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Moving beyond teaching and research: economic and social tasks of universities in Latvia

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  • Anda Adamsone-Fiskovica
  • Janis Kristapsons
  • Erika Tjunina
  • Inga Ulnicane-Ozolina

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As a small European country that joined the European Union in 2004 after being part of the USSR for half a century, Latvia and its system of higher education and research is continually adapting to changing conditions, both nationally and internationally. While it experienced a certain depression in the 1990s, conditioned by the reorientation from the principles and scale of the soviet system to the needs and resources of a small democratic country, more recently an upsurge exhibiting a more dynamic development can be observed. During the last decade, the universities in Latvia have undergone substantial transformations in respect of both their internal activities and the extending operations reaching out into society. This paper attempts to identify these emerging areas of activity, characterizing the relevant situation and the ways of coping with the existing challenges related to the new tasks faced by universities in the national context. Copyright , Beech Tree Publishing.

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  • Anda Adamsone-Fiskovica & Janis Kristapsons & Erika Tjunina & Inga Ulnicane-Ozolina, 2009. "Moving beyond teaching and research: economic and social tasks of universities in Latvia," Science and Public Policy, Oxford University Press, vol. 36(2), pages 133-137, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:scippl:v:36:y:2009:i:2:p:133-137
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    1. Agnieszka Klucznik-Tӧrő, 2021. "The New Progression Model of Entrepreneurial Education—Guideline for the Development of an Entrepreneurial University with a Sustainability Approach," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(20), pages 1-16, October.
    2. Lauma Muizniece, 2021. "University Autonomy and Commercialization of Publicly Funded Research: the Case of Latvia," Journal of the Knowledge Economy, Springer;Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET), vol. 12(3), pages 1494-1516, September.
    3. Martina Gaisch & Daniela Noemeyer & Regina Aichinger, 2019. "Third Mission Activities at Austrian Universities of Applied Sciences: Results from an Expert Survey," Publications, MDPI, vol. 7(3), pages 1-14, August.
    4. Pablo D’Este & Puay Tang & Surya Mahdi & Andy Neely & Mabel Sánchez-Barrioluengo, 2013. "The pursuit of academic excellence and business engagement: is it irreconcilable?," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 95(2), pages 481-502, May.
    5. Compagnucci, Lorenzo & Spigarelli, Francesca, 2020. "The Third Mission of the university: A systematic literature review on potentials and constraints," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 161(C).

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