesforthebiological control of forestinsectpests» • Alīna Neščerecka – environmentalsciencesandengineering «Assessment of biologicalstabilityindrinkingwaterdistributionnetworkswithchlorineresiduals» http://www.crus.ch/information-programme/sciex-nms-ch/rn/sciex-fellows-event-2013/poster-session.html

  6. Approved applications 4th call: Scholarship Fund • 5th opencall

  7. Approved applications 5th call: Scholarship Fund

  8. Financial progress: Scholarship Fund

  9. Research fields:Scholarship Fund 18 approvedintotal: • Engineering sciences – 6 projects(this period – 1) • Legal andsocialsciences – 3 projects(this period – 3) • Environmentalsciences – 3 projects • Physics – 3 projects (this period – 2) • Medicine – 2 projects (this period – 1) • Biology – 1 project

  10. Progress report: Swiss Researchers Activities in Latvia • Launch of 3rd (01.03.2013.-05.05.2013.) and 4th open call (01.09.2013.) • The amendments to Rules of the Cabinet of Ministers Nr. 62 – from 01.09.2013. there is one call, which is open until all the subproject money (for the whole period) is used • Funding contracted (for projects) until 31.03.2014. is 95 873 CHF (18,1% of thetotalfellowships’ funding) • Seminars for applicants (15.04.2013. with 6 participants, 18.09.2013. with 3 participants, 20.09.2013. with 3 participants, 20.02.2014. with 5 participants) • video material about the program (distributed among Swiss universities and scientific institutions electronically through regional offices, available on SEDA web page, Youtube) http://www.viaa.gov.lv/lat/starpvalstu_sadarbiiba/sveices_sadarbibas_programma/sveices_petnieki_latvija/

  11. Financial progress: Swiss Researchers Activities in Latvia

  12. Research fields:Swiss Researchers Activities in Latvia • Finances (micro and macro economy, business pshychology, business management, accountancy) - 23 lectures (this period – 19) • Musical education – 12 lectures (this period – 7) • Veterinary medicine - 7 lectures (this period – 5) • Pedagogy - 7 lectures (this period – 4) • Environmental sciences - 1 lectures (this period – 1) • Mathematics - 2 lectures (this period – 1)

  13. Main applicants:Swiss Researchers Activities in Latvia • InRiga • School of Business and Finance • JāzepsVītols Latvian Academy of Music • UniversityofLatvia • Riga International School of Economics and Business Administration • Inregions • LatviaUniversityofAgriculture • Daugavpils University • LiepajaUniversity

  14. Success story: Swiss Researchers Activities in Latvia • Project implemented by University of Latvia and Latvia University of Agriculture (aspartners) • Swiss researcher – Detlev Remy from Les Roches International School of Hotel Management • Visited LV within this program repeatedly • Plans to come to LV for lectures again http://www.viaa.gov.lv/lat/starpvalstu_sadarbiiba/sveices_sadarbibas_programma/sveice_pieredzes/pieredze_sveices_petnieki/?text_id=21228

  15. Problems: Swiss Researchers Activities in Latvia • Difficulties in finding partners/contacts in Switzerland • Rank of Swiss researcher too high (professor, associate professor, docent or senior researcher) • Min project period 5 days too long • Amount of scholarship to Swiss researcher insufficient (daily allowance, accommodation, travel costs) • Payment conditions to final beneficiaries unsatisfactory - advance payment 20 %, final payment – 80% • Low interest, both, from Latvian and Swiss side

  16. Solutions: Swiss Researchers Activities in Latvia • Information to Swiss HEI and Scientific institutions about scientific environment and HEI in LV (video, informational support from VIAA) • Reallocation of thefunding to theScholarshipFund, including extension of the implementation period Annex1, Point 2 of theBlock Grant Agreement: «2. Insufficientquantityandquality of applications. Ifthereis no sufficientdemand, theremainingfundsshallbe re-allocated to thescholarshipfund.»

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