Focus on immigration to Latvia, focus on education in Latvia: the Ministry of Education recently updated the list of recognized foreign institutions, adding 6 universities from Latvia.
The education quality and academic research at these 6 universities are at a high level in Latvia. Higher education in Latvia is overseen by the Ministry of Education and Science. Latvia has joined the Bologna Process, and universities generally implement a three-tier degree system of bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees, as well as the European Credit Transfer System. Generally, both universities and other higher education institutions offer academic courses and vocational programs simultaneously. Academic courses leading to an academic degree are divided into: bachelor's, approximately 3-4 years; master's, approximately 2 years. Higher vocational courses leading to a professional degree and certification are divided into: professional bachelor's, approximately 4 years; professional master's, approximately 2 years. Doctoral programs leading to a doctoral degree (scientific degree) take approximately 3 to 4 years.
Typically, bachelor's graduates can continue to pursue academic and professional master's degrees, and master's graduates, whether academic or professional,, can pursue doctoral courses. Higher education institutions in Latvia primarily teach in Latvian, but most universities offer courses in both English and Russian. Foreign students coming to Latvia for their studies must be proficient in the required language of instruction.
