Education
Profesional Experience
Academic practice
Seminars & Workshops
Presentations for Conferences
Publications
Research
Project Management
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Participation in projects
Scholarships
Languages
Public Work
Education
Profesional Experience
Academic practice
Seminars & Workshops
Presentations for Conferences
Publications
Research
Project Management
Other Unlisted Achievements
Participation in projects
Scholarships
Languages
Public Work
Education
Profesional Experience
Seminars & Workshops
Academic practice
Publications
Presentations for Conferences
Popular-Science Research
Project Management
Other Achievements
Education
2010 – 2015
PhD, Art Academy of Latvia
PhD thesis: "Design for sustainable social well-being Paradigm shift in Design."
PhD thesis summary: ISBN: 978-9934-541-02-5;
PDF ISBN: 978-9934-541-03-2; 2015, © Aija Freimane.
2003 – 2005
Social Sciences MA in Art, Culture / Art management, City University London, culture, policy & management (creative industries) department.
Topic: The impacts of politics on the Visual Arts before and after perestroika.
1995 – 2003
Humanities MA degree in Art, Art Academy of Latvia.
Topic: Creative organization and artist status in Latvia and Europe.
1998 – 2002
University of Latvia, Institute of International relations, higher professional education, Head of External Relations Unit.
Topic: International cooperation opportunities in the field of culture and art within the framework of international regulation. Republic of Latvia - European Union - UN.
1995 – 1997
Art Academy of Latvia,
professional degree in Arts, Textile art.
Non Academic Education
2022
Universal Design for Learning, Continuing Professional Development Program, TU Dublin Learning, Teaching & Technology Centre
2022
Researcher Career Development Programme 2021/22European Research Council Starting Grant – Self-Paced Programme developed by Dr. Lotte Jaspers, Yellow Research, TU Dublin
2020-2021
Certified Research Ethics & Integrity trainer, The Embassy of Good Science, VIRT2UE & EnTIRE
26-28.02.2020
The MAXQDA Learning qualitative and mixed methods data analysis program, Berlin, Germany
October 2019
Online course of MAXQDA qualitative and mixed methods data analysis program
13.03.2019
Conference “Bioeconomy – challenges for innovation”, Cesis, Latvia
12.-13.06.2018
The Riga StratCom Dialogue conference, Riga, Latvia
2017
Seminar "Management of Change", Riga, Latvia
Effective management and staff competences, 8 h
29.11.2017
Conference "Smart Future", Riga, Latvia
19.-20.10.2017
Conference "Children are not born with prejudice", Riga, Latvia
5.-06.07.2017
The Riga StratCom Dialogue conference, Riga, Latvia
22.-24.02.2017
Conference "UX Riga", Riga, Latvia
29.11.2017
Workshop "Universal design in graphic and packaging design", Valmiera, Latvia
Workshop lead by Swedish design bureau FUNKA, 6 h
01.12.2016 - 18.01.2017
Program "Methodology and development of competence-based learning"
Teachers professional qualification, 36 h
03. – 07.06.2015
Cumulus conference "The Virtuous cycle", Milano, Italy.
07. – 12.10.2012
Doctoral course: The Role of Hypothesis in Experimental Design Research, Design School Kolding,
Denmark (5 ECTS).
14. – 17.05.2013
Conference and workshop pf the project "RegioCraft", Cascais and Lisabona, Portugal.
In this project the local partnerships between design and craft cooperation partner countries were identified and a partnership between the LMA and ZPR was established.
24. – 26.05. 2012
CUMULUS Northern World Mandate, Helsinki, Finland.
31.10 – 04.11.2011
IASDR2011, the 4th World Conference on Design Research, Delft, The Netherlands.
19. – 21.05.2011
Crossing talents! Transversality in Design, Paris, France.
18. – 19.05.2011
1st International Symposium for Design Education Researchers (DRS), Paris, France.
25. – 29.10.2010
European Roundtable on Sustainable Consumption and Production (14th ERSCP) and Environmental management of Sustainable Universities (6th EMSU) Delft, The Netherlands.
2008
Universal design in Community planning Nordic School of Public Health, Gothenburg (4 ECTS).
2008
World Design Research Conference:
Changing the Change, Turin, Italy.
2004
EU Project Management Courses,
School of Public Administration.
2003
The Value of Culture, Amsterdam - Maastricht Summer University.
2003
Project Management, School of Public Administration.
2002
EU Guidelines, School of Public Administration.