Development of Innovation centre in Ventspils city

Latvia (LV)

Project facts

Project promoter:
Ventspils municipal authority “Ventspils Digital centre”(LV)
Project Number:
LV-RESEARCH-0004
Status:
In implementation
Initial project cost:
€2,050,969
Donor Project Partners:
VilVite Science Centre
Bergen(NO)
Other Project Partners
Ventspils University(LV)
Programme:
Research and Education

More information

Description

The pre-defined project will focus on STEM with special attention to natural sciences and ICT. The activities include:

  • Developing education and training programmes for teachers on how to promote values of curiosity, innovation and entrepreneurship in a school environment;
  • Developing workshops, extracurricular activities and science camps and other outreach activities for pupils and students and others;
  • Developing ‘makerspace’ and ‘makerlabs’ and other interactive thematic exhibits, including acquiring necessary mobile equipment;
  • Evaluate activities and measure impact of the innovation centre on society.

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