The University of Economics and Culture (Ekonomikas un kultūras augstskola) is a partner in SPIDE project – Strategic Partnership for Innovation and Development of Entrepreneurship. The project focuses on the cooperation between higher education institutions and labour market, thus enhancing the internship and employment opportunities for the students and graduates of management programmes. The SPIDE project has two components:  International Career Center for Entrepreneurship (ICCE) and Business Simulation Software (BSS). Project coordinator – Integrated Business Institute in Skopje (R. of Macedonia), project partners - University of Ljubljana (Slovenia), University of Public Administration in Kehl (Germany) and The University of Economics and Culture (Latvia). Project period – January 2017 – December 2018.

SPIDE is financed and supported by the European Commission, Erasmus + Programme, Key Action 2 – Strategic Partnership (grant agreement No. 2016-1-MK01-KA203-021666).