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Two new MA study programmes launched at the Latvian Academy of Culture together with Riga Technical University and in cooperation with Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences

In August, 2020 the Latvian Academy of Culture is planning to launch two new international MA programmes ‘Growth Management and Creative Industry’ and ‘Cultural Heritage Governance and Communication’. Both programmes are developed within the framework of the European Structural Funds project ‘Development of New Study Programmes for the labour market of the cultural and creative industries sector (No. 8.2.1.0/18/A/018)’ and are under the process of licencing.

Call for applications for the 6th annual Baltic Sea Region History Conference until March 31, 2020

Baltic Sea Region Film History Conference is an annual international event; it aims to bring together film scholars and researchers, who analyse the film history of the Baltic Sea Region. The conference seeks to share the insights of the latest findings and to promote film cultures of this yet often unacknowledged region. One of the aims of the conference is to encourage scholars to develop international cooperation in historical and theoretical research of Baltic cinemas. The main organisers of the VI Conference is the Latvian Academy of Culture, in partnership with Lithuanian Theatre and Music Academy, and Film Archive of the National Archives of Estonia.

Teachers of general education invited to apply for the professional development conference Film and Media for Education

On April 17 and 18, 2020 the Latvian National Library will host the second film and media literacy conference for teachers, organized by the Latvian Academy of Culture and the UNESCO Department of Media and Information Literacy of the University of Latvia in cooperation with partners from Estonia, Lithuania, Denmark and Finland. The target audience of the conference are teachers of general education representing all disciplines and fields of study, as the information and materials offered within the seminar are universal and can be integrated into any subject, be it history, literature, math or sciences.

Spanish film festival at the Latvian Academy of Culture

The first annual Spanish Film Festival of the Latvian Academy of Culture will take place from February 21until March 4, 2020. The event is organized by the Department of Intercultural Communication and Foreign Languages and the National Film School of the Latvian Academy of Culture, with the support of the Spanish Embassy in Riga and the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID). All screenings will be in Spanish with English subtitles. Venue: National Film School of the Latvian Academy of Culture (17 Elijas Street, 3rd Floor. Entrance is free of charge.

Call for papers for the International scientific conference “Impacts of Arts and Cultural Education: Arguments and Evidence“

In the last two decades, considerable evidence has been accumulated on the multiple benefits of cultural and art education for children, young people and adults – contributing to their innovation capacity, creativity, collaboration and critical thinking skills, improving mental health of individuals, cohesion of communities and more. Arts and cultural education is increasingly discussed not only in terms of intrinsically valuable personal development of individuals, but as a broader societal issue, e.g. of social justice: as a right to equal access to opportunities vital for life and work in the 21st century.