RĪGAS AERONAVIGĀCIJAS INSTITŪTS
Joint stock company RIGA AERONAUTICAL INSTITUTE
Akciju sabiedrība
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Mežkalnu iela 9, Rīga LV-1058, Latvija-Latvia.
Tālr./fakss +371 767 78 31, E-mail: rai.lv@parks.lv, http://home.parks.lv/rai
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Latvian Republic
Education and Science Ministry
Higher Education Department
Higher Education Quality Protection
Center
APPLICATION
FOR
HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION
ACCREDITATION
Applicant:
Joint-stock company Riga Aeronautical Institute
Address:
1 Mezha str. Riga LV-1048
tel. 7677831
Acc. N:
004801721
Rietumu banka 310101715
Registration N 40003083288
Rector, President
I. Kuznetsov
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RIGA
AERONAUTICAL INSTITUTE
SELF-EVALUATION REPORT
Riga
2
2000
CONTENT
INTRODUCTION
RIGA AERONAUTICAL INSTITUTE STRUCTURE
OBJECTIVES AND TASKS
PERSONNEL
PROFESSIONAL STUDIES AND TRAINING
TRAINING PROGRAMMES
FINANCING
TRAINING FACILITIES
THE TRAINING PROGRAMME ADMINISTRATION
ACADEMIC STAFF
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
STUDENTS’ OPPORTUNITIES
Riga Aeronautical Institute
Training programs and
D. Ulanov
accreditation director
Doctor of Science in engineering
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INTRODUCTION
RIGA AERONAUTICAL INSTITUTE is a private institution in the structure of the jointstock company “RIGA AERONAUTICAL INSTITUTE”, “AO RAI” (register AO No
000300328), founded on the basis of Riga High Aeronautical School of Civil Aviation. RAI is
based on Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers, No 146, 23.04. 92.
In accordance with this resolution and decision of the Ministry of Transport in the Republic
of Latvia No 36, 04.05.92. and Ministry of Education and Science in the Republic of Latvia
Republic No 95, 18.08.92. License No 04025 is issued to Riga Aeronautical Institute for training
organization and practice.
RIGA AERONAUTICAL INSTITUTE is one of the oldest aviation educational institutions.
It was founded in 1942 and devoted their resources to the nation in its war effort. Later it has
been training radio technicians and radio operators for aviation. But for a long time the main
speciality was traditionally considered to be Air Traffic Control. RAI (earlier called Riga Flight
Technical School of Civil Aviation, then revising the curricula it was renamed to Riga Flight
Aeronautical School) was a monopolist in training Air Traffic Controllers for the needs of
former USSR.
About 75% of ATC controllers in ex-USSR territory have received training in RAI.
RIGA AERONAUTICAL INSTITUTE activities are accomplished in accordance with RAI
Constitution “Satversme” (annex 1).
RAI partners are
- International Flight Aviation Safety Foundation;
- Federal Aviation Department of Russia;
- International Academy of Transport;
- University of North Dakota, USA and etc.
Since 1996 RAI is included into International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Training
Directory. RAI has an agreement with Riga Technical University about cooperation in the sphere
of fundamental training subjects, mutual usage of material and technical basis and a library
(annex A).
RIGA AERONAUTICAL INSTITUTE STRUCTURE
Professional Training in RAI is accomplished in two specialties:
- air traffic control - engineering department;
- international transportation management - department of economics.
Training forms are full-time learning, distance learning, intensive distance learning.
Institute has branches in Russian Federation in International Airports Sheremetevo and
Vnukovo (Moscow) as well as in Samara Airport.
Institute enables tuition in the International Commercial College as well as in advanced
courses and retraining courses, connected with air traffic control, technical services and aircraft
maintenance, international transportation organization and professional English language.
RAI governing body is Convention, President and Senate.
Convention introduces motions to the Ministry of Education and Science about the necessary
changes in Constitution it elects and dismisses the President, it listens to Presidents report, elects
Senate, Inspection Commission and Arbitration Tribunal, Approves the Budget as well as
Senate, Inspection Commission and Budget Regulations. The Convention takes decisions about
training specialists in professional studies and in professional courses, scientific strategy and
plans.
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RIGA AERONAUTICAL INSTITUTE
STRUKTURE
CONVENTION
BRANCHES
SHEREMETJEVO
VNUKOVO
SAMARA
PRESIDENT
SENATE
DISTANCE LEARNING
PRO-RECTOR
STUDY
PRO-RECTOR
LIBRARY
STUDY
DEPARTMENT
SECTIONS
FINANCIAL
DEPARTMENT
ENGINEER
SECTION
SERVICES
DEPARTMENT
ECONOMICS
SECTION
ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT
LANGUAGE
DEPARTMENT
ECONOMICS
DEPARTMENT
ATC
DEPARTMENT
STUDY AND EDUCATIONAL
PROGRAMMS
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Senate takes decisions about RAI structure formation, liquidation and reorganization.
Senate examines and affirms professional study and curriculum plans. Senate also takes
decisions about the scientific research subject and its financing. Senate approves Methodical
Council and Heads of the Departments, listens to personnel reports about appropriate service
activities, takes decisions and gives its motions to Convention.
President is an official representative of RAI. The President leads Institute activities and is
responsible for them respecting Higher Education Law and Constitution of RAI requirements as
well as other Latvian Legislative Documents, Ministry Cabinet and Ministry of Education and
Science Requirements.
OBJECTIVES AND TASKS
RAI professional study objectives to provide mastering of technical and professional
subjects and obtain practical skills meeting high-level professional education requirements, to
prepare specialists able to work in local or international institutions in appropriate specialities ,
use own initiative and responsibility cooperating with partners.
The objective of retraining and advanced courses is to provide the students with necessary
knowledge in new technologies, to master practical skills in appropriate fields.
Realization of these aims is interacted with research work of the educational staff, if fact it
is done in experimental-constructive way.
The main of activities of the graduates are:
- international aviation institutions;
- different economy branches.
Tasks to obtain the aims:
● The values of the programmes are:
- professional study programmes;
- the interest of appropriate institutions in well-trained students;
- qualified academic staff;
- corresponding training facilities.
● Local and international peculiarities in the special subject training programmes.
● Special subject training correspondence to the current and future requirements in the
spheres of activity of the graduates.
● In fundamental and general subjects mainly used traditional classes, seminars and
practical methods, but in professional subjects- the situation analysis, group work,
simulation practice.
● To provide the possibility of choice of subjects corresponding their interests and needs.
● To provide the programme with a qualified academic staff and technical, informative
facilities.
● Its important to make the real working conditions using practice on different simulators
and individual training.
The management of the programmes takes the programmes directors, Engineer Section
together with Air Traffic Control Department and Economic Section with Economic Department.
They follow Latvian Republic Higher Education Law, Professional Education Law as well as
Institute Convention and Senate Requirements. International Commerce Coledge and Course
managers direct the refreshment and retraining courses.
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PERSONNEL
The Staff in RAI consists of constant and provisional members. Constant members are
full-time students, academic educational personnel to whom RAI is the primary working place,
accompanying personnel (laboratory assistants, technicians, masters, simulator instructors etc.)
administration and services people.
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Provisional members are: distance learning students, retraining, refresher course students,
academic and other staff members to whom RAI is not a primary working place.
RAI staff, according to Constitute requirements can take part in Institute managing
institutions elections in working out management and requirements elaboration and can be
elected in appropriate positions.
The Professor Council elects professor and associated professors according to Higher
Education Law Senate elects assistant professors and lectors.
The staff is displayed in Annex 1.
PROFESSIONAL STUDIES AND TRAINING
Professional Studies
Air Traffic Control
From 1945 when RAI was founded it traditionally was educational institution, training air
traffic controllers for USSR main airline “AEROFLOT” as well as other countries such as
Mongolia, Cuba, Hungary, Bulgaria etc. Now continuing usual activities – the main customers
for training air traffic controllers are Russian Federation Airlines of UIC countries.
Every year RAI admits about 25 applicants in the programme “Air Traffic Control”
specialists in accordance with airlines requirements and agreements with Russian Federation,
Armenia, Georgia, Moldova and other UIC countries as well as individual contracts (annex 2).
Those students are given temporary residence permit.
RAI receives many good references not only from Russian Federation Airlines, but
Latvian Airlines are also satisfied with the air traffic controllers quality of training. As Latvian
Eurbassador in Moscow says – Riga Aeronautical Institute is a recognized educational
institution.
Russian Federation Ministry of Education admitted that educational level of students
trained in RAI corresponds to Russian Federation Ministry requirements and approves RAI
diplomas until 13 oct 2007.
Lithuanian Palanga air Traffic Service Director A.Balchiunas expresses his gratitude
saying that except professional knowledge specialists are skills in aviation phraseology in
English, what is very important working in Air Traffic Control (annex 2).
International transportation management
Every year RAI admits 25 students in the programme “International Transportation
Management”. Students are Latvian inhabitants, but parts of them are trained according to
Agreements with Russian Federation and UIC countries. RAI activities are of commercial
tendency, but it is useful from Latvian point of view, because it’s a small contribution to Latvia
budget working places for people and a good international prestige.
A trained specialist oriented to transportation functions realization is necessary to Latvian
economy. Specialists are able to work in different transportation institutions (surface, air und
marine) connected with export and import of goods.
The specialists in international transportation Management are oriented to the increasing
centralization of transport services what leads to decreasing of personnel and expenses and
centralization of logistics’ functions.
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Professional training, retraining and advanced courses provide training for aviation services
personnel in the new technologies in air traffic Control, cargo and passenger transportation
management, aircraft maintenance and transportation management.
RAI provides professional English language courses for different spheres of activity
connected with aviation and transportation.
Graduates
The effectiveness of professional programmes shows the graduates of 5 last years “Air
Traffic Control” programme graduates amount to 750 air traffic controllers which mainly were
trained according to airlines of individual contracts. After graduation they usually start working
in airlines that had contracts with RAI. Mainly they are Russian Federation and UJC countries’
airlines.
Professional study programme “International Transportation management” graduates
amount to 448 specialists. Part of them – 30% works in Latvia Transport institutions, but the
rest-in Russian Federation and UJC countries with which RAI had made training contracts.
256 specialists finished refreshment and advanced courses concerning aircraft
maintenance and air traffic control.
It’s very important in air traffic control to know English phraseology in radio exchange
perfectly well. 655 specialists (annex 3) have finished different English language courses for air
traffic Control and aircraft maintenance.
TRAINING PROGRAMMES
Graduates, who got the qualification of “Air Traffic Control engineer” and work for
ATC services at any airport providing efficiency and safety of aircraft flights, gain knowledge
and practical skills due to the programme “Air Traffic Control”.
The total programme duration is 5 academic years consisting of 10 terms and 200 credit
points.
Training activities are planned and implemented by Aeronautical and Air Traffic Controls
Department and it’s Head, Engineering Section and Instructional Side.
It’s very important for Air Traffic Controllers to have good knowledge, reaction and
good evaluation of situation in the air, to take fast decisions and inform the crew. That’s why the
main attention is paid to practical skills when training students on appropriate simulators, as well
as in real Airlines and Air Traffic Control Centers. That’s why individual training at the
simulators consisting of credits begins from the first term and continues till the end of training.
The practice at simulators includes the English language special phraseology in the international
air traffic process, using the special “grand-air” phraseology.
Besides, consolidation is practical at the 2-nd and 5-th terms and it comprises 8 weeks.
The air traffic practice at aviation institutions is provided by the programme at the 3-rd, 6-th and
7-th terms (18 weeks). Total practical training consisting of 42 credits or 21 % of total training
volume helps students to receive the appropriate professional skills (annex 4).
Professional study programme “International Transportation management” gives its
graduates the opportunity to work in different spheres, connected with transportation, marketing,
tourism services management. The total programme duration is 5 academic years (10 terms) and
200 credit points.
Training activities are planned and implemented by Economic Department and are
controlled by its Head, Economic Section and Instructional Side.
In providing the humanities and natural history Subjects the Language and Engineering
Departments take part.
We can make a conclusion that in most cases students gain importation only during
classroom hours, but practical work is insignificant. It’s necessary to pay attention to self studies
increasing the number of practice hours (annex 5). The aims, volume and themes of classes and
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practice hours, indications to the expected knowledge and skills, training aids are described in
subjects annotations.
The connection of the training subject with other subjects is shown in the curriculum and
stipulates for logic Sequence of them and excludes subject doubling.
The descriptions and annotations of training subjects are enclosed into self-evaluation
reports.
Finishing the professional study programme “Air Traffic Control” after successful
passing the examinations and diploma defending the specialist is given qualification “Air Traffic
Control Engineer” and an appropriate diploma. Professional study programme “International
Transportation Management” graduates are given an appropriate qualification and diploma
International Transportation Manager.
Refresher and advanced courses students receive an appropriate certification where his
skills and experiences are showed.
The students of English language courses receive the certificate which gives students
the permission, to work as Air Traffic Controllers in English.
The planned number of students
It’s planned to enroll 25 students every year to professional study programmes until
2005. Taking in consideration students eliminations – in Air Traffic Control Programmes are
planned 200 and in “International Transportation Management” 220 until 2005 year.
The planned number of students in refresher and advanced courses – 264 in Spoken English
Courses – 64 % (annex 6).
RAI Senate Regulations regulate the training process and order.
The study Contents and volume is reflected in the curriculum and in subjects
descriptions. The obligatory subjects, limited choice and free choice. subjects are also shown.
Study programmes and subjects’ contents at first are discussed in appropriate Departments then
after study prorector acceptance they are handed to the Senate to approval. Then the President
authorizes them . The training programme is being fulfilled in accordance with planned schedule
including practice period, time-table at simulators, on-the-job training, defense of the term and
diploma projects.
The main objectives of the training programm are:
 to achieve the programme strategic main objective;
 to get the profound knowledge and stable practical skills;
 to educate students so that they can have the professional duty and dignity feeling,
responsibility for their professional activity;
 to provide the necessary physical and psychological training;
 to form natural and scientific outlook and humanities, humane common to all mankind
cultural values.
The continuous quality and capacity evaluation control system is worked out in RAI.
The current control (seminars, laboratory and practice works, control works), examinations and
tests term and diploma projects defense, evaluation of practical skills.
The current evaluation-marks are recorded in the group register. The existing system
provides rather objective evaluation of knowledge and skills.
Examinations are taken orally. The study results are analyzed in Methodical Commission
and Senate sitting. The main discussed items are:
- the fulfillment of curriculum and study programme (contents and volume);
- the evaluation level of students’ knowledge and skills, their correspondence to
qualification and stander requirements of ICAO;
- the economy and financial study process correspondence to the requirements of
self-financing;
The control of students knowledge and skills and their quality is continuous;
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- current control – the task fulfillment quality (seminars, laboratory and practice
works, controlworks, homeworks). Given marks are recording in the group register.
Tests and examinations are taken orally;
- practical skills evaluation (the evaluation given by simulation instructors and practice
supervisors);
- term projects defense – the contents of the work and defense are evaluated;
- final study evaluation – diploma project contents and defense complex examination.
Complex examination combines tasks concerning air traffic control, economic and natural
sciences.
For evaluation two types of marking systems are used – two point and ten point
evaluation.
Existing system allows to evaluate knowledge and skills objectively.
The work of academic staff is controlled by:
- Head of the Department pro-rector or an administration appointed person;
- academic staff mutual visiting of the classes;
- special committee checking academic staff training system;
- checking the open lesson or demonstration lesson;
- analyzing academic staff activities;
- analyzing lesson summaries educational and methodical devises;
- listening to academic staff reports at the open department sittings;
- paying attention to students and graduates references (questionnaires).
RAI pro-recror investigates control materials and analysis them in Methodical
Commission and Senate sittings.
THE CONTROL OF STUDIES QUALITY
Who is controlled
The academic staff
How is controlled
Checking he subject
programmes
and
descriptions. Visiting
the lessons. Using
students
questionnaires.
Head
of
the
Department, Section
manager pro-rector,
Academic staff, selfgovernment of the
students
In the Departments’
sittings,
pro-rector,
methodical,
commissions, Senate
Who controls
Evaluates
Lessons
and
practical
work,
practice
Visiting
lessons,
practical
works,
seminars, laboratory
works and practice,
open lessons.
Lesson
summaries,
textbooks methodical and
technical aids
Providing students with
lesson
summaries,
textbooks. Using technical
aids.
Head of Department,
section
manager,
pro-rector, academic
staff,
selfgovernment of the
students
In the Departments’
sittings, pro-rector,
methodical,
commissions, Senate
Head
of
Department,
section manager, prorector, academic staff, selfgovernment of the students
In
the
Departments’
sittings,
pro-rector,
methodical, commissions,
Senate
At the Department every month and at the end of each term training process analyzing takes
place. It shows objective and subjective factors which positively or negatively affective the
training process. If also helps to receive the necessary information working out necessary
decisions to improve the training process. The main attention when analyzing is paid to the level
of gained knowledge and skills and its correspondence to ICAO requirements.
In annual study programme analyzing the economic calculation is shown that helps to
evaluate the financial securing.
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FINANCING
The sources for financing RAI are the agreements and contracts With the Republic of Latvia
and foreign Ministries, enterprises, organizations and private individuals.
Institute activities are also supported by sponsors donations and profits of business activities.
RAI makes financial assessments of training programs, payment for research and
experimentally constructive activities and then being approved by financial department of stock
company “RAI” and the Convention regulates funding for these purposes. All financial
procedures dealing with the institute activities are being performed by financial department of
stock company “RAI”. Tuition fee is regulated by the agreement drawn up for individual
customer (private individual) and determined by the period of training and payment system etc.
Tuition fees for private individuals depend on the form of training and usually are from 350
up to 950 lats per year. The payment can be made monthly or each term. In RAI there is a list of
discounts determined by administrative regulations. Discounts are applied also to medical
service, services of Fitness Center.
Students-residents have not used credits granted by the Government of the Republic of Latvia
yet, students-nonresidents are not granted such credits.
Students-nonresidents receive scholarship (in case the customer agrees to pay it).
The amount of scholarship depend on the customer’s financing support. When the cost of
living becomes higher in the Republic of Latvia RAI advises the customers to increase
scholarship.
At present students-nonresidents are granted 45 lats per month.
The budget for the training programs implementation is presented in annex 7.1.
TRAINING FACILITIES
Classrooms, rooms for practical works and seminars. There are 13 rooms in RAI for
currying lessons, practical works and seminars with a floor space of 16 kv.m. to 75 kv.m. which
are partially equipped with audio-video TV and computers, Floor space corresponds to the
number of students in the group for seminars or practical works (10 to 14 students). Rooms for
lectures corresponds to the number of students in the stream – from 20 to 30.
The are 16 computers and 8 printers in the classrooms and rooms for practical works and
seminars, one room is considered as computer classroom with 6 computers, a printer and a
scanner.
Training laboratories. There are laboratories 50 kv.m. and 25 kv.m. equipped with all
necessary laboratory testing grounds, measuring instruments and all the devices necessary for
mastering physics and other special professional subjects.
Simulators. Individual procedural (controllers) simulators and complex simulator are
arranged in 2 rooms @ 65 kv.m. with 12 working places in each.
Library. Library together with a reading room takes 80 kv.m. of a floor space. There are
2 computers with an Internet connection. There are 11 working places and the possibility for
students to use Internet.
Administration and academic staff. Administration and academic staff rooms takes floorspace of 16 kv.m. to 32 kv.m. and are equipped with good furniture and appropriate office
equipment. For managing the training process and for work organization there are 3 computers
and printers , Xerox, binding machine and other necessary devices.
Medical Center. Medical Center is located in 10 rooms. There are rooms for Head
physician, therapeutics, surgeon and dentist as well as x-rays, physiotherapy and hygienic with
all necessary equipment.
Recreational area. Sauna, swimming –pool and shower as well as relaxation rooms are in
this area.
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Cafeteria. There are 50 seats in the institute cafe. The bar has a musical center. The
kitchen is provided with modern electrical devices and furniture. The service personnel
always provide order and clean rooms.
THE TRAINING PROGRAMME ADMINISTRATION
The quality of education depends on the training course presentation, sources of
information as well as student’s ability to adopt the knowledge.
The quality also depends on the results of student’s creative activities in his career field.
The training quality evaluation and the system of managing of the training programme
include the internal and external evaluation (annex 8.).
Students and graduates take part in the external evaluation. They fill in the
questionnaires, as well as the customers-employers who give their evaluation of the of the
graduates work.
Experts from other higher educational institutes are invited to RAI.
The internal evaluation and management of the training programme are performed
strictly in accordance with the adopted in RAI structure of management (annex 9.). All the
decisions approved by the Convention and the Senate and the rector of the institute are
implemented by the pro-rectorate, who performs the academic and administrative governing.
The scheme of quality control structure:
Administration ► programme director ► section ►department► academic staff.
The scheme of management ensures the vertical and horizontal links of all administrative
branches, the programme executives and students.
The vertical links are realized by the pro-rectorate and programme director in accordance
with the decisions approved by the Convention and the Senate of RAI. The academic staff, the
representatives of the departments and other structures, students delegated by the student selfgoverning constitute the Senate of RAI and the Convention.
The administrative management reveals in the stating the standards, like tuition fee,
academic hours of the lecturers and instructors, their payment, their proportion of participation in
the research activities or advanced courses.
Academic management is implemented by the Administration together with the academic
staff. This is recurrent adjustment of the training programme, curricula, syllabi, conducting
scientific and methodical conferences, inter-department seminars.
Educational programe can be changed, adjusted at the end of academic year. The reasons
are: the results of the students interview, as well as interview of graduates, academic staff,
customers. The decision to change the programme is taken after the throrough analysis of the
results of the discussion at the department sitting and the Methodical Commission and approved
by the Senate.
The horizontal links pf the programme management is accomplished at the Methodical
Commission sittings, department sittings and student’s meetings.
Students have the right to introduce their proposals how to improve the system of
education to the institute authorities, programme supervisors, instructors. At the end of every
term the students fill in the questionnaires and express their opinion as far as the educational
programme is concerned. The results of the interview are analyzed to make the adjustments to a
training process.
The members of the Convention and the Senate talk to the students and discuss problems
dealing with the programme four times a year.
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Aiming at programme implementation on the basis of favourable international experience RAI
A administration encourages appropriate scientific and research contacts with the institutions of
the similar qualification and provides teachers and students exchange.
For efficient management improvement the RAI library stock should be supplied by the Higher
education publishing from the West and Central Europe, esp. Great Britain, Germany, France,
Sweden and other countries.
ACADEMIC STAFF
The average age of the RAI Academic staff – is 52 years (annex 10).
The are 11 Doctors of science in the academic staff, 6 of them are RAI full-time
employees and their average age is 57 years. 32 % of all planned academic hours are conducted
by the doctor of science. 75 % of all academic hours are intended for lecturers and instructors
who work in the institute permanently.
The Department of Aeronautics and ATC is headed by assistant professor, Doctor of
Science in engineering Ivan Kuznetsov, academic staff of the department ensure special
professional course training as well as on-the-job training at simulators.
The main training subjects in engineering are by the instructors of the Engineering
department. The humanities, social and economic training subjects are conducted by the
lecturers of the department of Economics.
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It is important for the academic staff to know all the new and advanced information in
the field of aviation technique and ATC. Academic staff and instructors have completed western
countries aviation centers courses, obtained their certificates. ATC training lectures are also
provided by academic staff from SAS Flight Academy and Lufthansa technical training.
The department of Economics is headed by the Doctor of Economics Leonid Plevako.
The lecturers of the department provide special training subjects. An important aspect of
academic staff activities is their knowledge of modern international demands and local
peculiarities in International Transportation Management.
Academic staff of Language Department provide English language training, as well as
conduct special English courses, such as phraseology of pilot/ controller exchange (radio
telephony). Mastering of special English is accomplished at simulators, where controllers are
required to reveal the knowledge and skills to understand the crew, to control the traffic
promptly, professionally, safety. Academic staff also provide Latvian language training.
RAI administration is going to advertise a vacancy of lecturers position to renovate the
academic staff. It is desirable to widen the range candidates to the vacancies by means of
inviting young prospective scientists and patricians from abroad too.
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
Research activities mainly reflect deeper analysis of the professional study
programmes’ involving students in solving questions related with aviation , surface and
railway transportation and transport systems; marketing research and transport logistic as
well as international commercial rights. Research work is reflected in student’s reports
and degree theses.
Academic and technical staffs of RAI carry out the research in two directions:
 in the theory of science
 in the experimental
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Separate research works are being worked out by technical personnel and prospective
students are also involved into some research activities.
In the sphere of scientific research RAI collaborates with the research and training
centres of Lufthansa, TRO Learning (UK) Limited and with the Academy of Civil
Aviation (St. Petersburg). The contact of the scientific collaboration, the list of
executors and the reports about the fulfilled work see in annex A.
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The Main Themes of scientific research executed by the RAI staff:
optimization of methods of air traffic autocontrol;
forcasting of demand for aviation transportation and contact within the period of 2000
y.;
basic methods of definition of the attractions “boundaries towards the airport Liepaja”
within the regional transport system;
Dzelzceļa un automobiļu transporta izmantošanas vietēja satiksmē ekonomiski
regionāla sfēru noteikšanas metodiskie pamati;
Dzelzceļa pasažieru pārvadājumi sociāli ekonomiskā koncepcija un finansēšanas
avotu pamatojums.
The result have been published in local as well as specialized foreign magazines.
Copyright have been received for experimental research. The result have been
reported at the local international conferences (annex 11).
The main part of academic staff (84%) participate in research and experimental
activities and 4 persons, instructors of Humanities work out methodical
recommendations. Academic and technical staff provides practical implementation of
200 rationalization recommendations for improvement of the institute facilities.
The students of the institute take part in the scientific and research activities together
with the lecturers. Some of them go on with the research after graduating from the
institute preparing publications for RAI collections of technical works.
It should be mentioned that not all the lecturers and instructors conduct the scientific and
research work. And comparatively small number of students participate in the research.
There some ways how to attract the staff to the scientific and research work:
 The instructors without master’s degree should be encouraged to join the Magistrate;
 The holders of master’s degree should be persuaded to join the Doctorate;
 To pay more attention to the institute applicants who are able to do the research work
during the entry examinations.
STUDENTS’ OPPORTUNITIES
The students are supplied with the necessary training and methodical documents
for all training courses. They may use the institute library and the reading hall with the
personal computers. The students have free access to the Internet system. The training
places in the computer classroom are meant for the individual work of the students. The
equipment of the halls and classrooms corresponds to the European standards and creates
the specific business-like atmosphere.
The students have the opportunity for physical training and sporting games.
Fitness centre of the institute with the sauna, swimming pool and the relaxation hall
(equipped with individual simulators).
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The students use the RAI medical centre and have regular medical examination,
for ATC students it is mandatory.
The students are able to master their English terminology and phraseology in the
lingaphone classrooms and ATC simulators. Students have special Latvian language
training.
The RAI students have also their own self-government, they have their representatives
in the Senate; they are able to defend their interests and democratic principles when
contacting the authorities of RAI.
The students have the right to take part in the interview where they give their
evaluation of the quality of education, filling in questionnaires and to dispute their
interests in the Senate, as well put veto.
The academic staff take part in the student’s activities. For example the instituteleaving and diploma giving parties are great celebrations. The authorities and academic
staff participate in these parties.
The RAI student’s hostels are situated at the same place was RTU hostels. It makes
possible to organize joint sports competitions, games etc.
It is planned to build institute hostel for students in the premises 9, Mezkalnu street.
A Student as a Customer.
A customer is an enterprise or an organization that directs a student to the institute. A
student himself may be the customer. A student as a customer can have an influence on
the training process. A student is oriented to the continuously improving program of the
institute and to its advanced equipment.
The demand at the market of education is determinated by the level of professional
training of the specialist, meeting the training program demands, the demands of the
curricula and their quality.
The student’s attitude towards the content and quality of the training program is
shown by the students interview. The RAI the III-rd and the IV-th year students
(speciality ATC and ITM) have been interviewed. The purpose of the interview is to clear
up the student’s attitude towards the training courses, the relationship between the
students and the instructors, and the student’s suggestions how to make the training
program perfect or what to change (if necessary).
The results of the interview show that the students are able to evaluate the work of the
lecturer and to state the necessity of training subject. The evaluations of the lecturer and
the training subject may differ.
First of all the students want to be good specialists with perfect experience. That
quality is highly evaluated. In addition, the students evaluate the lecturer or the instructor
being educated, cultured, good-hearted, intellectual, responsive, respectful as far as the
students are concerned.
The students offer the administration to control the lectures, to add some special
training materials and training aids to the library to recheck the curricula and program, to
prolong practical training at the simulators.
The questionnaire has reveled that more thorough preparation should be done, the
results of the interview should be given to the lecturers, and students suggestions should
be discussed at the meetings of the Senate and departments
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CONCLUSION
The analysis of the content of training programs, in comparison with the similar programs of
training institutions prove the fact that programs correspond to the specified purposes.
Positive aspects.
1. Favourable references from Latvian and foreign airline and aviation industry
representatives about RAI graduates - ATC engineers, as well as economists – managers.
That the part of RAI trainees are foreign students, who get an opportunity to study the
culture and national traditions of the Republic of Latvia during the period of 5 years of
their studies at RAI. After graduating the institute and returning to their countries RAI
graduates contribute to the formation of attractive image of Latvia abroad.
2. The process of the control over fulfillment of the tasks concerning advancement of
professional knowledge and skills as well as practical training benefit to successful
results of specialists training.
3. Recurrent analysis of objective and subjective factors has an effect on the training
program implementation. Information received as a result of conducting questionnaire of
students, graduates, customers is discussed at Departments meetings. Revision and
analysis of training program fulfillment is also discussed by the methodical Commission
and the Senate of RAI. The results of the discussion and analysis are put at the basis of
further advancement of the program.
4. The level of training of RAI specialists in ATC and international transportation
management meeting international requirements is favourably influenced by the
methodical and research contacts with the schools of the same qualification as well as
student’s and teacher’s exchange.
5. A successful implementation of the program is owing to good facilities - simulator
system and computer laboratory of the institute. The institute library stock provides
necessary literature
6. Vertical and horizontal control system over the training level provides fulfillment of the
whole training programs.
Aspects to be advanced and developed.
The program of Air Traffic Control has potentialities for development and advancement
according to the following directions:
1. Making the training program and qualification of ATC engineer and program of
international transportation management more popular among the young people of Latvia
by more active promotion in Latvian mass media as well as more close professional
contacts with airport Riga and Latvian airlines, aviation and transport enterprises.
2. Insufficient usage of computer technique is one of main short comings. The institute
training facilities need new upgraded equipment. There is a strong demand for modern
measuring and control equipment, modern computers and software for them, updated
audio and video cassettes. The Convention and Senate aim at providing sufficient supply
of the institute facilities in the nearest future.
3. As far as students inquiry shows the quality evaluation system should be improved,
activating administration part in it.
4. Supplement of the library stock with new text-books and methodical documents,
professionally-oriented magazines, fiction, as well as to expand the possibility for the
students to use Internet. The Convention of RAI has resolved to supply the library stock
with newly-published text-books, magazines dealing with the problems of transportation
and publications of higher educational establishments from West and Central Europe
starting from the year of 2001.
5. Recruiting of the academic staff, advancement of its qualification. The Senate of RAI is
going to organize a competition to fill the vacancies for recruiting the academic staff. It is
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preferably to increase the number of applicants drawing in promising young scientists
and practical workers.
6. The choice of themes for scientific research and experimentally constructive activities
should be arranged to make the teachers without Master’s Degree join magistracy, and
Masters work for degree of Doctor. The teachers of all professionally-oriented subjects of
the training program should be involved into the research activities. Special attention
should be given to the student’s participation in the research activities.
As a result of the analyses of institute training activities a plan of development for the period
of 2000 – 2005 years has been worked out (annex 12).
Strategic development plans of professional training programs are enclose to corresponding
program self-evaluations.
The Program self-evaluation was discussed at the session of the Senate of RAI on 30 of May
2000 year and considered to be satisfactory.
Critical remarks and proposals have been included into the final variant of the report.
The record of proceedings of the Senate session is enclosed.
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RIGA AERONAUTICAL INSTITUTE
ANNEXES TO
Self-evaluation Report
I annex
- The Constitution of RAI
A annex
- Affiliations
1 annex
- Personnel
2 annex
- Cooperation Agreement and References
3 annex
- 5 last years graduates
4 annex
- Professional training programmee “Air Traffic Control”
5 annex
- Professional training programme “International Transportation
Management”
6 annex
- Foreseen number of students
7 annex
- Financing
8 annex
- The system of quality management
9 annex
- RAI training programme management
10 annex
- The list of academic staff.
11 annex
- Scientifical- methodical works of the academic staff.
12 annex
- Long-term development plan from 2000 to 2005 year.
Responsible for study programmes
and accreditation in RAI
D.Ulanov,
Doctor of Science in engineering
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I annex
RIGA AERONAUTICAL INSTITUTE CONSTITUTION
SATVERSME
I. General information
1. Riga Auronautical Institute (hereinafter referred to as “RAI”) is a Higher Education
institution in the structure of joint-stock company “Riga Auronautical Institute”, founded in 1992
15th of July and included in the List of Enterprises as ¹00308328.
Riga Auronautical Institute is organized on the basis of Riga Auronautical High School of
civil aviation in accordance with the resolution of the Cabinet of the Ministers of the Republic of
Latvia ¹146 dated from 23.04.92 and Derective of the Ministry of Transport of the Republic of
Latvia ¹36 dated from 04.05.92 and Number 95 from 13.08.92. In other languages RAI is called
as:
in Latvian: RĪGAS AERONAVIGĀCIJAS INSTITŪTS
in English: RIGA AERONAUTICAL INSTITUTE
in Russian: РИЖСКИЙ ИНСТИТУТ АЭРОНАВИГАЦИИ
Domicile: 1 Meza street, Riga, LV-1048, Latvia
2. RAI is Higher Education Institution with the rights of a juristic individual.
The academic staff of RAI is entitled to elect the Senate and the Convention as well as to
participate in management of administrative and business activities.
3. In accordance with the Law of Higher Education Institutions RAI is entitled to select the
ways of achievement its aims as well as the means of utilizing its resources.
The competence of RAI is specified by the laws and standards of the Republic of Latvia
and its Constitution.
RAI is a fully self-financing institution.
4. RAI is a centre of a continuous training of specialists for scientific and cultural careers.
The Institute is Higher Education Institution preparing highly -trained specialists
appropriate to the professionally-oriented training programmes.
5. RAI has its own seal with the signs “RAI” in the
centre and “RĪGAS
AERONAVIGĀCIJAS INSTITŪTS” round the circle of it.
The logo of the structural subdivisions are approved by the Senate of RAI.
II. The main objectives and trends of RAI activities
6. The principal mission of RAI is to provide academic and professional training related to
technology and economics. Training is carried out on the basis of professionally-oriented
programmes, and applied research is being conducted.
7. RAI purpose is to provide:
7.1 secondary and higher education on the recognized level for aviation specialists and
specialists for other industries;
7.2 vocational training for specialists of associated qualifications;
7.3 retraining, refresher and advanced courses for aviation specialists and specialists for
other industries.
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8. RAI offers to obtain education and professional qualification to all residents of the
Republic of Latvia without regard to age, social status and position, race, political belief or
affiliation. Residents of any other countries may become students of RAI.
Any individual without any restriction may become a member of the academic staff of RAI
appropriate to his ( or her) knowledge, job experience and skills.
9. Training at RAI is conducted in accordance with the orders and agreements with juristic
organizations and private individuals.
10. RAI appropriate to its objectives and purposes:
 regularly modifies the contents and structure of the training in accordance with the
Laws of the Republic of Latvia concerning Higher Education Institution, education and
professionally-oriented training, admission regulations, matriculation order, trends for research
development;
 regularly specifies the structure of its organization and management, appoints the staff,
establishes salaries and other rates and scales of payment but not less than those established by
the legislation of the Republic of Latvia.
 regulates its order and institute regulations.
III. Constitution (Satversme) of RAI, the procedure of its acceptance and changes
11. Constitution of RAI and its name can be approved, changed or cancelled only by the
Convention of RAI.
12. Satversme of RAI becomes effective after having been approved by the Cabinet of the
ministers of the Republic of Latvia. The regulations of Satversme and its changes are handed in
to the Cabinet of ministers of the Republic of Latvia for being approved by the Ministry of
Education and Science.
IV. Representation and Administrative Institutions of RAI
13. Representation and Administrative Institutions of RAI are:
 the Convention
 the Rector
 the Senate
14. In order to hold the Convention the Chairman and a secretary are elected.
The Convention approves and makes changes of Satversme of RAI, elects and withdraws
the Rector, hears the Rector’s Report, elects the Senate, the auditing commission and the
arbitration tribunal. It approves the budget of RAI as well as the regulations of the Senate, the
auditing commission and the arbitration tribunal. The Convention makes resolutions determining
the plans and the strategy in matters of specialists’ training, academic and professional education
and research.
15. The Senate is a collective management of the personnel and a decision-making
institution, that is elected by the Convention for the period of 3 years. The academic staff
constitutes 75% of the Senate.
16. The activities and the competence of the Senate are determined by the Regulations
approved by the Convention.
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17. The Senate makes decisions concerning the formation of the structural subdivisions of
RAI, their cancellation and reorganization:
 approves all appropriate standard documents(except for the documents in the
competence of the Convention) and submits the documents for consideration at the Convention
meeting;
 gives consideration of training and professionally-oriented programmes, curricula,
Syllabi of RAI;
 gives close attention to the research projects and to the structure of their financial
support;
 appoints the Committee for Diploma Certification and respectively for providing
examination;
 approves Methodical Commission, the Heads of the structural subdivisions (the Deans,
the Heads of the Departments and research labs etc.), the members of the academic staff;
 awards academic degree “Professor of RAI”, “Senior Lecturer of RAI”;
 hears pro-rectors, the Heads of the structural subdivisions and reports of the other
personnel of RAI concerning training process and the activities of the Service Departments, as
well as makes appropriate decisions and submissions to the Convention.
18. The meetings of the Senate are regularly held once a month.
19.The Rector is elected by the Convention for the period of 5 years upon the
recommendation of the Minister of Education and Science, is approved by the Cabinet of the
Ministers:
 The Rector performs general administration and without any special references
represents RAI in all external institutions;
 is responsible for observation of the laws of the Republic of Latvia in RAI activities, for
the documents about education given and corresponding to the established quality training
standards, for financial activities of the educational institution and its activities in accordance
with Satversme.
20. The auditing Commission is elected by the Convention. The auditing Commission
makes revision of all aspects of RAI activities in accordance with the legislation of the Republic
of Latvia and the other standard documents.
21. The arbitration tribunal is elected b the Convention. The arbitration tribunal gives
consideration of the reports from the academic staff and other employees and students about
nonobservance of their rights from the side of administration or the Heads of the structural
subdivisions as well as disputes and conflicting situations between the administration and the
structural subdivisions.
22. The Students Council provides students’ self-government.
Its activities are regulated by the Regulations about students’ self-government of RAI.
Students representation is at the Convention and the Senate.
V. The personnel
23. The academic diet of RAI is constituted by:
 the personnel of the higher education institution;
 invited members.
24. The personnel of RAI is constituted by:
 full-time students;
 full-time academic staff;
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 personnel assisting in training (lab assistants, technicians, instructors, etc., who
participate in the training);
 RAI employees of other services.
25. Invited members of RAI:
 part-time students and correspondence students, as well as the others not mentioned in
p.24;
 academic staff - professors, lecturers and research staff for whom RAI is not the main
employer;
 the other personnel for whom RAI is not the main employer.
26. The personnel of RAI in accordance with Satversme and according to accepted
procedure have the right to participate in the institute management and organizing representative
institutions, in decision making and preparing standard documents for management and selfgovernment, to participate in the elections of the self-governed institutions and be elected in
them.
27. Academic appointments in RAI: Professor of RAI, Senior Lecturer of RAI, lecturer and
assistant.
A person with Doctorate may be elected Professor of RAI. To become Senior Lecturer of
RAI a person should have Doctorate or may be without Doctorate, but his job experience should
be not less than 10 years. To be elected as a lecturer or an assistant it is not compulsory to have
an academic degree, but appropriate job experience of 5 years is required.
28. Academic staff - Professors, Senior Lecturers, Lecturers and Assistants are elected by
the Senate of the Institute for the period of 5 years.
29. The Personnel of RAI is responsible for fulfillment of its duties in accordance with the
standard documents of RAI.
VI. The Structure of RAI and structural subdivisions management
30. Structural subdivisions of RAI are: faculties, departments, training centres and labs,
research centres and labs.
31. The Heads of the structural subdivisions are elected by the Senate of RAI for the period
of 5 years and are approved by the Rector.
32.The general administration is carried out by the Rector of RAI.
33. Executive management of training and research activities within the periods between
the meetings of the Senate is carried out by the Pro-rector in charge of training and research, the
Pro-rector in charge of Correspondence learning and Methodical Commission. The meetings of
Methodical Commission are held if necessary upon requests of the Pro-Rectors. Methodical
Commission is constituted by: the Pro-Rector, training and research, the Pro-Rector,
correspondence learning, the Head of the Planning Department, the Academic Secretary, and
other invited specialists. The Commission functions in accordance with “The Regulations of
Methodical Commission of RAI” approved by the Senate.
34. A department of RAI is a primary(basic) unit of the process of training, functioning on
the principles of Satversme and “The Regulations of RAI Departments”, approved by the Senate
of RAI. Departments are organized upon the decision of the Senate.
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The Head of the department is in charge of conducted training and research activities in all
their aspects. The members of the department may solve the problems concerning academic,
research and methodical activities, that in accordance with Satversme are not in competence of
the Senate of RAI.
Research laboratories at the departments are organized upon the decision of the Senate of
RAI.
35. Research laboratories are the basic units of science research and experimentally
constructive activities that are determined by Satversme and “The Regulations of science
laboratories of RAI”.
The science laboratories are functioning in accordance with the research plans that are
approved by the Senate. The chief of the laboratory represents its activities in all aspects. The
laboratories are organized upon the decision of the Senate.
36. Faculties enclose structural subdivisions performing training of specialists and
arrangement of research activities in the designated training sphere. A faculty is under the
supervision of the Dean, elected by the Senate for the period of 5 years from the leaders of the
appropriate field of knowledge.
Faculties are organized and reorganized upon the decision of the Senate. Faculties function
in accordance with “The Regulations of the Faculties of RAI”, approved by the Senate of RAI.
VII. Students and trainees
37. Students of RAI are the individuals trained according to the undergraduate academic or
professionally oriented programmes, gaining higher or professional training.
38. Trainees of RAI are the individuals attending variety of courses provided by RAI.
39. Training at RAI is carried out in accordance with the professionally-oriented training
programmes and curricula, recommended by the Senate and approved by the Rector.
VIII. Students’ Self-Government
40. Students’ self-government provided for the students of RAI is regulated by the
principles worked out by the students and approved by the Senate of RAI.
41. Students’ self-government of RAI :
 represents students of the institute;
 supports and represents the interests of the students concerning their training, financial
and cultural life;
 defines the procedure for a student being elected into the Convention and the Senate.
42. Resolutions of students’ self-government of RAI after being approved by the Senate are
compulsory for all the students.
43. Students are entitled to put a veto in case their interests are involved. After putting a
veto the subject is investigated by the Consent Commission that is organized by the Senate on the
basis of parity.The resolution of the Consent Commission is approved by the Senate with the
majority vote (2/3).
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44. Students’ self-government is entitled to request and obtain information from the
administration of any structural subdivision of RAI concerning situations where students’
interests are involved.
45. The representatives of students’ self-government are entitled for collaboration in
management of RAI on all levels as well as for participation at the examinations and tests as
observers.
IX. Other forms of activities
46. RAI is entitled to undertake any activities dealing with training and research.
 to arrange lectures and courses, conferences, contests, symposiums and establish
societies;
 to sign agreements with other training, research and industrial enterprises in Latvia and
abroad.
X. Property, finance, business, record-keeping in RAI
47. RAI makes assessment for self-repayment of training programmes, payment for
conducted research and experimentally constructive actions and after having agreed with the
finance department of joint-stock company “RAI” and the Convention provides money for these
purposes from received funds.
All transactions dealing with RAI activities are carried out by the finance department of
joint-stock company “RAI”.
48. Donors of RAI:
 agreements and contracts with Ministries, enterprises, organizations and private
individuals in Latvia and abroad;
 state order;
 sponsors’ contribution;
 operating income from training structural subdivisions;
 other income.
49. External record-keeping of RAI is carried out by the office.
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A annex
Riga Aeronautical Institute
affiliations
RAI is associated with:
1. World Flight Safety Foundation.
2. St. Retersburg Aviation Academy (Russian Federation).
3. North Dakota Universety (USA).
4. Airline “Lufthansa” (Germany).
5. SAS Technical Academy (Sweden).
6. Lithuanian Airlines.
7. Georgian Airlines.
8. Armenian Airlines.
9. Airline “RAF-AVIA” (Riga).
10. Volga Airnavigation “Kurumoth”, Samara (Russian Federation).
11. Airline “Bashkortostan Airlines” (Russian Federation).
12. Airline “Concors” (Latvija).
13. Volgograd Airlines (Russian Federation).
14. Russian Internacional Airline “Aeroflot” (Russian Federation).
15. Riga Tehnical University.
16. Latvian Embassy in Moscow.
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GENERAL CO-OPERATION
IN AVIATION TRAINING
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
GRANDFORKS
20 December 1999
North Dakota
USA
RIGA
LATVIA
This Agreement is made to certify that the period of December 14 and 17, 1999 the talks
between representatives of the UND Aerospace Foundation (UNDAF) – Richard Nelson, Interim
President and Riga Aeronautical Institute Mikhail Beilis, Vice-president – were held about
possible joint training activities at the University of North Dakota, (UND) Grand Forks, and
Riga Aeronautical Institute (RAI) for aviation specialists within the Baltic States, the Russian
Federation and other countries.
The parties have agreed to state the following intentions:
1. To get acquainted with location, the training facilities and the services in UND and RAI,
to study the training programs of “Air Traffic Control Management” and “International
Transportation Management” courses.
2. According to the results of analysis made by both parties to produce a business plan
treating RAI as a UND subsidiary.
3. To consider possible ways of joint training, coordinating training standards and issuing
Diploma (Certificate) to UND and RAI graduates.
4. To use and implicate into training both parties’ experience of new methods, technologies
and technical aids.
5. To work out the joint program of teacher and students exchange and conducting joint
research activities.
6. To arrange scientific conferences in UND and RAI in order to exchange the views and
ideas on problems of possible joint activities serving common interests.
7. To provide promotion and marketing of aviation training opportunities of UND and Riga
educational establishments within the above – mentioned regions.
By signing this Memorandum of Understanding, the parties agree to use reasonable efforts to
reach agreement on the definitive terms and conditions for participation in the aviation training
activities or any other definitive agreement(s) to be reached under this Memorandum of
Understanding.
Each party shall be responsible for its own expenses as related to any work done as part of this
Memorandum of Understanding.
Both parties agree to maintain the confidentiality of any and all materials, documents, knowhow, trade secrets, or other confidential information which may be disclosed to the other party in
the course of the contemplated discussions and the development of plans and a definitive
agreement. Al documents, records, specifications and other proprietary information and literature
belonging to either party shall be returned to the owning party upon request. Nether party shall
disclose such information or documents of the other party to a third party without the written
permission of the owning party.
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This Memorandum of Understanding may be amended only by a writing executed by the
parties to this agreement. This Memorandum of Understanding shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of North Dakota.
THE UND AEROSPACE FOUNDATION RIGA AERONAUTICAL INSTITUTE
___________________________________
________________________________
By: Richard J.Nelson
By: Mikhail Beilis
Its: Interim President
Its: Vicepresident
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Joint Venture Agreement
between Riga Aeronautical Institute (RAI) and SAS Technical Academy (STA)
This Agency Agreement, made and entered into by and between:
RIGA AERONAUTICAL INSTITUTE (RAI) - a corporation organised and existing under the
laws of The Republic of Latvia, having its general offices and principal place of business at:
1 Pilotu Street, Riga LV-1048 - hereinafter referred to as "Institute"
and
SAS TECHNICAL ACADEMY , an inter-Scandinavian training organisation under
Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) - and integrated in the Technical Department of SAS
Airline, organised and existing under the laws of Sweden, Denmark and Norway - having its
main office at:
Magnus Poulssons vei 7 , N-1324 Lysaker, Norway - hereinafter referred to as "SAS Academy"
WHEREAS, "Institute" - is engaged in providing training services related to a broad range of
professional activities within the field of aviation operations - and desires to stabilise, strengthen
and extend their activities to include western aviation technology in their training programs; and
WHEREAS, "SAS Academy" - is engaged in planning, designing and delivering aviation related
technical maintenance training programs - reflecting the needs of SAS and other pertinent
customers - and desires to extend their activities to the Baltic region the territory of the former
Soviet Union by establishing co-operation agreements with the "Institute"
NOW THEREFORE , in consideration of the promises and possibilities mentioned herein and
believing that "twinning" of institutions could facilitate an effective vehicle to transfer knowhow, train staff and build up management capabilities and open new markets, the parties do
hereby agree as follows:
Taken into consideration the capability and capacity of the institutions mentioned above, all
efforts should be made to facilitate the conditions to establish a "joint venture" agreement for the
purpose of the fulfilment of the business idea identified n appendix A above and specified below:
2
Objective:
"SAS Academy" and "Institute" are entering a Joint Venture agreement - hereinafter referred to
as "Aviation Training Centre SAS and RAI" -for the purpose of training Aviation technical
Maintenance specialists within the territory of the former Soviet Union.
Duties:
As mutually agreed, theoretical training is provided by "Institute" instructors. Practical and
simulator training is provided by SAS Academy instructors according to the designed courses
and syllabuses accepted by SAS .
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SAS Academy is responsible for:
a)
providing "Institute" instructors training according the courses , of SAS to be delivered. Cost
for such training shall be reimbursed as specified in Appendix A
b)
providing "lnstitute"instructors with student manuals with English text for maintenance
training courses of the aircraft for use under this joint venture agreement, (the types of
aircraft' and relevant course numbers are pointed out in Appendix A) Documentation also
include one print-master for further use for third part customers. Revision service will be
provided under the joint - venture agreement.
c)
providing practical training on the aircraft and simulator training according to accepted
syllabuses in SAS
"Institute" is responsible for:
a)
marketing and allocating customers within the territory of the former Soviet Union
b)
providing theoretical training for third party customers
c)
providing two-way transportation for the trainees from the "Institute" to "SAS Academy"
facilities for completing the training after the theoretical training period
d) providing translation into the language that third party customers require
3 Terms of Delivery
3.1 Location
Theoretical training is performed at Riga Aeronautical Institute, Riga , Latvia.
Practical- and simulator training is performed in SAS Technical Academy/SAS Airline facilities
in Copenhagen, Oslo and Stockholm. Training at SAS locations is designed and delivered
according to course structures and syllabuses accepted by both PartiesSAS .
3.2 Time of delivery depends on customers requirement and the design of the various training
programmes.
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Scheduling and evaluation
4.1 Training programmes should be accepted by both Parties.
However, the separate training elements are performed by both parties separately (designing
schedules, organising the working day etc.)
4.2 Training duration should meet the customers request.
4.3
"Institute" and "SAS Academy" shall jointly work out long- and short -term plans for
delivery of the various elements in the training process.
"Institute" informs "SAS Academy" about the number of trainees in each group, time of delivery,
dates of arriving to "SAS Academy" and the result of evaluation of theoretical part of the course.
4.4
"SAS Academy" informs "Institute" about evaluation results at the end of the
practical/simulator course .
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4.5
Training is performed in English, Russian or any other language on clients request.
Interpreter assistance will be provided when needed and paid by the customer. Courses
conducted in Scandinavia will normally be given in English.
4.6 A Course Certificate is issued to the trainee according to the results of tests and
evaluation. The Course Certificate is signed by SAS Technical Academy, Managing
Director and the President of Riga Aeronautical Institute and assured by joint-venture
stamp.
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5. Costs and payment.
5.1 The full cost of the course is paid by the customer on the
joint-venture account according to the Agreement between the Customer and the "Institute".
5.2
"Institute" is given a sum corresponding the theoretical part of the course. Payment is
settled according to the "Institute's" direct costs for that particular course, (salaries for
instructors, student accommodation, training materials etc.)
5.3 "SAS Academy" is given a sum corresponding the practical- and simulator training part of
the course. Payment is settled according to the commercial prices specified in SAS
Academy product catalogue and pricelist.
5.4 After deduction of (5.2 and 5.3):
- "SAS Academy" is given 50 % of joint-venture profit.
- "Institute" is given 50 % of joint-venture profit.
5.5
All expenses related to hotel and accommodation of trainees during the parts of courses
taking place at SAS Academy premises shall be covered by the customer.
5.6
Reimbursement of "SAS Academy" expenses related to delivery of training of "Institute"
instructors should be paid by "Institute" separate from this agreement and according to
specifications under Appendix A. Payment shall take place within 30 days after delivery
of various units of "lnstitute"instructor training. All payment are made in USD.
5.7 All payment received from customers shall put on a separate Joint -Venture account.
6.
Inspection
6.1 Both Parties are liable to regular inspection of all joint venture activities noticed herein.
Special inspection is appointed :
when there is a reason for claims to the joint-venture activity from the customers of International
Aviation Authorities
in case of documentary proved transgression of any kind of activity of any Party, the
inspection is appointed by the Party which has the claims. The number of inspection
members is not limited. AH inspections expenses are paid by the inspecting side.
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6.2
On the step of training "Institute" instructors, SAS Academy is liable to certify the
instructors, training material and working place. Certification of instructors is understood
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as acceptance to perform as instructors/teachers within specified subject areas according
to "SAS Academy"/ ICAO standards.
7.
Indemnification.
7.1 Neither of the Parties are allowed to share given information, technical and educational aids
, manuals etc.- developed under this joint venture agreement to the third Party. The Party
that brakes this rule must pay all the expenses and settle all the claims of the offended
Party. All documents - professional and economical - related to the joint -venture,shall be
kept open between the Parties.
7.2
Both Parties provide the Performance of the Courses with skilled instructors, relevant
training material and -if used -computer based training, aircraft for practical training,
simulators and other training material for quality training.
7.3 Both Parties are fully responsible for their part of activities appointed in this Agreement.
8. Force majeure.
8.1 If any acts not imputable to the Parties occur, such as those attributable to force majeure as
fire, flood, earthquake, war etc. and is impossible to fulfil this Agreement, neither Party
shall make any claim and is released of obligations.
8.2 The Party which can't fulfil the obligations as noticed herein, should inform the other Party
immediately about the situation that occurred, but not less than 10 days from it started.
8.3 The notices from appropriate services will confirm the herein mentioned situations.
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9.
Arbitration
9.1 Any dispute between the Parties hereto arising under or in
connection with this Agreement, will be settled by negotiations between both Parties.
9.2 The present Agreement shall be governed by and construed
and performance thereof shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the country in which
the Joint-Venture is formally registrated.
9.3 In the event of a dispute arising from the interpretation,
performance, breadth of this Agreement, said dispute shall fall within the jurisdiction of the court
identified above.
9.4
In case of disagreement the case should be settled in the court or shall be submitted to
arbitration for resolution. The Arbitration act is obligatory for both Parties.
10 Additional terms.
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10.1 "SAS Academy" and the "Institute" appoint a Board of the Jont Venture composed of 2
representatives from both Parties (4). The President of "Institute" and Managing Director
of "SAS Academy" constitute 2 of the Board members. Chairman of the Board shall be
appointed among the Board members and alternate between the two Parties.
10.1 The Parties - through the Board - periodically, but not less than twice a year, shall analyse
and evaluate the joint-venture activities. Both educational- and economic aspects should
be monitored and evaluated.
10.2 The Parties assist in performing training activities, share
necessary information, evaluation results to contribute to the fulfilment of this agreement.
10.3 The Parties will assist the trainees in the visa application process.
10.4 The Parties will advertise the joint-venture activities.
Appx. 10 % of the total yearly profit shall be allocated to advertising activities.
10.5 In case of claims, both Parties are responsible for their part of activities noticed herein.
10.6 The Parties promote all kinds of legal commercial activities to increase the joint-venture
profit.
11. General terms.
11.1 All signed appendixes constitute an integral part of this Agreement.
11.2 All amendments and changes of this Agreement are efficient if they are made in a written
form and signed by both Parties.
11.3 Neither of Parties has the right to sublet this Agreement without the written permission of
the other Party.
12 Termination
12.1 The Parties can terminate the Agreement for reasons of default of one of the Parties. Where
the offended Party should be refunded.
12.2 When signing this Agreement all earlier made agreements and conditions are loosing
power.
12.3 Both Parties keep the right to terminate this Joint-Venture
Agreement by informing the other Party with winimum 6 months notice.
12.4 Notwithstanding termination each of the PartiQB shall fulfil all obligations accured under
this agreement prior to the time the termnination becomes effective.
Nevertheless all Courses under performance Should be carried out to the end and in terms coordinated with the Customer.
When termination the Parties accounts should be settled.
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13.1 Any notice under this Agreement given by either the Party to the. other, shall be in writing
addressed to:
a) SAS Technical Academy:
Magnus Poulssons vei 7. N -1324 Lysaker, Norway Telephone: (47)67596013 Telefax:
(47)67125820
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b) Riga Aeronautical Institute:
1 Pilotu Street Riga LV -1048 Telephone: (371)2616936 (371)2617055
The Parties have executed this Agreement under the seal of the day and year written below:
Signed,
Date
1993
Signed,
SAS Technical Academy
Date
1993
Riga Aeronautical Institute
Mananging director
President
SAS Technical Academy
OSLMX
This Agreement is made in two copies in Russian and English languages and everything herein
has equal power.
oOo
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1 annex
RIGA AERONAUTICAL INSTITUTE PERSONNEL
NAME, SURNAME
1. Ivan Kuznetsov
2. Ona Zitkute
3. Sofija Negreeva
POSITION
ACADEMIC DEGREE
TIME OF
WORK
President, assistant Doctor of science in 1
professor
engineering
1. prorector
1
Master
1
4. Pjotr Iotchenko
ICC
director, Doctor of science
assistant professor
Head of department
Master
5. Vladlen Ceitlin
Professor
1
6. Michail Beilis
7. Nataliya Trezkova
Distance
prorector
lecturer
8. Jurij Kizima
Professor
9. Larisa Shestakova
lecturer
10. Irina Sokolova
Head of planning
1
Department
Assistant professor
Doctor of science of 1
engineering
Simulator
centre Master
1
manager
lecturer
Master
1
11. Dmitry Ulanov
12. Igor Yan
13. Tatyana Matveichenko
Doctor of economics
1
lern. Master
1
Master
1
Doctor of science in 1
engineering
Master
14. Jevgeny Pankrashkin
lecturer
1
15. Ludmila Safuanova
lecturer
Master
1
lecturer
Master
1
Head of Department
Haed of Department
lecturer
Master
1
Doctor of Economics
1
16. Liliya Medvedeva
17. Larisa Narbutova
18. Leonid Plevako
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19. Nadezda Kipich
lecturer
Master
1
library manager
Master
1
20. Ivan Levchenko
21. Sirye Neimane
lecturer
1
assistant professor
1
22. Valentina Dambrane
23. Perhish Solovjov
lecturer
Doctor of Economics
1
lecturer
Master
1
lecturer
Master
1
24. Kazbek Kazayev
25. Lyubov Kirillova
26. Peter Mensah
lecturer
1
27. Yuliya Pushkina
assistant professor
Master
1
lecturer
Doctor of Economics
1
28. Victor Gorbunov
29. Tatyana Vasilchuk
lecturer
1
30. Nina Brizgalova
lecturer
Master
1
lecturer
Master
1
assistant professor
Master
1
31. Irena Ananyan
32. Nataliya Podolakina
33. Michail Bogomolov
lecturer
34. Vasily Osichkin
35. Michail Karol
Vice –
lecturer
Professor
Doctor of Science in 1
engineering
president, Master
1
Master
1
Master
1
36. Vladimir Shestakov
Professor
37. Nikolay Vladimirov
assistant professor
38. Ansis Kluga
39. Iya Rogozina
40. Galina Lasevich
hab. Doctor of Science in 1
engineering
Finance Department Doctor of Science in 1
manager, lecturer
engineering
tech. asistant
1
Secretary
1/2
41. Ludmila Gorlova
lavyer
1
42. Ansis Shulc
accountant
1
43. Iolanta Vaikule
Technical Director
44. Vasily Myasnikov
engineer
1
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1
45. Gunar Auseklis
programmist
1
46. Oleg Kolmogorcev
engineer
1
47. German Divkov
48. Leonid Shulepin
Administrative
manager
services
1
1
49. Lidiya Vorobyova
services
50. Olga Yashina
services
51. Ivan Nikiforov
medical services
52. Nina Kiprushkina
electrician
53. Pavel Karol
St. Host. administ.
54. Aleksandr Yesakov
security
1
1
1
1/4
1/4
1/4
55. Valery Medvedev
shift. adm.
1
56. Grigory Susidko
security
1
57. Victor Makiyenko
shift. adm.
1
58. Anatoly Krolov
shift. adm.
1
59. Anatoly Nazarenko
security
60. Michail Izotov
MC director
61. Olita Stanislavska
med. nurse
62. Tamara Dyomina
med. nurse
63. Taisa Domnina
cardiologist
64. Nataliya Maksimova
surgion
1
1
1
1
1
1/4
65. Larisa Sviridova
neurologist
1/4
66. Stella Upate
etolaringologist
1/4
67. Niyola Yashisheva
therapist
1/4
68. Lidiya Filushkina
med. service
1/4
69. Sergey Podusov
lab. physician
70. Svetlana Furletova
dentist
1/4
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1/4
71. Aleksandr Lavrov
dentist assist.
1
72. Tatyana Samoilova
oculist
1
73. Ella Vdovina
phys. therapy
1/4
74. Inga Zandersone
narkologist
1/4
75. Yana Kulagina
narkologist
76. Ira Aleksandryan
nurse
77. Tamara Uryumceva
ginecologist
78. Tatyana Parhomchik
narkologist
79. Armand Kaley
dermatologist
80. Liga Muceniece
methodist
1/4
1/4
1/4
1/4
1/4
1/4
81. Yekaterina Osinova
1
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125838, Moscow, A – 167
Leningradsky prospect, 37.
First deputy of Sate
corporation of air Traffic
Control management
in Russian Federation.
N. F. Zobov
Ministry of comprehensive and
professional education of
Russian Federation
113833, Moscow, M – 230, SSP,
Lusinovskaya str., 51
Telephone: 237 – 97 – 63
Teletape: 112926 Diploma
13.10.97 N 06 – 58 – 72 ин/25 – 06
На N 1/443 от 25.09.97
Copy: Rector of
Riga Aeronautical Institute
I.I. Kuznetsov
The ministry of comprehensive and professional education of Russian
Federation has investigated the documents enclosed to Your letter dated of
25.09.97 N 1 – 443 as well as document presented by Riga Aeronautical Institute
and verifies that the training level of RAI graduates have been prepared according
to 5 year training programs corresponds to the demands appropriate to the
graduates of Higher Educational Establishment of Russian Federation.
In connection with listed above statement the Diploma issued in the period
until 2002 year by Riga Aeronautical Institute are acknowledged to de equivalent
to Russian Diploma of Higher Professional Education with appropriate equal right
of their owners in case of education is being continued or in professional activities.
For obtaining individual equivalent the RAI graduated should submit an
application form with Diploma or its authorised copy to Ministry of Education of
Russian Federation.
Enclosed the mentioned copy on 1 p.
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V. A.Bolotov
Ministry of Education
of Russian Federation
deputy minister
113833 Moscow, M – 230, SSP,
Lusinovskaya str., 51
Telephone: 237 – 97 – 63
Fax: 924 – 69 – 89
Teletape: 114027 KONOID
21.09.99 N 34 – 55 – 244
Latvian Republic, Riga
Mezkalna str., 9
to President of Riga
Aeronautical Institute
I.I. Kuznetsov
на №__________________
I reply to your letter of 15. 09. 99 N П – 198 – 35 the Ministry of Education of
Russian Federation informs about its consent to prolong until the 13.th of October
2007 year effectiveness of the letter of the Ministry of Education of Russian
Federation dated of 13.10.97 N 06 –53 – 12 in/25 – 06 about recognition of
diploma, issued by Riga Aeronautical Institute, equivalent to Russian Diploma of
Higher professional education.
A. M. Kondakov
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!!!!!!!!
T : Riga Aeronautical Institute
Att: Ms. O. Žibulyte
Assistant rector
From: Palanga Air traffic Service
A. Balčiūnas
Director
Re: Opinion about your Institute
Dear Ms. Žibulyte,
In 1978. I graduated from Riga Civil Aviation School as an air Traffic controller. At
present I am acting as director at Palanga Air Traffic Service of the Lithuanian Republic Civil
Aviation Directorate. The school memories are only good ones/ I have been in operational
control for 20 years already together with my colleagues, 8 air traffic controllers, who have
graduated from Riga civil Aviation School, too.
By having this kind of experience I may with confidence that Riga CA School gave good
knowledge. The English language teaching myth serve as an illustration. At secondary school I
learned German and in Riga I had to start studying the English language with the ABC/ Since
Lithuania was occupied by the former Soviet Union I had not been able to use that language at
work for 10 years: it was declared a ban. As soon as Lithuania regained its independence, the air
traffic control had to be performed in English, without any preparation practically. That became
possible only due to your teachers’ efforts and excellent training.
Referring the other subject and teachers I may affirm (and not only to my mind) that we
were taught not words or probably avon botter than in some schools of a similar type abroad. By
the way, I accomplished different courses in Amsterdam, Malmo, Luxembourg and Copenhagen.
I just may that our School was of high standard and a true centre of culture worth of the
warmest words.
In conclusion, I would like to wish you strong health, high spirits and give best
compliments to all of you/. Good luck!
Sincerely,
Albinas Balčiūnas
Former student of Group 165 of Riga CA air traffic controllers, Graduated of 1978
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AGREEMENT #13/98
for providing services related to training process organization.
c. Samara
“08” January 1998 year.
1. THE PARTIES SIGNING THE AGREEMENT
Joint-stock company “Riga Aeronautical Institute” (A/S “RAI”) hereinafter referred to as
Institute, in the person of President - Kuznetsov Ivan Ivanovich, Charter - functioning and state
financially independent enterprise (Privolzhsky training centre) hereinafter referred to as TC, in
the person of commander Kosyakov Vladimir Petrovich, functioning on the basis Charter.
2. THE SUBJECT OF THE AGREEMENT
Training process organization in Consultive Training Centre (hereinafter referred as CTC) of the
Institute on the base of TC for the correspondence students of the Institute, residents and
specialists of Russian Federation.
3. LIABILITIES OF THE PARTIES.
3.1. Institute:
3.1.1. Arrange in coordinated with TC time arrival of its instructors at TC for providing
examination sessions for the Institute correspondence students;
3.1.2. provides TC with the stock of training literature required for training process
arrangement;
3.1.3. provides CTC instructors training and certification in accordance with Institute
Regulations;
3.1.4. makes TC payment for the services provided by TC according to the annual supplements,
which are real part of this agreement (supplement #1);
3.1.5. is liable for all the training expenses mentioned in this Agreement, related to the
correspondence students training and to the courses arranged on the CTC base;
3.1.6. trains, on the basis of separate agreement with TC, TC emploees and their children as
Institute correspondence students or the course students (one person at each course, but
not more than 5 persons).
3.2. TC:
3.2.1. provides marketing on the territory of Russian Federation for potential students of
Institute correspondence courses or advanced or retraining courses;
3.2.2. if required, assists the Institute in recruiting academic staff from specialists of Russian
Federal aviation services for training at CTC;
3.2.3. provides the Institute with the services related to the training at CTC:
provides classrooms for training, books the hotel rooms for Institute academic staff;
3.2.4. provides administration and technical personnel for arrangement and service of
examination sessions, held in CTC;
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3.2.5. assists the Institute in maintaining contacts with the correspondence students and in new
students recruiting.
3.2.6.
4. PARTIES’ LIABILITIES.
4.1. Parties’ liabilities concerning the Institute correspondence student and a course student are
regulated by their training agreements.
4.2. Neither of the Parties is liable for the agreement fulfillment under force-major;
4.3. material claims, caused by one of the parties, are refunded only by the Party accused of.
4.4. Financial agreements of the Parties are regulated by the separate supplements to this
Agreement.
5. DURATION OF THE AGREEMENT BEING IN FORCE.
5.1. The present Agreement is effective from the 1st of January of 1998 and is in force until the
30th of June of 2001 and can be prolonged or cancelled in accordance with the decision of
the Parties with completing separate Supplement to the present Agreement.
6. CONFLICT SOLUTION.
6.1. In case of conflict situation concerning the points of this Agreement, the Parties undertake
all possible measures for conflict solution by negotiating;
6.2. should it be found impossible to solve the conflict by negotiating, the conflicts are solved in
accordance with the current legislation of the Russian Federation in the arbitral court of
Samara region.
Parties’ domicile and requisites:
The Institute: joint-stock company “Riga Aeronautical Institute”,
registered number 0003083328. 9, Mezkalnu str,
Riga LV-1058, Latvia, telephone/fax; (371)7677831.
Bank account 004801721 in Rietuma Bank, code 310101715.
TC:
443901 Samara, airport “Kurumoch”,
Privolzhsky TC, tel. (8462)22-71-29,
tel/fax 22-72-38, code AФТН УBBB УTЬЬ.
Bank account 40602810854410100003, in
Krasnoglinsky OSB 6992 Samara,
cor/acc 30101810100000000610, INN
6313010752, БИК 043602610, ОКПО 21163290,
ОКНХ, 92000.
President
A/S “RAI”
the seal___________I.Kuznetsov
Commander of Privolzhsky TC
the seal__________V.Kosyakov
p. 3.1.5. is cancelled as not related
to the sphere of activities of the
present Agreement.
“11” January 1998
“08” January 1998
The executive person:
marketing assistant commander - Gorshkov K.B.,
telephone: (8462)22-72-97.
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Agreement # 15
on
Training the Staff
between Rosairnavigation
(Comission on regulating
Air Traffic)
and Riga Aeronautical
Institute
LV-1048 Latvian Republic
Riga
1 Mera str.
“Rosairnavigation” and its chairman Nikolaj Lobov acting according the “Regulation”
hereinafter as Customer and Riga Aeronautical Institute and its president Ivan Kuznetsov acting
according the Statutes hereinafter as Institute, made the Agreement on the following:
1. The Aims of the Agreement.
1.1. Institute provides training for 45 specialists in Air Traffic Control according the
requirements of Russian Federation Standard about the Higher Professional Education in
speciality “Air Transport Operation and Air Traffic Control”.
2. Training conditions.
2.1. Training will be provided according to regulations accepted in the Riga Aeronautical
Institute.
2.2. The Common Rules of Behaviour accepted at the Institute are obligatory to all the trainees
of Russian Federation.
2.3. Teaching language - Russian.
2.4. Selection of candidates for training is carried by Customer, or Regional enterprises (by
Customers commission).
Customer is responsible for the corresponding base teaching and medical requirements.
3. Terms
3.1. This Agreement is valid from 1 September 1996 until 31 July 2001.
4. Payment
4.1. Customer will for Institute services according to the prices agreed upon in Annex #1 for
1996 - 1997 calendar years. Next years Customer will pay according the mutually agreed
prices on the base of Protokol, signed at the beginning of the current school year until the 1
June before the current school year.
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from Institute
from Customer
4.2. Prices showed in Protokol could be specified in case of changing the Regulations accepted
by the Government of Latvia, Parlament or local authorities where the premises of the
Institute are located.
5. Additional Conditions.
5.1. This Agreement will be legal for both sides from the date of signing and will be valid until
the end of training specified in this Agreement and in the Annexes to it.
5.2. None of the Parties has no rights to terminate this Agreement unilateral.
6. Arbitration.
6.1. Any dispute between the Parties hereto arising under or in connection with this Agreement
will be settled by negotiations between both Parties. In case of disagreement the case should
be settled in the International Arbitration Court at the Chamber of Commerce of Russian
Federation according to Latvian Republic Law.
7. Contacts
7.1. Any notes under this Agreement given by either the Party to the other shall be sent by mail
or fax.
For Customer:
Address: LV-1048 Latvian Republic
Riga, 1 Merha str
tel. 0132616936 fax. 0137145154
For Institute:
Address: 125167 Russian Federation
Moscow Leningradskij Prospect 37
tel.
fax.
8. Bank information:
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Agreement # 007/98 of joint activity
Moscow 28 July, 1998 Riga
Share holders society “Riga Aeronautical Institute” hereinafter referred as “Institute” and its
president Ivan Kuznetsov acting according the Statutes and State Enterprise Moscow Centre of
Automatic Air Traffic Control hereinafter referred as MC AATC and its chief Vladimir Egorov
acting according the Statutes made the agreement on the following:
Subject
The arrangement of Study course in the “Training Consulting Point” (hereinafter TCP) in the
premises of MC AATC for distance learning students of the Institute who live in Moscow and
Moscow region.
Duties
2.1. The Institute provides Student training according to accepted Educational plans taking into
consideration manufacturers, MC AATC and other Customers requirements.
2.1.2. arrange the business trip for training personnel to the examination session for distance
learning students of the Institute according the terms adjusted with the MC AATC.
2.1.3. provides MC AATC with the necessary training and methodical materials necessary for
the course.
2.1.4. provides training and certification of the instructors proposed for seaching at TCP
according to the Institute Regulations.
2.1.5. makes payments for MC AATC provided services.
2.2. MC AATC
2.2.1. makes marketing of applicants wishing to study the distance learning department and at
different retraining and refresher courses of the Institute.
2.2.2. if necessary provides assistance for the Institute in choosing training staff from the
specialists of Federal Aviation Service of Russia.
2.2.3. provides Institute with all necessary services: renders rooms for carrying the course
reserves rooms in the hotels for the arriving Institute Staff.
2.2.4. selects technical and administrative personnel for arranging and servicing examination
session.
2.2.5. provides assistance for the Institute in making contacts with distance learning students and
immatriculation of new ones.
3. Responsibilities of the parties.
3.1. Responsibility of the parties for distance learning students and students of the refreshment
course are regulated by the Training Agreements.
3.2. none of the Parties are not responsible for cases where is impossible to render training
services in force-major situations.
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3.3. financial duties of the Parties are regulated by special annexes to this Agreement.
4. Terms
4. This Agreement is effective from the moment of signing it by the Parties and valid untill the
30 June 2001 and it could be extended or terminated only with agreement from both sides
making a special Protocol to this Agreement.
5. Settlement of Dispute.
Any dispute concerning discords or agreements of this Agreement, Parties are going to solve by
negotiating or in the legal way.
6. Adresses and enquires:
Institute
Sh-h/s Riga Aeronautical Institute
Reg. # 000308328
9 Mezhkalnu
Riga LV-1058, Latvia
Fax. 7-677-831
Acc.#. 004801721
Rietumu Banka kode 310101715
MC AATC
State enterprise
“Moscow Centre of Automatic
Air Traffic Control
Moscow 103027
Bolshaja Vnukovskaja 2a
Fax. (095)4368995
RAI President
I.Kuznetsov
Chief SE MC AATC
V.Egorov
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To Rector of Riga Aeronautical
Institute
I.I.Kuznetsov
Regional state enterprise “Irkutskaerocontrol” including affiliates Irkutsk, Bratsk, Nizhneudinsk
notes that RAI (RLTU GA) graduates comprise 50% of all ATC specialists.
One of the first educational institutions for training advanced courses of ATC specialists, having
high-qualified academic staff, providing cooperation with leading aviacarriers as SAS,
Luftgansa, North-West Airlines, RAI trains high-qualified specialists of air traffic control, most
of graduates take more responsible position.
Your graduates pass all-the-job training in various aviation centres in Great Britain, Ireland,
USA, Germany, which noted that their training level conforms to general standards.
Taking into account high prestige of RAI in Civil Aviation, “Irkutskaerocontrol” considers that
the cooperation with RAI brings great results and the best way for cooperation is to continue
working together.
Sincerely yours
G.Y.Kovarskij
General director
tel. 27-92-96
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Agreemenr of co-operation
Riga
1999
Riga Tehnical University (herinafter RTU) and its President E.Lavendel
which acts according to Convention from one side and Riga Aeronautical Institute
(herinafter RIA) and its President I. Kuznetsov which acts according to Convention
ftom the other side made this agreement on the following:
1. The Subject
1.1. RAI and RTU provide joint activities in students academical training.
1.2. RTU provides support to RAI with training programm, helps to make
study programmes and methodical material according to accepted standards to
accreditation.
1.3. RAI and RTU uses educational and technical recourses for providing
scientific and research work including library of RAI and RTU for joint usage.
1.4. Arranges joint students activities in olympiads and competitions, etc.
RTU provides RAI students with places for social and other needs.
2. Payment
2.1. According to item 1.1. RAI pays to RAU academic staff for given
classes accepted rates.
2.2. According to item 1.2. RAI pays RTU the sum of 3000 Ls which will
be paid in the following parts:
 1/3 of the sum in 3 bank days affer signing the agreement;
 the rest of the sum in two equal parts in 6 month period.
3. Operation
3.1. This agreement will be legal from the date of signature and is volid
until both sides decides about finishing the activities.
3.2. The further changes or additions will be made in a written protocol
form and should be accepted as a part of the agreement.
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3.3.
The Appointed agreement coordinators are:
 from RTU Vladimirs Gontsa
- t: 7 089 473;
 from RAI Ona Zitkute
- t: 7 629 083
RTU
Kaļķu ielā 1
Riga, LV-1658
tālr. 7 225 885
RAI
Mežkalnu ielā 9
Rīga, LV-1058
tālr. 7 677 831
______________E. Lavendel
_______________________
______________ I. Kuznetsov
________________________
GENERAL CO-OPERATION AGREEMENT
This Co-operation Agreement (hereinafter referred to as the "Agreement") is made and entered
into between TRO Learning (UK) Limited, having its place of business at Brook House,
Riverside Park, Poyle Road, Colnbrook, Berkshire SL3 OAA, England (hereinafter referred to as
TRO) and Lufthansa Technical Training GmbH, having its place of business at Weg Beim Jager
193, D-22335 Hamburg, Germany (hereinafter referred to as LTT) and Riga Aeronautical
Institute, having its place of business at 1 Mezha Street, Riga, the Republic of Latvia (hereinafter
referred to as RAI) and may be referred to as "Party" individually and as "Parties" collectively.
WHEREAS TRO is a leading developer of software programs for interactive computer based
training and simulation systems for the commercial airline industry.
WHEREAS LTT is an established leader in aircraft maintenance training and the provision of
consultancy services for the commercial airline industry.
WHEREAS RAI was a premier aviation training organisation. Union and wishes to continue to
be a leading provider of aviation and related training technologies in the Baltic states and the
Russian federation using western technology.
WHEREAS all Parties have common interest in entering into a marketing agreement whereby
RAI will be assigned marketing rights to offer the individual and combined Products and
Services of both TRO and LTT within the Baltic states and the Russian federation "The
Territory".
WHEREAS all Parties have common interest in entering into a license agreement whereby RAI
will be entitled to use the Products and Services of both TRO and LTT in its Riga institute for
the purpose of third party training.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties agree that this Agreement shall take effect in four (4) phases as
follows:
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Phase 1
1.1
RAI, TRO and LTT have agreed to complete the amount of work specified in Phase 1 by
1 July, 1995.
1.1.1. According to the results of analysis made by RAI on 25 January, 1995 and
additional information given on 28 February, 1995 concerning western types of
aircraft in the Territory RAI, TRO and LTT will produce a business plan for the
Territory identifying the training concepts, target clients, staffing levels (RAI,
TRO and LTT), anticipated revenues, profit sharing, funding and timescales to
implement phases 2 and 3 as outlined below.
1.2.
RAI, TRO and LTT will produce a marketing plan for the Territory identifying the
marketing activities for each Party and schedules for phases 2 and 3 as outlined below, including
editorials, conferences, seminars, advertising literature and press releases.
TRO_LTT_RAI-001
1
22 May, 1995
1.3.TRO and LTT will provide all necessary product information and training support to enable
RAI to achieve the above.
1.4. All Parties shall work jointly to try to obtain funding from the World Bank or European
Community to help establish phases 2 and 3.
1.5. As it was agreed in Riga on 28 February, 1995 for realisation of this Agreement, the Parties
will make an administrative group with an authorised permanent representative from each
Party. The leader of the group will be appointed according to the agreement between the
Parties.
1.5.1. As it was stipulated in Riga Mr Willy Hafrom from Interactive
Development a/s is
proposed to take the leadership of the administrative
group.
1.5.2. The rate of pay for Mr Willy Hafrom for work done in Phase 1 should be
shared between RAI, TRO and LTT in equal parts, taking into account Mr
Will Hafrom's point of view.
1.5.3. When moving on to Phases 2 and 3 and putting point 1.4 into practice,
point 1.5 (1.5.1, 1.5.2 and 1.5.3) could be revised.
Phase 2
2.1.
RAI, TRO and LTT have agreed to complete the amount of work
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specified in Phase 2 by 1 July, 1995 and not later.
2.1.1. RAI will assume marketing rights for the Products and Services currently
available from, or
subsequently developed by, TRO and LTT for an initial
period of 2 years.
2.2.
RAI will receive X% (to be agreed between RAI and TRO) of all sales revenues,
generated by RAI, from the sale of TRO's Products and Services to airlines within the
Territory during the period of this Agreement.
2.3.
RAI will receive Y% (to be agreed between RAI and LTT) of all sales revenues,
generated by RAI, from the sale of LTT's Products and Services to airlines within the
Territory during the period of this Agreement.
2.4.
RAI will be responsible for all of its own sales and marketing expenses associated
with its sales effort for TRO and LTT's Products and Services covered under this
Agreement unless agreed by the other Parties in writing.
2.5
TRO and LTT will provide RAI with ongoing sales, marketing and demonstration
support and product literature throughout the period of this Agreement.
TRO_LTT_RAI-001
1995
2.6.
2
22 May,
To provide joint training activities for maintenance personnel, flight and
cabin crews and to fulfil point 2.5 of this Agreement, TRO and LTT will train
RAI's instructional and software support staff in TRO and LTT's Products and
Services during phase 2 to the extent that RAI's staff are able to use TRO and
LTT's Products and Services and are certified by TRO and LTT after
successful completion of training. The list of aircraft that training will be
provided for in RAI will be specified in a separate document.
2.7.
2.8.
In conclusion the course should be assured by certificate.
As required to meet the needs of third party customers RAI will, for an agreed
compensation of either cash, products or services, or adjustment to profit share
assist TRO and LTT in translating any of their Products and Services into the
language(s) of the Territory. In every separate case the rate of payment will
be agreed in written form.
Phase 3
3.1.
RAI, TRO and LTT have agreed to complete the amount of work specified in
Phase3 during 2 years from the date of completing Phase 2, (1 July, 1995).
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3.2.
RAI will establish, subject to the market situation being positive, the
capability within
its Riga institute to use TRO and LTT's Products and
Services under license.
3.3.
TRO and LTT, having provided initial training to RAI staff; will continue to
provide such training and support on an as needed basis by RAI and as
available from TRO and LTT to fulfil its obligations for an agreed
compensation of either cash, products or services, or an adjustment to profit
share.
3.4.
RAI will pay TRO $A to $B per student (to be agreed between RAI and TRO)
depending on the number of students trained annually by RAI in its Riga
institute using TRO's Products and Services. The rate of payment should be
specified separately.
3.5.
RAI will pay LTT $C to $D per student (to be agreed between RAI and LTT)
depending on the number of students trained annually by RAI in its Riga
institute using LTT's Products and Services. The rate of payment should be
specified separately.
3.6.
Phase 3 is targeted to end no later than 2 years after commencement of the
program covered by this Agreement. At that time the Parties will decide
whether to:
•
•
•
•
Proceed with Phase 4 as outlined below, or
Extend Phase 3 to take a final decision at a later date, or
Define and pursue an alternative way of co-operation, or
If Phases 1 to 3 have shown that the expected market potential
in the Territory does not exist, cancel further activities
TRO_LTT_RAI-001
3
22 May , 1995
Phase 4
4.1
Subject to the satisfactory progression of each of the previous 3 phases by all
Parties the Parties may elect to establish a formal joint venture training company
in Riga.
4.2
Any joint venture company will be established on the basis of equity in the form
of Products and Services or cash with each Party sharing in the profits from
ongoing operations based on the equity stake and ongoing contribution to the
operation.
Additional Terms
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5.1
TRO and LTT support the proposal to include RAI training courses for western
types of aircraft into the ICAO Training Directory with reference to this
Agreement.
5.2
RAI, TRO and LTT considering it necessary to serve common interests will
establish the necessary contacts with other appropriate entities in order to cover
the complete spectrum of aviation training including but not limited to flight and
cabin crew training.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed in triplicate
by then- duly authorised representatives, as of the last date written below.
TRO Learning (UK) Limited
By:
Lufthansa Technical Training GmbH
_________________________
By:
_________________________
Name: _________________________
Name: _________________________
Title: _________________________
Title: _________________________
Date: _________________________
Date: _________________________
Riga Aeronautical Institute
By: ______________________
Name: ____________________
Title: _____________________
Date: _____________________
TRO_LTT_RAI-001
22 May, 1995
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3 annex
RIGA AERONAUTICAL INSTITUTE
Last five year graduates
Training Programmes
Air Traffic Control
750
International Transportation Management
448
International Passenger and Cargo Operation Services Courses
30
Modern Aircraft maintenance
8
Refresher courses for ATC controllers according to ICAO Standards
140
Accounting according to European standards
50
Business English for transportation services
75
Technical English for modern aircraft maintenance
250
Aviation English for beginners
65
Radio telephony phraseology (pilot/controller exchange)
240
Business English for Administration and Management
75
English for aerodrome services (ground personnel)
150
Technical Training Courses
28
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4 annex
Approved
Rector of RAI
_____________ I.Kuznetsov
“_____” __________ 1998 year
RIGA AERONAUTICAL INSTITUTE
Profile:
Aviation transport
Professional training program:
“Air Traffic Control”
Required
200 credits
:
Training Duration:
5 years (10 terms)
Previous Training Requirements: secondary general or secondary special
A. Compulsory subjects 151 credits
B. Electives from specified by the Institute 7 credits
C. Practical activities 28 credits
D. Qualification activities 14 credits
Course
number
1.01.
1.03.
1.04.
1.05.
1.06.
1.07.
1.09.
1.10.
1.11.
1.12.
2.01.
4.02.7
1.13.
3.03.
1.15.01.
4.01.5.
4.01.8.
4.019.
2.02.
2.03.
2.04.
3.01.
3.02.
3.05.
3.06.
Course title
Credits
A. Compulsory subjects
Philosophy
Sociology
Theory of economical concepts
Psychology and ethics of professional activities
English language
Latvian language and culture of Latvia
Higher mathematics
Computer sciences
Physics
Theoretical mechanics
Descriptive geometry and engineering graphics
Metrology and standards
Mathematical
modeling
and
computer
calculation
Specialized English
Fundamentals of public speaking
Management
Law
International aerospace law
Electrical engineering and radio electronics
Industrial economics
Office (record-keeping) management
ATC – introduction to ATC
Aviation meteorology
Air navigation and flight navigation support
Air navigation at the simulator
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Terms
3
2
3
2
10
3
9
4
5
2
2
2
2
1,2
6
3,5
2,5
5,6,7,8,9,10
1,2
1,5,6,7
1,3,6
1,6,7
7
1,5
5
8
11
1
2
1
2
4
1
1
1
2
5
1
2,3,4,7
3
5
6
7
1,7
4
6
1
1,7
3,4,9
4
3.07.
3.08.
3.09.
3.10.
3.11.
3.12.
3.13.
3.14.
3.15.
3.17.
3.19.
3.18.
4.03.5.
3.16.
4.03.06.
4.03.7
4.03.9.
4.03.10.
1.02.
1.14.
1.08.
2.05.
4.02.12.
3.21.1.
3.21.2.
3.21.3.
Aerodrome and air transportation management
The foundations of aviation
Flight operation management
Flight safety
Aviation apparatus and navigation facilities
Avionics,
radio
facilities
and
radio
communication arrangement
Air traffic control management
ATC theory
Technology of ATC
ATC at simulator
Automatized ATC systems
Individual simulator training
Technology of Tower operations and enroute
operations
Organization of air traffic flow
Simulator training
Modern ATC and navigation complex facilities
and systems
Modern aircraft
Morse code
B. Electives, specified by the Institute
1. Humanities and social courses
Politology
Culture
Physical training
Occupational (environmental) safety
Ecology
C. Practical Activities
Simulator training
On-the-job training at aviation industries
Practical training at computer
D. Qualification activities
Pre-Diploma practical activities
Diploma activities
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2
3
2
2
2
7
3,7
1,8
3
8
2
2,3,8,9
6
4
7
13
3
1
3
1,9,10
9
2,3,4,8
1……10
4,9
1
9,10
3
4
2
3,9
9
10
2
1
8
3
1
1
3
3
1
4
5
1,2,3,4,5,6
4
5
8
18
2
2,5
3,6,7
6
12
5
10
10
5 annex
Approved
Rector of RAI
_____________ I.Kuznetsov
“_____” __________ 1997 year
RIGA AERONAUTICAL INSTITUTE
Professional training programme:
“International transportation management”
Profile:
Professional qualification:
The amount of credits:
Duration of training:
Economics
Economist-manager of transport
200 credits
5 years (10 terms)
Education prerequisite: secondary comprehensive or secondary special
E. Compulsory subjects 153 credits
F. Restricted electives 25 credits
G. Electives 6 credits
H. Practical activities 8 credits
I. Qualification activities (project) 8 credits
Index
1.1.
1.2.
1.3.
1.4.
1.5.
1.6.
1.7.
1.8.
1.9.
1.10.
1.11.
1.12.
1.13.
1.14.
1.15.
1.16.
1.17.
1.18.
1.19.
2.1.
2.2.
2.3.
2.4.
2.5.
Course title
A. Compulsory subjects 153 credits.
Philosophy
Psychology
Political science
Sociology
Introduction to culture
Fundamentals of public speaking
Latvian language
Law studies (general)
Physical training
English
Higher mathematics
Theory of probability and mathematical statistics
Economical statistics
Economic and mathematical modelling
Computer sciences
Concepts of modern natural sciences
Principles of ecology
Occupational safety
Economics of Latvia
Microeconomics
Macroeconomics
Fundamentals of Business
Company’s economics
Marketing
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Credits
Terms of study
3
2
2
2
1
1
4
3
0
15
5
2
3
2
6
3
2
3
1
4
3
3
2
4
1
1
2
6
5
2
1,2
4
1,2
1-6
1,5
6
7
7
1,2,5
5
6
3
7
1,5
2,6
4,7
4,8
4,9
2.6.
2.7.
2.8.
2.9.
2.10.
2.11.
2.12.
2.13.
2.14.
2.15.
2.16.
2.17.
3.1.
3.2.
3.3.
3.4.
3.5.
3.6.
3.7.
3.8.
3.9.
3.10.
3.11.
3.12.
3.13.
3.14.
3.15.
1.1.
1.2.
2.1.
2.2.
2.3.
2.4.
3.1.
3.2.
3.3.
4.1.
4.2.
4.3.
4.4.
1.
2.
Insurance
Innovation strategy and investments
Taxes, taxation policy
Trade Law
Office documentation management
Global economics
Customs Procedures
Management
Personnel management
Decision making in management
Advertising
Communication and public affairs
Introduction to transportation management
Accounting
Finance
Transport logistics
The economics of transport
Transport systems and geography of transport
Transportation centres
International transport terminals
Means of transport
Transport industry arrangement
Traffic control, safety and security on transport
Organization of transportation on different types
of transport
Transportation commercial activities
International transport law
Transport forwarding (#31, 32 ?)
B. Restricted Electives - 25 credits.
1. Humanities
History of Latvian culture
Fundamentals of Latvian world history
2. Social subjects
Pedagogics
Social psychology
Global demographic processes
Social investigation methodology
3. Technical subjects
Modern structure materials
Physics
Engineering graphics in computer technique
4. Specialized subjects
Financial recording
Functionally valuable analysis
Theory and practice of forecasting and planning
Practical management
C. Electives - 6 credits
Foreign language (the second)
Latvian language
D. Practical activities - 8 credits
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3
2
2
2
2
2
3
5
1
1
1
2
1
3
2
2
5
3
3
2
2
4
3
8
4,8
7
3,6
8
2,8
7
4,9
3,8
9
9
10
8
1
3,7
6
7
4,8
2
3
6
2
3,7
7,8
3,4,8,9
8
3
2
3,4,8,9
4,9
4
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
5
5
9
6
3
6
2
4
3,5
1,2
2
3
3
3
5
9
6
3,9
6
2
6,9
10
Practice
8
10
8
10
E. Qualification activities
Diploma
Prorector
________________ O.Zitkute
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6 annex
RIGA AERONAUTICAL INSTITUTE
Prospective number of students and trainees
Training Programmes
Air Traffic Control
2000
148
2001
164
2002
176
2003
194
2004
212
2005
200
172
186
180
206
218
220
International Passenger and Cargo operation services courses
10
12
8
10
12
14
Modern aircraft maintenance
-
10
12
8
16
12
30
-
12
28
22
32
Accounting according to European standards
10
-
14
16
10
18
Business English for Transportation 15
services
-
12
12
10
14
16
Technical English
aircraft maintenance
-
60
40
25
30
32
15
12
16
10
14
18
12
Radio
telephony
phraseology 50
(pilot/controller exchange)
42
28
36
18
24
60
Business English for administration 15
and management
12
14
10
16
18
15
English for aerodrome services 30
(ground personnel)
10
12
25
30
20
35
Technical Training Courses
8
12
14
12
10
18
International
management
Refresher
controllers
standards
1999
Transportation
-
Courses for ATC
according to ICAO -
for
modern 50
Aviation English for beginners
-
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7 annex
Riga Aeronautical Institute
Financing for 2000 year.
Income for training in LR.
64400 Ls
– International Transportation management
112860 Ls
- ATC
_______________________________________________
177260 Ls
- Total
Distribution of the indicated funds to the following directions:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
salary
soc. insurance
scholarship + compensation
operating expenses
student document handling (visa, invitation, medical
insurance)
6. training
7. amortization
8. traveling
9. repair
10. communication (telephone, internet)
11. stationary, postage
12. other
-53 200 Ls;
- 14 400 Ls;
- 15 000 Ls;
- 10 000 Ls;
- 3 500 Ls;
- 15 000 Ls;
- 24 000 Ls;
- 12 000 Ls;
- 18 000 Ls;
- 2 700 Ls;
- 1 000 Ls;
- 8 400 Ls.
RAI funding is spent on salary for academic and technical personnel, for compulsory social
insurance payment, traveling, service charges and operating expenses. For buying books, training
aids, training facilities for laboratories, scholarship for foreign students.
thousand Ls
1996
1997
1998
1999
Salary
65,4
82,-
88,7
76,1
Soc. insurance
23,7
23,-
23,9
20,-
Scholarship
21,4
26,-
30,-
14,9
Operating expenses
35,9
33,2
12,-
8,4
The prices for power supply have increased for the last year but RAI has been utilizing the
system of economy and modern technology. As the result of this fact, the expenses for power
resources are being reduced and are available for providing training process.
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Computer and equipment buying
thousand Ls
1996
1997
1998
1999
Buying
1,2
2,9
11,0
-
2000
1quarter
4,1
% addition of interest
100
241,7
916,7
-
341,7
Apart from training expenses RAI supports social sphere – The Day of Medical Service
and Fitness Center  5 000 Ls every year.
(+)
1. The amont of funds depends on the number of the students admitted. Provided that the
budget has been calculated annually, each new student increases RAI budget and this additional
funding can be used for improvement of social conditions, books etc.
2. This additional funding related to predetermined calculation of students allows RAI
without any loss provide discounts for training, medical services, boarding.
3. It is also possible to provide training process with additional funding obtained as a
result of the following activities: selling of out-of-date equipment, providing medical services
for the public.
As a result of this activities the following creative plans are being worked out:
 sport facilities – 2003 year;
 students’ hostel – 2003 year:
 refresher and advancement courses dealing with new technics and modern
technologies for academic staff.
(-)
1. If the number of students in a group becomes lower the income is lower too, but the
expenses for such group are reduced to insignificant extent (salary, operating etc).
2. The training of foreign students leads to additional problems for RAI related to
provision of hostel, visa, scholarship etc.
3. Technical progress demands more expenses for new equipment implementation.
4. Charges for operating services usually increase when the training agreement with the
students have already been signed and it is impossible to increase tuition fees.
The ways for financial problem solving.
1. To improve promotion aming at applicant attraction for training at RAI.
2. To provide resource economy, especially directly related to training process.
3. Annually to determine main directions for funding (except salary and operating services) for
training process improvement.
4. To look for and develop additional resources for training process funding:
 expansion of medical services for public;
 provision of charged services of Fitness Center;
 communication with graduates and enterprises aiming dt receiving donations.
5. Provision of training services for residents by RAI teachers for additional payment.
6. Make an attempt for state training order and state funding.
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Income and expenses distribution
Directions
2000
Income without tax
137 000
Total expenses
135 000
- salary
39 000
- emploer’s social insurance
10 400
- amortisation
20 000
- operating expenses
9 000
- traveling expenses
13 000
- students visa expenses
2 000
- advertisement
500
- contacts
2 500
methodical
literature, 21 600
stacionary, simulator and other
training literature
- scholarship
12 000
- other expenses
2 000
Stock
5 000




2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
150 000
143 000
45 000
11 200
21 000
9 500
14 000
2 000
500
2 500
22 300
170 000
160 000
50 000
13 500
22 000
10 000
14 000
2 500
600
2 700
23 400
90 000
178 000
60 000
16 000
23 000
10 500
15 000
2 500
700
2 800
25 000
210 000
196 000
66 000
17 300
24 000
11 000
15 000
3 000
800
2 900
30 000
230 000
216 000
70 000
18 000
25 000
11 500
16 000
3 000
900
3 000
40 000
13 000
2 000
7 000
14 000
7 300
10 000
15 000
7 500
12 000
16 000
10 000
14 000
17 000
11 600
14 000
Joint stock company RAI paid to state budget in 1999:
18% tax from income;
personal income tax
15 000 Ls;
social insurance
27 000 Ls;
25% enterprise income tax.
Joint stock company RAI resives other income:
 from medical center services
3 000 Ls/year
 from fitness center
1 000 Ls/year
Additional income is directed to social purpuses – students excursions to Riga and
Latvia, sports games and other.
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8 annex
STUDY QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
INTERNAL
MANAGEMENT+
EVALUTION
EXTERNAL EVALUTION
STUDENTS
CUSTOMERS
PROFESSORS
DEPARTMENTS’
EXPERTS
MANAGERS
SECTION MANAGERS
WORKING GROUP OF SELF
EVALUTION
PRO- RECTOR
SENATE
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10 annex
The list of academic staff
No
Name,surname
Age
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
Ivan Kuznetsov
Sofija Negreeva
Leonid Plevako
Vladlen Ceitlin
Dmitrij Ulanov
Yurij Kizima
Vladimir Shestakov
Nikolay Vladimirov
Mikhail Beilis
Nina Brizgalova
Pyotr Iotchenko
Nadezhda Kipich
Mikhail Karol
Tatyana Matveychenko
Larisa Narbutova
Liliya Medvedeva
Natalya Trezkova
Larisa Shestakova
Igor Yan
Lyudmila Safuanova
Irena Ananyan
Peter Mensakh
Ivan Levchenko
Ansis Kluga
43
51
55
68
61
66
68
68
55
54
54
61
49
49
47
45
50
52
35
48
39
35
68
53
Academic
Degree
Doctor
Doctor
Doctor
Doctor
Doctor
Doctor
Doctor
Doctor
Master
Master
Master
Master
Master
Master
Master
Master
Master
Master
Master
Master
Doctor
65
Time-table
Hours
Full-time
-“-“-“-“-“Part-time
-“Full-time
-“-“-“-“-“-“-“-“-“-“-“-“-“-“Part-time
120
816
196
312
569
540
72
72
627
208
861
151
100
302
382
350
382
310
1012
370
104
306
312
92
Training subjects delivered by Doctors of Science and other
Numbe
Number Numb r
of
of hours er of hours
per
studen per
week
ts
student
per
week
Nr Name, Surname
.
Training Subject
1.
Ivan Kuznetsov,
Assistant professor
ATC theory.
Auto ATC systems
4
106
424
Sofia Negreyeva,
Assistant professor
Higher mathematics,
Mathematical modeling
22
133
2926
Leonid Plevako,
Assistant professor
Management
5
55
275
Vladlen Ceitlin,
Professor
Industrial economics
8
39
312
Dmitry Ulanov,
Assistant pofessor
Physics. Ecology.
Theoretical mechanics
16
95
1520
Yury Kizima,
professsor
Foundations
of
aviation
Technique.
15
Descriptive
Geometry
and
engineering graphics. Modern
aircraft.
180
2700
Vladimir Shestakov,
Professor
Metrology and standards.
Flight safety.
2
65
130
Nikolay Vladimirov,
Professor
Flight Safety
2
93
186
Michail Beilis,
master
Facilities for Flight Support.
Modern management systems. 17
Aircraft
instruments
and
navigation complex facilities.
164
2788
10
.
Nina Brizgalova,
Master
Sociology. Political sciences
6
30
180
11
.
Pyotr Iotchenko,
Master
ATC management.
ATC theory. ATC technology.
24
226
5424
12
.
Nadezda Kipich,
Master
Aviation meteorology
4
20
80
13
Michail Karol,
Electronics
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
and
66
radio
.
Master
14
.
Tatyana Matvechenko,
Master
15
.
Larisa Narbutova,
Master
16
.
3
80
240
8
20
160
English language. English at
ATC simulator
10
49
490
Lilija Medvedeva,
Master
English at ATC simulator.
Specialized English.
49
490
17
.
Natalija Trezkova,
master
Law. International aerospace
law. Office documentation 10
management.
Management.
62
620
18
.
Larisa Shestakova,
master
Philosophy.
Psychology.
Fundamentals
speaking.
70
930
222
6216
49
490
44
132
31
248
227
1816
65
130
19
.
Igor Yan,
master
electronics.
Occupational safety
Theory of economical concepts.
10
Culture.
9
of
public
ATC at simulators ATC
technology. Introduction to
ATC. Organization of air Traffic 28
flow planning and management.
Flight operation management.
20
.
Ludmila Safuanova,
Master
Specialized English language
21
.
Irena Ananyan,
Master
Latvian language and culture of
Latvia.
3
22
.
Peter Mensah,
Master
Computer sciences
23
.
Ivan Levchenko,
master
Flight operation management,
air navigation and
Flight
navigation
support
air 8
navigation at simulators. ATC
technology: tower operation, an
route operation.
24
.
Ansis Kluga,
Assistant professor
10
8
Air navigation and aeronautical
flight support
2
67
The list of RAI staff,
who got certificates in the training centers in countries of western Europe
No RAI staff
The name of the training Training
centre
subject
SAS Technical Academy
Boeing
737-3/-4/-5
1
Yuriy KIZIMA,
Doctor, Professor
2
Pyotr MOTOVILIN,
the Head of the laboratory
SAS Technical Academy
Boeing
737-3/-4/-5
3.
Vasiliy MYASNIKOV
SAS Technical Academy
Boeing
737-3/-4/-5
4.
Larisa NARBUTOVA,
Master of aeronavigation
SAS Technical Academy
Boeing
737-3/-4/-5
5.
Vladimir SHESTAKOV,
Doctor, Professor
International
Ecology 1995
6.
Larisa NARBUTOVA,
Master of aeronavigation
Lufthansa Technical Training, Technical
1995
English
7.
Dmitriy ULANOV,
Doctor
Training course of LR work Ecology
and
inspection, certificate No 337
nature
protection
68
Academy
of Life protection
FOREIGN ACADEMIC STAFF
Name, Surname
Sten Flodin
Hrister Rehefal
Gunar Anderson
Blugt Seberberg
Torbjern Jonson
Olav Erikson
Institution
Sweeden
Technological
Institute
SAS
SAS Technical Academy
SAS Technical Academy
SAS Technical Academy
SAS Technical Academy
69
Position
President retired general
Instructor Boeing 767
Region manager
Senior Instructor
Instructor
Instructor
11 ANNEX
RESEARCH AND METHODICAL WORK OF THE ACADEMIC STAFF
Surname,
name, degree,
Rank
Research themes
Students participation
1
1.
2
Ceitlin Vladlen
Doctor
of
economics
Professor
Plevako Leonid
Doctor
of
economics,
assistant
professor
3
Problems of vehicle fleet efficiency
4
Preparation of 4 masters of
economics, supervision of
Diploma works
Statistic
information
systems;
database
arrangement; enterprise registers arrangement;
mathematical
methods
in
economics;
investments in Latvian economics.
3.
Brizgalova
Nina,
lecturer
Sociological investigations, modern politology.
4.
Shestakova
Larisa, Master
of economics,
lecturer.
Negreyeva
Sophia,
Doctor
of
sciences
in
engineering,
assistant
professor.
2.
5.
Invention,
patents
#
Research and applied publications
Conference
participation
(within the last 5
years)
5
none
6
5 research publications, 42 applied
publications
Supervision of Diploma
works with the following
themes:
mathematical
methods in economics;
investment in Latvia;
Preparation of 6 Masters of
economics.
Supervision of students
essays in sociology and
politology.
none
Contemporary philosophy concepts, problems
of contemporary psychology and culture.
Supervision of essays and
written tests.
none
Mathematical methods in economics.
Supervision of Diploma
works:
-carrying out of expert
systems,
-usage of mathematical
methods in economics.
1
inven
tion
62 publications including:
- broshures - 2
- publications in research journals
and collections - 26;
- monograph chapters - 15.
Publication of training literature - 8,
including 8 methodical essays.
2 research publications. Preparation of
copy of lectures in sociology and
politology. Tasks and methodical
instructions for written tests.
2 research publications, preparation of
copy of lectures in Philosophy,
Psychology, Culture, Public Speaking,
Business, Communication.
Research works - 30.
7
Participation
in
conferences
(report themes 3).
Participation in 4
conferences
(thesis for reports
- 4), application
for participation
in 2 conferences
in 2000 year
Thesis for reports
at conferences - 1.
70
none
Thesis for reports
at conferences - 1.
Thesis for reports
at conferences - 2,
application
for
participation
in
conference
in
2000 year.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
Matveichenko
Tatyana,
Master
of
economics,
lecturer.
Trezkova
Nataliya,
Master
of
economics,
lecturer.
Pushkina Juliya,
Master
of
business
management,
lecturer.
Gorbunov
Viktor, Doctor
of economics,
assistant
professor.
Solovyev Pyotr,
Doctor
of
economics,
assistant
professor.
Kizima Jury,
professor,
Doctor
of
sciences
in
engineering
Kazaev Kazbek,
Master
of
economics,
lecturer.
Investigation in the field of production and
consumption.
Supervision of students
essays in microeconomics,
macroeconomics, global
economic.
none
3 research publications.
Preparation of copy of lectures and
methodical works in microeconomics,
macroeconomics, global economic.
Thesis for reports
at the conferences
- 1.
Investigation in the field of marketing, transport
logistics, transport systems.
Supervision of Diploma
projects,
essays
in
marketing,
logistics,
transport systems.
none
7 research publications. Preparation of
methodical works in marketing,
microeconomics,
macroeconomics,
global economics.
Thesis for reports
at 2 conferences.
Working out of Doctor thesis in Marketing
Institute of Latvian University.
Research field: insurance, advertising, staff
management.
Supervision of Diploma
works.
none
2 research publications, preparation of
a copy of lectures in insurance,
advertising.
Participation
in
conferences,
thesis for reports 3.
Investigation in the sphere of the productive and
commercial efficiency of the firm, in sphere of
security market.
Supervision of Diploma
projects, essays in firm
activity efficiency, security
market.
none
Participation
in
conferences,
thesis for reports 3
Investigation in the field of air transportation,
transport
systems,
railway
and
road
transportation.
Preparation of 10 Masters
in transportation field, 4
students participation in
research activities related
to railway transportation.
Preparation of 3 Doctors of
engineering sciences, 12
Masters
in
transport
technique and aviation
technique.
Supervision of essays in
legal problems.
none
8 research publications. Preparation of
copy of lectures in record-keeping.
Working
out
methodical
recommendations in security market
analysis.
30 research publications. Preparation of
copy of lectures in aviation enterprises
development forecasting and in
transport commercial usage.
2
inven
tions
92 research publications. Preparation: 1
methodical thesis, of copy of lectures,
methodical recommendations and
written tests for students.
Participation
in
conferences,
thesis for reports 3.
none
6 research publications. Preparation: 1
methodical thesis, of copy of lectures,
methodical recommendations related to
legal problems.
Conference
participation,
thesis
for
reports.
Investigation in the field of transport technique,
aviation technique foundations.
Investigation in the field of law, commercial
law, international transport law.
71
Participation
in
conferences,
thesis for reports.
2
12 annex
Long –term plan of development 2000-2005.
Direction
activities
Control
Training
Quality
of
Real situation of year 2000
Prospective Tasks
of
Administrative Control plays the main role.
System of self-evaluation is being developed
Self-evaluation. Should be introduced in full.
External examination State accreditation.
Continuous process of self-evaluation
Training
reconstruction
Collaboration of training programmes and
syllabi. System of Control and planning.
To Continue advancement of training
programme. To achieve training competitiveness
at State and international level.
Academic staff
The number of persons with High academic
Degrees is insufficient. The system of
qualification advancement has been arranged
A part of instructors has already reached the
age of retirement or are approaching it.
A part of instructors are part-time
employees.
Regular qualification advancement, to persuade
Masters to join Doctorate,
To optimize academic staff, to provide
instructors full working hours in RAI, to
persuade prospective students to continue postgraduate studies.
Advancement of
training
methods.
Methodical Conferences are being arranged
with their materials being published. The
methods of self-evaluation is being
improved.
To prepare recommendations for self-evaluation.
To use informative technology in training
process, to arrange regular meetings and
conferences.
Training
Facilities
and
RAI library
The library is provided with required
literature stock, and supplied with Internet.
To persuade the instructors to work out training
publications, to fund publishing activities, to
renew and increase the stock of training and
special periodicals, to arrange library fiction
stock.