EN
LV
EN
For studentsProjectsContacts

50+ Going Digital: Online Marketing Entrepreneurship for People Approaching Retirement Age

31.08.2026
share:
print:
Title of the project:50+ Goes Digital: Online Marketing Entrepreneurship for People Approaching Retirement Age
Project acronym:50+ Goes Digital
Agreement No. of the project:CB1000675
Programme:Interreg Central Baltic Programme 2021 – 2027
Project leading partner:Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies (LV)
Project implementation period:01.07.2026.- 28.02.2029. 
Project partners:Latvia:
– Daugavpils University
Estonia:
– Hooandja Association
Total project costs:Total project costs: 845 421,98 EUR
Daugavpils University budget: 221 521,15 EUR

The aim of the project: to provide a cross-border training course that will enable members of the target group to effectively manage an international business on the Etsy digital marketplace or provide e-commerce services to micro and small enterprises seeking to establish their presence on the platform.

Target groups:

The target group comprises people approaching retirement age (50–64 years) with an educational background or work experience in the humanities and basic digital skills, who are unemployed or at risk of losing their current jobs in Latvia (the regions of Zemgale, Latgale, Riga and Pierīga) and Estonia (the regions of Southern Estonia (Lõuna-Eesti) and Northern Estonia (Põhja-Eesti)).

This project is co-financed by the European Union. The Interreg Central Baltic Programme 2021–2027 aims to promote cross-border cooperation to address common challenges and build a more sustainable, innovative and inclusive Central Baltic region. The programme website is centralbaltic.eu. The official EU website is europa.eu.

Project news

Contact information:
Jānis Kudiņš
Daugavpils University
Deputy Rector for Development
e-mail: janis.kudins@du.lv
phone: 26142333

This article has been prepared with the financial support of the European Union. Daugavpils University is solely responsible for the content of this article, and it cannot be considered to reflect the official views of the European Union under any circumstances.