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Baltic International Academy

Acronym: BIA

General Information

Identification Code: 576478126276-19
Website: [object Object]
Entity Form: LLC
Registration Category: Academic institutions
Registration Date: 3/30/2017
Last Update: 3/1/2024
EP Accredited Number: 0

Mission & Interests

Goals: The Baltic International Academy (BIA) is one of Latvia's non-governmental higher educational institutions of applied sciences, strategically specialising in Social Sciences. The mission of the Academy is to ensure qualified, competitive, long-term and sustainable development of Latvian society by providing high-quality, internationally recognised higher education and educational services based on integration with the Latvian and international economic, educational and scientific communities.
Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Interests:
  • Banking and financial services
  • Borders and security
  • Budget
  • Business and industry
  • Climate action
  • Consumers
  • Culture
  • Culture and media
  • Digital economy and society
  • Economy, finance and the euro
  • Education and training
  • Employment and social affairs
  • Environment
  • European neighbourhood policy
  • External relations
  • Foreign affairs and security policy
  • Institutional affairs
  • International co-operation and development
  • Justice and fundamental rights
  • Migration and asylum
  • Regional policy
  • Research and innovation
  • Trans-European Networks
  • Youth
Levels of Interest:
  • global
  • national
  • european
  • sub-national

Activities

Main EU Legislative Proposals: All proposals, programs, policies, and initiatives related to R&I, Horizon Europe 2021-2027, Science Policy; Education, Training, and Youth Policy; Socially Responsible Activities (social and demographic challenges, migration issues); Micro-credentials; Sustainable Development, especially the interaction between higher education and the business environment; Ethical and Environmental principles; Human Rights, especially Children's Rights; Vocational Education (Training/Refreshing/Upgrading/Professional Development Programs); Culture and Creativity, European associations of faculties and universities; ERASMUS+, the European Regional Development and Social Funds (ERDF and ESF); EEA, etc.
Communication Activities: The most important European projects and grants: - ERASMUS+: Higher Education - International Capacity Building Project "European Dimension in Qualifications for the Tourism Sector". - ERASMUS+: Higher Education - International Capacity Building Project "Enhancing Green Economy in 3 Asian Countries". - State Education Development Agency " Funding of Study Scholarships for Civilians from Ukraine". - State Education Development Agency " Funding of Research Fellowships for Researchers from Ukraine". - Erasmus+ Capacity Building in Higher Education 2020 "DEMINA Project - Innovation and Continuing Education in Destination Management". - Social Integration Foundation "Latvian Language Training for Ukrainian Civilians". - ERASMUS+ KA 131 and KA171 "Key Action 1", Mobility of students and staff of higher education institutions. - Representation of the Latvian Employers' Confederation in the Business at OECD (BIAC) Education Committee; - Participation in OECD Local Employment and Economic Development Meeting (November 2023); - Participation in the BIAC Education Committee Meeting (November 2023); - Membership in the OECD National Expert Group from June 2023. The most significant publications related to the above EU policies: 1. Micro-credentials: 1.1. Jurijs Baltgailis “Linking Institutional Factors with the Financial Soundness of Banks. Evidence from the CEE Region”. – EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. 2023. p. 213 – 230. Web of Science database 1.2. Stanislav Buka, Jurijs Baltgailis “DIGITAL CURRENCIES AND FINTECH INNOVATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH”. – MARKETING AND MANAGEMENT OF INNOVATIONS. 2023. p. 202 – 214. Web of Science database 2. Sustainable Development, especially the interaction between higher education and the business environment 2.1. Stanislav Buka “Prospects for agribusiness in Ukraine over the next 5 years”. – International Journal of Environmental Studies. Open Access Volume 80, Issue 2, 2023. p. 291 - 298. Scopus database 3. Culture and Creativity 3.1. Vladislav Volkov “Comparative analysis of the state policy of national identity in Estonia and Latvia: The view of Russian ethnic minorities”.- Advances in Sociology Research. Volume 40. p. 39 – 69. Scopus database 3.2. Vladislav Volkov “Russian Ethnic Minority in the Political System and Organizational Culture of Latvia”. - ANNALS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ORADEA. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND EUROPEAN STUDIES. 2023. p.149 – 160. Erih+ database 3.3. Vladislav Volkov, Stanislav Buka, Inese Ratanova, Yulia Tymoshenko “Ethical and Ethnic Values in Organizational Culture in Latvia. Part I”. - Doctrina. Studia społeczno-polityczne. 2023. Erih+ database
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A

Head Office

Address: 4, Lomonosova str.
Post Code: LV-1003
City: Riga
Country: LATVIA
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EU Office

Address: 4, Lomonosova str.
Post Code: LV-1003
City: Riga
Country: LATVIA
Phone: [object Object]

Financial Data

New Organisation: false
Closed Year: [object Object]
Current Year: [object Object]
Complementary Information: According to Latvian legislation, the financial year of higher education institutions is shifted by half a year. Therefore, the financial year does not coincide with the calendar year.

Membership Information

Members10 Percent: 0
Members25 Percent: 1
Members50 Percent: 0
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 1
Members F T E: 0.25

Structure

Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: The Academy is a co-founder of the College of Accounting and Finance (https://www.koledza.lv/index.php/en/par-gfk)
Organisation Members: * Latvian Employers Confederation * Latvian Association of Colleges * Latvian Association of Private Universities * Latvian Convention Bureau * European Association of Schools of Social Work (EASSW) * European Students’ Union (individual membership) * Student Union of Latvia * Children's Identity & Citizenship European Association (CiCea) * Civil Alliance Latvia * Latvian Country Tourism Association "Lauku ceļotājs"(“Country Traveller”) * European Law Faculties Association (ELFA) * European League of Institutes of the Arts (ELIA) * Three Seas Universities Network * One of the Latvian Employers' Confederation representatives in the Business at OECD Education Committee * Latvian Psychological Association * Association of Latvian Travel Agents and Operators * Latvian Hotel and Restaurant Association * Latvian Prison Administration (Prison Administration and Re-socialisation Units) Other organisations and associations which ensure interaction between higher education and the business environment.