The Christmas Conference of Ventspils University of Applied Sciences has been held
The annual Christmas Scientific Conference of Ventspils University of Applied Sciences (VUAS) has been held remotely, gathering VUAS researchers and partners from Russia and Ukraine, as well as a foreign guest lecturer who presented their research and findings of 2021.
The conference was opened by the VUAS rector Kārlis Krēsliņš who congratulated the participants on a successful year in research, expressed his delight about VUAS young researchers participating in the conference this year, and congratulated the scientist Manfrēds Leontijs Šneps-Šneppe on receiving the emeritus scientist title this year. At the conference, a total of 11 reports were presented in the fields of astronomy, economics, humanities, and information technology.
This year, at the conference the future vision of Latvia’s economic development, digital opportunities, and innovations in the study process, challenges in technology implementation, as well as research in radio astronomy were discussed. Additionally, a report in humanities “Etruscans: in Search of Baltic Roots” (Etruski: Baltu saknes meklējot) was also presented. Particularly interesting research, whose co-authors are researchers from Ukraine and Russia, was presented by the representative of Ventspils International Radio Astronomy Centre who informed the audience about radio astronomical findings and scientific projects of 2021, and various experimental research and observations in space that were made using the Irbene Radio Telescope Complex.
The aim of the Christmas conference is to introduce colleagues, students, and the public to the achievements and both theoretical and practical research results of Ventspils University of Applied Sciences.
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