Tag Archives: Latvia

New southern species to reach Estonia: the European mantis

New species has reached Estonia from the south – the European mantis. Continue reading

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How I got to spend last summer building rockets

Ayush Jain writes about his summer internship building rockets in Latvia. Continue reading

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From Think Tanks to Harvesting Potatoes – a Student Trip to Latvia

The Latvia trip was a five-day journey organised by our MA-program in the very beginning of the year. Aside from the variety of events that were educative in so many different ways (especially as an introduction to the Baltic States … Continue reading

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Academic Pilgrimage in the Steps of Kristjan and Eduards

Read the fascinating story of two Latvian students who walked over 200 km from Riga to Tartu in the steps of Eduards Veidenbaums and Kristjan Jaak Peterson. Continue reading

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Jevgēnijs from Latvia Is Used to Crossing Borders

Listen to the podcast interview with Jevgēnijs, a fresh graduate of the master’s programme in the Baltic Sea Region studies. Originally from Latvia, Jevgēnijs has studied in Estonia, Poland, and the USA during his MA. Continue reading

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The Baltic States: Moving Together or Apart?

Andres Kasekamp, professor of political science at the University of Tartu published “A History of The Baltic States” with the Palgrave Macmillan in 2010. He presented the book and his views on cooperation of the Baltic states at Vilnius University. A short summary and the video of the presentation are enclosed. Continue reading

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