101082388 Generated on: Nov 10, 2023

Key Action: Partnerships for cooperation and exchanges of practices

Action Type: Erasmus Mundus Joint Master

Project Title

SDSI - Joint Master's Degree Programme in Service

Design Strategies and Innovations

Project Coordinator

Organisation LATVIJAS MAKSLAS AKADEMIJA

Address 1867 , LV

Website www.lma.lv

Project Information

Identifier 101082388

Start Date Oct 1, 2022

End Date Nov 30, 2028

EC Contribution 4,899,600 EUR

Partners EESTI KUNSTIAKADEEMIA (EE) , LAPIN YLIOPISTO (FI)

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Project Summary

Europe is undergoing a significant change that results in shifting of existing socioeconomical paradigms and
requires new ways to develop humancentric solutions in situations of increasing uncertainty. Desire for a
sustainable approach of doing business and experiencing a quality life have defined ambitious goals set forth in
the Green Deal and needs for ensuring of competitiveness in a way where parts of population and business are
not left behind have resulted in critical initiatives of Digital Transformation.

These challenges and aspirations need radically improved or even completely new solutions. They even require
entirely new ways of understanding and interpreting of the problems and needs in complex and uncertain
contexts. Our answer to this is a multi-disciplinary, joint-degree awarding Service Design Strategy and Innovation
Masters’ programme, SDSI (120 ECTS), involving the Art Academy of Latvia, the University of Lapland, the
Estonian Academy of Arts and the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga, aimed at educating of leaders who
will be able to address ongoing shift to sustainability and digitalization in a human-centered way.

SDSI will prepare students to become versatile service innovators who can enable change in public and private
organizations through strategic design, management and creative leadership. Its focus is on interdisciplinary
studies and cross-specialization in design, business, technologies and social sciences. SDSI graduates will
become change facilitators to contribute to innovative, effective and socially responsible service organizations
globally, in their home countries after graduation.

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