Arne Flåøyen, Director, NordForsk, visited Riga Technical University on 23^rd September 2021. During the visit, the director was given a tour of the university’s research facilities. Representatives from both The Ministry of Education and Science, Latvia, and the Nordic Council of Ministers were also invited to grace the event. Professor Jelena Pubule at the Institute of Energy Systems and Environment was accompanied by other staff at Riga University. The director and the ministry officials were provided thorough information on the effective research collaboration between the institutions in the Nordic Region, particularly about the partners in the project NON-Fôr.

Left image: Arne Flåøyen, Director, NordForsk; Ilze Vamza, Researcher, Institute of Energy Systems and Environment, Riga Technical University; Maija Kale, Adviser, Nordic Council of Ministers, Latvia; Aleksandrs Martins Blums, Expert, The Ministry of Education and Science; Linda Vecbiskena, Expert, The Ministry of Education and Science.

Right image: Ruta Vanaga, Leading Researcher, Institute of Energy Systems and Environment, Riga Technical University; Andra Bulmberga,  Professor, Institute of Energy Systems and Environment, Riga Technical University; Maija Kale, Adviser, Nordic Council of Ministers, Latvia; Arne Flåøyen, Director, NordForsk.