On May 6, an ambitious collaboration between Switzerland and Latvia to advance sustainable energy development and engage youth in STEM was officially launched at the Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia (ISSP UL). The event was honoured by Christoph Liechti, Co-Head of the Swiss Contribution Office at the Embassy of Switzerland in Latvia; Lauma Sīka, Deputy Director of the Department of Higher Education, Science and Innovation at the Ministry of Education and Science of Latvia; Kaspars Ozols, Deputy Director for Development at the Institute of Electronics and Computer Science (EDI); and Andris Anspoks, Director of the ISSP UL. The kick-off event also welcomed representatives from the Latvian Council of Science and…