Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences as partner of the Institute of Latvian History of the Faculty of Humanities of the University of Latvia will offers international summer school“Latvian Parliamentarism 105: Aspects of History, Culture and Media Literacy”. The summer school will take place from June 25 to July 4, 2025 in Riga and Valmiera.
In 2025, it will be 105 years since the first democratically elected parliament in the territory of Latvia - the Constitutional Assembly of Latvia convened for its first session on 1 May. The summer school will be organized to emphasize Latvia's difficult path to becoming an independent democratic state, strengthening itself in the European political and cultural space. The organisers of the school propose to consider Latvia’s path to a democratic state from the perspective of history, culture and media literacy:
a) Development of the idea of parliamentarism;
b) Parliamentarism and issues of national self-identification;
c) Subjects of parliamentarism from the Middle Ages to the present day;
d) Manifestations of parliamentarism in art and culture;
e) Intercultural communication and media literacy;
f) History, social media and media literacy;
g) Media literacy and educational innovations.
The opportunity to apply for and receive a Latvian state scholarship is open to foreign master's and doctoral students, as well as academic staff. The amount of the scholarship is 1000 EUR, it is intended to cover the costs of participating in the summer school (accommodation, meals, provision of study materials and cultural events). Travel expenses, including visa fees, are covered by the participant from his/her own funds.
The call for applications is open on 1 February 2025, the deadline is 1 April 2025.To apply for participation in the summer school and receive a scholarship, you must send an application, Curriculum Vitae and a letter of motivation to
List of countries whose students and academic staff can apply for a scholarship:
1. Azerbaijan
2. Belgium (FederationWallonia - Brussels)
3. Bulgaria
4. Croatia
5. Cyprus
6. Egypt
7. Finland
8. France
9. Georgia
10. Israel
11. Italy
12. Kazakhstan
13. Kyrgyzstan
14. Mexico
15. Moldova
16. Mongolia
17. Peru
18. Poland
19. South Korea
20. Spain
21. Tajikistan
22. The People`s Republic of China
23. Turkey
24. Turkmenistan
25. Ukraine
26. Uzbekistan
27. Vietnam
28. Lithuania
29. Austria
30. Czech Republic
31. Estonia
32. Germany
33. Hungary
34. Iceland
35. Indonesia
36. Japan
37. Slovakia
38. Switzerland
39. The United States of America
40. Namibia;
41. Senegal;
42. Ethiopia;
43. Guinea-Bissau;
44. Fiji
45. Kenya
46. Liberi
