About

The scientific co-operation of Republic of Lithuania and the Republic of Latvia with Taiwan, R.O.C. is based on and implemented according to the Guidelines for the Programme on Mutual funds signed in August 2000 by Prof. Cheng-I Weng, Chairman, National Science Council [2014–2022 – Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), now – National Science and Technology Council (NSTC)] of Taiwan, Mr Kornelijus Platelis, Minister of Education and Science [now Ministry of Education, Science and Sport], Republic of Lithuania and Mr Karlis Greiskalns, Minister of Education and Science, Republic of Latvia.

Programme Goals

The Programme provides primarily scientific co-operation between the three countries. Understanding between the three countries should be promoted and tightened by this programme. The programme goals run as follows:

• Initiation and promotion of joint research projects with the participation of the scholars of all three countries. Associated with the joint research projects a mobility programme is being integrated. Young researchers shall in particular gain from this mobility programme. They should be able to work within the framework of the joint research project at the institutes of partner countries. Moreover, the joint research projects should provide the opportunity to establish industrial contacts in the three countries.
• Promotion of joint symposiums. They will serve the exchange of the research situation in certain special areas. Joint symposiums should serve the scientists to find future co-operation partners for joint research projects. Participants from industry are welcome to join joint symposiums. The costs, however, are to be covered by themselves.
• Support of guest lectures with the aim to give access to mutual understanding of regional science. For example, offering lectures in Riga and Vilnius in culture, economics, politics, social sciences focusing on Taiwan and East Asia. On the other hand, offering lectures in Taiwan in the culture, economics, politics, social sciences focusing on Baltic countries.