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
NORDPLUS Intensive Course “Mediation in Criminal and Civil cases” 2025
Mediation is an effective interdisciplinary method for dispute resolution, integrating legal studies, entrepreneurship, administration, and psychology. This Intensive Course aimed to provide students with both theoretical knowledge and practical training, equipping them with essential skills to resolve conflicts of diverse contexts amicably.
Developing conflict resolution skills is crucial as students preparing to work and life in complex professional and social environments. Conflicts are inevitable in fields such as law, business, administration, and psychology, and the ability to manage disputes effectively impacts personal and professional success. Mediation teaches students to analyze situations critically, communicate effectively, and foster constructive dialogue, helping them resolve disagreements efficiently and prevent escalation.
Turiba Univeristy has long cooperated with several Baltic and Scandinavian partners on mediation topic. In the summer of 2025, in cooperation with 2 partner universities, a NORDPLUS intensive course on mediation was held - an intensive training that provided students with in-depth theoretical and practical preparation.
This year 14 students from Latvia, Lithuania and Finland participated in the intensive course in Riga, Turiba Univeristy (Latvia) to improve their knowledge in mediation.
The mediation course covered a wide range of topics, including the theoretical foundations and core principles of mediation, the mediation process, the mediator’s toolbox, negotiation as the basis for mediation, factors affecting negotiation and negotiating styles, negotiation stages and techniques, verbal and non-verbal behaviour in negotiation, recognising and stopping manipulations, conflict diagnosis and practical mediation techniques. The programme combined lectures, practical workshops and role-plays, team activities, discussions with experienced practitioners, intercultural sessions and study visits, including visits to the Parliament and the Supreme Court of Latvia.
Course dates: 11-21 August 2025.
Programme of the course: HERE
Presentations from the course:
- Dr. iur. Dana Rone, Turiba Univeristy, Latvia, “Introduction into mediation” (šeit saite uz prezentāciju: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1d6Y70wT6afmIvssf0ZtD5CkQedquUzCT/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=111174365956362820519&rtpof=true&sd=true)
- Dr. iur. Dana Rone, Turiba Univeristy, Latvia, “Mediation in Criminal cases” (šeit saite uz prezentāciju: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1AixMiJnfTWzUXBeVAVKfqV6HdXZ1gGVT/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=111174365956362820519&rtpof=true&sd=true)
- Dr.sc.soc.Evija Kļave, Turiba Univeristy, Latvia, “Manipulation in mediation” (ieliec šo: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1WdYn4q96T2869qSZN-xe91BdSW8i9WaE/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=111174365956362820519&rtpof=true&sd=true)
- Prof. dr. Natalija Kaminskienė, Mykolas Romeris Univeristy, Lithuania, "Negotiation as a basis for mediation" (te prezentācija: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ZScz1yZ0v0MNxxhJ6gylt5qbmATzZKWF/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=111174365956362820519&rtpof=true&sd=true)
- Lect. INDRĖ KASIULAITĖ, Mykolas Romeris Univeristy, Lithuania, "Mediation”. ( te prezentācija: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LAr11_GF1qGvp1-HM9w2r5gDsxuTRU3P/view?usp=drive_link)
Poster of the course: HERE
The course was organised with financial support from the NORDPLUS programme. The project involved 3 higher education institutions – Turiba University (Latvia), Mykolas Romeris University (Lithuania), Laurea University of Applied Sciences (Finland). Project number - NPHE- 2025/10493.
Project Coordinator:
Kristīne Neimane, Turiba Univeristy
