| Name of activity/title | The Week of Graduates’ Lectures |
| Domain/action | Domain 2: Strengthening partnerships Action: – Exchange of good practice |
| Goal of activity/short summary | Annual event which aim is to strengthen the cooperation and exchange of ideas between students and entrepreneurs, who are graduates of the same study programs. |
| Type of stakeholders involved | Universities, entrepreneurs-graduates, students |
| Description how conducted | It is organized once a year in the faculties of the university. The week is scheduled in October, during the first part of the semester and in the period when students, especially 1st year, establish an understanding of their program’s profile and research identity. The organizers of the week of graduates in the faculty rotate each year to ensure different focuses and cooperation with graduates from different study programs. |
| Resources required | Scheduling of time and place in faculties, easy accessibility for students. Contact network with graduates. Interest and interaction from students and teachers. |
| Lessons learned/success factors | For successful implementation networking with graduates and cooperation with teachers are needed. The most successful way to provide students interaction is to organize the meetings with graduates during the scheduled lectures as a part of study courses. |
| Time period | Annual |
| Link (if relevant) | – |
| Partner who submitted the practice | Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies |
| Key words | Graduates, networking, exchange of experience |
Categories:idea bank