Riga Stradins University Faculty of European Studies Department of Political Science Academic Study Program Degree of Master of Social Sciences in International Relations

First name, Last name:	Veiko Spolitis
Date of birth:	05.09.1971
Place of birth:	Riga
Address:	Plavu 29, Salaspils
Contact phone:	28357057

EDUCATION
PhD	2006 -	University of Helsinki, Faculty of Social Sciences
MA	2001-2003	Geneva University, Graduate School of International Studies
MA	1996-1997	Central European University, International Relations Faculty
BA	1991-1996	University of Tartu, Faculty of Social Sciences
ADDITIONAL EDUCATION
	1995	Oslo University International Summer School
SCIENTIFIC DEGREE
		MA in history and international relations
ACADEMIC TITLE
		Lecturer
WORK EXPERIENCE
	2005 -	Lecturer in the Faculty of European Studies, Riga Stradins University
	2002-2005	Counselor in College du Leman, Switzerland
	1998-2001	Lecturer in the Faculty of European Studies, Riga Stradins University
	1998-2000	Head of the Civic Education Project in the Baltic States
SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES
		Participation in the 4^th World Public Forum “Dialogue of Civilizations” in Rhodes, September 2006 Participation in the XX^th AABS Conference in George Washington University, June 15-17, 2006. Participation in the panel discussion in ‘’Changing landscape in Transatlantic relations New EU member states and candidate countries between Brussels and Washington´´ conference in Prague, September 23, 2005 Participation in the 6^th Baltic Studies Conference “The Baltic Way in Europe. Revolution and Evolution” in Valmiera (Latvia), June 17-19, 2005. Attendance of the 5th Pan-European International Relations Conference in Hague (Netherlands), September 2004. Organizing the 6^th CEP Baltic International Student Conference “Lights and Shadows of Post Communism” in Tartu (Estonia), March 2000. Chairing a panel “Interethnic relations in CIS countries” at the CEP International Student Conference in Minsk, (Belarus), March 2000. Chairing a panel “Environmentally Sustainable Development in the Baltic States” at the joint UNDP and CEP Human Development Conference in Kaunas (Lithuania), December 3-5, 1999. Attendance of the 7^th Central and Eastern European Fundraising Conference in Bratislava (Slovakia), November 1999. Chairing a panel “Social Science Education – Impact on Development of the CIS countries” at the CEP International Student Conference in Chisinau, (Moldova), February 1999.
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL AND NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
		n/a
HONOURARY TITLES, AWARDS
		n/a
PUBLICATIONS
		Relations between the Baltic States and Russia after the Finnish presidency in the EU – a possible breakthrough? Forthcoming in Baltic Mosaic (www.brc.ru) „Tautas ilgas pēc nevainīgas politikas (in Latvian)“, www.politika.lv forthcoming on March 28, 2007* Baltische Zerrissenheit (in German), www.vorwärts.de on January 8, 2007 “Vēlētājs Aizspogulijā (in Latvian)”, www.politika.lv on October 3, 2006* « Feminisms atbrīvojošs, bet nemīlēts (in Latvian)”, www.politika.lv January 10, 2005 “Eiroskepse un Eiropas nākotne (in Latvian) », www.politika.lv on June 2, 2004 « Vai paaudžu maiņa Latvijas politikā? (in Latvian) », www.politika.lv on August 22, 2001 “Pirms jaunas formas - jauns Eiropas jēdziena saturs” (In Latvian) Latvijas Vēstnesis, January 26, 2001 "Latvija globālo un starpkultūru pārmaiņu krustcelēs" (in Latvian) in the Youth for Europe 1999 (www.yfe.lv ) annual report.
KNOWLEDGE OF LANGUAGES
		Latvian/Estonian native Fluent in English and Russian. Good knowledge of French, Finnish and German
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Date: 03.2007

CURRICULUM VITAE

First name, Last name:	Jānis Bērziņš (born Ivans de Kastro Gonsalvess-Berzins)
Date of birth:	February, 03, 1974
Place of birth:	Piracicaba-SP, Brazil
Address:	Maskavas iela, 222A-70 LV 1019, Riga Latvia
Contact phone:	[phone] (mob); + 371 6769-2500