SCIENCE AT ViA
The following goal is defined at the Strategy of ViA: Excellent, interdisciplinary basic and applied research addressing societal issues in international and regional contexts.
The Strategy of ViA includes research missions defined by the European University Alliance E3UDRES2:
- health, well-being and social inclusion in regions;
- digitalization and deep tech technologies;
- sustainable economy and innovation for regions;
- creative industries for regional identity.
The E3UDRES2 alliance was established in 2020 by VIA and five regionally based higher education institutions in five European Union countries, and in 2022 three more partners joined it. The E3UDRES2 network aims to proactively promote regional development through excellent and people-centred education, applied research activities, and participation in innovation, working with a wide range of stakeholders.
The milestones of science development at ViA since 1996
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1996 |
Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences was founded |
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2006 |
The Institute of Sociotechnical Systems Engineering (SSII) was established |
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2009 |
The Virtual and Augmented Reality Laboratory was established – the first laboratory at ViA |
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2011 |
The doctoral study programme “Modelling of Sociotechnical Systems” was launched together with Rēzekne Academy of Technologies |
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2013 |
The Institute of Social, Economic and Humanitarian Studies (HESPI), was established |
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2015 |
ViA acquired the status of a scientific institution, as the institutes were integrated into the common ecosystem of ViA |
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2019 |
The UNESCO Chair “Biosphere and Man” was established under HESPI |
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2020 |
A joint doctoral programme “Economics and Business” was launched in cooperation with Rēzekne Academy of Technologies and Ventspils University of Applied Sciences |
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2020 |
European University Alliance E3UDRES2 was established |
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2022 |
The UNESCO Chair “Media, Information Literacy and Scientific Literacy” was established under HESPI |
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2023 |
Vidzeme Open Innovation Hub was established |
