…, adding that the SSE Riga “brand” outshines even prestigious international business schools on the Baltic regional market. “Coming from SSE Riga you have passed the bar of a good education and have the network, especially if you want to make a career in the Baltic area. Those who studied abroad have few or no connections, while the SSE Riga graduate does,” Gediminas says. Remembering the teaching process, he recalls that, often, the entire class of around 120 students sat in the same lectures…

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…offering a Western-style business and economics education in English, so that applicants and students were “ultra-motivated”. “20 years ago, motivation was fantastic, but in a sad way – either you made it at SSE Riga or you flunked completely in your career. It is nicer that there are other options besides SSE Riga,” he says. To be sure, “easily accessible” in 1997 meant that it was much harder, before Latvia joined the European Union (EU), to apply to and study at universities with equally high admission…

…we explore with experts in the topic and using findings from a four-year study on Brain gain in the Baltics. We also look at the future; we asked high school graduates and soon-to-be graduates about their plans and expectations about career and mobility. Sixty percent of students plan to go abroad at some stage of their lives. We will be joined by thought leaders, practitioners and students to discuss the topic. 11:15 – 11:25 Welcome by Anders…

…Lieutenant Commander Morin, who is also a lawyer registered with the Barreau du Québec, is the Deputy Senior Legal Advisor at Canada’s Task Force Latvia. He holds a law degree from Université Laval in Québec City. In addition to his military career, Lieutenant Commander Morin has held counsel, senior counsel and executive positions within the Government of Canada and two of Canada’s largest elections administration bodies, Élections Québec and Elections Canada.