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Last Day for Professor Kārlis Krēsliņš as Rector of Ventspils University of Applied Sciences - Professor Andris Vaivads Takes Over His Responsibilities

Apr 03, 2023

30 March marked the end of the professor Kārlis Krēsliņs Rector's term. During these years he has been the Rector, Professor and Senior Researcher of the Ventspils University of Applied Sciences, making a significant contribution to the implementation of higher education and scientific activities for the development of the university and the promotion of international cooperation.


In May 2013, Kārlis Krēsliņš joined the Ventspils University of Applied Sciences as Vice-Rector of Education and successfully fulfilled these duties for more than three years until he got appointed as Acting Rector of the Ventspils University of Applied Sciences on 22 June 2016. On 11 January 2017, the Constitutional Assembly of the Ventspils University of Applied Sciences elected Kārlis Krēsliņš as Rector of the Ventspils University of Applied Sciences and on 8 May 2017, the Cabinet of Ministers' approval was received. For almost seven years, Kārlis Krēsliņš has been leading Ventspils University of Applied Sciences, finding solutions for the university’s growth and development prospects for higher education and scientific activities in a time of change.


On 3 April this year, the new Rector of Ventspils University of Applied Sciences - Professor Andris Vaivads - started his work at Ventspils University of Applied Sciences. "I am very pleased to start working at Ventspils University of Applied Sciences, to participate in the strengthening and development of the university, and through this to further contribute to the development of Ventspils as a student-friendly city."


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By Elīna Ērkšķe • 03 Mar, 2022
Dear colleagues and friends, Last Thursday marked a dark moment in the history of Europe and the world as we became witness of a brutal and unprovoked act of war by Russia against a sovereign nation in the centre of Europe - Ukraine. We are deeply saddened by this. We at Ventspils University of Applied Sciences stand with the people of Ukraine at this difficult time and join the international community in condemning on the strongest possible terms the act of illegal aggression. We are prepared to offer every possible support within our means to staff, researchers and students at your institution. We are open look into the possibility to host your staff shorter or longer for periods of time. Once again - we stand in solidarity with the people of Ukraine and our thoughts are with all those directly or indirectly impacted by this invasion. Yours sincerely, Dr. Karlis Kreslins Rector of the Ventspils University of Applied Sciences Foto: Shutterstock
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