VISIT OF TEACHERS OF VMU AGRICULTURE ACADEMY TO LATVIA UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGIES
Vytautas Magnus University (VMU) and the Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies are long-standing partners of the Erasmus+ program. The teachers of VMU Agriculture Academy assoc. prof. dr. Midona Dapkienė (Department of Water Engineering, Faculty of Engineering) and prof. dr. Laima Česonienė (Department of Environment and Ecology, Faculty of Forest Sciences and Ecology) visited the Faculty of Environment and Civil Engineering under the Erasmus+ mobility program on March 19th to the 21st 2024.
The Faculty of Environment and Civil Engineering is the second biggest faculty of the University, where new engineers-construction, environment and water management specialists, land surveyors, as well as landscape designers and planners, are prepared. The teachers got acquainted with the material base of studies and scientific research and the innovative equipment. At the faculty there are four scientific laboratories and two of them are located in advanced two storey premises, which allows the use of all the functional possibilities.
The VMU representatives got acquainted with the organization of studies, teaching methodologies, currently ongoing research and scientific projects. The experience gained will be useful in improving the quality of studies at the VMU Academy of Agriculture and continuing cooperation in the field of science.
The teachers sincerely thank the professor of the Department of Environmental Engineering and Water Management dr. Ainis Lagzdins for his full assistance during the visit to Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies.
