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The next “Intercultural Embassy invites…” evening will happen on October 29th at 6 p.m. This time Intercultural Embassy guests will be Ms Ligita Davidova and Mr Sergejs Davidovs, experts on China issues, who both have worked for more than 4 years at the Embassy of Latvia in Beijing. Ligita and Sergejs will share their thoughts about the topic “Contemporary China: Interaction with Traditions and Western Culture”. The welcoming Intercultural Ambassador will be Oļģerts Tipāns, journalist and researcher and participant of British Council’s Project „Intercultural Navigators”.
In order to participate in the evening please apply online by filling online application form below. Application deadline is 28th of October 2009. Please note: the number of seats is limited!
The language of the evening will be Latvian.
Tea and coffee will be available during the evening, but you are welcome to take snacks or sandwiches with you.
Photo courtesy of Ilmars Znotins
Ms Ligita Davidova was among the first 11 students who enrolled into the newly established Sinology programme at the University of Latvia in the year 1993. She spent a study year in China, Shandong province in year 1996 - 1997. In 1999 Ligita received Bachelor Degree of Arts majoring in Sinology, and in 2001 received her Master degree of Arts majoring in Orientalistics. During years 2001 - 2003 Ligita briefly worked at the University of Latvia as teacher of hieroglyphics. Since 2002 Ligita has been working in various departments of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In May 2005 she was posted to the Embassy of Latvia in Beijing, where she spent more than 4 years in diplomatic work. Ligita is interested in the traditional Chinese martial art Tai chi qigong au and Chinese traditional music.
Mr Sergejs Davidovs graduated from the University of Latvia in 1998 majoring in Political Science. For 5 years Sergejs has been running food production unit in Kiev, Ukraine. After returning home in 2004 he took the position of Senior Desk Officer in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In May 2005 Sergejs was posted to the Embassy of Latvia in China, Beijing, where he spent more than 4 years in diplomatic work.
The next “Intercultural Embassy invites…” evening will happen on 15th of October at 6 p.m. This time the guest will be Dr. paed. Liesma Ose, Human Rights and Social Cohesion program director in Soros Foundation Latvia, expert on diversity issues, author of several books and professor with teaching experience in USA, Denmark and Germany. Liesma will talk on “Immersion into the culture: how does it feels to be inside, how does it feels when you step out?”. The welcoming Intercultural Ambassador will be Edīte Millere, teacher from initiative “Mission Possible” (“Iespējamā Misija”) and participant of British Council’s Project „Intercultural Navigators”.
In order to participate in the evening please apply online by filling online application form below. Please note: the number of seats is limited!
The language of the evening will be Latvian.
Tea and coffee will be available during the evening, but you are welcome to take snacks or sandwiches with you.
Liesma Ose, Dr.paed. works at the Soros Foundation – Latvia, as Human Rights and Social Cohesion program director. Also, since 2009 she has the associate professor tenure at the Higher School of Social Work and Social Pedagogy ‘’Attīstība”, Riga, Latvia.
Liesma Ose has graduated from the University of Latvia, Department of History and Philosophy, with the specialty in Philosophy in 1987. She participated at post – diploma education program at the Smith Center for Social Research, University of Indiana, Bloomington, and USA in 1996. At that time she has become a member in APSA (American Political Science Association). Liesma Ose has received graduate degree (M.Paed.) in Education and School Management at the Riga Teacher training and management Academy in 1998. Doctoral degree in education was received after successful defense of dissertation in January 2007.
In between 2000 and 2004 Liesma Ose has served as the local consultant for the World Bank and Ministry of Education and Science joint project on the Development of Education System in Latvia.
Liesma Ose is author and researcher; she has published several books and research papers in education, social pedagogy, and social policy. Doctor Ose has taught as a visiting professor in Dominican University, River Forest, Illinois, and USA, as well as in Aarhus School of Social Work, Denmark, and Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences, Germany. Liesma Ose is USA Fulbright program fellow ( 2007).
For less formal self–definition: I am thinking and writing being, homo cognitus. Permanent refection on people, relationships and events makes my life rather harder then nicer. I am crazy about diversity in everything: I miss racial diversity in Riga’s boring pale face. Above all – I love, trust and respect people.
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Next evening “Intercultural Embassy invites…” will happen on 1st of October at 6 p.m. Guest of this time will be Robert Cottrell, interesting personality and owner of book shop “Robert’s Books” with his talk on “How to be a good foreigner?”. The welcoming Intercultural Ambassador will be Dace Melbārde, British Council Latvia Country Manager and also participant of British Council’s Project „Intercultural Navigators”.
In order to participate in the evening please apply online by filling online application form below. Application deadline is 29th of September 2009, 12 a.m. Please note: the number of seats is limited!
Tea and coffee will be available during the evening, but you are welcome to take with you snacks or sandwiches.
My name is Robert Cottrell. Or, in Latvia, Roberts Kotrels.
I was born in England. I live now in Riga, Latvia, where I have a second-hand-book shop, called Robert's Books. My wife, Solveiga, is a Latvian diplomat, and we have two children.
I am also the editor of a small website, The Browser.
Until recently I worked in print journalism as a staff writer variously for The Economist, the Financial Times, the Independent and the Far Eastern Economic Review. I also contributed to the New York Review of Books for ten years, mostly on Russian topics. My first foreign posting was to Hong Kong, in 1982. Since then, I have lived and worked in Japan, France, Belgium, Russia and America. I have come to think of Latvia as home.
In my print-journalism days the pieces I most enjoyed writing were the relatively relaxed ones done for The Economist's Christmas issues. Most of those are behind a pay barrier now—such as this one, about the art of conversation. But I see my profile of Santa Claus can still be had for nothing.
Likewise, most of my pieces for the New York Review of Books are behind a pay barrier; I see that only one of them, on Chechnya, has remained in the wild.
Diena ran a very nice feature about me when I opened the bookshop in May.
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