Cutting-edge knowledge and solutions to study demographic and migration processes for the development of Latvian and European society

Project number:VPP-LETONIKA2021/4-0002

Project manager/coordinator: Velta Ļubkina

Project goal: The project objective is to provide new knowledge and solutions for research into demographic change and migration processes in order to promote sustainable social development in Latvia.

Project annotation and main tasks: CONDUCT stakeholder gathering, literature review, policy and secondary data collection, best practices

UNDERSTAND the analysis of contemporary demographic and migration processes

CREATE innovative ways to "talk" with academia, stakeholders and policy makers to create cutting-edge knowledge

ASSESS national and international legal aspects of demographic and migration issues and effective process management in Latvia

IMPROVE knowledge about talented/highly skilled migrants and diaspora cooperation opportunities

ASSESS the impact of immigrants in different territories, integration into an inclusive Latvian and European society

PROMOTE the project results, spread awareness and carry out targeted, measurable and traceable dissemination activities to disseminate the achieved results throughout the project

Project results: The DemoMigPro project will focus on creating new knowledge and offering solutions to the demographic change research and migration processes to promote sustainable societal development in Latvia. The scientific quality of the project course and results will be ensured, firstly, by an interdisciplinary multi-institutional scientific and expert group; secondly, the scientific reliability of the results will be proven through peer-reviewed publications demonstrating methodological transparency, analytical robustness and reproducibility of the research. DemoMigPro will use an innovative co-creation approach to further advance the novelty of Latvian demographic change and migration research and increase the reliability of the results. An Expert and Advisory Board will be established at the initial stage of the project, focusing primarily on specific target groups, including relevant economic sectors, sectoral policy makers and practitioners, stakeholders, the general public and scientists.

Project partners: University of Latvia (lead partner), Latvian University of Biosciences and Technology

Project total budget: 200,000 Eur (RTA 60,000 Eur)

Project funding source:  State Research Programme

RTA staff involved: V.Ļubkina, S.Ušča, J.Dzerviniks, I.Prudņikova, L.Danilāne, I.Tarune