Today when a young adult is thinking of travelling abroad for University or college studies, Latvia is an undeniably good option: a country in the northern-eastern Europe, institutions of academic excellence dating back several centuries, a possibility to study in different languages at affordable costs, high quality cultural life, and vivid multilingual student community.
Latvia has a long history in education, science and research and its higher education has always been immensely diverse. There are a lot of higher education establishments which vary from classical, comprehensive universities to specialised practice-focused professional colleges and business schools. Between them they offer a wide variety of study programmes of high academic standard. The range of study opportunities covers undergraduate degree courses for beginners as well as postgraduate programmes for advanced students and doctoral researchers. International students are admitted at all academic levels, provided that their existing qualifications are recognised by the establishment concerned.
Complementary services are offered to support international students in achieving their academic goals: advice, tutorials, insurance, housing and others. International students, of course, get the maximum assistance at the place of their studies to adjust to the new academic environment, to make studies abroad an enjoyable academic challenge for them. This support is especially important for the students in the so-called adaptation period, both from the point of view of their studies and for developing a real international community from the students coming from very different countries and interested in different areas of studies.
Latvia offers international Bachelor-Master-PhD degrees. After successful completion of the programmes students are awarded degrees or diplomas that are officially recognised by the relevant authorities in European Union and accepted internationally. Bachelor''''s degrees are awarded after the completion of undergraduate studies, which last 3 or 4 years. Master''s degrees are offered after completion of graduate studies, which last 1-2 years. PhD studies take normally 4 years and consist of conducting independent research and writing a dissertation.

Latvian tuition fees are relatively low. Tuition fees for degree programmes and courses are as a rule lower than in other countries. Students benefits from excellent study and research opportunities paying relatively low tuition fees.

Riga Technical University

Riga Technical University is the oldest university in Latvia, and it has long-standing traditions dating back to 1862. It is fully state owned and state operated university. The engineering programmes of the RTU are approved by the Ministry of Education and Science of Latvia.The diplomas issued by the Riga Technical University, are recognized by all European countries according to the Lisbon Convention on Recognation of Qualification Concerning Higher Education in the European Region, signed in April 1997.

At present it is one of the largest technical universities in the Baltic Sea region and gathers nearly 17,000 students at eight faculties in various study programmes. Along with local students, the university has growing number of international students from Cameroon, China, Germany, India, Israel, Lebanon, Pakistan, Portugal, Russia, Syria, Ukraine, United States and other countries.


Undergraduate (Bachelor) Degree Programmes:
Computer Systems
Entrepreneurship and Management
Geodesy and Cartography
Information Technology
Mechanical Engineering
Power and Electrical Engineering
Telecommunications
Transport

Graduate (Master) Degree Programmes:
Computer Systems
Geodesy and Cartography
Environmental Engineering
Information Technology
Mechanical Engineering
Power and Electrical Engineering
Telecommunications
Transport

Study in English:
a 3-4 year program leading to a bachelor’s ( undergraduate ) degree in engineering
a 2-year Master of engineering/sciences program (bachelor’s degree required for admission)
a 3-year PhD program

The Baltic International Academy

The Baltic International Academy(BIA) is one of the biggest private higher schools within the Baltic Region (established in 1992) with a number of students over 7200, including hundreds of foreign students from 16 countries.
The BIA was awarded the permanent state accreditation status in 2000 with the right to issue diplomas of the LR State Standard.

The Faculty of Economics and Management Programmes:
Management
Informational Systems in Management
International Management
Financial Management
Management of Personnel
Public Relations
PR Management

The Faculty of Culture & Arts Programmes:
Management of Projects in Culture
Project Design in Culture
Media-Design Projects
International Cultural Links (Latvia-Sweden-Russia)

The Law Faculty Programmes:
Jurisprudence
Art of Law
International Law & EU
EU Law & International Relations

The Master''s Studies with a duration of studies 1-2 years:
Business Administration & Management
Business Administration
Legal Aspects in Business Entrepreneurship
Public Relations