Latvia and Romania to strengthen cooperation in higher education

RIGA - Latvia and Romania will strengthen cooperation in higher education, where both countries have already developed cooperation in the fields of medicine and biosciences, Latvian Minister of Education and Science Dace Melbarde (New Unity) and Romanian Ambassador to Latvia Sergiu Nistor agreed at a meeting on Wednesday.

The Ministry of Education and Science informed LETA that the sides met to discuss opportunities for cooperation between the two countries in the field of education and science.

Melbarde underlined the common vision of Latvia and Romania in strengthening the stability of Europe and expressed her gratitude for the cooperation in the field of education and science. She also welcomed the cooperation between the two countries in the Horizon Europe program.

Melbarde also shared Latvia's experience in introducing micro-certificates, offering broader and more flexible opportunities to acquire specific knowledge, skills and competences tailored to employers' needs and individual interests.

Romania, on the other hand, is interested in mobility opportunities at secondary and vocational education level, how to align knowledge and skills with existing needs in the economic sector.

At the end of the meeting, both sides expressed their readiness to develop dialogue and to seek new areas of cooperation in both education and science.