Latvian Christian Academy was approved as coordinating institution of the consortial NORDPLUS HIGHER EDUCATION project “WE-THINK: ACCELERATING SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOR SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY” (NPHE-2023/10257) (2023-2025). Consortial network and intensive course embraces Latvian Christian Academy, Kalipeda University (LT) and VID Specialized UNiversity (NO).
European Christian Academy was considered by Christian Social Work Association as innovative for social work development in Europe. Among social work specialists and educators from Norway, Wheaton College (USA), EHB (Germany), CHE (The Netherlands), CHAT (Poland), Partium (Romania) will give reports on Christian work innovations and foresights. European Christian Academy will report on importance of sytemic knowledge in anthropology which comes from Judeo-Christian revelation and Church fathers in Patristics. Innovation which streams from “antique” sources has become in society of risk we live in of great importance for professional client-oriented social work development in the 21st century. Reports will be given by prof. Skaidrīte Gūtmane, assist. prof. Guntis Dišlers, assist. prof. Dace Dolace. Mentioned teachers will take part in three workshops held in May 10-11, 2023, in The Netherlands. The conference is organized by University of Applied Sciences of Socoial Work (CHE) (The Netherlands). Two days together to exchange ideas, to network and to explore options for joint study programs.
75th anniversary of the State of Israel were celebrated in Riga, April 20, 2023. Ambassador of Israel HE Sharon Rappoport-Palgi in her address in both Latvian and English reminded rich historical and cultural links between Latvia and Israel, and sincerely welcomed all invited guests. Rector of European Christian Academy prof. Skaidrīte Gūtmane greeted the Ambassador […]
Colleagues from Klaipeda University (Lithuania) – academic prorector prof. Sonata Mačiulskyte, prof. Rita Vaičekaskaute and prof. Elvyra Aciene from Chair of Social work visited the Academy. Several important questions were discussed: consortium for Doctoral studies in social work (in cooperation between the Academy, Klaipeda University and Lapland University, Finland); mobility of staff and students within the ERASMUS+ framework; lectures of prof. Rita Vaičekaskaute on social work methodology at European Christian Academy.
Think-tank discussion of the “Semaines Sociales de France” (IXE-Group) was organized in Vilnius (Lithuania) was held in April 21-22, 2023 on topic “What Hope for Europe?” Rector of ECA prof. Skaidīite Gūtmane is member of the think-tank group and she gave a presentation for the discussion.
EC-EZA (“European Center for Workers’ Questions”) hosted conference on AI and new forms and policy of employment, and minimal wages, March 21-22, 2023. European Christian Academy was represented by prof. Skaidrīte Gūtmane, prof. Astra Danenfelte, as. prof. Guntis Dišlers.
In February 13-16, 2023, Christian Academy in cooperation with Israel Embassy in Latvia, Ambassador Mrs. Sharon Rappoport-Palgi, organized lectures on Anthropologcial questions in Babylonian Talmud, the most important text of Judaism by world-famous judaist prof. Haim Weiss (Ben-Gurion University in the Negev, Israel) at Aula Minor of University of Latvia.
Lectures attracted professionals from helping professions – social workers, social pedagogues, religious scientists historians of culture, policy makers.
One week intensive course opened up possibility to discuss modern issue of human identity crisis. The discussions were held in a very welcoming atmosphere, clarified many questions of modern philosophy and history of reveleation given to Jews.
European Christian Academy has cooperation agreement with Ben-Gurion University in the Negev and Centre of Jewish Studies.
By this we sincerely thank Israel Embassy in Latvia for making this event possible!
Meeting with prof. Radu Preda from Babes-Bolyai University (Romania) was organized in the Byzantine Cabinet at European Christian Academy in February 12-14, 2023. Prof. Preda presented lecture “Personality: Interdisciplinary approach (psychology, theology, anthropology)”. The audience were students of the Theology study programs from ECA and other theological institutions, students of caritative social work, teachers from […]