- implement the council’s policies in the fields of education, culture and sport, work with youth and in the society integration area;
- monitor the operations of education, education support, culture, sport and leisure time institutions which are under the jurisdiction of the Rīga City Council.
The Department has jurisdiction over more than 300
institutions established by the council: 150 pre-school education institutions
(kindergartens), 117 comprehensive elementary education and comprehensive
secondary education institutions (schools). There are 5 schools in Riga with evening (shift) educational programmes.
Evening schools help to find solution and acquire education to people who due
to different reasons haven’t learned for extended period of time. That is why
often these schools carry out the necessary pedagogical and social correction
of the students. Four Riga City municipality schools provide organization of
educational process in Riga’s places of imprisonment. Also there are 13 hobby
education centres, 9 art and music schools, 5 independent cultural
institutions, the Association of Culture Institutions of Rīga Municipality with
8 units, the Rīga Central Library with its 26 branches, the “Rīga” Professional
Brass Band and 11 sports education institutions. The Department also has Rīga’s
National Sports Manege, the “Mangaļsala” Leisure Time Centre and Rīga’s Educational
and Informative Guide Centre within its jurisdiction.
A number of boards operate under the Rīga City
Council’s Education, Culture and Sports Department carrying out the functions
in its areas of responsibility: the Education Board, the Culture Board, the
Sports and Youth Board, the Administrative Board, the Finance Board and
separate structural units or divisions: the Audit and Control Division, the
Legal Division, the Projects and Society Integration Division and the
Director’s Office.
Projects and Society
Integration Division is direct partner of Project from Rīga City
Council’s Education, Culture and Sports Department side.
Responsibility to facilitate administrative functions
in the international collaboration, project coordination and society
integration area.
Contacts
Projects and Society Integration Division
Telephone: +371 67181661
E-mail: iksd@riga.lv