On June 2, 2021 CLARIN-LV and the State Research Programme project “Digital Resources for Humanities: Integration and Development” organised the conference “Latvian language resources and tools for teaching”. More than 160 participants registered for the conference. Besides representatives from Latvian universities, research institutions and libraries, the conference attracted many teachers working in Latvia and abroad. 

During the conference participants were introduced to the recent achievements and the latest developments on language resources and tools both in Europe and in Latvia. Francesca Frontini (CLARIN ERIC board of directors), gave a keynote on the CLARIN teaching opportunities and challenges during Corona. Conference participants were also introduced to the European Language Equality (ELE) and the European Language Grid (ELG) projects. The conference programme included a presentation from the Latvia Ministry of the Education and Science on Digital Humanities and Open Science, the presentation of different Latvian language resources and tools and a presentation from the University of Latvia and Riga Technical University on how to train new specialists in the field of Digital Humanities. Check the conference materials  here.