GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF HANSE-PARLAMENT AND OTHER EVENTS IN RIGA
on 04. and 05. September 2024
Dear Members and Partners,
We are delighted by the positive response to our invitation for the 2024 General Assembly of the Hanse-Parlament and associated events in Riga. These two days promise to be an exceptional opportunity for knowledge exchange and mutual learning. Please find enclosed the detailed agenda and programme for all events.
The General Assembly is divided into three distinct parts:
- Future Projects (9:00 – 13:00): An interactive session focused on upcoming initiatives, allowing for extensive discussion and exchange of ideas
- Formal Proceedings (14:00 – 15:00): Covering essential matters such as the annual report and welcoming new members.
- Prosper BSR Conference (15:00 – 17:30): Ukrainians into the labour markets, featuring guest speakers
Detailed agenda of the events in Riga
| Time | Event | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Welcome coffee | University of Latvia, Raiņa bulvāris 19 Riga |
| 09:00 – 13:00 | Informal General Assembly (1): Workshop with HP members on running projects and future project work | Room: Senat Hall, University of Latvia, Raiņa bulvāris 19 Riga |
| 09:00 – 13:00 | Project Workshop DIG-CON Project | Room: The Great Hall, University of Latvia, Raiņa bulvāris 19 Riga |
| 09:00 – 13:00 | Project Workshop BA&VET Project | Room: Professors Club, University of Latvia, Raiņa bulvāris 19 Riga |
| 09:00 – 13:00 | Final Project Workshop 3LoE Project | Room 4: Conference Room of Law Faculty, University of Latvia, Raiņa bulvāris 19 Riga |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch | University of Latvia, Raiņa bulvāris 19 Riga Auditorium No. 5, which is located inside the Great Hall (entrance via the Great Hall, except for persons with impaired mobility) |
| 14:00 – 15:00 | Formal General Assembly (2): Hanse-Parlament | Room: The Great Hall, University of Latvia, Raiņa bulvāris 19 Riga |
| 15:00 – 17:30 | Conference with General Assembly (3) on integration of Ukrainians into the labour markets (Prosper BSR) | Room: The Great Hall, University of Latvia, Raiņa bulvāris 19 Riga |
| 17:30 – 19:00 | Free time | – |
| 19:00 – 22:00 | Dinner in the center of Riga | Restaurant Gutenbergs Terase, Doma Laukums 1 Riga |
| Thursday, 05 September 2024 | ||
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Welcome coffee | Riga Stradiņš University, Dzirciema iela 16 Riga |
| 09:00 – 10:30 | Final conference of the 3LoE Project “Qualification, entrepreneurship and innovation in the Green Economy” – part 1 | Room: Hippocrates Lecture Hall, Riga Stradiņš University, Dzirciema iela 16 Riga |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee break | Riga Stradiņš University, Dzirciema iela 16 Riga |
| 11:00 – 12:00 | Final conference of the 3LoE Project “Qualification, entrepreneurship and innovation in the Green Economy” – part 2 | Room: Hippocrates Lecture Hall, Riga Stradiņš University, Dzirciema iela 16 Riga |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch | Riga Stradiņš University, Dzirciema iela 16 Riga |
| 13:00 – 15:30 | Final conference of the 3LoE Project “Qualification, entrepreneurship and innovation in the Green Economy” – part 3 | Room: Hippocrates Lecture Hall, Riga Stradiņš University, Dzirciema iela 16 Riga |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Coffee break | Riga Stradiņš University, Dzirciema iela 16 Riga |
| 16:00 – 16:30 | Bus transfer to the Latvian Ethnographic Open Air Museum | Meeting point at the backside of the university |
| 16:30 – 19:00 | Excursion to the Latvian Ethnographic Open Air Museum | Latvian Ethnographic Open Air Museum, Brīvdabas iela 21 Riga |
| 19:00 – 22:00 | Dinner at the Priedes krogs restaurant | Latvian Ethnographic Open Air Museum, Brīvdabas iela 440 Riga |
| 22:15 – 22:45 | Bus transfer to the hotels | Latvian Ethnographic Open Air Museum, Brīvdabas iela 21 Riga |
Agenda for the formal part of the general assembly
Agenda for the formal part of the general assembly
Venue: University of Latvia,
Raiņa bulvāris 19 Riga.
Room The Great Hall.
Agenda:
- Welcome
- Formalities, quorum
- Report, Discussion and Resolution of annual accounts of the Hanse-Parlament and Baltic Sea Academy for 2023
- Finalisation of merger Hanse-Parlament and the Baltic Sea Academy
- Presentation and vote on new members
- Review of the work done so far and proposals for future cooperation
- Planning of upcoming events
- AOB
Programme of the conference “Qualification, entrepreneurship and innovation in the Green Economy”
Time: 09:00 – 15:30
Venue: Riga Stradiņš University, Dzirciema iela 16 Riga. Room Hippocrates Lecture Hall.
“Qualification, entrepreneurship and innovation in the Green Economy”
Meeting the challenges in the fields of energy, climate and environmental protection requires comprehensive reorientation and forward-looking innovations. These tasks must be mastered by SMEs against the background of the following problems:
- blatant & growing shortage of skilled workers
- large qualification deficits, especially in the Green Economy
- loss of attractiveness & low qualification of school-based VET
- low rates of further training & insufficient orientation of offers to SME needs
- ageing of entrepreneurs & high, growing shortage of young people (demographic change)
- failure of business transfers & low rates of business start-ups
- low innovation rates & insufficient productivity
- not enough cooperation between universities and SMEs & a lack of teaching geared to SME needs
- comparably low internationalization of SMEs & many vocational training providers
To meet these challenges, 22 partners from 7 countries have developed, practically tested and implemented concrete measures for the promotion of SMEs to secure the demand for skilled labour and entrepreneurs, to emphatically improve qualifications and to promote innovation. These particularly successful results, which can be utilised free of charge, will be presented and discussed at the conference.
| 08:30 – 09:00 Welcome coffee and international exchange of experiences |
| 09:00 – 09:45 Greetings |
| Welcome speech by Dr. Max Hogeforster, Chairman of the Hanse-Parlament |
| Greeting by Ilze Saleniece, Acting State Secretary, Director of the Department of Policy Initiatives and Development, Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Latvia |
| Welcome speech by Prof. Dr. Dins Šmits, Vice Rector of Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte |
| Greeting by Assoc. Prof. Dr. iur. Karina Palkova, Dean Faculty of Social Sciences, Riga Stradins University |
| Greeting by Diāna Karaša, President of the Latvijas Amatniecibas kamera |
| Greeting by Agris Ruperts, Director of Liepājas Valsts tehnikums |
| 09:45 – 10:30 Three-level Centres of Vocational Excellence |
| Overview eight Centres of Vocational Excellence in the Green Economy, Anna Maria Czarny, Project Manager Hanse-Parlament, Germany |
| Development, work, and experiences of the Lithuanian Centre of Vocational Excellence, Dr. Saulius Zybartas, Director of Business and Hospitality Training Centre VESK, Lithuania |
| Experiences and successes of transnational cooperation, Maëla Barçon, Project Manager Hanse-Parlament, Germany |
| Discussion |
| 10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break and international exchange of experiences |
| 11:00 – 12:00 Support and qualification measures for initial vocational training |
| Overview activities and results, Maëla Barçon, Project Manager Hanse-Parlament, Germany |
| “Ecologic Solutions in Logistics” technician training, Barbara Zakrzewska, Director Tadeusz Tanski Mechanical and Logistics School Complex, Poland |
| Educational counselling and training for teachers and trainers in SMEs, Anna Cabedo, Departament d’Educació de la Generalitat de Catalunya & David Millet, Institut Pere Martell, Spain |
| Discussion |
| 12:00 -13:00 Business lunch and international exchange of experiences |
| 13:00 – 13:45 Support and qualification measures for further vocational training |
| Overview activities and results, Christian Wildt, Project Director, Hanse-Parlament, Germany |
| Service Technician, Nikolaus Schrümpf, Project Manager, Wirtschafts-Förderungsinstitut der Wirtschaftskammer Steiermark, Austria |
| Discussion |
| 13:45 – 14:45 Support and qualification measures for higher education and promoting innovation |
| Panel discussion Dual Bachelor programsDr. Max Hogeforster, Chairman of the Hanse-Parlament, GermanyMarek Łukasik, Vice-Rector of the Uniwersytet Pomorski w Słupsku, PolandDr. Jurgita Lieponienė, Deputy Director, Panevėžio kolegija, LithuaniaProf. Dr. oec. Tatjana Muravska at the Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte, Latvia Prof. Dr. Joachim von Kiedrowski, Vice-Rector Berufliche Hochschule Hamburg, Germany |
| Research and development work for SMEs, Dr. Filippo Corsini, Researcher Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna University Sant’Anna of Pisa, Italy |
| Discussion |
| 14:45 – 15:30 Political strategies for shaping the future |
| Panel discussion Political strategiesDr. Max Hogeforster, Chairman Hanse-Parlament, GermanyDI Heidrun Bichler-Ripfel, Director of the Institut für angewandte Gewerbeforschung der Wirtschaftskammer Österreich, Austria |
| Discussion |
| 15:30 End of the conference |