Event: On-site Training 1 | Latvia | UBB

Onsite Training: Career Day for Early-Career Researchers

As the academic and research environment continues to evolve, early-career researchers face increasing challenges in navigating career opportunities, developing transferable skills and building professional networks beyond academia. Career development and network building is an essential part of supporting early-career researchers for a successful transition into diverse career paths and strengthening of their long-term professional prospects. 

As part of our onsite training series, NextTechTalents project is pleased to invite you to this onsite training, delivered by Ventspils University of Applied Sciences (Latvia). 

What You Will Learn

The onsite training will combine career-oriented presentations, practical networking opportunities and visits to research and laboratory facilities. Participants will learn about different career paths, including opportunities outside academia, as well as gain insight into the experiences and challenges of pursuing a scientific career. They will expand their professional networks and identify opportunities for interdisciplinary cooperation through a matchmaking event. Participants will also gain an understanding into how research facilities and infrastructure can support scientific work and future career opportunities.

Training Objectives

The onsite training will combine career-oriented presentations, practical networking opportunities and visits to research and laboratory facilities. Participants will learn about different career paths, including opportunities outside academia, as well as gain insight into the experiences and challenges of pursuing a scientific career. They will expand their professional networks and identify opportunities for interdisciplinary cooperation through a matchmaking event. Participants will also gain an understanding into how research facilities and infrastructure can support scientific work and future career opportunities.

The aim of the onsite training is to:

  • teach participants about different career paths
  • help participants broaden their professional network 
  • strengthen participants’ understanding of how university infrastructure can support their career 
Time Programme
09:30 - 09:40 Registration and coffee break
09:40 - 10:00 Laboratories of the Faculty of Information Technologies | Tour
Career experience
10:00 - 10:20 Career support in international projects | NextTechTalents and COLOURS Alliance
10:20 - 10:50 Scientific career outside academia | IH Liepāja
10:50 - 11:20 Career of a young scientist | LJZA
11:20 - 11:40 Coffee break
11:40 - 12:40 Matchmaking event
The aim of the matchmaking event is to foster practical cooperation, the exchange of interdisciplinary ideas and the establishment of new contacts among supervisors of PhD students, PhD students, early-career researchers, project managers and industry representatives.
12:40 - 13:00 Laboratories of the Faculty of Translation Studies | Tour
13:00 - 14:00 Break
Research infrastructure
14:00 - 14:40 Getting from Ventspils to Irbene, Ventspils Municipality
14:40 - 16:00 Ventspils International Radio Astronomy Centre (VIRAC) in Irbene, Ventspils Municipality* | Tour
* If needed, transport to and from Irbene will be provided.

About the Speakers

Speakers will include staff from Ventspils University of Applied Sciences as well as Impact Hub Liepāja (IH Liepāja) and the Latvian Association of Young Researchers (LJZA). 

IH Liepāja is an organization that aims to create a more sustainable Latvian society by bringing people together around new ideas and creative initiatives. 

LJZA is an organization that brings together and represents PhD students and early-career researchers from different academic fields in Latvia.

16.10.2026

09:30 - 16:00 (EEST)

07:30-14:00 (BST) 
08:30-15:00 (CEST)
Register here

Format

Onsite Training

Physical attendance is required

Contact

office@nexttechtalents.eu

Event Host

Ventspils University of Applied Sciences (VUAS)

https://en.venta.lv/

Delivered by

Ventspils University of Applied Sciences (VUAS)

https://en.venta.lv/

Registration Form

Registration Successful!

Thank you for registering for "Career Day for Early-Career Researchers". We are excited to have you join us for this NextTechTalents onsite training.


What's Next?

We look forward to seeing you in person on the 16th October 2026 at 09:30 to 16:00 (EEST) | 08:30 to 15:00 (CEST) | 07:30 to 14:00 (BST) at the Room D0, Ventspils University of Applied Sciences, Inzenieru 101, Ventspils, Latvia.

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Registration for the tour closes on October 8. Registration for the tour closes on October 8.

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Your data will be used by the host, Ventspils University of Applied Sciences, and the NextTechTalents partners to manage this event and provide anonymized statistical impact reports to the European Commission. We will store your data securely for the project duration plus the legal audit period. You may withdraw your consent or request data deletion at any time by contacting us.