SDSI Sales and Development Director; Student Communications (Art Academy of Latvia)

With a background in quality management from the University of Latvia and several years of job experience as a quality manager in several large corporations, Ilze has developed a thorough competence and leadership skills in overseeing the entire scope of any initiative or project, from its conception to completion. In 2014, her career path shifted towards projects within the creative fields, eventually leading her to the Art Academy of Latvia, where she assumed the ambitious role of project lead for accreditation of the new international master's degree, the Service Design Strategies and Innovations (SDSI). Ilze maintains her involvement with the SDSI study programme, assuming the role of lead of development, and overseeing the overall management of the partners’ consortium.