Research directions: FUTURE OF EDUCATION AND COMPETENCES

FUTURE OF EDUCATION AND COMPETENCES

The research direction within social sciences covering such topics as assessment Higher Education stakeholders needs, professional development for educators, curriculum innovation and design, industry-academia collaboration, investigation and evaluation of practices to measure the attainment of 21st century skills among students, effective leadership within HEIs, studies on the role of technology in enhancing teaching process, institutional culture and change management, student-centred learning environment, exploration of education policy frameworks, research of the role of ethical leadership and social responsibility in the 21st century workforce, life-long learning, exploration of the importance of data literacy, analysis of the skills needed for entrepreneurship, examination of the importance of cultural competence and diversity awareness in a globalized world, investigation of the impact of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence on the workforce and society and others.

The main focus on research related to SDG4 “Quality Education”.

RESEARCH TEAM:

Research coordinator: Dr.oec. Jevgenija Dehtjare, Head of the Development of the Scientific Institution, Assistant Professor, Researcher, EKA University of Applied Sciences (Latvia).

Certified Career Coach, member of EUMMAS (European Marketing and Management Association) and NetworkIQ community. Graduated from Riga Technical University and worked at ISMA University of Applied Sciences (Latvia) as Business Administration in Tourism program director, Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs and researcher. The author of more than 55 scientific papers in the field of economics, business, management, tourism, hospitality and education. She is a member of the editorial board of the “Dnipro Scientific Journal of Public Administration, Psychology, Law” and member of EKA etECH Conference organising committee.

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6859-2327

E-mail: jevgenija.dehtjare@eka.edu.lv

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Research team members

Dr. Kristine Uzule, Researcher, EKA University of Applied Sciences (Latvia). ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2633-6069

Dr. paed. Larisa Turuševa, Researcher, Associate Professor, EKA University of Applied Sciences (Latvia), ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4134-7038

Dr. oec. Oksana Lentjusenkova, Researcher, Rector, EKA University of Applied Sciences (Latvia), ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6494-1534

Dr. oec. Jelena Titko, Researcher, Professor, EKA University of Applied Sciences (Latvia), ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1333-0941

Mg. Edgars Cerkovskis, Research Assistant, EKA University of Applied Sciences (Latvia), ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-5146-7167

PhD. cand. Julija Mironova, Business Administration in Tourism study program director, ISMA University of Applied Sciences (Latvia). ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3090-6220

Mg. Diana Lapkis, CEO of NewDoor (Latvia)Mg. Galina Berjozkina, Program Director, City Unity College (Cyprus), ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9821-4709

Mg. Igor Mogila, Researcher, International Science Group (Ukraine)

Dr. oec. Liudmila Hanushchak-Yefimenko, Vice-Rector, Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design (Ukraine), ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4458-2984

Ph. D. Remigijus Kinderis, Director, Klaipeda University of Applied Sciences (Lithuania), ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2942-7342

Mg. Lika Kiladze, Founder, Education Development and Employment Center (Georgia)

Ph.D. Mourine Achieng, Researcher, Cape Peninsula University of Technology (South Africa), ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6368-8533

Dr. Khalil AÏT SAÏD, Assistant Professor in HRM, ISM-IAE-UVSQ-Paris Saclay, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0924-0636

Dr. Hamza Nidaazzi, Researcher, Cadi Ayyad University (Marocco), ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9780-3448

Dr. Debjani Banerjee, Professor, VIvekanand Education Society′s Business School (India), ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-001-7326-2544

Saltanat Meiramova, Associate Professor, candidate of pedagogical sciences, EAGI A.K. Kussayinov Eurasian Humanities Institute, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3204-1523

Ljupcho Efremov, Assistant Professor, American University of The Middle East (Kuwait), ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2660-4422

Dr Neerja Kashive, Associate Dean Research & Head FPM, VES Business School, Mumbai (India), ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3259-9631

Zsuzsanna Géring, PhD., Senior Research Fellow, Budapest Business University, Hungary, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8242-950X

Dr. CSc. Tamás Gáspár, Associate Professor, Budapest Business University, Hungary, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6932-1994

CONFORMITY WITH THE OBJECTIVES SET OUT IN THE NATIONAL STRATEGIC DOCUMENTS

NAP2027 priority "KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS FOR PERSONAL AND STATE GROWTH" Action directions – “Science for the development of society, national economyfor growth and security”, "Quality, accessible, inclusive education”, "Education for economic growth", “Adult education”, "Inclusive educational environment” https://www.pkc.gov.lv/sites/default/files/inline-files/NAP2027_apstiprin%C4%81ts%20Saeim%C4%81_1.pdf
UN Sustainable development goals - SDG 4, Quality Education https://sdgs.un.org/goals/goal4
EU Digital Education Action plan - Priority 2, Action 3. https://education.ec.europa.eu/focus-topics/digital-education/action-plan
OECD 21st Century Skills - P21 Framework for 21st Century Learning https://www.battelleforkids.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/P21_Framework_Brief.pdf
UNESCO Education for Sustainable Development: a roadmap – Priority action areas 3, 4. https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000374802
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Latvian ME “Science, technology development and innovation guidelines for 2021-2027” – 2nd sub-goal, action directions 2.1 – 2.4 https://polsis.mk.gov.lv/documents/7053
LR CM “On the Education Development Guidelines 2021-2027.” - Action goals 1-4 https://likumi.lv/ta/id/324332-par-izglitibas-attistibas-pamatnostadnem-20212027-gadam

OUTCOMES

Research papers:

Dehtjare, J., & Uzule, K. (2023). Sustainable Higher Education Management: Career Drivers of Academic Staff. Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability, 25(2), 89–105. https://doi.org/10.2478/jtes-2023-0018 SCOPUS Q2
Uzule K., Dehtjare J., Turuseva L., Mironova J.(2023). Education for sustainable development. In: Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference “Sustainable and Socially Responsible Development in the Network of Socioeconomic Relations”, September 29-30, 2023, Gdansk, Poland, 46-47
Titko, J., Steinbergs, K., Achieng, M., Uzule, K. (2023). Artificial Intelligence for Education and Research: Pilot Study on Perception of Academic Staff. Virtual Economics, 6(3), 7-19. https://doi.org/10.34021/ve.2023.06.03(1) SCOPUS Q2
Titko, J., Uzule, K., Tambovceva, T., Koshkin, I., Verina, N., Radionovs, J., Liepins, A., (2023). Entrepreneurship competences for ICT students: Latvian and Kazakh samples. In: Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference “Business and Management 2023”, May 11-12, 2023, Vilnius, Lithuania, 402-409. https://bm.vgtu.lt/index.php/verslas/2023/paper/viewFile/1108/564
Titko, J., Bistrova, J., Budanceva, J., Uzule, K., Verina, N. (2023) Knowledge, attitude and behavior towards investments: pilot study on Latvian sample. In: Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference “Business and Management 2023”, May 11-12, 2023, Vilnius, Lithuania, 229-236. https://bm.vgtu.lt/index.php/verslas/2023/paper/viewFile/971/535
Titko, J., Uzule, K., Zarina, V., Shina, I., Verina, N., Cerkovskis, E., Budanceva, J., Pildavs, J. (2022). Teaching financial literacy in a global economic era: the outcomes of learning experiment in Latvia. In: Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference ”Globalization and its Socio-Economic Consequences 2022”, October 12-13, 2022, Rajecke Teplice, Slovak Republic, 1464-1474. https://globalizacia.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Globalizacia_2022.pdf
Svirina, A., Lopatin, A., & Titko, J. (2021). Analysis of students performance in relation to the results of state unified exam: the case of Russian university. Business, Management and Economics Engineering, 19(1), 170-179. https://doi.org/10.3846/bmee.2021.14201 WOS:000652186600011 SCOPUS
Titko, J., Bierne, J. (2019). Competence Development of Young Entrepreneurs through Educational Innovations. Marketing and Management of Innovations, 3, 255-264. http://doi.org/10.21272/mmi.2019.3-19 WoS: 000488243600019
Bierne, J., Svirina, A., Titko, J. (2019). E-Learning and E-Teaching Effectiveness: Academic Staff Perception // In: Kabashkin I., Yatskiv (Jackiva) I., Prentkovskis O. (eds) Reliability and Statistics in Transportation and Communication. RelStat 2018. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 68, 768-778. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-12450-2_74 SCOPUS

Related projects:

„Accelerating ICT students′ start-up development competence via interdisciplinary modular courses in the HEI curricula” - UXiship. Ref. No. 609870-EPP-1-2019-DE-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP https://www.augstskola.lv/?parent=352&lng=eng
„Development of a virtual learning space as a tool for developing students′ critical thinking, communication, collaboration and creativity skills in the context of COVID19” – VILESA. Ref. No. 2021-1-LT-01-KA220-HED-000023551 https://www.augstskola.lv/?parent=444&lng=eng
Building Forward Better’ ecosystems - Harnessing the power of networked communities to scale-up and accelerate the impact of entrepreneurial universities – Network IQ Alliance https://www.augstskola.lv/?parent=459&lng=eng
“Boosting Circular Economy Competences for STEM Teachers” (Circular STEM). https://www.augstskola.lv/?parent=509&lng=eng

RESEARCH DISSEMINATION & IMPACT

Report at International Multidisciplinary Conference "Challenges of Contemporary Higher Education" - CCHE 2024, January 29-February 3, 2024, Belgrad, Serbia. Digital innovations in the Baltic countries as a tool of digital economy for working market
Keynote speech at the International Scientific Conference “SOCIETAL INTERACTIONS: RETHINKING MODERN ISSUES", November 16, 2023, Klaipeda, Lithuania. Higher education in Bani world: a need for change
Report at International Scientific Conference “SOCIETAL INTERACTIONS: RETHINKING MODERN ISSUES", November 16, 2023, Klaipeda, Lithuania. Building a bridge between entrepreneurship competence framework and sustainable development goals (SDG) for attaining SDG4 “quality education”
Report at International Scientific Conference “SOCIETAL INTERACTIONS: RETHINKING MODERN ISSUES", November 16, 2023, Klaipeda, Lithuania. Value creation of inclusive education in Latvian education policy documents
Keynote speech at the International Scientific Conference “Business and Management 2023”, May 12-13, 2023, Vilnius, Lithuania. Artificial Intelligence in Education: Threats or Opportunities?
Report at the International Scientific Conference “Business and Management 2023”, May 11-12, 2023, Vilnius, Lithuania. Entrepreneurship competences for ICT students: Latvian and Kazakh samples
Report at the International Scientific Conference “Business and Management 2023”, May 11-12, 2023, Vilnius, Lithuania. Knowledge, attitude and behaviour towards investments: pilot study on Latvian sample
Report at the International Scientific Conference ”Globalization and its Socio-Economic Consequences 2022”, October 12-13, 2022, Rajecke Teplice, Slovak Republic. Teaching financial literacy in a global economic era: the outcomes of learning experiment in Latvia.
2023/09/21-22. VI International Economic Forum “OPEN INNOVATION: from the Creativity of the Individual to an Innovative Science-Based Economy”. Latvian Academy of Sciences. EKA organized session "Financial Literacy and Innovations in the Financial Sector". https://economicforum.lv/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/PROGRAMMA_FORUM_19.09.23-1.pdf
Čerkovskis, E. Opinion publication “Lielākā daļa pat nesaprot, kā rēķinus apmaksāt!” https://www.la.lv/lielaka-dala-pat-nesaprot-ka-rekinus-apmaksat-cerkovskis-skaidro-sabiedribas-izpratni-par-energetiku/komentari
Čerkovskis, E. Presentation at the Bank of Latvia teachers’ konference “Does life in virtual reality require financial literacy?” https://www.naudasskola.lv/lv/piedalies/konference-skolotajiem-vai-dzivei-virtualaja-realitate-nepieciesama
24/08/2022. Bank of Latvia organized a conference for teachers “Does life in virtual reality require financial literacy? Economic news and 100-years of experience of the Bank of Latvia.” EKA research assistant Edgars Čerkovskis organized a workshop “Virtual reality tools for the study process” for the teachers of grades 7-9.

COLLABORATION WITH INDUSTRY & ACADEMIA & PUBLIC SECTOR & NGOs

Partner	Sector	Country	Activities
HEInnovate is an initiative of the European Commission′s Directorate General Education and Culture in partnership with the OECD, aimed to improve and highlight HEIs` involvement in entrepreneurial activity https://www.heinnovate.eu/en	Public	EU	Participation in HEInnovate Train the Trainer seminar, Brussels, November 23-24, 2023
Social entrepreneurship accelerator "New Door" https://newdoor.lv/ Cooperation agreement No. 16-10/23/01	Business	Latvia	Participation in graduation event on May 23, 2023. The acceleration program is part of the cycle of social entrepreneurship activities of the Ministry of Welfare "Developing social entrepreneurship together!", financed by the European Social Fund.
Economic Institute of the Latvian Academy of Science https://eilza.lv/ 2)Cooperation agreement No. 4-17/19/16	Science	Latvia	1)Organisation of the VI International Economic Forum “OPEN INNOVATION: from the Creativity of the Individual to an Innovative Science-Based Economy”, session "Financial Literacy and Innovations in the Financial Sector". https://economicforum.lv/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/PROGRAMMA_FORUM_19.09.23-1.pdf 2)Organisation of the International Economic Forum “FUTURE ECONOMY: Globalization Challenges faced by Europe and Baltics in the 21st century”. (Agreement from 21.11.2019) https://economicforum.lv/partners/
WSB Merito University in Poznan 2020/37/B/HS4/02611	HE	Poland	Participation of EKA students in the experiment within the framework of the project “Economic (il)literacy of consumers. Investigating individuals’ expectations based on experiments and algorithmic methods” (a project financed by the National Science Centre).
Finance Education Association https://www.finib.lv/ Cooperation agreement No. 4-17/21/04	Business, public	Latvia	Cooperation with the Finance Education Association (NASDAQ, "Alphinox Quality», Stockholm School of Economics, «VA Communications» ) on carrying out research on the theme “Knowledge and Attitude towards Financial Investments among Youth”.
Bank of Latvia https://www.bank.lv/	Public, business	Latvia	Implementation of the Strategy for financial literacy of Latvian residents for the period 2021-2027 https://www.bank.lv/en/component/content/article?id=12782:latvijas-banka-will-be-the-responsible-institution-in-the-field-of-financial-literacy The working group involves representatives from many institutions, such as Ministry of Economics, Consumer Rights Protection Center, State Employment Agency, Financial Sector Association, Latvian insurers′ Association, BA School of Business and Finance, Riga Technical University, EKA University of Applied Sciences, Joint Stock Company “Development Finance Institution Altum”, Joint Stock Company “NASDAQ Riga”, JSC “SEB banka”, subsidiary of Luminor Bank AS in Latvia, JSC “Swedbank”, “Intrum Latvia” Ltd., “Junior Achievement Latvia”, and others. https://www.finansupratiba.lv/zinas/paraksta-sadarbibas-memorandu-latvijas-iedzivotaju-finansu-pratibas-strategijas-ieviesanai/
European Digital Learning Network (Dlearn) https://dlearn.eu/	HEI, business	EU	1)Organisation of the conference FuturEdu2023 https://www.augstskola.lv/index.php?parent=545&lng=en 2)Project:GREENENTRE4DEAF: Stimulating innovative and inclusive teaching and learning in HE through VR simulations for digital and green entrepreneurship for people with hearing impairments Erasmus+ KA220-HED-DE0381DD.
International Science Group (ISG) https://isg-konf.com/ Cooperation agreement 16-10/23/02	HEI, business	Ukraine	Participation in common research and co-publication “IMPROVING QUALITY OF ADMINISTRATION PROCESS IN HEIs: PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE PERCEIVED BY ACADEMIC STAFF IN UKRAINE” https://sciendo.com/article/10.2478/jec-2024-0001
Latvian Space Industry Association (LAIK) Cooperation Agreement No. 16-10/23/04	Bizness	Latvia	7th Cassini Hackathon in Latvia organizational support and mentoring of participants https://www.researchlatvia.gov.lv/lv/events/cassini-hakatons-latvija

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