Future consortium stuck in red tape, say universities The Saeima (parliament) of Latvia has allegedly slowed down the creation of a consortium of three regional universities, which decided to form an association last year to use resources more effectively and to avoid losing status. However, currently there is no definition of consortium in the law on higher education, and this is a problem, reports Paula Devica for the Latvian Public Broadcaster. In the summer of last year, a memorandum of cooperation on the creation of a consortium of three regional universities – Liepaja University, Daugavpils University and Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies – was signed. It could also be called a university association, which would set up a joint doctoral school, share new study programmes and cooperate within existing programmes.