Two doctoral students successfully defend their theses
May 13, 2024
Two PhD candidates successfully defended their theses at the May 9 public meeting of the Promotion Council of the Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences, Rezekne Academy of Technologies, and Ventspils University of Applied Sciences. The joint doctorate study program "Economics and Business" at Ventspils University of Applied Sciences awarded a Doctor of Science (Ph.D.) degree in Social Sciences to DIĀNA LĪDUMA and VALENTĪNA SEMAKINA.
The topic of Diāna Līduma's doctoral thesis is "Teamwork in manufacturing companies in Latvia'' and the topic of Valentīna Semakina's doctoral thesis is "Economic forecasting based on DSGE models". Doctoral theses are available
HERE.
Diāna Līduma, PhD candidate, is a lecturer with 27 years of experience. She has worked in higher education since 1996, developing her career in working with adult audiences in several higher education institutions and branches of higher education institutions in the Kurzeme region. Her main place of work is RTU Liepaja, but she also works as a guest lecturer at Ventspils University of Applied Sciences. Initially, at the level of secondary vocational education at RTU Liepaja Educational Scientific and Technical Complex, she acquired a specialization in Entrepreneurship and Management, and continued her studies at RTU at the bachelor and master level, obtaining a bachelor degree in Economics and a master degree in Business Administration. She began her research career at the LiepU Institute of Management Sciences.
Valentīna Semakina, a PhD candidate, is a guest lecturer at the Faculty of Economics and Management of Ventspils University of Applied Sciences - she teaches macroeconomics in the study programmes Business Management and Business Administration. The candidate is a graduate of Ventspils University of Applied Sciences - in 2019 she graduated with a Professional Bachelor's degree in Business Management and in 2020 she graduated with a Professional Master's degree in Business Administration. Her academic career began during her undergraduate studies, as evidenced by her involvement in projects, publications, and participation in international scientific conferences.
We wish Diāna and Valentīna the best of luck in their future endeavors and congratulate them on their outstanding achievement!
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