The 2010 has been announced as the year of Climate changes by European Commission to call more attention to ecological issues. Christian Academy responded with the project „Climate symbols in art and theology” and became a NORDPLUS project coordinator within the project cluster „Nets of higher education”. The first meeting of the ECTA net was […]
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LCA is coordinating the NORDPLUS project
An exhibition „Christmas Symbols in Art and Theology”
Was opened in the Jūrmala Culture Centre in November 30. The opening was attended by artists, students of the Academy, local artists, journalists and foreign guests (Tenu Lehtsaar – Estonia, Kirsti Nenye – Finland, Bjorn Øyvind Fjeld – Norway, Saulus Jarašius and Vaidas Mationis – Lithuania).
Day of social dialogue with Baltic experts in the LChrA in November 9
The seminar was held with financial support of European Commission and it had twofold goals: to analyze the new Latvian Government’s Declaration from the perspective of Lisabon strategy and to discuss the job policy in Europe and the place of Latvia in it. Seminar participants welcomed the former Eurocomisar Mr Partho Pronk – curator of […]
Accreditation expertise at the Academy
Commission of experts from the centre of the Higher Education Quality Assurance worked at the LChrA in October 21 – 22. The Commission was led by prof. J.Zaļkalns (Riga Stradiņš University), members – prof. T. Lehtsaar (University of Tartu), prof. R.Kokins, dean of the Faculty of Theology, Latvian University, and representative of Latvian Students’ Concil […]
Guests from Mullsjö Folkhögskola
Young artists led by Pär Gunnarsson from Mullsjö Folkhögskola (Sweden) visited Latvian Christian Academy in October 13. Mullsjö Folkhögskola is a long-term partner of the Academy in several international projects.
Beginning of the new school year
The new school year at the Latvian Christian Academy started with prayer in the Chapel in September 13. Rector of the Academy prof. S.Gūtmane emphasized special attitude of the Academy to knowledge – for us it means reaching for something more than just mundane life, knowledge inseparably tied to the Truth found and revealed in […]
14th congress of RENOVABIS in September 2-4
Rector of the LChrA prof. S.Gūtmane and project manager B.Soloveja attended the 14th congress of German Catholic organization RENOVABIS in Freising, Germany, September 2-4. The main theme of the Congress was “Ecology in Central and Eastern Europe”. The Mass was conducted by the the just-introduced Archbishop of Roman Catholic Church in Latvia HE Z.Stankēvičs. Among […]
Parliament session held at the Academy
The outgoing session of the Committee of Social and employment matters of the Latvian Parliament was held in Latvian Christian Academy in June 18, governed by the Chairman Mrs. Aija Barča (Doctor Honoris Causa). The potential of educators for further development of the State and further cooperation between the Academy, State institutions and the Church […]