Winners of Academic Competition OPEN MIND 2016/2017 prized in the University of Economics and Culture!

On November 23, 2016, IT academic competition "OPEN MIND" happened in the EKA University for the 3rd time! The academic competition was supported by the EKA University partners - Alberta College, Latvian Open Technology Association (LATA) and Tele2 Shared Service Center.

Participants demonstrated great theoretical knowledge and skills working with visual solutions, operating systems installation, vector art programs and other related theoretical issues. Level of competence is rated as high. We want to thank schools and teacher who supported participants:

Agenskalna State Gymnasium and Sergejs Zembkovskis

Ilukste Secondary School No.1 and Airita Shuksto

Liepaja Secondary School No.5 and Arturs Ausejs

Tukums Rainis Gymnasium and Arnis Zangis

Rezekne State Gymnasium No.1 and Edgars Zhogots

Engineering High School of RTU and Andrejs Liepins

Talsi State Gymnasium and Janis Gedrovics

Winners of the academic contest:

I place    - Arturs Mucenieks (Engineering High School of RTU)

II place  - Edzhus Kapins (Talsi State Gymnasium)

III place - Elvis Dapshevichs (Engineering High School of RTU)

Andris Gabranovs, associated member of the Latvian Open Technology Association, organizer of the academic contest: “We introduce this kind of IT contest in the EKA University as tradition because we want to help high school students to understand principle of open technologies and operating principle of open source-code software and to promote usage of such solutions in our everyday life."

Waiting for OPEN MIND 2017/2018!

See you,

Yours EKA University