Applied Research Projects
| Project title and ID number | Supply Chain Security |
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| Type of the project | LATVIAN – SWISS Cooperation Programme |
| Type of the project | International, partnership project |
| Leading department at RTU | RTU FEEM International Business and Customs Institute |
| Project partners | Department of Customs and Taxes Cross-border Research Association (CBRA) |
| Project manager at RTU | Krastiņš Aivars Vilnis, Rudzītis Normunds |
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Leading researchers, researchers and other |
Rudzītis Normunds |
| Summary of the project: goals, objectives, activities, results | The aim of the projects is to ensure scientific cooperation and high quality training in the study course “International Supply Chain Security”. One of the world’s leading experts in international supply chain security, the leading researcher at the Swiss Cross-border Research Association (CBRA), Dr. Juha Hintsa, was involved in the SESMI in study process. As a result of cooperation, Dr.Juha Hintsa and others authors’ book “Supply Chain Security (SCS) Compendium: A Decade of Academic SCS Research” was published. |
| Project period | 10/12/2014 – 14/12/2014 21/05/2015 – 25/05/2015 09/03/2014 – 13/03/2014 23/04/2014 – 27/04/2014 |
| Project budget, EUR | 5346 EUR |
| Project title and ID number | Border Management Program in Central Asia, 9th Phase; PVS ID 1984 |
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| Type of the project | European Union funded project |
| Type of the project | International partnership |
| Project webpage | www.bomca-eu.org/en/ |
| Leading department at RTU | International Business and Customs Institute of the Faculty of Engineering Economics and Management, Riga Technical University (the Leader of the 1st Component of the Project) |
| Project partners | Consortium of the EU Partners: State Border Guard of Latvia, Customs Department under the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania, International Business and Customs Institute of Riga Technical University, Food and Veterinary Service of the Ministry of Agriculture of Latvia, State Revenue Service of the Republic of Latvia and International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD). Associate partners: Immigration and Border Service of Portugal, Ministry of Interior of Hungary. |
| Project manager at RTU | Mr.Normunds Rudzītis, Assistant Professor, Department of Customs and Taxes, International Business and Customs Institute of the Faculty of Engineering Economics and Management |
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Leading researchers, researchers and other |
Mr.Aivars Vilnis Krastiņš, Director of International Business and Customs Institute Ms.Elīna Ludāne, Public Relations Manager, International Business and Customs Institute, Department of Customs and Taxes Ms.Madara Laube, Project Manager, Science Project Division, Office of The Vice-Rector for Research |
| Summary of the project: goals, objectives, activities, results | BOMCA 9 overall objective: To increase effectiveness and efficiency of border management in Central Asia by introducing advanced elements of the Integrated Border Management (IBM), assisting governments in developing and reforming their migration governance, mobility, and trade facilitation policies, strengthening capacities of Border and Migration Agencies, thus contributing to the security and economic development at national and regional level BOMCA 9 specific objectives: To sustain institutional development in the transition to more effective and efficient methods of border management, replicating best practices of the IBM paradigm To develop legal and procedural instruments, as well as advanced practices to manage regular and irregular migration at borders, in compliance with international norms and standards To introduce measures to increase the efficiency of border checks and procedures facilitating licit trade and transit of goods, and countering various forms of smuggling |
| Project period | 15 June 2015 – 14 December 2019 |
| Project budget, EUR | EUR 6 606 380 |