Projects

Duration

01.01.2016.-31.12.2018.

Project Partners

ASTRON, the Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy and University of Manchester (United Kingdom)

Aim of the Project 

to strengthen the competitiveness, cooperation and know-how of the IE VIRAC in the fields of science related to LOFAR (Low-Frequency Array for Radio Astronomy) technologies by implementing various types of high-level training cycles, learning from European and international leaders in this field.

Funded by 

HORIZON 2020, TWINNING program project on the use of LOFAR technologies.

Summary

Within the framework of the project, IE VIRAC will acquire knowledge and practical experience in the fields of science related to LOFAR technologies, which will significantly increase the quality level of IE VIRAC scientific publications. Cooperation with European and international leaders in the field of LOFAR technologies will be established. The knowledge gained during the project will be able to be used for the establishment and operation of a potential LOFAR station in Latvia.

Duration

01.03.2017. – 01.12.2019.

Project Partners

Tartu Observatory, University of Latvia, University of Tartu, Green and smart technology cluster, sTARTUp Hub, Heliocentric Technologies Latvia, Estonian Student Satellite Foundation (ESTCube)

Aim of the Project 

Promote the development of the NewSpace industry (the private space technology sector) In Latvia and Estonia through several interrelated activities.

Funded by

ERDF

Summary 

Project Activities:

1. To prepare young engineers for work in the NewSpace industry, providing an opportunity to practice in companies and institutions dealing with space technologies;

2. Prepare the new generation to work in the NewSpace industry by organizing startup events, seminars, hackathons, training and camps;

3. To help create better conditions for the development of the national industry in the NewSpace sector by analyzing Estonian and Latvian space policies to harmonize them;

4. Raise awareness of the NewSpace industry by organizing seminars for journalists on space technology.

Duration

25.05.2017.-31.12.2020.

Project Partners

Tartu Observatory; University of Tartu; Riga Technical University; University of Latvia; Applied Research Institute for Prospective Technologies, Centria University of Applied Sciences Ltd; JSC Modern E-Technologies; Hochschule Wismar, University of Applied Sciences: Technology, Business and Design

Aim of the Project 

Establishment of a network of laboratories for the needs of small and medium-sized electronics companies in the Baltic Sea region.

Funded by

The Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme 2014-2020 (ERDF, Within the framework of the Baltic Sea Region Transnational Cooperation Program)

Summary

Main activities:

Establishment of a network of electronics testing laboratories with common standards, which will provide consulting and testing services to small and medium-sized electronics companies, as well as training of laboratory staff and purchase of laboratory equipment.

Duration

01.01.2017. – 31.12.2019

Aim of the Project

The allocated funds are intended for the creation of a new low-frequency radio astronomy array (LOFAR) in the Irbene radio telescope complex, which will promote research in radio astronomy and its application in the national economy.

Funded by 

Government Funded Project

Summary

The establishment of a LOFAR station and its subsequent integration into the SLT (International LOFAR Telescope) consortium, which would provide radio astronomers with access to the latest LOFAR observation data, would allow them to engage in joint research with partners from Europe and the world.

Duration

01.09.2015.-01.09.2018.

Aim of the Project 

Further research and development of FPGA technologies for applications in nanosatellites, especially CubeSat-type nanosatellites.

Funded by 

ESA

Summary 

Main Activities and Results:

1) Lecture materials and laboratory works for the satellite technology course;  

2) Development of a reconfigurable communication subsystem for nanosatellites;

3) summer school “FPGA applications in a nanosatellite communication system”.

Duration

03.09.2018.-02.06.2019.

Aim of the Project 

Research and develop a concept for adapting the recently refurbished RT-16 radio telescope for use as a ground base station for nanosatellites.

Funded by 

ESA

Modernization of Ventspils University of Applied Sciences STEM study programs

Duration

01.11.2017.-31.12.2020.

Aim of the Project 

to modernize the programs of VUAS study direction “Information technology, computer technology, electronics, telecommunications, computer control and computer science”, to develop laboratory and auditorium infrastructure, including access for people with disabilities, to ensure the availability of technology in study programs and to implement information and communication technology solutions; thus ensuring the quality of studies required for a modern study process at Ventspils University of Applied Sciences and meeting the requirements of the labour market, enabling students to work with the latest technologies and acquire as many practical skills as possible, attracting more students from Ventspils, Kurzeme region, Latvia and other countries.

Funded by 

ERDF