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Educational Institutions in Riga

Riga is a welcome destination for international students; young people from all over the world study at the country's largest universities. Latvia has 57 higher education institutions, most of them are located in Riga.

Students can choose various courses of study in 22 spheres. Now among the most popular - commercial studies and administration, as well as social, psychology, IT and humanitarian studies. Latvian medical education is highly rated internationally. The fine arts are also available.

Latvian higher educational system is open to foreign students; universities are involved in international exchange programmes and offer special programmes for students from other countries. According to the figures of 2009/2010, 1'760 international students studied in Latvia.

Latvia has one of the world's highest rates of students in higher education per capita. In 2009/2010, Latvia had 492 students per 10 thousand people and the number is still increasing. Only Finland, the United Kingdom and Canada have similar figures.

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Jāzeps Mediņš Riga Music School No. 1

Established in August 2009 after re-organisation of two schools - Jāzeps Mediņš Music School and Riga Music School No. 1. More »

Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music

Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music (JVLMA), previously the Latvian Conservatory, was founded on 20 August 1919 and officially opened on 11 January 1920. It offers professional undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and postgraduate programmes in music performance, conducting, composition, music history, music pedagogy and choreography. Doctoral level studies are available in the field of history and theory of music. Research and artistic creativity are the cornerstones of all professional and academic study programmes. More »

Latvian Academy of Culture

The Latvian Academy of Culture (LAC) was founded in 1990. The studies are aimed at educating professionals in scientific research, literary translation, mass media, as well as working in culture institutions, dealing with international cooperation issues at Latvian and international companies, mastering professional and artistic work in theatres, television and film studios. More »

Latvian Maritime Academy

Latvian Maritime Academy (LMA) was founded on 1 October 1989; it is the first and only marine-oriented institution of the higher education in Latvia. LMA follows marine education traditions since the first Nautical School was opened in Riga in 1789 and closed in 1820. More »

Riga Technical University

The Riga Technical University (RTU) gained its present name on 19 March 1990, yet its history dates back to 14 October 1862 with the establishment of the Riga Polytechnic. Today RTU is the only multi-profile technical university in Latvia with almost 16,000 students, eight faculties and affiliates in the largest cities of Latvia – Daugavpils, Liepaja, and Ventspils. More »

Rīgas Stradiņa University

Rīgas Stradiņa University (RSU) is a successor of Riga Medical Institute, which was established in 1950. The institution is named after the famous Latvian surgeon, oncologist, medical historian, medical doctor and professor Pauls Stradiņš. Today, the RSU offers ten bachelor's, master's, doctoral, professional and continuing education programmes. More »

Stockholm School of Economics in Riga

The mission of the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga since its inception in 1994 has been to provide state-of-the-art education in business and economics that contributes to the economic and social development of the region, in particular Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. More »

University of Latvia

The 1919-founded University of Latvia is the only classical-style university with a full programme of classical and modern fundamental sciences in Latvian. This is the state's largest higher educational institution which is a base for Latvia's leading teaching and research staff in natural, humanitarian and social sciences. More »