Inguna Skadina
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2026
Language Technology Initiative: Framework for Teaching NLP and Computational Linguistics at the Universities in Latvia
Inguna Skadina | Jana Kuzmina | Marina Platonova | Tatjana Smirnova | Sergei Kruk
Proceedings of the Seventh Workshop on Teaching Natural Language Processing (TeachNLP 2026)
Inguna Skadina | Jana Kuzmina | Marina Platonova | Tatjana Smirnova | Sergei Kruk
Proceedings of the Seventh Workshop on Teaching Natural Language Processing (TeachNLP 2026)
This short paper provides an overview of language technology related modules and courses developed at three leading universities of Latvia - University of Latvia (UL), Riga Technical University (RTU) and Riga Stradiņš University (RSU).
Teaching NLP in the AI Era: Experiences from the University of Latvia
Inguna Skadina | Guntis Barzdins | Uldis Bojārs | Normunds Gruzitis | Pēteris Paikens
Proceedings of the Seventh Workshop on Teaching Natural Language Processing (TeachNLP 2026)
Inguna Skadina | Guntis Barzdins | Uldis Bojārs | Normunds Gruzitis | Pēteris Paikens
Proceedings of the Seventh Workshop on Teaching Natural Language Processing (TeachNLP 2026)
From being a niche technology with practical applications in translation and speech recognition, NLP is now underpinning the AI era through LLMs, promising a universal economic impact in the future. Although transitioning to the AI era is hyped by BigTech companies, practical adoption of the LLM capabilities for economically impactful tasks and processes goes via education of specialists capable to apply it properly. Human-in-the-loop, accuracy measurement, fine-tuning, on-premises processing of sensitive data have become essential skills for applying NLP. This short paper introduces two language technology modules developed and piloted at the Faculty of Science and Technology of the University of Latvia.