ERASMUS Intensive Programme is a short programme of study which brings together students and teaching staff from HEI of countries participating in the LLP (Lifelong Learning programme) and has multidisciplinary approach.

In recent years at each BOVA member institution the activity to apply for ERASMUS IP grant has been intensified and bring positive results, especially at LLU.

In study year 2011/2012  LLU coordinating 2 ERASMUS IP: "Project-based Approach in the Development of Agriculture" and "Modelling in Systems Biology and Synthetic Biology", EMU 1 ERASMUS IP "Pollution in Europe 2012" and ASU also 1 ERASMUS IP "Role of Agriculture and Natural Resources in Sustainable Rural Development".

For study year 2012/2013 LLU has received positive results on 3 ERASMUS IP applications, 2 of them renewal of above mentioned IP and additionally one new on "Veterinary Publish Health and Emerging Zoonotic Diseases"

Presently ERASMUS IP "Modelling in systems biology and synthetic biology" take part at LLU and will last from June 2 to 13, 2012. This topic attracted 30 students from 8 universities (University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg, Germany, University of Manchester and Oxford-Brookes University, Great Britain, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences, University of Latvia and Latvia University of Agriculture). Strong international teachers' team (11 lecturers)  lead by assoc.prof. Egils Stalidzans (LLU)  representing mentioned above universities and additionally University of Iceland and Kaunas University of Technology. They will make efforts during these 2 intensive weeks to give to provide to IP participant better understanding in the field of system biology and synthetic biology. More information about this IP on web page: http://www.biosystems.lv/biomod2012