Today, on September 26, opening event of an interactive science centre “Kurzeme Democentre” will be held at the Ventspils High Technology Park (the VHTP).
As has already been mentioned, interactive science centres have gained popularity worldwide and they become in their location the top tourism objects and attractive promotion centres to choose educational direction and career.
Tomorrow, on September 26, the Kurzeme Democentre – an interactive science centre fulfilling educational and entertaining function thus becoming one of the attendance objects of Ventspils city inhabitants, guests, and tourists – is to be open at the Ventspils High Technology Park (the VHTP).
The interactive science centres have gained popularity all over the world and in their location they become the TOP tourism objects and attractive agents to promote choice of educational direction
Interactive science centres have gained huge popularity worldwide becoming in their location the TOP tourism objects and serving as attractive centres to promote choice of educational direction and career.
Also we, the team of the Ventspils High Technology Park, are caught by creation of such centre and therefore we are actively working on development of initial expositions in Ventspils.
Yesterday, on September 12, Member of the Board of the Ventspils High Technology Park (the VHTP), Salvis Roga, at the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia signed a cooperation agreement on Development of Space Technologies and Services Cluster 2012-2015.
Winners of this year’s competition „We own the sky 2012” really gladly have returned from the international space camp in Huntsville, Alabama, the USA. Organizers of the competition asked to an interview both of the winners. Here is the interview with the winner among boys, Raimonds Munčs from Daugavpils.
An article published in a magazine LietišķāDiena on March 21, 2012.
Every self-respected European university already after ten years will try to launch its own cube-like satellite but majority individuals will have a part of space technologies in their mobile phones – says Chairman of the Board of the Ventspils High Technology Park Ivars Eglājs.
The competition in 2012 was held for the third year in turn. The organizers – the Ventspils High Technology Park (the VHTP) in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Science of the RL, IdeaHouseEvents, and Children’s Science Center Z(in)oo invited all active Latvian pupils to take this great opportunity and get to the international space camp in the USA.
Today is the 7th anniversary of a foundation Ventspils High Technology Park. Tell me how all this began?
At the end of 2004 I arrived in Ventspils – city which I immediately found very attractive. I understood that here I want to work and stay. This was how the idea about development of electronics and high technologies in Ventspils was born.
We are happy to announce that the competition „We own the sky” will take place this year as well. The same as previous years, 15-18 year old pupils are welcome to do and hand in space related competition works to win the opportunity to participate in the "International SPACE CAMP®" in U.S. Space & Rocket Center, Huntsville, Alabama.
Today, on the 31st of August, the presentation of Latvia’s first satellite Venta–1 took place in Irbene. During the presentation audience could closely examine the satellite Venta-1, get broader concept of its construction process as well as to obtain the latest information about satellite’s development.
Current and prospective space industry’s specialists from the USA, Germany and the Baltics, on August 15 to 19 will visit Ventspils to participate in the Satellite Technology Summer School.
The foundation „Ventspils High Technology Park” (hereafter – VHTP) organises the „Satellite Technology Summer School 2011” (hereafter Summer School) August 15 to 19, 2011 in Ventspils and we invite you to participate in it!
On 3rd July ended the submission of ideas for the European Satellite Navigation Competition, which is held for the eighth consecutive year. Latvia is a participant for the first time.
This year, the competition’s organizers received a record high number of registrations from 820 participants and 401 ideas are submitted.
In Ventspils has been created the first Cleanroom in Kurzeme region. The ISO class 7 Cleanroom is located in Ventspils High Technology Park (VHTP), and it will be used by and offered to companies that operate in high technology fields, mainly in electronics and satellite technologies.
