Italian Language Course For RTU Students And Staff Members

Thanks to a well-established cooperation with higher education institutions in Italy and the Embassy of Italy in Latvia, Riga Technical University (RTU) students and staff members have the opportunity to study the Italian language for the very first time. Participation is free of charge.

The Italian language course for RTU students and staff members is organized with the aim of promoting interest in Italy as an exchange destination within the Erasmus+ program and as a partner in the implementation of joint research and cultural activities.

It is planned that upon successful completion of the Italian language as a free elective study course, students will have the opportunity to receive 2 Credit points.

It is intended to create two groups (there must be at least 10 people in the group for the classes to take place):

  • For participants with no prior knowledge (1 lesson per week; 1.5 hours);
  • For participants with prior knowledge (1 lesson per week; 1.5 hours).

The planned start of the Italian language course is February 2022. In person. Limited number of seats.

Call for applications open until January 26, 2022, by writing an e-mail to Project Manager of the International Cooperation Unit, Mr Ēriks Badamšins (eriks.badamsins@rtu.lv).

The content of your e-mail has to include the following pieces of information:

  • Name, surname, e-mail, phone number;
  • Study program, level and semester (for students) / structural unit and position (for staff members);
  • Selected Italian language group (with no prior knowledge / with prior knowledge);
  • Motivation to learn Italian language described in a few sentences.

The Italian language course for RTU students and staff members is organized with the financial support of the the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy.

 

International Scientific Conference of Environmental and Climate Technologies – CONECT 2022

We hope the year has started with new energy and creative ideas!

We would like to invite our international colleagues and partners to the International Scientific Conference of Environmental and Climate Technologies – CONECT 2022.

All the Conference papers accepted for publishing will be published in the international scientific journal “Environmental and Climate Technologies” . The journal is indexed in Scopus and Web of Science.

Conference information:
Conference website: Home – Conect conference (rtu.lv)
Paper abstract submission deadline: February 10, 2022
Submit your paper online: http://ect-journals.rtu.lv/
Register here: Registration – Conect conference (rtu.lv)
Conference days: May 11-13, 2022
Venue: Riga, Latvia

While You are finishing up your research paper, we would like to share some insights and reasons, why you should participate in CONECT 2022 from our previous participants. Some of whom you will have a chance to meet at CONECT conference this year as well.

If you have any questions, please, do not hesitate to contact us: ect@rtu.lv

Data Science Organizes Its First Workshop

Data Science is a fast-growing research field covers many scientific domains where data are at the core of developing cutting-edge technologies, at both pure academic and applicative industrial and societal levels. Exchanging complementary know-how in this domain between Eut+ research teams will certainly contribute to build an outstanding scientific ambitious project, in a competitive European landscape.

Researchers are encouraged to submit their contributions in the following topics (but not limited to):

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Big data
  • Data driven technologies
  • Machine learning
  • Signal/Image / graph processing
  • Digital communications
  • Networks
  • Robotics / autonomous agents
  • Distributed processing / sensor networks
  • Operational research / optimization / transport
  • Embedded IA / electronics / sensors
  • Data mining / decision making
  • Text processing
  • Forensics and cybersecurity
  • Natural Language Processing
  • AI explicability
  • Symbolic AI
  • Human and social sciences in AI

Deadlines

  • Call for abstracts opens 13th December 2021 and closes on 12th January 2022
  • Submission of abstracts to local organizing committee member (see above)
  • Acceptance notification: 14th January 2022
  • Date of the workshop: 18th January 2022

Other information

The template for the abstract can be found here. A preliminary program will be found as of 14th January on the EUt+ news web page.