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Zinātnes un inovāciju parks

Nodibinājums Zinātnes un inovāciju parks

Liepāja, Latvia

EducationEmployment & SkillsChildren & YouthArts & CultureTax-deductible donations
Operating foundationFounded 2012National reach
Profile last updated: July 20, 2026

About

Founded in 2012, Zinātnes un inovāciju parks is a foundation based in Liepāja, Latvia working on education, employment & skills, children & youth +5 more.

Zinātnes un inovāciju parks (ZIP) is a Latvian public-benefit foundation based in Liepāja, operating since 2012. It implements projects in education, youth employment and entrepreneurship, reaching schools, young people, students and businesses across Latvia. Its activities include the student diary and national school photo contests, youth employment programmes under Erasmus and the European Solidarity Corps, career days, creative and cultural projects, and innovation and heritage digitisation work. It does not generate income from its projects, and funds are directed to project goals.

Location

Liepāja, Latvia

Founded

2012

Organisation type

Operating foundation

Legal form

Nodibinājums

Legal name

Nodibinājums Zinātnes un inovāciju parks

Registration

40008191808

Focus areas

educationyouth employmentErasmus+European Solidarity Corpscareer developmentLiepāja

Languages

LVEN

Causes & programmes

Causes

EducationEmployment & SkillsChildren & YouthArts & CultureEnvironment & ClimateCommunity developmentHeritageScience & Research

Works for

YouthChildrenStudentsCommunities

How they work

Direct servicesAwareness & educationCommunity programmesCapacity buildingVolunteer programmes

Programmes

Dienasgrāmata

Education · Latvia

Designs individual-content and individual-design student diaries for Latvian schools, with a design contest involving pupils.

Mana zeme skaistā

Arts & Culture · Latvia

National photo contest for pupils in grades 1-12 to photograph Latvia, with resulting photo canvases gifted to participating schools.

YES (Youth Employment Skills)

Employment & Skills · Latvia, Greece

Erasmus project with In-Planet (Greece) to build youth employment skills, including workshops and employer guidance, running 2024-2026.

Jauno speciālistu nodarbinātības programma

Employment & Skills · Latvia

Employment programme placing young and inexperienced specialists in companies to gain work experience.

Mana profesija

Employment & Skills · Latvia

Career project connecting young people with current professions and local companies through creative activities.

Prāta Rokenrols

Education · Latvia

Erudition quiz games promoting knowledge and team play in Liepāja.

Green Ethics (Green E.Th.I.Cs)

Environment & Climate · Latvia, Poland

Creative Europe theatre project raising awareness of climate change through performing arts, with a green protocol for reducing emissions.

Inovators summer camps

Children & Youth · Latvia

Technology-focused day and residential summer camps for children from Latvia and abroad, including diaspora children.

Countries of operation

Latvia

Funding & support

Funded by

GrantsGovernment fundingEU fundingCorporate partnerships

Ways to support

Corporate partnership

Trust

Tax-deductible donations

Credentials & affiliations

Certifications

Eiropas Solidaritātes korpusa Kvalitātes zīme

Partnerships

In-Planet, Kurzemes biznesa inkubators, Valsts probācijas dienests, DG Terminals, Liepājas Universitāte, Jaunatnes starptautisko programmu aģentūra

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