Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences
Cēsu street 4, Tērbatas street 10, Valmiera, LV-4201, Latvija
Company reg. Nr. LV90001342592
BIP ID: 2023-1-LV01-KA131-HED-000118278-2
Target group: PhD Students and Candidates
Objectives and Description: |
The main objective of the doctoral summer school is to bring students and professors working with data together. Students will give their doctoral thesis progress presentations as well as work in teams on new open data solutions, while professors will give valuable feedback and work as mentors. |
Added value: |
A boost in the development of a doctoral thesis. |
Competencies gained |
Presentation skills improved, experience working in an international team, experience in brain-storming innovative products and services |
Methods and outcomes: |
Students will participate in lectures, workshops and a hackathon not only to learn on data usage as a driving force of digital transformation but to innovate themselves. |
Field of Education: |
Information and Communication Technologies; Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction |
Level of study: |
Doctoral |
Physical start date: |
14th of July 2025 |
Physical end date: |
18th of July 2025 |
Preliminary program day 1 |
Doctoral student progress presentations and a key-note speech on data usage in a research grant project |
Preliminary program day 2 |
Doctoral student progress presentations and a key-note speech on data usage in a research grant project |
Preliminary program day 3 |
Introduction to the Open Innovation Hub, key-note speeches on Open Data given by Guillaume Deffuant (INRAE), Anna Carbone (Italy) and Latvian Open Data Cloud, design thinking seminar |
Preliminary program day 4 |
Open Data Hackathon |
Preliminary program day 5 |
Conversion of the Hackathon ideas into 2-pagers for idea pitching |
Virtual Component Timing: |
Before |
Virtual Component Description: |
A seminar on academical presentation |
City of Venue: |
Valmiera, Vidzeme University of Applied Sciecnes |
Number of ECTS Credits contracted: |
3 |
Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences
Cēsu street 4, Tērbatas street 10, Valmiera, LV-4201, Latvija
Company reg. Nr. LV90001342592