Study in EuropeStudy in Latvia
Your New Educational Experience in
Rezekne UnversityOf Applied Sciences
REZEKNE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES WWW.RU.LV
RĒZEKNES AUGSTSKOLA - UNIVERSITYOF APPLIED SCIENCES
AdmissionOpened for
September 2014
Latvia – where?!
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Latvia - what?
REZEKNE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES WWW.RU.LV3
• Northern Europe• European Union• Part of Schengen area• The fastest growing country by
GDP in Europe 2013• Bachelor, Master, Doctorate
studies in English covering Engineering, Arts, Business studies
• Safe environment• 4 beautiful seasons
Studying in Latvia
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• more than 100 study programmes offered in English
• government or government Approved universities
• globally recognised degrees• world famous Alumni • cost-effective tuition fees• exchange study/training semester abroad• access to business incubators • multicultural classrooms • on-campus accommodation guaranteed
Living in Latvia
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• Schengen temporary resident permit• 20 hours/week part-time work• Average living costs - 250 EUR/month• Self-catering accommodation• Student unions, various interest
groups• Multicultural and vibrant
environment • Various dining opportunities
Admission Requirements
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Bachelor studies Master studies
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• Completed secondary education (12th pass or 3 years Polytechnic Diploma)
• English proficiency certificate or proof that previous studies were in English
• Minimum of 3 years Bachelor degree (except Arts and Sciences) 1st and 2nd decision
• English proficiency certificate or proof that previous studies were in English
Doctoral studies
• Master degree• English proficiency
certificate or proof that previous studies were in English
Application procedure
• Select study programme• Submit required documents
along with application fee• Receive conditional acceptance
letter• Wait for verification of
educational documents• Receive acceptance letter,
study agreement• Submit visa documents and
make a tuition fee, visa fee payment
• Wait for Immigration decission on your resident permit
Documents for resident permit
• Application form + photo• Legalised educational
documents• Legalised police clearance
(report)• Bank statement of 5500
USD (has to state that international credit card it attached to the account)
• Signed study agreement• Copy of passport• Proof of tuition fee payment• Proof of state duty payment
Rīga
Rēzekne
Rīga – Rēzekne240 km
Significant centre for regional development
Population 32000 people
RĒZEKNES AUGSTSKOLA - UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES
REZEKNES UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES – WWW.RU.LV
Rezeknes Augstskola partners in studies
Razna National park
Rezekne Special ekonomic zone
Latgale Culture and History MuseumYouth interst centre ”Zeimuls”
GORS, The Embassy of Latgale
RĒZEKNE –city of students
R RemarkableĒ EncouragingZ ZealousE EducativeK KnowledgableN NovelE Erasmus
State established unversity since 1993
2000 students150 academic staff
Business IncubatorStudy Labs and
Centres
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Education and Design Humanities and Law sciences Engineering Economics and Management
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Four faculties
Mechatronics laboratory
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CAD/CAM/CAE laboratory
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Laboratory of Electrotechnics
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Study programs
39 study programmes: 21 undergraduate level 15 graduate level 3 doctoral
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Management Science
3 years1350 EUR per year
Business administration with specialization
in tourism and hotel management or external relations
management
4 years1550 EUR per year
Translator - Office Assistant
4 years1550 EUR per year
Bachelor programmes
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REZEKNE UNIVERSITYOF APPLIED SCIENCES
REZEKNES AUGSTSKOLA – UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES – WWW.RU.LV
Interior Design 4 years 1700 EUR per year
E-commerce 4 years1700 EUR per year
Programming Engineer
4 years1700 EUR per year
Mechatronics4,5 years
1700 EUR per year
Archive studies
2 years1650 EUR per year
Career Counselor
2 years1650 EUR per year
Pedagogy 2 years 1650 EUR per year
Master programmes
RĒZEKNES AUGSTSKOLA
REZEKNE UNIVERSITYOF APPLIED SCIENCES
REZEKNES AUGSTSKOLA – UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES – WWW.RU.LV
Computer Systems
Engineering
1,5 - 2 years
1850 EUR per year
Environment Protection
Engineering
1,5 - 2 years
1850 EUR per year
Information Systems ofElectronic Commerce
1,5 - 2 years
1850 EUR per year
Philology 2 years 1350 EUR per year
Financial management
2 years 1300 EUR per year
Management 2 years 1650 EUR per year
Modelling of Social
Technical Systems
3 years2700 EUR per year
Environment Engineering
3 years2700 EUR per year
Pedagogy 3 years 2400 EUR per year
PhD programmes
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REZEKNES AUGSTSKOLA – UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES – WWW.RU.LV
Course catalogues
ECTS catalogues(European Credit Transfer System)
www.ru.lv http://www.ru.lv/en/international_office/
ects_catalogues/
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Centre of innovations “Hotel for Ideas”
(42 enterprises in 2012/2013 academic year) Study laboratories and centres
(Centre of legal services, Catering service laboratory etc.)
Practical training, agreements with companies and organizations in Latvia and abroad
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To train your skills
More than 150 cooperation partners abroad High mobility indicators of students and academic
staff– ERASMUS+ programmes Agreements on double/dual diplomas (Lithuania,
Germany). Development of new joint study programmes.
Diplomas’ supplement label (2009-2013, 2013 -2018)
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Internationalization
- Learning- Bilingual, individual,
placements, research
- Integration- LV course, field trips,
Erasmus day, country presentations
- Reporting- Learning style,
Intercultural Competencies
Internationalization
Procedures
• Application• Study agreement• Diploma recognition• Residence permit • Visa
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Application & study agreement
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1. Personal motivation letter (in English)
2. Europass CV (in English)
3. Evidence of fluency in English
4. A legally certified copy of an official diploma and transcript from every secondary institution graduated (for Master students - bachelor diploma and transcript of records) with legally certified translation in English
5. Apostille certification obtained from the Ministry of External Affairs (when necessary)
6. Certified copy of the passport
7. Four (4) passport size photos
8. A proof of the bank transfer of the application fee (non-refundable) 100 EUR
9. Agreement of studies at Rezeknes Augstskola signed by the applicant (2 copies)
Diploma recognition
• National Academic Information Centre of Latviawww.aic.lv
• Applied by Rezeknes Augstskola
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Residence permit & Visa
Citizenship and Migration Affairs Officewww.pmlp.gov.lv
Assisted by Rezeknes Augstskola
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Application deadlines:
1 June for Autumn semester
1 October for Spring semester
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Welcome to my country!