On Thursday, 16 September, Riga Technical University (RTU) signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with one of the world’s leading technology universities - Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). It…
From April 19 to May 21, 2021, the Department of Higher Education, Science and Innovation of the Ministry of Education and Science (MES) organized five remote international webinars to get…
Latvia is first among the Baltic states to establish a 100Gb/s connection to GÉANT - the pan-European network for scientific excellence, research, education and innovation. This year marks the 20th…
According to the decision of the Latvian government on 21 January 2021, international students may travel to Latvia if they meet all the travel restrictions set by the government. When entering…
Those foreign students who will start their studies in Latvian higher schools for the first time after January 1, 2021 will only learn their study programmes and organize their examinations remotely…
On the 15th and 16th of October 2020 a conceptual webinar “Roadmap for the Implementation of Institutional Accreditation in Latvia” (hereinafter - the seminar) was organized by the Ministry of…
From 1 August 2020, all study programmes are implemented on site. The higher education institution evaluates the risks and opportunities for distancing, and may implement a part of the course or…
Latvia signed an Association Agreement with ESA on 30 June 2020. This Association Agreement between ESA and the Government of the Republic of Latvia, builds on the successful results achieved under…
The International Civic and Citizenship Education Study (IEA ICCS 2022) will be implemented in Latvia through the end of 2023. This is provided for in the cooperation agreement concluded on 1607.2020…
To limit the spread of Covid-19 infection and to protect the public from its repeated outbreak, the removal of the various restrictions will take place gradually while strictly following the safety…
