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21.02.2025 
"School 2025" Exhibition, Kipsala, RIGA At the international education exhibition ‘School 2025’, on Friday, February 21, from 12:00 to 15:00, the launch event of the Swiss-Latvian Cooperation Programme ‘Applied Research’ titled “The Impossible is Possible” will take place. This event will bring together young people, scientists, and innovators to showcase how science can be a gateway to future career opportunities.
The opening event will be attended by the Ambassador of the Swiss Confederation to Latvia, Martin Michelet, the Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Education and Science of Latvia, Silvija Amatniece, as well as representatives from the Swiss-Latvian Cooperation Programme, the Ministry of Education and Science, the Latvian Council of Science (LZP), ‘Riga Tech Girls’, and project implementers from the University of Latvia (LU) Institute of Solid State Physics, Riga Technical
University, the Institute of Electronics and Computer Science, and others.
The event will be hosted by the improvisation group ‘Gandrīz draugi’ and will feature performances by popular musicians Edavārdi and Katō. Several interactive competitions on science-related topics will be held, where students will have the chance to win training sessions with RigaTechGirls, gift cards for science center visits, and strategic board games. Young people will also have the opportunity to meet the project implementers of the Swiss-Latvian Cooperation Programme and hear firsthand from scientists how international collaboration can help solve complex scientific challenges more efficiently, thereby contributing to national economic growth. Visitors will also have the opportunity to explore the Ministry of Education and Science’s science communication platform researchLatvia and view the traveling exhibition “Science for Latvia 2025,” which highlights 12 inspiring figures in Latvian science.
The Swiss-Latvian Cooperation Programme ‘Applied Research’ is implemented by the Ministry of Education and Science and the Latvian Council of Science. It funds two significant research projects.
Come and discover how science can change the world! The impossible becomes possible!
Event Details:
- Date and Time: February 21, 2025, from 12:00–15:00
- Location: Ķīpsala Exhibition Hall, ‘School 2025’ Open Stage
For More Information and Contacts:
Latvian Council of Science
Email: pasts@lzp.gov.lv or liene.berzina@lzp.gov.lv
Phone: +371 29257087, +371 28670057
