International projects
Turiba University is actively expanding its international cooperation, initiating, developing, and implementing various local, national, and international projects.
We believe that the development of the University is inconceivable without innovative initiatives, the creation of new teaching approaches and methods, and without international collaboration. To prepare high-quality new professionals, it is essential for our university to provide opportunities for learning in an international environment, meeting lecturers, and professionals from around the world. Therefore, we realize international projects in collaboration with universities and partners worldwide.
Through these projects, we have developed new and innovative educational resources and tools, published books, organized international conferences, exchange trips, study visits, summer schools, and other activities.
We have extensive experience in international project management and have been actively involved in coordinating projects such as Central Baltic Interreg, Erasmus Mundus, Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs program, European Social fund, JUSTICE, NORDPLUS, and ERASMUS+ projects.
Project department initiate and implement projects in collaboration with our faculties and their experts. We are excited to collaborate and bring your ideas to life! Get in touch with us:
KRISTĪNE NEIMANE, Head of project department: kristine.neimane@turiba.lv, Phone: +371 67615541, mob.+371 29628681
IEVA BRUKSLE, Project coordinator: ieva.bruskle@turiba.lv, Phone: +371 67616022
HORIZON EUROPE project “Sociology of Authoritarian Law - Insights from Central Asia” SOCIAL
In 2026, Turiba University, together with an international consortium of partners, will launch the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation project “Sociology of Authoritarian Law - Insights from Central Asia” (SOCIAL), implemented under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions within the MSCA Doctoral Networks programme. The project brings together 34 leading higher education institutions from Europe, Canada, Japan and the Central Asian region.
The aim of the project is to foster an in-depth understanding of the interaction between law, society and governance in authoritarian political regimes, with a particular focus on Central Asian countries. The SOCIAL project analyses how legal norms and legal practice function in authoritarian and hybrid political systems and examines their impact on democratisation processes and the implementation of good governance principles.
The project addresses key challenges in social sciences and legal research, emphasising the need for an interdisciplinary, empirically grounded approach to the study of authoritarian regimes. Within the framework of SOCIAL, new theoretical and methodological approaches in the sociology of authoritarian law will be developed, while simultaneously strengthening doctoral programmes and the capacity of early-stage researchers.
Special attention within the project is given to translating research findings into policy-making and international development practice, providing evidence-based recommendations to international organisations, policy-makers and development agencies on promoting democratisation and good governance in authoritarian contexts.
Within the framework of the project, Turiba University will host one international doctoral candidate who will carry out doctoral research in the sociology of law on anti-corruption politics in authoritarian regimes, enrolling in the Doctoral Study Programme in Law and actively participating in the international SOCIAL doctoral network. In addition, one of the international doctoral summer schools and networking events will be organised at Turiba University, bringing together doctoral candidates, academic supervisors and researchers from different partner countries to promote knowledge exchange, joint discussions and interdisciplinary cooperation.
Main objectives:
- to collect original empirical data and generate new theoretical insights into the interaction between law, society and governance in authoritarian regimes in Central Asia;
- to establish an interdisciplinary and international doctoral training programme focused on the study of authoritarian regimes;
- to strengthen the sustainability of doctoral studies and the professional development of early-stage researchers in social sciences and law;
- to provide policy recommendations and analytical solutions for promoting democratisation and good governance.
Expected results:
- internationally comparable empirical studies on the functioning of authoritarian law;
- new theoretical and methodological approaches to the analysis of authoritarian regimes;
- 17 doctoral dissertations completed in an international and interdisciplinary environment;
- transfer of knowledge to policy-making and international development cooperation.
Project partners:
The project is implemented by 34 partners.
- Lund University, Sweden (coordinator)
- University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom
- Marmara University, Türkiye
- Estonian Business School, Estonia
- University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Geisteswissenschaftliche Zentren Berlin e.V., Germany
- Malmö University, Sweden
- University of Groningen, the Netherlands
- University of Zurich, Switzerland
- Södertörn University, Sweden
- University of Toronto, Canada
- Turība University, Latvia
- Charles University, Czech Republic
- Vilnius University, Lithuania
- as well as higher education institutions from Central Asia and Japan.
Project duration:
📅 48 months
The project is funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions.
Project number: 101226419
📩 Contacts:
Project manager: Mg.sc.env. Kristīne Neimane - kristine.neimane@turiba.lv
Academic project leader: Prof. PhD Raimundas Kalesnykas - raimundas.kalesnykas@turiba.lv