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ZOOM IN 3 - EdTech galleries and the future of education
In this third Zoom In of the NextGen Microcities project, the UIA expert Fabio Sgaragli interviews the key people behind the development of the new Sc...NextGen Microcities - Next Generation Micro Cities of Europe
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ZOOM IN 2 - The 7 challenges of implementing innovation in cities
In this second Zoom In of the NextGen Microcities project, the UIA expert Fabio Sgaragli interviews Laura Codere, Project Manager of the project. This...NextGen Microcities - Next Generation Micro Cities of Europe
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Ventspils, Valmiera and the quest to attract foreign investments in European Microcities
In this article we look at results on the project’s line of activity concerning Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) attraction in Ventspils and Valmiera...NextGen Microcities - Next Generation Micro Cities of Europe
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Journal N. 3 - NextGen Microcities
NextGen Microcities has formally ended as an UIA funded experimentation after three years of hard work. For one more year, partners are committed to k...NextGen Microcities - Next Generation Micro Cities of Europe
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Future of work and future of education: STEM, EdTech and the case of the NextGen Microcities project
Latvia is still affected by a structural deficit of STEM professionals in the job market. The challenge to leapfrog the country into a digital transfo...NextGen Microcities - Next Generation Micro Cities of Europe
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NextGen Microcities ends, but it is just the beginning
After three years of hard work, after the summer the team started to wrap up final activities, and organized the grand finale event in Ventspils on 13...NextGen Microcities - Next Generation Micro Cities of Europe
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Ventspils University of Applied Sciences has developed several innovative products to improve the study process
Within the framework of the project “Next Generation Micro Cities of Europe,” Ventspils University of Applied Sciences has developed several innovativ...NextGen Microcities - Next Generation Micro Cities of Europe
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Valmiera Vocational Training Center keeps attracting more talents from across Latvia.
A total of 213 students have enrolled in the Valmiera Vocational Training Center (VVTC) this year. It is 34% more than the last ten years’ average. Th...NextGen Microcities - Next Generation Micro Cities of Europe
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Why students’ engagement in creating digital content matters – the marketing approach of Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences
In spring 2020, the marketing team of Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences accepted the challenge to test the new marketing approach and pass over t...NextGen Microcities - Next Generation Micro Cities of Europe
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The Next Generation European micro-cities Ventspils and Valmiera will share their experience, lessons learned, and conclusions on the innovations introduced in urban development.
On October 13, 2021, the closing conference of the unique Project in Latvia and the Baltics, “Europe’s Next Generation Micro Cities”, will occur onlin...NextGen Microcities - Next Generation Micro Cities of Europe
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LIVIN as a tool to attract new specialists in Ventspils city
Attracting highly qualified specialists in Latvian municipalities has always been a topical issue. Attracting qualified specialists in smaller cities ...NextGen Microcities - Next Generation Micro Cities of Europe
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Makerspaces in Valmiera and Ventspils. Creating a community and new opportunities in microcities.
Makerspace is not a new concept. In Europe and elsewhere in the world, we have seen their upswing in recent decades. Microcities Valmiera and Ventspil...NextGen Microcities - Next Generation Micro Cities of Europe
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NextGen Microcities boosts career development guidance
There is much that can be done to support employability, and public administrations can play an important role in that. They can do so not just by des...NextGen Microcities - Next Generation Micro Cities of Europe
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Prototyping innovation: enabling the future one step at a time
Digital and physical are blending through a transformation of atoms in pixels and vice versa. Cities can play a role in enabling this transformation f...NextGen Microcities - Next Generation Micro Cities of Europe
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Prototyping Workshop in Ventspils!
In October 2020 the Foundation “Ventspils High Technology Park” opened a Prototyping Workshop in Ventspils in cooperation with “Aspired” Ltd. and the ...NextGen Microcities - Next Generation Micro Cities of Europe
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The city of Valmiera, Latvia, introduces a strategy for developing industrial territories
In Valmiera, Latvia, partners from the public, private, non-governmental, and education sectors have worked together for more than a year to develop a...NextGen Microcities - Next Generation Micro Cities of Europe
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NextGen Microcities tests innovative approaches to match the demand for ICT talents in the job market
In this article, we focus on project’s activities that have the ambition to demonstrate what can be done to facilitate the match with the growing dema...NextGen Microcities - Next Generation Micro Cities of Europe
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Valmiera Vocational Training Center introduces the 3D Virtual Cave, the only such 3D virtual laboratory in Eastern Europe.
On September 22, at a special opening event at Valmiera Vocational Training Center, the ribbon was cut, opening the 3D Virtual Cave in the programming...NextGen Microcities - Next Generation Micro Cities of Europe
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Ventspils and Valmiera pilot innovative EdTech solutions to prepare young people for the future of work
As this article is being published, four NextGen partners are launching new initiatives where technology becomes a tool for educating younger generati...NextGen Microcities - Next Generation Micro Cities of Europe
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The City of Ventspils approves a new FDI strategy within the context of the NextGen Microcities project
Ventspils just produced a strategy paper, highlighting its new Foreign Direct Investment strategy, and this article presents it in the context of FDIs...NextGen Microcities - Next Generation Micro Cities of Europe
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Valmiera opens DARE, the makerspace for creative ideas and new opportunities
At the end of February, the makerspace DARE (Latvian – Valmieras koprades darbnīca DARE) opened its doors in Valmiera. It provides anyone interested w...NextGen Microcities - Next Generation Micro Cities of Europe
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NextGen Microcities Journal 1: First steps for Ventspils and Valmiera
UIA Expert Fabio Sgaragli reveals how “the ambition of the NextGen Microcities project is to develop a blueprint model for enhancing both the demand a...NextGen Microcities - Next Generation Micro Cities of Europe
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Six business innovation projects have been successfully implemented
Six approved business innovation projects have been successfully implemented within the support program ACORN. Find out more about these projects!...NextGen Microcities - Next Generation Micro Cities of Europe
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Ventspils successfully started retraining activities for ICT industry
From June 29th to July 20th, Ventspils hosted a Java Scrip React software training, one of the activities of retraining activities in the project “Nex...NextGen Microcities - Next Generation Micro Cities of Europe
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Well-considered and informed career choice is encouraged in Valmiera
Within the framework of the “Next Generation Micro Cities of Europe” project, two career support activities were carried out in Valmiera in 2019 to ma...NextGen Microcities - Next Generation Micro Cities of Europe
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ACORN, a municipal financial scheme, supports six business innovation projects
The evaluation of project applications of the innovation support programme ACORN (ZĪLE in Latvian) took place last June. From a total of 12 applicatio...NextGen Microcities - Next Generation Micro Cities of Europe
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Municipal leaders and experts discuss innovation in urban development
On 6 June Ventspils gathered city leaders and city development specialists from all over Latvia. During the discussion event “Next Generation Innovati...NextGen Microcities - Next Generation Micro Cities of Europe
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