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On thursday, 29 September, starts the seventh “Ventspils IT Challenge 2022” competition, which has become a good tradition and awaited event in autumn for students. And no wonder why – the competition gives students an opportunity to creatively express themselves, prove themselves and their abilities on an international scale between Baltic countries, and compete for a considerable prize money fund – nearly 13 000 EUR! This year the organisers have taken care of long-awaited news – the competition finals once again will happen in person, in Ventspils.

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Daugavpils City Municipality in cooperation with Trondheim Science Centre (Vitensenteret) in Norway https://vitensenteret.com/en implemented two cooperation project activities in September.

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The implementation of EU financed international project “Art4Rights” has started. One of the main activities of the project is to give a “second life” to a forgotten cultural place in the city of Daugavpils and revive it attracting the attention of the residents by implementing a participatory public art campaign. We invite all those interested - both NGOs and citizens to get involved and send their ideas by October 21, 2022 to the e-mail attistiba@daugavpils.lv - where in Daugavpils and what kind of public art action could be implemented within the project.

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The European Researchers` Night is an event initiated by the European Commission, which takes place every year on the last Friday of September, explaining the achievements of science in an engaging way and allowing anyone who is interested to look into the secrets of the work of scientific laboratories.

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Daugavpils City Council in cooperation with the Municipal Administration of the Anykščiai Region implemented a joint Interreg V-A Latvia – Lithuania Programme 2014-2020 (@LatviaLithuaniaProgramme) project No. LLI – 472 "Joint Management of Urban Wetland Areas in border region Latvia-Lithuania" (Urb-Area). The aim of the project - to develop a new and effective approach to joint cross-border management of urban wetlands.

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The events of European Researchers` Night will be held in Daugavpils University on September 30 from 5.00 pm until 9.00 pm.

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Daugavpils City Council in cooperation with the Municipal Administration of the Anykščiai Region in 2020 launched a joint Interreg V-A Latvia – Lithuania Programme 2014-2020 (www.latlit.eu) project No. LLI – 472 "Joint Management of Urban Wetland Areas in border region Latvia-Lithuania" (Urb-Area). The aim of the project is to develop a new and effective approach to joint cross-border management of urban wetlands.

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At 4 p.m. on Friday, 16 September, the Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre will open the 18th International Mark Rothko Painting Symposium 2022 exhibition and host a meeting with the authors.

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Daugavpils City Council in cooperation with the Municipal Administration of the Anykščiai Region in 2020 launched a joint Interreg V-A Latvia-Lithuania 2014-2020 ( @LatviaLithuaniaProgramme ) project "Joint Management of Urban Wetland Areas in border region Latvia-Lithuania" (LLI-471/Urb-Area). The aim of the project is to develop a new and effective approach to joint cross-border management of urban wetlands.

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At 4 p.m. on 16 September, an installation by the artist Maria Gvardeitseva, DRYGVA. BREATHE IN – BREATHE OUT, will open in the art tent of the Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre courtyard.

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From 2 to 16 September, the Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre will host the 18th International Mark Rothko Painting Symposium 2022.

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On the first Sunday of September, September 4, the ticket price for individual visitors to the Shmakovka Museum in Daugavpils will be only 2.15 EUR. The Museum offers free audio guides in 6 languages – Latvian, Latgalian, Russian, English, Lithuanian and German, as well as guided tours.

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In August, 2022, within the project “Intelligent Nordic-Baltic Ecosystems”, delegation from Vänersborg municipality (Sweden) visited Daugavpils. Project’s lead partner Vänersborg municipality has been a reliable project partner of Daugavpils City Municipality for many years. Cooperation started between  Vänersborg and Development Department of Daugavpils City Municipality, and now our educational institutions of Daugavpils are being offered to take part in various types of projects, which helps to boost the capacity of teachers and improve educational environment in our city.

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Within the framework of the implementation of the project activities, on August 14-19, 2022, an international summer camp for youth in Norway was organized by Daugavpils City Municipality in cooperation with Trondheim Science Centre.

Students from Daugavpils (Latvia) and Trondheim (Norway) participated in the camp with the purpose to combine theoretical knowledge, practical and social

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On Monday, August 22^nd, within the project “Intelligent Nordic-Baltic Ecosystems”, delegation from Vänersborg municipality (Sweden) visited Daugavpils.

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New East continues to develop itself, team skills, and strengthen the civil society around it. We are launching a series of lectures in the Learn-Share-Do format of Capacity Lab.

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From 26 to 29 July, Daugavpils will host the International Contemporary Ceramics Festival 2022, delivering a vibrant programme of lectures, master classes, performances and exhibitions.

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At 4 p.m. on 8 July, the Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre will launch its summer season with new exhibitions in painting, ceramics and photography. Each medium is represented with two shows, resulting in a balanced artistic experience for all types of visitors, from seasoned art critics to casual explorers touring the city.

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  On June 4 and 5, the Shmakovka Museum will celebrate its sixth birthday. The ticket price for individual visitors will be only 2.15 EUR. The Museum offers free audio guides in 6 languages – Latvian, Latgalian, Russian, English, Lithuanian and German, as well as guided tours.

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At 4 p.m. on Friday 27 May, the Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre will close the International Latgale Graphic Art Symposium with a new exhibition displaying the tangible results of this two-week long creative forum.

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