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Support for Doctoral Students in Acquiring the Study Programme and Acquisition of the Scientific Degree at Rīga Stradiņš University (Stage One)
Project/agreement No.
2009/0147/1DP/1.1.2.1.2/09/IPIA/VIAA/009
Project funding
4 605 807.59 EUR, includind 4 299 521.38 EUR ESF funding and 306 286.21 EUR State budget co-funding
Project manager
Sandra Vasiļevska
Project realization
03.08.2009. - 30.08.2015.
Aim
Prepare competitive scientists and renew academic staff in the following thematic areas: health care and social welfare, social sciences, commercial sciences and law, as well as prepare specialists with the highest qualifications for Latvian universities, government institutions and knowledge-based companies
Description
Activities of the project
- Selection of applicants
- Scholarship award
- Quality support measures for doctoral studies (attending scientific conferences and organisation of training seminars)
The target group of the Project are Doctoral students, who are successfully studying in the following doctoral study programmed: Medicine, Pharmacy, Sociology and Law or in full-time or part-time studies in state budget funded or studies for tuition fee and scientific degree candidates, which have successfully completed a RSU doctoral study programmes and within 11 months shall prepare and submit for defence doctoral thesis in Doctoral Council. Target group is selected by competition
Results of the project
- 160 doctoral candidates have received European Social Fund scholarship
- 114 doctoral dissertations have been defended
- Doctoral candidates and scientific degree candidates have taken part in 279 scientific conferences
