Latvia University of Agriculture - Latvijas Lauksaimniecības ...

K. Vārtukapteinis, T. Tabunova Improvement of Scientific Qualification inLatvia University of Agriculture during 70 years15 teachers and employees. Other degrees were awarded to people working outside theAcademy, including scientists from all neighbour republics of Latvia as well as Ukraineand Poland. During that period of time 15 teachers and employees of LAA obtained theDegree of Doctor of Sciences and 75 the Degree of Candidate of Sciences outside theAcademy.In 1976, no theses were defended in LAA, because the reform of approval of thesestook place in the Soviet Union. In 1977, specialised field councils were established, whichoperated together with faculties until 1991. At that moment 23 doctoral theses weredefended in the science of economics and 157 Scientific Candidate theses (55 agriculturalscience, 53 technical science, 47 economical science and 2 veterinary medicine science)were defended in the LAA councils. Eight teachers of LAA obtained the Degree of Doctorof Sciences outside the Academy (4 – engineering sciences, 2 – agricultural sciences and2 – philosophy sciences), and 51 – the Degree of Candidate of Sciences.In 1992, promotion and habilitation councils approved by the new Latvian ScientificCouncil started to operate in the University. Until 2008, 17 Doctor habil. theses(12 – engineering sciences, 4 – agricultural sciences, 1 – forestry) and 124 doctoraltheses (50 – engineering sciences, 36 – economic sciences, 21 – agricultural sciences,9 – veterinary medicine, 8 – forestry) were defended. Twenty-seven teachers of LLUobtained doctoral degrees outside LLU (10 – pedagogy, 6 – philosophy, 4 – biology,2 – engineering, and one in architecture, philology, psychology, physics).Key words: academy, doctoral theses, Candidate Degree, Doctoral Degree, council.174 Latvia University of Agriculture – 70, 2009