International cooperation

NORDPLUS meeting in Tartu, Estonia

The annual administrative meeting of the international NORDPLUS project „Climate Symbols in Theology and Art” was held in Tartu, Estonia, September 29-30. LChrA is coordinating institution of project which embraces partnering theological and art universities from Norway, Sweden, Finland, Estonia and Lithuania. Members of the academic ECTA network discussed contents of the Proceedings as well […]

15th congress of RENOVABIS in Freising

Rector of LChrA Dr. S. Gūtmane and coordinator of international projects B. Soloveja attended the 15th congress of Roman Catholic organization RENOVABIS, September 1-3, Freising (DE). The title of the congress: „Structural changes in countryside – experience from Central and Eastern Europe”.

Cooperation agreements with EU universities

Following changes in the Law of higher education (July 14, 2011) Latvian Christian Academy has signed several agreements with accredited European universities about work of visiting professors and lecturers at the Academy in all its study programmes. Eight agreements have been signed.

Visiting Orthodox Academy of Crete

Rector of LChrA Dr S.Gūtmane, Icon painter B.Soloveja and assist. prof. G.Dišlers visited Orthodox Academy of Crete in August 18. Perspectives of cooperation between the two academies were discussed with the head of the Institute of Theology and Ecology, OAC, Dr Lucas Andrianos, and visit of the General director of OAC Dr Dr Kenanidis Konstantinos […]

New Honorary Doctors of the Latvian Christian Academy

Solemn Latvian Christian Academy Senate meeting was held in December 10 when two people were awarded with the Honorary Doctor of the LChrA (Doctor Honoris Causa) degree. Eskil Albertsson (Swedish Alliance Mission) and Jan Gossner (former organizer of Diaconal work across Europe, lecturer and pastor; Norway). Cooperation with Swedish and Norwegians partners started back in […]

Visit of the French Senior Group at the Academy

Leaders of the French organization „Senior Group” visited the Academy in December 2 – the President Mr. N.Kobliakov and Executive secretary Mr. V.Vexler. They met the Rector of the Academy Mrs. S. Gūtmane and discussed possible lecture courses for students. The lecture course in „Organization and forms of social entrepreneurship” (The organization of non-governmental senior-care […]

LCA is coordinating the NORDPLUS project

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 […]

Semaines Sociales de France session in Paris

The 85th French „Social week” was held in Paris, November 26-28, organized by prestigious “Semaines Sociales de France”. The congress dealt with migration issues: „Migration: a future to build together”. The congress was opened by the President of SSF Mr. J.Vignon. Economic, sociological and philosophical aspects of migration were analyzed by European-level experts: Ph.Bernard, journalist […]

Master class and icon exhibition of Yaroslavl icon painting school in LCA in October-November 2010

An Icon exhibition of icon painters of Yaroslavl Iconography School Alexander and Olga Kalinin (Yaroslavl, Russia) was held in LChrA, 30.10.-12.11.2010.

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.