Scientific events
Scientific conferences and seminars are organised at Ventspils University of Applied Sciences annually.
As of May 2003, at the end of each academic year, the students’ scientific conference, Current Developments in National Economy, Translation, and Technology, takes place, providing students with the opportunity to present their achievements in research activities.
Every year before Christmas, the Ventspils University of Applied Sciences Christmas Conference takes place, in which the Ventspils University of Applied Sciences and its lecturers and researchers look back at the accomplishments of the year.
At the same time, regular conferences and seminars are held in the framework of the projects implemented by VUAS.
2025
- 13.02.2025. Young Translators’ School for Students and Teachers from Across Latvia.
- 26.02.2025. Business Club event “Digitalization and Funding Opportunities”.
- 07.03.2025. Opening of the COLOURS Student Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center.
- 21.-23.03.2025. Ventspils International Combat Robotics Hackathon and Ventspils Robotics Championship, Video
- 09.04.2025. Career Day 2025.
- 12.04.2025. VUAS and VIRAC representatives will participate in the largest physics festival in the Baltics- “Elektrum Physics Festival”.
- 07.05.2025. Literary Translation Workshop at the VUAS Library with Poet Linda Mence.
- 22.05.2025. A visit of the Norwegian space industry delegation in VUAS.
- 28.05.2025. The Kurzeme Business Forum on the impact of artificial Intelligence on Education and Business.
- 29.05.2025. The workshop “How to Collaborate Across Generations in the Era of AI”.
- 02-06.06.2025. BLU 2025 - Workshop of the Bulgaria – Latvia – Ukraine “Initiative for Space Weather Investigations”.
- 27.06.2025. Professor Valery Nakariakov open lecture and scientific seminar: "A Plasma Orchestra, or Magnetohydrodynamic Waves in the Solar Corona".
2024
- 05-08.01.2024. VIRAC Scientific Project seminar with visiting researcher Ross Burns.
- 16.01.2024. Discussion on Historical Facts in the Book "Balodiāna" Meet the Author, State Emeritus Scientist Manfreds Šneps-Šneppe.
- 19.01.2024. Translation Faculty Hosts Internship Conference.
- 18.02.2024. Latvia's 49th Open Physics Olympiad.
- 18.-19.01.2024. Idea development hackathon "AI Business Start".
- 23.02.2024: VSRC researcher Kristaps Veitners participated in an Astronomy School event, delivering a lecture titled "Mysteries of Molecular Nebulae."
- 29.02.2024. The PhD candidate ARTŪRS KOKARS successfully defended his thesis "State Support for Latvian Aviation".
- 08.04.2024: VSRC scientific seminar where Associate Professor Andris Slavinskis from the University of Tartu discussed the upcoming Comet Interceptor space mission.
- From 09.03.2024. The Young Translators' School 2024.
- 13.04.2024: VSRC staff participated in the FizMix festival in Riga.
- 11.04.2024. Event “Ventspils Young Entrepreneurs School.”
- 22.04.-26.04.2024: Student conference as part of the RACOBEU project (Radio Astronomy. Collaboration between European Universities: Developing Scientific and Technological Skills through Astronomy).
- 26.04.2024. VUAS and Latvian Ministry of Defence sign cooperation agreement
- 02.05.2024. The students` business idea hackathon "Start up your business here".
- 13.05.2024. Two doctoral students successfully defend their theses.
- 09.05.2024: VSRC scientific seminar on "Microwave Solar Observations" within the STEF project held at Ventspils University of Applied Sciences.
- 24.05.2024: VSRC researcher Artis Aberfelds participated in an Astronomy School event, delivering a lecture titled "Masers and Massive Star Formation".
- 20.06.2024. Book Launch for “Juris Baldunčiks. Academic Articles, Opinion Pieces, Interviews”.
- 03.-07.06.2024. Scientific workshop "Bulgarian-Latvian-Ukrainian Initiative for Space Weather Research", Programme.
- 27.09.2024. European Researchers' Night events.
- 23.-24.10. Conference ''Ventspils Parallel VIII. The Book - a Testimony of Time and Culture''
- 31.10.2024. VIRAC Organizes a Workshop for WP5.1 of the RADIOBLOCKS Project Work Package
- 07.11.2024. Ventspils International Radio Astronomy Centre Celebrates 30 Years.
- 12.12.2024. Rafael Martin Calvo presented the translation of Latvian literature into Spanish.
- 18.12.2024. Christmas Conference.
2023
- 20.12.2023: Christmas Scientific Conference 2023.
- 08.-09.12.2023. Alternative Fuel Hackathon “Sail into a Sustainable Future.”
- 15.12.2023. Presentation of the results of the project “Smart Complex of Information Systems of Specialized Biology Lexis for the Research and Preservation of Linguistic Diversity” at Bulduri Technical School.
- 28.11.2023. Seminar on the Project “Improving the Quality of Ventspils University of Applied Sciences Study Program Content, Enhancing Resource Utilization Efficiency, and Ensuring Better Governance”.
- 27.11.-01.12.2023. VIRAC Representatives Visit Zielona Góra, Poland to participate in discussions on pulsar observations conducted with individual LOFAR stations and to strengthen collaboration with Janusz Gil Institute of Astronomy.
- 24.11.2023. Online conference “Stop the Brain Drain!”
- 07.11.2023: Scientific Seminar on the Project "Development of Hydrogen Hydraulic Compression Technology for Hydrogen Refueling Stations (H2-Compression)".
- 29.09.2023: Researchers' Night.
- 22.09.2023. European Languages Day - "New Home Latvia".
- 21.-22.09.2025. 8th International Scientific Conference “Baltic Applied Astroinformatics and Space data Processing” (BAASP).
- 08.09.2023. DIG.IT Day
- 13.07.2023. VUAS, VIRATEC and Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) sign a Teaming Agreement.
- 19.06.2023. Scientific Conference “Solar Influences on the Magnetosphere, Ionosphere and Atmosphere 2023”.
- 24.05.2023. The Centre for Young Natural Science Researchers concluded the 2022/2023 school year.
- 16.-17.03.2023. The School of Young Entrepreneurs.
- 16.03.2023. Round table discussions with students, lecturers, policymakers and local entrepreneurs (Erasmus+ project ENDORSE).
- 10.03.2023. A special event “Me and my witnesses” in honor of the anniversary of Associate Professor Astra Skrābane.
- 25.02.-18.03.2023. The Young Translators' School.
2022
- 22.12.2022: Christmas Scientific Conference 2022.
- 03.-04.11.2022. International Interdisciplinary Scientific Conference “Linguistic Diversity, Terminology and Statistics.
- 30.09.2022. Scientists of VUAS participate at Researchers` Night 2022.
- 04.08.2022. Online workshop on "Solar-Stellar Connections, Flares, and Superflares".
- 28.04.2022. Meeting of the JIV-ERIC National Consortium Board and a workshop.
- 19.01.2022. The Centre for Young Natural Science Researchers is being developed.
- 14.01.2022. Students develop stratospheric probe “IRBE-5”.
2021
- 20.12.2021: Christmas Scientific Conference 2021.
- 15.10.2021: The Conference of the project “Next Generation Micro Cities of Europe”.
- 06.10.2021:VUAS celebrates the European Day of Languages and the International Translation Day
- 23.-24.09.2021: The 7th International Scientific Conference „Baltic Applied Astroinformatics and Space data Processing” (BAASP 2021).
- 19.-24.07.2021: The International Linguistics Olympiad.
- 30.04.2021: European Researchers' Night 2021.
- 28.04.2021: A seminar and a meeting of the JIV-ERIC board
2020
- 10.12.2020. The International Conference “University of Tomorrow”, Programme
- 10.12.2020. Christmas Scientific Conference 2020, Programme
- 27.11.2020. The final discussion of the project “Types of Scientific Texts” at the 25th International Scientific Conference “The Word: Aspects of Research”.
- 02.-04.10.2020. Hackathon NASA Space Apps Challenge 2020.
- 06.08.2020. The Conference "Marketing Shake 2020".
- 04.08.2020.Practical business and leadership camp for talented young people “Junior Achievement Unlocked 2020".
- 18.06.2020. VIRAC astrophysics seminar.
- 21.-23.05.2020. Hackathon “SportHack 2020 Latvija”.
- 29.02.2020. Business and innovations event “Demo Day”.
- 13.02.2020. VIRAC workshop and a meeting of the JIV-ERIC consortium board.
- 21.01.2020. STEM CLUB.
2019
- 07.11.2019. STEM CLUB.
- 08.11.2019. Seminar “How to test and launch your electronic product”.
- 28.10.-02.11.2019. The open door days at Irbene radio telescope.
- 27.09.2019. European Researchers' Night 2019.
- 12.-13.09.2019. The 2nd international interdisciplinary translation studies conference “Bridging Languages and Cultures”.
- 21.-23.08.2019. The 6th International scientific conference “Baltic Applied Astroinformatics and Space data Processing 2019”.
- 12.06.2019. The Green-Tech Cluster Copernicus Environmental Solution hackathon.
- 08.05.2019. Guest presentation “Microwave Radio Astronomy in Ukraine”.
- 16.04.2019. Guest lecture “Gas and dust around expanding HII regions”.
- 22.02.2019. Guest presentation “Non-galactic source research: developed software, methods, results”.
- From 12.02.2019. Special Guest Lecturers in VUAS FTS.
- 25.-26.01.2019. PITCH IN event within the Project “Creazone Reinvent”.
2018
- 13.-14.0.2018. 12th Latvian Mathematics Conference.
- 02.02.2018. Jānis Zēvers / Johann Sehwers - 150.
2017
- 07.-08.04.2017. VIA SCIENTIARUM.
- 14.02.2017. Conference on the Legacy of Martin Luther