Swiss – Latvian Cooperation Programme

Progress from 01.04.2013. to 31.03.2014.

• Progress report: Scholarship Fund - 3• Scholarship Fund – Sciex fellows’ event - 5• Approved applications 4th call: Scholarship Fund - 6• Approved applications 5th call: Scholarship Fund - 7• Financial progress: Scholarship Fund - 8• Research fields: Scholarship Fund - 9• Progress report: Swiss Researchers Activities in Latvia - 10• Financial progress: Swiss Researchers Activities in Latvia - 11• Research fields: Swiss Researchers Activities in Latvia - 12• Main applicants: Swiss Researchers Activities in Latvia - 13• Success story: Swiss Researchers Activities in Latvia - 14• Problems: Swiss Researchers Activities in Latvia - 15• Solutions: Swiss Researchers Activities in Latvia - 16

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– 3 completed projects until 31.12.2013.– 2* running projects from 2nd open call • 1 Doc.Cand. for 12 months• 1 Dr. for 12 months

– 5* running projects from 3rd open call • 2 Doc.Cand. for 12 months• 1 Doc.Cand. for 18 months• 2 Dr. for 12 months

* - figures on 31.01.2014.

Progress report:Scholarship Fund

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– Launch of 5th open call (01.09.2013. – 01.11.2013.) • 15 applications submitted• 4 applications approved (25.03.2013.)• other applications rejected due to received ranking “B” or “C”

– Launch of 6th (last) open call (01.01.2014. – 01.04.2014.) • 23 applications submitted (- 1 withdrawn)• Are being evaluated ―Four consultation days in 2013-2014―SEDA participation in Sciex fellows’ event and training

seminar organized by the CRUS on 15 and 16 October 2013 in Switzerland

Progress report:Scholarship Fund

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– 23 Sciex Fellows presented their project • 2 from Latvia (3rd call)

– Zane Metla – environmental sciences «New approaches for the biological control of forest insect pests»―Alīna Neščerecka – environmental sciences and

engineering«Assessment of biological stability in drinking water distribution networks with chlorine residuals»

http://www.crus.ch/information-programme/sciex-nms-ch/rn/sciex-fellows-event-2013/poster-session.html

Scholarship Fund - Sciex fellows’ event

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•5th open call

Approved applications 4th call: Scholarship Fund

Fellow Project Title Research field Home institution

Host Institution

D.Šulmane, Dr. Evaluation of Legal Norms - Challenges for Legislator

Legal sciences University of Latvia

University of Geneve

I.Birka, Dr.cand.

Dual Citizenship – Endangering or Strengthening the National Community?

Legal sciences University of Latvia

University of Lucerne

K.Siliņa, Dr. B Effector cell Subsets in Tumour Stroma – Rolein Anti-Tumour Cellular Immune Response

Medicine Latvian Biomedical research and study centre

University of Zurich

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Approved applications 5th call: Scholarship Fund

Fellow Project Title Research field Home institution

Host Institution

V.Sajadova, Dr. Consumer Insolvency Proceedings in the European Countries

Legal sciences University of Latvia University of Geneve

V.Zablockis, Dr. Magneto-Osmosis in Porous Structures

Physics Institute of Physics, University of Latvia

ETH Zurich

J.Kaminskis, Dr. Research on Earth Gravity by zenith cameras

Engineering sciences University of Latvia ETH Zurich

D.Bocharov, Dr. Study of Chromia-doped Uranium Dioxide

Physics Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia

Paul Scherrer Institute

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Financial progress: Scholarship Fund

Call No. Available sum per call

Utilized grant after call

Utilized grant vs. available per call

Call durationReceived/Approved/

Completed projects

1.886 233 337 167 38%

01.09.-01.11.2010. 5 / 3 / 3

2. 01.09.-01.11.2011. 5 / 2 / 2

3. 990 187 455 250 46% 01.09.-01.11.2012. 13 / 6 / 0

4.495 786

252 700 51% 01.01.-01.04.2013. 5 / 3 / 0

5. 710 035 377 200 53% 01.09.-01.11.2013. 15 / 4 / 0

6. 316 014 01.01.-01.04.2014. 23- received (- 1 withdrawn)

Total: 1 839 329* 1 422 317 77% 43 / 18 / 5

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18 approved in total:-Engineering sciences – 6 projects (this period – 1)-Legal and social sciences – 3 projects (this period – 3)-Environmental sciences – 3 projects-Physics – 3 projects (this period – 2)-Medicine – 2 projects (this period – 1)-Biology – 1 project

Research fields:Scholarship Fund

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Progress report: Swiss Researchers Activities in Latvia – Launch of 3rd (01.03.2013.-05.05.2013.) and 4th open call

(01.09.2013.)– The amendments to Rules of the Cabinet of Ministers Nr. 62 – from

01.09.2013. there is one call, which is open until all the subproject money (for the whole period) is used

– Funding contracted (for projects) until 31.03.2014. is 95 873 CHF (18,1% of the total fellowships’ funding)

– Seminars for applicants (15.04.2013. with 6 participants, 18.09.2013. with 3 participants, 20.09.2013. with 3 participants, 20.02.2014. with 5 participants)

– video material about the program (distributed among Swiss universities and scientific institutions electronically through regional offices, available on SEDA web page, Youtube)http://www.viaa.gov.lv/lat/starpvalstu_sadarbiiba/sveices_sadarbibas_programma/sveices_petnieki_latvija/

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Financial progress: Swiss Researchers Activities in Latvia

Call No. Available sum per call

Utilized grant after call

Utilized grant vs. available per

callCall duration

Received/Approved/Completed

1. 88 235 20 130 23% 01.03.-30.04.2012. 9 / 9 / 9

2. 101 856 14 105 14% 01.09.-01.11.2012. 8 / 7 / 7

3. 106 701 47 150 44% 01.03.-01.05.2013. 27 / 25 / 20

4. 448 026 14 398 3% 01.09.2013.- until the total grant amount is contracted 14 / 8 / 0

Total: 529 411 95 783 18% 58 / 49 / 36

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• Finances (micro and macro economy, business pshychology, business management, accountancy) - 23 lectures (this period – 19)

• Musical education – 12 lectures (this period – 7)• Veterinary medicine - 7 lectures (this period – 5)• Pedagogy - 7 lectures (this period – 4)• Environmental sciences - 1 lectures (this period – 1)• Mathematics - 2 lectures (this period – 1)

Research fields:Swiss Researchers Activities in Latvia

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• In Riga– School of Business and Finance – Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music– University of Latvia– Riga International School of Economics and Business

Administration

• In regions– Latvia University of Agriculture – Daugavpils University– Liepaja University

Main applicants:

Swiss Researchers Activities in Latvia

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• Project implemented by University of Latvia and Latvia University of Agriculture (as partners)

• Swiss researcher – Detlev Remy from Les Roches International School of Hotel Management

• Visited LV within this program repeatedly• Plans to come to LV for lectures againhttp://www.viaa.gov.lv/lat/starpvalstu_sadarbiiba/sveices_sadarbibas_programma/sveice_pieredzes/

pieredze_sveices_petnieki/?text_id=21228

Success story: Swiss Researchers Activities in Latvia

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• Difficulties in finding partners/contacts in Switzerland• Rank of Swiss researcher too high (professor, associate

professor, docent or senior researcher)• Min project period 5 days too long• Amount of scholarship to Swiss researcher insufficient

(daily allowance, accommodation, travel costs)• Payment conditions to final beneficiaries

unsatisfactory - advance payment 20 %, final payment – 80%

• Low interest, both, from Latvian and Swiss side

Problems: Swiss Researchers Activities in Latvia

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• Information to Swiss HEI and Scientific institutions about scientific environment and HEI in LV (video, informational support from VIAA)

• Reallocation of the funding to the Scholarship Fund, including extension of the implementation period

Annex 1, Point 2 of the Block Grant Agreement: «2. Insufficient quantity and quality of applications.If there is no sufficient demand, the remaining funds shall be re-

allocated to the scholarship fund.»

Solutions: Swiss Researchers Activities in Latvia

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