Citizens from more than 40 eligible countries are welcome to apply online for the Latvian state scholarships for studies and research. Call for applications for the academic year 2021/2022 is open from 1st February to 1st April.

From October 6 to 7, Saldus Technical College future specialists of the road construction industry competed in the mastery competition of young professionals “Road Construction”. The title of the best young professionals and the first place was won by the students of Smiltene Technical School.

With the spread of the Covid-19 virus and the situation of travel restrictions in Europe, the international competition for young professionals EuroSkills 2020 has been postponed indefinitely. The competition was planned to take place in Graz, Austria, in January 2021, and this year the Latvian team planned to participate in the competition in 16 professions.

From October 6 to 7, Saldus Technical College will host a competition of young professionals in the field “Road Construction”, in which nine future road construction specialists from Smiltene Technical School, Saldus Technical School and Daugavpils Construction Technical School will compete in groups of three.

On September 23, at the Vidzeme Technology and Design Technical School, the best future specialists were clarified in the national mastery competition “Agriculture” of young professionals in the agricultural sector. The team of Jēkabpils Agribusiness College Barkava structural unit won the first place and a gold medal in the competition of student teams of agricultural education programs.

On September 23, 12 students from four vocational education institutions of the agricultural education programmes will compete for the title of the best future professionals in the Vidzeme Technology and Design Technical School's competition for young professionals in the agricultural sector.