SAF Tehnika                                                     06.12.2005.



SAF Scholarships for RTU students



Students of Riga Technical University, Faculty of Electronics and 

Telecommunications, will receive scholarships of SAF Tehnika JSC, a designer 

and developer of telecommunications equipment.



Starting with January, 2006, second year students of RTU, Faculty of Electronics 

and Telecommunications, will have a possibility to enter in a competition and 

apply for a monthly scholarship in amount of LVL 50. Besides scholarships, 

SAF Tehnika will ensure a 2 years employment to 2 winners of the competition, 

after having taken the bachelor’s degree. At present, regulations of the 

competition are being elaborated and will be available in RTU, Faculty of 

Electronics and Telecommunications in January.



“At present, the catastrophic situation in engineering education is being 

actively discussed in Latvia government and society. Lack of qualified 

employees is a significant threat to any company development and I believe 

that our step represents SAF Tehnika willingness to support prospective experts 

of the industry,“ says Normunds Bergs, chairman of the board of SAF Tehnika. 

“However, it is not enough with SAF Tehnika contribution and the situation 

will not change without a serious reform and investment in a primary and 

secondary education that should aim at acquiring basics of mathematics and 

natural sciences,” continues N.Bergs.



SAF Tehnika has already supported a project connected with education “Youth in 

a labour market”, including the popular LTV1 program “Kurp dodies?” produced by 

YouthConsulting. Further, the company is actively participating and co-financing 

LEtERA (Latvian Electrical Engineering and Electronics Industry Association) and 

PHARE projects managed by Ventspils city council to establish a modern EMC 

laboratory, worth EUR 1 M, and development of new educational programs for 

students of electronics and electrical engineering.



Additional information:



Ieva Lacare

SAF Tehnika

Head of Marketing Department 

Tālrunis: 7046836

Fakss: 7046809

e-pasts:Ieva.Lacare@saftehnika.com



About SAF Tehnika Jsc:



SAF Tehnika is a leading manufacturer of telecommunications and data transmission 

equipment in the Baltic countries exporting more than 90% of the production to 

over 40 countries worldwide. Among the clients of the company there are 

telecommunication and data transmission service providers, state and private 

enterprises. During last five years the Company has created a solid client base 

in Europe, CIS, Middle East, Asia, Africa and Latin America. According to the 

consolidated audited financial results of financial year that ended on 30 June, 

2005, in 2004/2005 financial year turnover of the company comprised 

LVL 11,066,391 (EUR 15,746,055) and annual income LVL 1,559,327 (EUR 2,218,722,4)