The municipality has purchased 100 computers for almost 80,000 euros. If there are more students, the municipality will purchase additional computers, if less, the surplus will be given to educational institutions. This is the second year that such support has been implemented.
Guntars Skudra, head of the municipality’s Education Department, states that this has an obvious effect on the effectiveness of education. Every student has the opportunity to prepare homework, presentations, research, group work, the absence of a personal computer is no longer an obstacle. The improvement of digital literacy can be assessed as a significant benefit.
An agreement will be concluded with the young people on the transfer of the computer for personal use with certain exceptions for its possible return if the studies are interrupted for some reason.
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