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The Baltic International Academy (Latvian: Baltijas Starptautiskā akadēmija, Russian: Балтийская международная академия) is the largest degree-awarding tertiary educational institution in Latvia teaching primarily in the Russian language and the largest non-government higher education establishment in the Baltic countries.
The Baltic University Programme (BUP) is one of the largest university cooperatives in the world with over 110 participating universities (as of September 2024) and other institutes of higher education in the Baltic Sea Region. It has its coordinating secretariat at Uppsala University, in Sweden. The programme strives since its foundation in ...
Latvian Maritime Academy (merged into Riga Technical University in 2022) National Defence Academy of Latvia; Rēzekne Academy of Technology; Riga Teacher Training and Educational Management Academy (merged into University of Latvia from 2017) Ventspils University of Applied Sciences; Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences
The Baltic University in Exile was established in the displaced persons camps in Germany to educate refugees from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania in the aftermath of the Second World War. The University was established at Hamburg in the British Zone of Occupation in March 1946, with aid from UNRRA , the Lutheran World Federation , and other groups.
In 2004, the Law School opened its doors for students from all over the world. In 2005, RGSL was made an autonomous institution within the University of Latvia (LU, Latvijas Universitāte) according to an agreement between Sweden and Latvia under which all shares held by the two countries (76%) were transferred to the University of Latvia. [2]
Exchange and visiting students can also apply for a Latvian Government scholarship for a study or research period in Latvia. Since 1999 it also organizes a traditional summer programme called The Baltic International Summer School where foreign students get educated about issues concerning the Baltics. [15]
Stockholm School of Economics in Riga Student Association was founded in 1994, the same year as SSE Riga. From the beginning of its foundation, the SA of SSE Riga was one of the most efficient student associations in Latvia. [citation needed] Almost each student was helping the SA of SSE Riga on a daily basis, as well as during major events.
The University of Latvia, initially named as the Higher School of Latvia (Latvian: Latvijas Augstskola) was founded on September 28, 1919, on the basis of the former Riga Polytechnic (founded in 1862). [5] The first rector of the university was chemist Paul Walden. In 1923, the school received its current name with the approval of its ...