As agreed in the previous workshop, the next one must be organized in person. A 12-person delegation from National Sun Yat-sen University (NSYSU) arrived on October 6 at the Institute of Solid State Physics of the University of Latvia (ISSP UL), where Taiwan and the Baltic States Research Center on Physics (TBRCP) started its activities. At the workshop, they shared the most current research directions and found like-minded researchers here in Latvia. Dr. Jānis Spīgulis, Dr. Jānis Alnis, Dr. Jurģis Poriņš, Dr. Donāts Erts un Dr. Modris Greitāns were also invited as guest listeners to the workshop. The workshop was opened by ISSP UL director Dr. Andris Anspoks, Deputy Director for Scientific Affairs Dr. Andris Šternbergs, as well as NSYSU Prof. Mitch Chou, emphasizing the benefits of international cooperation. After the workshop, the NSYSU delegation was taken on a small excursion around the institute showing the spectroscopy laboratory in all its glory. Scientific discussions were held with the researchers of the micro and nanodevices laboratory and the head of the microscopy laboratory Over coffee and snacks, informal conversations continued, during which NSYSU and ISSP UL researchers exchanged contacts. The NSYSU delegation stayed in Latvia for 3 days, during which excursions were organized with the help of TBRCP to get to know Latvian architecture, nature and food. The delegation of Taiwanese researchers is still on its way through Lithuania, while ISSP UL researchers are already slowly getting ready for the return visit.
