Emerging Trends in Economics, Culture and Humanities (etECH2026)
EKA University of Applied Sciences in cooperation with
Alberta College (Latvia), Sumy State University (Ukraine), Ferris State University (USA), European Digital Learning Network (Italy), New Door Social Entrepreneurship Accelerator (Latvia), AMBIS University (Czech Republic), Association of Latvian Economists, and European Marketing and Management Association (EUMMAS)
invites you to participate in the International scientific conference "EMERGING TREND IN ECONOMICS, CULTURE AND HUMANITIES (etECH2026)"
APRIL 22-23, 2026, RIGA, LATVIA
The aim of the Conference is to encourage collaboration between academicians and professionals by discussing contemporary problems in business, economics, culture, and other fields.
Topics are focused, but not limited to EMERGING TRENDS IN:
- Sustainability and circular economy
- Macroeconomics, international economics, public economics, and financial economics
- Business administration, marketing, and corporate finance
- Culture studies and international culture project management
- Creative industries, art and design
- Law
- ICT solutions for business, management, and education
- Social impact research
- Pedagogy and education
Please, find the detailed information about the submission process, as well as abstract and paper templates in the REGISTRATION and AUTHOR GUIDE.
Looking forward to see You at EKA!
etECH organizing team
"EMERGING TREND IN ECONOMICS, CULTURE AND HUMANITIES (etECH2026)"
APRIL 22-23, 2026, RIGA, LATVIA
Guidelines for registration to etECH2026:
In order to register to the conference please click the button PARTICIPATE and start 3-step registration process:
1) information about the type of participation (with only presentation without a full paper submitted / with a presentation and a full paper submitted / with only a full paper submitted without a presentation)
2) information about the co-authors (if necessary)
3) paper title and uploading an abstract (please use abstract template)
Instructions for the authors, as well as templates, are available in AUTHOR GUIDE section.
Looking forward to see You at EKA!
etECH organizing team
"EMERGING TREND IN ECONOMICS, CULTURE AND HUMANITIES (etECH2026)"
APRIL 22-23, 2026, RIGA, LATVIA
IMPORTANT DATES
Registration and abstract submission EXTENDED! UP TO MARCH 8, 2026
(see AUTHOR GUIDE)
Notification of abstract acceptance EXTENDED! up to MARCH 10, 2026
Payment of conference fee up to MARCH 29, 2026
Full paper submission up to MARCH 29, 2026
(see AUTHOR GUIDE)
CONFERENCE FEE
Standard fee (participation with a presentation and full paper submitted) EUR 400
Virtual participation (with no physical attendance, but with an online presentation)* EUR 150
Fee for an accompanying person EUR 150
* Virtual participation allows participants to submit papers for refereeing and publication in the conference proceedings, follow exactly the same procedures as regular papers.
Only one paper with the same co-authorship can be submitted within one charge
Co-authors should pay additionally, if they attend the conference in person (using the option “Fee for an accompanying person”).
If the paper is not accepted for publishing, the conference fee will not be refunded.
Payment details:
Beneficiary name: Ekonomikas un kulturas augstskola SIA
Beneficiary adress: Pernavas 62, Riga, LV-1009
Beneficiary registration No: 40003402986
Bank: A/S Citadeles banka
Bank SWIFT: PARXLV22
Beneficiary IBAN (account No): LV54PARX0000350971017
Payment details: etECH2026, Name Surname
"EMERGING TREND IN ECONOMICS, CULTURE AND HUMANITIES (etECH2026)"
APRIL 22-23, 2026, RIGA, LATVIA
Guidelines for abstract submission
Abstract should be written in English using abstract template and submitted before FEBRUARY 22, 2026
The notification of the abstract acceptance (or any other change of the status of your abstract) will be sent to the registered author’s e-mail before MARCH 1, 2026.
Guidelines for paper submission
After the notification of abstract acceptance participants can send a full paper to the address jelena.titko@eka.edu.lv
The paper should be written in English, considering the general formal requirements, described in the paper template file. The authors are invited to submit full papers before MARCH 29, 2026.
During the pre-review stage the papers are selected for publishing in the conference journals. The reviewing process is provided by the managing editors of the journals “Economics and Culture”, “Business, Management and Economics Engineering”, “Marketing and Management of Innovations”, “Virtual Economics”, “Forum Scientiae Oeconomia”, “Ekonomika”, “Journal of Economics and Management”, “Sustainability, Social Innovations and Digital Transformation”.
Formatting requirements of journals could differ from the requirements, described in the paper template file.
Looking forward to see You at EKA!
etECH organizing team
"EMERGING TREND IN ECONOMICS, CULTURE AND HUMANITIES (etECH2026)"
APRIL 22-23, 2026, RIGA, LATVIA
Publishing opportunities:
Accepted abstracts will be published in the Conference abstracts proceedings.
The authors of the selected papers will be offered to submit the full articles for review and potential publication to the following journals:
- Journal „Economics and Culture” (ISSN: 2255-7563 / e-ISSN: 2256-0173). Indexed by SCOPUS, by Emerging Sources Citation Index (Web of Science), ERIH+ and other services. More information at https://reference-global.com/journal/JEC
- Journal “Business, Management and Economics Engineering” (ISSN: 2669-2481 / eISSN: 2669-249X). Indexed by SCOPUS, Emerging Sources Citation Index (Web of Science), ERIH+ and others. More information at https://journals.vilniustech.lt/index.php/BMEE (APC is applied!!!)
- Journal “Marketing and Management of Innovations” (ISSN: 2218-4511 / e-ISSN: 2227-6718). Indexed by Emerging Sources Citation Index (Web of Science) and others. More information at https://mmi.sumdu.edu.ua/ (APC is applied!!!)
- Journal “Virtual Economics” (ISSN: 2657-4047). Indexed by SCOPUS and others. More information at https://virtual-economics.eu/
- Journal “Ekonomika” (ISSN 2424-6166). Indexed ERIH+, SCOPUS and others. More information at https://www.journals.vu.lt/ekonomika/
- Journal “Folia Oeconomica” (ISSN 2424-6166). Indexed ERIH+, EBSCO and others. More information at https://reference-global.com/journal/FOLI
- Journal “Sustainability, Social Innovations and Digital Transformation” (eISSN: 3044-7143). More information at https://reference-global.com/journal/SSIDT
Looking forward to seeing You at EKA!
etECH organizing team
"EMERGING TREND IN ECONOMICS, CULTURE AND HUMANITIES (etECH2026)"
APRIL 22-23, 2026, RIGA, LATVIA
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"EMERGING TREND IN ECONOMICS, CULTURE AND HUMANITIES (etECH2026)"
APRIL 22-23, 2026, RIGA, LATVIA
Chairperson of the conference
Dr.oec. Professor Jelena Titko, EKA University of Applied Sciences /Latvia/
Conference scientific board
Dr.oec., Professor Oksana Lentjusenkova, EKA University of Applied Sciences /Latvia/
Dr.phil. Professor Velga Vevere, EKA University of Applied Sciences /Latvia/
Dr.oec. Professor Inga Shina, EKA University of Applied Sciences /Latvia/
Dr.oec. Professor Primoz Pevcin, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Administration /Slovenia/
PhD, Professor Marina Z. Solesvik, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences /Norway/
Dr.oec. Professor Elina Gaile-Sarkane, Riga Technical University /Latvia/
Dr.oec. Professor Tatjana Tambovceva, Riga Technical University /Latvia/
Dr.oec. Associate Professor Julia Bistrova, Riga Technical University /Latvia/
Ph.D., Associate Professor Iveta Šimberová, Ph.D., Brno University of Technology /Czech Republic/
Dr., Professor Daiva Jureviciene, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University /Lithuania/
Dr., Professor Viktorija Skvarciany, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University /Lithuania/
Dr., Professor Renata Korsakienė, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University /Lithuania/
Dr, Associate Professor Oleksii V. Lyulyov, Sumy State University /Ukraine/
Dr. Associate Professor Tetyana Pimonenko, Sumy State University /Ukraine/
Ph.D, Associate Professor Bohumil Stadnik, University of Economics in Prague /Czech Republic/
Dr., Associate Professor Anatoli Beifert, Hochschule Wismar University of Applied Sciences Technology Business and Design /Germany/
Dipl.-Inform., Professor Uwe Busbach-Richard, University of Applied Sciences Kehl /Germany/
Dr. Jana Majerova, AMBIS University, /Czech Republic/
doc. RNDr. Associate Professor Lucia Svabova, University of Zilina / Slovakia/
Dr.hab., Associate Professor Marek Szarucki, Cracow University of Economics /Poland/
Dr. Professor Pedro A. Martin-Cervantes, University of Almería, /Spain/
Associate Professor, Ph.D. Germana Giombini, Universita degli Studi di Urbino Carlo Bo /Italy/
Ph.D José Ramón Saura, Rey Juan Carlos University / Spain/
Prof. Marina Dabić, University of Zagreb /Croatia/
Dr., Professor Magdalena Szyszko, WSB Merito University in Poznan /Poland/
Ing. Radka Vaníčková, Ph.D, University of Economics and Management /Czech Republic/
Dr.iur. Associate Professor Karina Zalcmane, EKA University of Applied Sciences /Latvia/
Dr.iur. Associate Professor Marina Kamenecka-Usova, EKA University of Applied Sciences /Latvia/
Dr.psyh. Associate Professor Kristine Uzule, EKA University of Applied Sciences /Latvia/
Dr.oec. Associate Professor Jevgenija Dehtjare, EKA University of Applied Sciences /Latvia/
Conference Executive Board - to be announced later
"EMERGING TREND IN ECONOMICS, CULTURE AND HUMANITIES (etECH2026)"
APRIL 22-23, 2026, RIGA, LATVIA
Coordinators of the Conference:
Dr. oec., Professor Jeļena Titko
Vice-rector for Science and International Cooperation
EKA University of Applied Sciences
Phone : (+371) 29192678
e-mail: jelena.titko@eka.edu.lv
Dr.oec., Jevgenija Dehtjare
The Head of the Development of the Scientific Institution
EKA University of Applied Sciences
Phone : (+371) 22 541 338, 29763404
e-mail: jevgenija.dehtjare@eka.edu.lv