1st Study Program Council Meeting

Wednesday 13 Oct 2021, 14:00 → 16:00 Europe/Zurich

Study Program Council - doctoral program "High-Energy Physics and Accelerator Technologies"

Responsibilities:

1.o create and implement the Program development strategy, determine development tasks and achievable indicators;

2.To monitor the implementation of the Program, adjust and improve the content of the Program, evaluate and submit for approval changes;

3.To determine uniform requirements regarding the implementation of the Program (including rotation and newly developed study courses), final examinations, awarding of a degree to be obtained in studies, etc.;

4.To update and approve the Program plan for the next academic year and to prepare the list of optional study courses available for studies, to approve lecturers for specific study courses, to determine the place and form of implementation;

5.To evaluate and submit for approval to the Senates on universities the annual self-evaluation reports;

6.To develop admission regulations for doctoral studies and evaluation criteria of applicants;

7.To coordinate the study process and to organize its quality control in cooperation with the Doctoral School of the LU and the Department of Doctoral Studies of RTU;

8.To participate in evaluation of the teaching staff involved in the implementation of the Program;

9.To form two doctoral examination commissions: in high energy physics and accelerator technologies, each consisting of at least three members of the Council;

10.To organise the pre-defense of the doctoral theses of the Program and to make a decision regarding the submission of the doctoral thesis to the Promotion Council;

11.To co-operate with the study program and study direction councils / commis sions of the higher education institutions of the respective field;

12.To promote scientific and academic cooperation with Latvian and foreign universities and scientific institutions, especially the CERN Baltic Group;

13.To develop recommendations in order to improve the academic and scientific activities of higher education institutions in the respective field of study;

14.To coordinate the detailed distribution of financing and the mutual settlement procedure between the universities.

 

Composition:

8 Members + 2 Directors (without voting rights)

1.  Dr. Paul COLLIER (CERN)
2. Dr. Martijn MULDERS (CERN)
3. Dr. Mario KADASTIK (CERN Baltic Group)
4. Dr. Brigita ABAKEVICIENE (CERN Baltic Group)
5. Dr. Kārlis DREIMANIS (RTU)
6. Dr. Andris RATKUS (RTU)
7. Dr. Vyacheslavs KASHCHEYEVS (LU)
8. Dr. Elīna PAJUSTE (LU)   

+ Prof. Mārcis AUZIŅŠ (Program Director - LU)

+ Prof. Toms TORIMS (Program Director - RTU)

14:00 → 14:05 Introduction and objectives of the meeting

Speakers: Prof. Toms Torims (Riga Technical University (LV)), Prof. Marcis Auzins (University of Latvia (LV))

Composition.pdf

Source doc's in LV Divpusejs_ligums_08012021.pdf Rīkojum spar Padomes izveidi.pdf

14:05 → 14:10 Approval of Agenda

Council collegially discuss relevant issues according to the agenda.

Objectives of this meeting:
- To learn about the programme's state-of-play, procedures and recommendations of the licensing commission as well as the expected outcomes of the Programme
- To appoint a Secretary
- To appoint the Chairman and Deputy Chairman
- To approve the Program plan for this academic year
- To approve the list of optional study courses available for studies
- To approve the lecturers for specific study courses 
- To determine the place, form and venue of the courses
- To discuss and agree on the admission regulations and evaluation criteria of applicants
- To form two doctoral examination commissions: in high-energy physics and accelerator technologies
- To agree on the next steps and Actions. Indicative timing for the subsequent meetings

Speaker: All Members

14:10 → 14:30 State-of-play - presentation by the Directors

Outline of the programme state-of-play and procedures;
Recommendations of the licensing commission;
Expected outcomes of the Programme

Speakers: Prof. Marcis Auzins (University of Latvia (LV)), Prof. Toms Torims (Riga Technical University (LV)), Karlis Dreimanis (Riga Technical University (LV))

goals_and_objectives.pdf

Kvalitates_nodrosinasana.pdf

Recommendations.pdf

Study Progam Council-1st meeting.pdf

14:30 → 14:35 Appointment of Secretary - vote

Council approves Secretary who takes the minutes of the meetings and runs the communication/document exchange.

Speaker: All Members

14:35 → 14:40 Appointment of the Council Chairman - Vote

Council appoints Chairman and Deputy Chairman from the Council members. This is done by simple majority vote. Term of Chairman and Deputy Chairman is 2 years. This can be prolonged for another term of mandate

Speaker: All Members

14:40 → 14:45 Appointment of the Council Deputy Chairman - Vote

Speaker: All Members

14:45 → 15:05 Approval of the Program plan for academic year 2021/2022 - Vote

• Study programme plan presented by Directors
• discussion

• vote

• To approve the Program plan for this academic year

• To approve the list of optional study courses available for studies
• To approve lecturers for specific study courses
• To determine the place, form and venue of the courses

Speakers: All Members, Prof. Marcis Auzins (University of Latvia (LV)), Prof. Toms Torims (Riga Technical University (LV))

To approve - contents_and_schedule_2021_22.pdf

To do - Program plan .pdf

15:05 → 15:25 Admission rules and evaluation criteria - Vote

To discuss and agree on the admission regulations and evaluation criteria of applicants

Speaker: All Members

To approve - Admission_criteria.pdf

To do - Student enrolment.pdf

Source doc's in LV

• 2.pielikums_Par_Uzņemšanas_noteikumu_doktora_studiju_programmās_2021-2022__ak._gadam_apstiprināšanu (1).pdf
• Kvalitates_nodrosinasana.pdf
• Uznemsanas_kriteriji.pdf

15:25 → 15:40 Approval of the examination commissions - Vote

To form two doctoral examination commissions: in high energy physics and accelerator technologies

Speaker: All Members

To approve - Examination commissions.pdf

15:40 → 15:55 Next steps and Actions

• 2 new Promotion Committees to be created:
  One in the field of High Energy Physics
  One in the field of Accelerator Technologies

• Strategy for the Program development

Speaker: Chairman, All Members

Promotion (PhD defence) committees.pdf

Strategy for the Program development.pdf

To approve - action_schedule.pdf

15:55 → 16:00 Summary and next steps

Speaker: Chairman