Yestrday, in October 7th, the chairman of Ventspils City Council Aivars Lembergs, the alternate of the chairman in the infrastructure field in the City Council – Jānis Vītoliņš and the rector of Ventspils University of Applied Sciences (VUAS) Kārlis Krēsliņš in a festive mood issued scholarships to ten VUAS students for their excellence in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) field.
A total of fifteen applicants applied for the contest, they were evaluated in accordance with the Ventspils City Council scholarship for excellence in the ICT field conditions of the regulations.
Six of the applicants were high school graduates – today, the VUAS Information Technology faculty bachelor and the 1st degree professional higher education study program first year students, which were evaluated by comparing the following criteria:
As a result of the evaluation of the applicants, the Scholarship Commission recognized four applicants as eligible to receive Ventspils City Council scholarships for excellence in the ICT field:
Nine students, who have VUAS 1st degree professional higher education, Bachelor and Master’s study program students, as well as, current Master’s study program first year students were evaluated, taking into account that the average grade of the previous semester must be at least 8 (for the first year students in Master’s also the average grade of the previous level higher education diploma is taken into account), as well as, taking into account the following criteria:
As a result of the evaluation of the applicants, the Scholarship Commission recognized six applicants as eligible to receive Ventspils City Council scholarships for excellence in the ICT field:
The scholarship for excellence in the ICT field is granted every year to no more than 10 best students. The scholarship is granted for 10 months, with a 200 EUR payout every month.
Ventspils University of Applied Sciences expresses gratitude to Ventspils City Council for support and participation in the development of the University.