Logo of University of Latvia

University of Latvia

Latvia, Riga    See a map
Riga

Overview

The University of Latvia with its 15,000 students, 13 faculties and more than 20 research institutes is one of the largest comprehensive and leading research universities in the Baltic States. The University offers more than 150 state-accredited academic and professional study programmes. At University of Latvia, research is conducted in over 50 research fields which represent four main areas of inquiry: the humanities, sciences, social sciences, and education sciences. The University of Latvia pays great attention to the development of international collaboration. At present the University of Latvia has signed more than 500 agreements with 326 institutions in 31 European countries within ERASMUS programme.

Expenses

Daily necessities like food and some services are still relatively inexpensive by Western standards.

The majority of shops are open from 9-10 a.m. till 6-7 p.m. on weekdays and till 5 p.m. on Saturdays (shopping malls mainly work 10 a.m.-9 p.m.). The majority of shops are closed on Sundays, except the shopping malls and some small food stores. Recommendable are the popular market places where you can buy fresh products (vegetables, fruit, mushrooms, berries and dairy products, flowers) from the countryside.

International students should bear in mind that if they wish to travel, buy fresh fruit and vegetables, make frequent telephone calls, and lead an active social life, they should expect to spend about EUR 400-600 monthly.

If you want to buy something to remind you of your stay in Latvia, most likely it will be local handicrafts, works of art or books. Latvia is famous for its chocolate, manufactured by the oldest Latvian enterprise ‘’Laima’’, as well as for ceramics and amber.

Accommodation

University of Latvia (UL) offers two student hotels for International students “Prima hostel” and ”Reznas student hotel”. Both of them are located in Riga, Reznas street. There is a well-developed public transportation, it takes about 20 minutes to reach city centre, main building of the University of Latvia as well as Old town and Central Railway station.

The hostel "PRIMA" is located in a 9 floor building reconstructed in 2006 with capacity of 360 tenants. Rooms available at PRIMA are the size of 10-12m² or 15-17m², where the price depends on the number of beds and tenants living in the room. All over the rooms are combined by 2 with shared WC and shower. Namely, WC and shower are shared by 3 tenants on 6th-8th floor or by 5 tenants on 2nd-5th floor.

Reznas student hotel is located in a 5 floor building. Rooms are the size of 18 m² and are shared with one other tenant. Two shared WC’s, showers and a kitchen available on each floor.

More information: https://www.lu.lv/en/studies/student-life/accommodation/

Overview

The University of Latvia with its 15,000 students, 13 faculties and more than 20 research institutes is one of the largest comprehensive and leading research universities in the Baltic States. The University offers more than 150 state-accredited academic and professional study programmes. At University of Latvia, research is conducted in over 50 research fields which represent four main areas of inquiry: the humanities, sciences, social sciences, and education sciences. The University of Latvia pays great attention to the development of international collaboration. At present the University of Latvia has signed more than 500 agreements with 326 institutions in 31 European countries within ERASMUS programme.

Expenses

Daily necessities like food and some services are still relatively inexpensive by Western standards.

The majority of shops are open from 9-10 a.m. till 6-7 p.m. on weekdays and till 5 p.m. on Saturdays (shopping malls mainly work 10 a.m.-9 p.m.). The majority of shops are closed on Sundays, except the shopping malls and some small food stores. Recommendable are the popular market places where you can buy fresh products (vegetables, fruit, mushrooms, berries and dairy products, flowers) from the countryside.

International students should bear in mind that if they wish to travel, buy fresh fruit and vegetables, make frequent telephone calls, and lead an active social life, they should expect to spend about EUR 400-600 monthly.

If you want to buy something to remind you of your stay in Latvia, most likely it will be local handicrafts, works of art or books. Latvia is famous for its chocolate, manufactured by the oldest Latvian enterprise ‘’Laima’’, as well as for ceramics and amber.

Accommodation

University of Latvia (UL) offers two student hotels for International students “Prima hostel” and ”Reznas student hotel”. Both of them are located in Riga, Reznas street. There is a well-developed public transportation, it takes about 20 minutes to reach city centre, main building of the University of Latvia as well as Old town and Central Railway station.

The hostel "PRIMA" is located in a 9 floor building reconstructed in 2006 with capacity of 360 tenants. Rooms available at PRIMA are the size of 10-12m² or 15-17m², where the price depends on the number of beds and tenants living in the room. All over the rooms are combined by 2 with shared WC and shower. Namely, WC and shower are shared by 3 tenants on 6th-8th floor or by 5 tenants on 2nd-5th floor.

Reznas student hotel is located in a 5 floor building. Rooms are the size of 18 m² and are shared with one other tenant. Two shared WC’s, showers and a kitchen available on each floor.

More information: https://www.lu.lv/en/studies/student-life/accommodation/

Search and apply!

Undergraduate

BachelorBusiness Administration
Undergraduate, full-time
Faculty of Business, Management and Economics
ProfessionalMedicine
Undergraduate, full-time
Faculty of Medicine
BachelorComputer Science
Undergraduate, full-time
Faculty of Computing
BachelorInternational Economics and Commercial Diplomacy
Undergraduate, full-time
Faculty of Business, Management and Economics
BachelorCultural and Social Anthropology
Undergraduate, full-time
Faculty of Social Sciences
ProfessionalDentistry
Undergraduate, full-time
Faculty of Medicine
BachelorOptometry
Undergraduate, full-time
Faculty of Physics, Mathematics and Optometry

Show all

Postgraduate

MasterInternational Business with specialization in Export Management
Postgraduate, full-time
Faculty of Business, Management and Economics
MasterProject Management
Postgraduate, full-time
Faculty of Business, Management and Economics
MasterCultural and Social Anthropology
Postgraduate, full-time
Faculty of Social Sciences
Professional MasterClinical Optometry
Postgraduate, full-time
Faculty of Physics, Mathematics and Optometry
MasterEnglish Studies
Postgraduate, full-time
Faculty of Humanities
MasterEuropean Studies and Economic Diplomacy
Postgraduate, full-time
Faculty of Business, Management and Economics
MasterEpidemiology and Medical Statistics
Postgraduate, full-time
Faculty of Medicine

Show all

Doctoral

DoctorateEconomics and Business - Economics and Management
Doctoral, full-time
Faculty of Business, Management and Economics
DoctorateEducation Sciences
Doctoral, full-time
Faculty of Education, Psychology and Art
DoctorateNatural Sciences (Biology)
Doctoral, full-time
Faculty of Biology
DoctorateSocial Sciences
Doctoral, full-time
Faculty of Social Sciences
DoctorateComputer Science and Mathematics
Doctoral, full-time
Faculty of Computing and Faculty of Physics, Mathematics and Optometry
DoctorateNatural Sciences (Environmental Science)
Doctoral, full-time
Faculty of Geography and Earth Sciences
DoctorateTheology and Religious Studies
Doctoral, full-time
Faculty of Theology

Show all

Departments

Faculty of Business, Management and Economics
Riga

DoctorateEconomics and Business - Economics and Management
Doctoral, full-time
Faculty of Business, Management and Economics
MasterInternational Business with specialization in Export Management
Postgraduate, full-time
Faculty of Business, Management and Economics
MasterProject Management
Postgraduate, full-time
Faculty of Business, Management and Economics
MasterEuropean Studies and Economic Diplomacy
Postgraduate, full-time
Faculty of Business, Management and Economics
MasterEuropean Studies and Economic Diplomacy
Postgraduate, full-time
Faculty of Business, Management and Economics
BachelorBusiness Administration
Undergraduate, full-time
Faculty of Business, Management and Economics
BachelorInternational Economics and Commercial Diplomacy
Undergraduate, full-time
Faculty of Business, Management and Economics

Show all

Faculty of Education, Psychology and Art
Riga

DoctorateEducation Sciences
Doctoral, full-time
Faculty of Education, Psychology and Art
DoctoratePsychology
Doctoral, full-time
Faculty of Education, Psychology and Art
MastersEducational Sciences - Educational management
Postgraduate, full-time
Faculty of Education, Psychology and Art
MastersEducational Sciences - Teacher Mentor
Postgraduate, full-time
Faculty of Education, Psychology and Art
MastersTechnological innovations and design for education
Postgraduate, full-time
Faculty of Education, Psychology and Art

Faculty of Biology
Riga

DoctorateNatural Sciences (Biology)
Doctoral, full-time
Faculty of Biology
MasterSports science
Postgraduate, full-time
Faculty of Biology

Faculty of Social Sciences
Riga

DoctorateSocial Sciences
Doctoral, full-time
Faculty of Social Sciences
MasterCultural and Social Anthropology
Postgraduate, full-time
Faculty of Social Sciences
BachelorCultural and Social Anthropology
Undergraduate, full-time
Faculty of Social Sciences

Faculty of Computing and Faculty of Physics, Mathematics and Optometry
Riga

DoctorateComputer Science and Mathematics
Doctoral, full-time
Faculty of Computing and Faculty of Physics, Mathematics and Optometry

Faculty of Geography and Earth Sciences
Riga

DoctorateNatural Sciences (Environmental Science)
Doctoral, full-time
Faculty of Geography and Earth Sciences
DoctorateNatural Sciences (Geography)
Doctoral, full-time
Faculty of Geography and Earth Sciences
DoctorateNatural Sciences (Geology)
Doctoral, full-time
Faculty of Geography and Earth Sciences
BachelorResearch and protection of Cultural and Environmental Heritage
Undergraduate, full-time
Faculty of Geography and Earth Sciences

Faculty of Theology
Riga

DoctorateTheology and Religious Studies
Doctoral, full-time
Faculty of Theology

Faculty of Physics, Mathematics and Optometry
Riga

DoctorateNatural Sciences (Physics, Astronomy and Mechanics)
Doctoral, full-time
Faculty of Physics, Mathematics and Optometry
Professional MasterClinical Optometry
Postgraduate, full-time
Faculty of Physics, Mathematics and Optometry
Professional MasterClinical Optometry
Postgraduate, part-time
Faculty of Physics, Mathematics and Optometry
MasterMathematics and Data Science
Postgraduate, full-time
Faculty of Physics, Mathematics and Optometry
MasterPhysics
Postgraduate, full-time
Faculty of Physics, Mathematics and Optometry
Professional MasterClinical Optometry (+OptoBasic)
Postgraduate, full-time
Faculty of Physics, Mathematics and Optometry
Professional MasterClinical Optometry (+OptoBasic)
Postgraduate, part-time
Faculty of Physics, Mathematics and Optometry

Show all

Faculty of History and Philosophy
Riga

DoctoratePhilosophy
Doctoral, full-time
Faculty of History and Philosophy
DoctorateHistory and Archeology
Doctoral, full-time
Faculty of History and Philosophy

Faculty of Chemistry
Riga

DoctorateHuman Factors, Occupational Safety and Health
Doctoral, full-time
Faculty of Chemistry
DoctorateNatural Sciences (Chemistry)
Doctoral, full-time
Faculty of Chemistry
MasterChemistry
Postgraduate, full-time
Faculty of Chemistry

Faculty of Medicine
Riga

MasterEpidemiology and Medical Statistics
Postgraduate, full-time
Faculty of Medicine
ProfessionalMedicine
Undergraduate, full-time
Faculty of Medicine
ProfessionalDentistry
Undergraduate, full-time
Faculty of Medicine

Faculty of Computing
Riga

BachelorComputer Science
Undergraduate, full-time
Faculty of Computing

Riga Tehnical University
Riga

University of Lincoln
Lincoln