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Turība University
Turība University ( lv, Biznesa augstskola „Turība”; formerly known as the Turība School of Business Administration) is the largest business school in Latvia. The university was established in 1993. It has five branches located in Liepāja, Cēsis, Talsi and Jēkabpils. Faculties The university consists of four faculties with main study directions – business administration, law, international tourism, and communication. It runs a total of 25 study programmes, which include Professional Bachelors Program, Professional Masters Program and Doctoral study program. * Faculty of Business Administration (dean - Zane Drinke, Dr.oec., professor) * Faculty of Law (dean - Jānis Načisčionis, Dr.iur., Assoc. professor) * Faculty of International Tourism (dean - Agita Doniņa, MBA., lecturer) * Faculty of Communication (dean - Andris Pētersons, Mg.hist., Dr.sc.soc., Assoc. professor) International action The professional bachelor study programme Management of Tourism ...
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Riga
Riga (; lv, Rīga , liv, Rīgõ) is the capital and largest city of Latvia and is home to 605,802 inhabitants which is a third of Latvia's population. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the Baltic Sea. Riga's territory covers and lies above sea level, on a flat and sandy plain. Riga was founded in 1201 and is a former Hanseatic League member. Riga's historical centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, noted for its Art Nouveau/Jugendstil architecture and 19th century wooden architecture. Riga was the European Capital of Culture in 2014, along with Umeå in Sweden. Riga hosted the 2006 NATO Summit, the Eurovision Song Contest 2003, the 2006 IIHF Men's World Ice Hockey Championships, 2013 World Women's Curling Championship and the 2021 IIHF World Championship. It is home to the European Union's office of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC). In 2017, it was named the European Region of Gastrono ...
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United Nations
The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations. It is the world's largest and most familiar international organization. The UN is headquartered on international territory in New York City, and has other main offices in Geneva, Nairobi, Vienna, and The Hague (home to the International Court of Justice). The UN was established after World War II with the aim of preventing future world wars, succeeding the League of Nations, which was characterized as ineffective. On 25 April 1945, 50 governments met in San Francisco for a conference and started drafting the UN Charter, which was adopted on 25 June 1945 and took effect on 24 October 1945, when the UN began operations. Pursuant to the Charter, the organization's objectives include maintaining internationa ...
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President Of Latvia
The president of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Valsts prezidents ) is head of state and commander-in-chief of the National Armed Forces of the Republic of Latvia. The term of office is four years. Before 1999, it was three years. The president may be elected any number of times, but not more than twice in a row. In the event of the vacancy in the office of the president, the speaker of the Saeima assumes the duties of the president. For example, after the death of Jānis Čakste the speaker of the Saeima, Pauls Kalniņš, was acting president briefly in 1927, before a new president could be elected. Unlike his Estonian counterpart, the Latvian president's role is not entirely ceremonial. However, the president is not as powerful as the president of Lithuania. Unlike in Estonia, the president shares executive power with the cabinet and prime minister. However, the president is not politically responsible for carrying out all duties, and all presidential orders must be countersigned by ...
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Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga
Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga (born 1 December 1937) is a Latvian politician who served as the sixth President of Latvia from 1999 to 2007. She is the first woman to hold the post. She was elected President of Latvia in 1999 and re-elected for the second term in 2003. Dr. Vaira Freiberga is a professor and interdisciplinary scholar, having published eleven books and numerous articles, essays and book chapters in addition to her extensive speaking engagements. As President of the Republic of Latvia 1999–2007, she was instrumental in achieving membership in the European Union and NATO for her country. She is active in international politics, was named Special Envoy to the Secretary General on United Nations reform and was official candidate for UN Secretary General in 2006. She remains active in the international arena and continues to speak in defense of liberty, equality and ''social'' justice, and for the need of Europe to acknowledge the whole of its history. She is a well-known p ...
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Saeima
The Saeima () is the parliament of the Republic of Latvia. It is a unicameral parliament consisting of 100 members who are elected by proportional representation, with seats allocated to political parties which gain at least 5% of the popular vote. Elections are scheduled to be held once every four years, normally on the first Saturday of October. The most recent elections were held in October 2022. The President of Latvia can dismiss the Saeima and request early elections. The procedure for dismissing it involves substantial political risk to the president, including a risk of loss of office. On 28 May 2011 president Valdis Zatlers decided to initiate the dissolution of the Saeima, which was approved in a referendum, and the Saeima was dissolved on 23 July 2011. The current Speaker of the Saeima is Edvards Smiltēns of the United List party. History and etymology The Saeima traces its origins to the Sejm of the Kingdom of Poland, which led to the creation of the Sejm (S ...
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Ilona Jurševska
Ilona Jurševska (born 20 August 1970) is a Latvian politician, member of the Latvian Farmers' Union and the incumbent The incumbent is the current holder of an office or position, usually in relation to an election. In an election for president, the incumbent is the person holding or acting in the office of president before the election, whether seeking re-ele ... Minister of Welfare of Latvia since 3 November 2010. References 1970 births Living people People from Līvāni Municipality Latvian Farmers' Union politicians Ministers of Welfare of Latvia Deputies of the 11th Saeima Women government ministers of Latvia Women deputies of the Saeima University of Liepāja alumni {{Latvia-politician-stub 21st-century Latvian women politicians ...
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2016 Summer Olympics
) , nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams) , athletes = 11,238 , events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines) , opening = 5 August 2016 , closing = 21 August 2016 , opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer , cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima , stadium = Maracanã Stadium (ceremonies), Estádio Olímpico João Havelange (athletics competition) , summer_prev = London 2012 , summer_next = Tokyo 2020 , winter_prev = Sochi 2014 , winter_next = Pyeongchang 2018 The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events in some sports beginning on 3 August. Rio de Janeiro was announced as the host city at the 121st IOC Session in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 2 October 2009. 11,238 athletes from 207 nations took part in the 2016 G ...
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Ilona Marhele
Ilona Marhele (born 5 April 1986) is a Latvian long distance runner Long may refer to: Measurement * Long, characteristic of something of great duration * Long, characteristic of something of great length * Longitude (abbreviation: long.), a geographic coordinate * Longa (music), note value in early music men ... who specialises in the marathon. She competed in the women's marathon event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. References External links * * * * 1986 births Living people Latvian female long-distance runners Latvian female marathon runners Place of birth missing (living people) Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Latvia {{Latvia-athletics-bio-stub ...
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European Law Faculties Association
European, or Europeans, or Europeneans, may refer to: In general * ''European'', an adjective referring to something of, from, or related to Europe ** Ethnic groups in Europe ** Demographics of Europe ** European cuisine, the cuisines of Europe and other Western countries * ''European'', an adjective referring to something of, from, or related to the European Union ** Citizenship of the European Union ** Demographics of the European Union In publishing * ''The European'' (1953 magazine), a far-right cultural and political magazine published 1953–1959 * ''The European'' (newspaper), a British weekly newspaper published 1990–1998 * ''The European'' (2009 magazine), a German magazine first published in September 2009 *''The European Magazine'', a magazine published in London 1782–1826 *''The New European'', a British weekly pop-up newspaper first published in July 2016 Other uses * * Europeans (band), a British post-punk group, from Bristol See also * * * Europe (disam ...
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EURASHE
EURASHE (European Association of Institutions in Higher Education) is a members' based organisation gathering universities of applied sciences, university colleges, as well as national and sectorial associations and other higher education institutions that offer programmes with a strong involvement of the world of work and conduct applied research within the Bologna cycles. The association was founded in Patras, Greece in 1990. It has the status of a non-profit international association under Belgian law. It is a consultative member of the Bologna Process, a member of the Bologna Follow-up Group and of its Board. It also cooperates with other representative organisations involved in European higher education such as the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education, European University Association, and European Students' Union. See also * European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education * European Students' Union * European University Associatio ...
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Association To Advance Collegiate Schools Of Business
The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, also known as AACSB International, is an American professional organization. It was founded as the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business in 1916 to provide accreditation to schools of business, and was later known as the American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business and as the International Association for Management Education. Not all members of the association are accredited; it does not accredit for-profit schools. In 2016 it was denied recognition by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, and later withdrew from membership;Recognition Decision Summary: AACSB International The Asso ...
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University Network Of The European Capitals Of Culture
The University Network of the European Capitals of Culture(UNeECC), an international non-profit association, was founded upon the initiative of thUniversity of Pécsin Pécs, Hungary in December 2006 by 15 founding members. UNeECC invites memberships in three different categories: * Full Membership: universities from cities of the European Capitals of Culture * Associate Membership: universities from applicant cities * Supportive Membership: all others, including cities and cultural organizations with parallel interests ThSecretariat of UNEECCis at the University of Pécs in Hungary. General Assemblies and Annual Conferences # 2007: Sibiu �’Town and Gown’# 2008: Liverpool �’ Whose Culture(?)’# 2009: Vilnius �’Innovation, Creativity and Culture’# 2010: Pécs # 2011: Antwerpbr># 2012: Mariborbr># 2013: Marseillebr>Seventh Interdisciplinary Conference of the University Network of the European Capitals of Culture# 2014: Umeå # 2015: Plzeň # 2016: Wrocław In 2007 t ...
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