Immigrating to Latvia to Study at the University of Latvia

      Immigrating to Latvia to study at the University of Latvia, which is located in the capital city of Riga, was established in 1919 and is the oldest and largest university in the country. In the 2007-08 academic year, the number of registered students reached 23,801, including 900 doctoral students. The current president is Professor Mārcis Auziņš. The University of Latvia participates in the Erasmus program and has signed 500 agreements with 326 educational institutions in 31 European countries, providing students with more educational opportunities and student services.

The University of Latvia has 13 faculties, which are: Faculty of Biology, Faculty of Chemistry, Faculty of Economics and Management, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Faculty of Geography and Earth Sciences, Faculty of History and Philosophy, Faculty of Law, Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Modern Languages, Faculty of Philosophy and Arts, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, and the Faculty of Theology.

The university also has more than 10 research institutes covering a wide range of fields and disciplines. Additionally, the Riga Graduate School of Law, established jointly by the governments of Latvia and Sweden and the Soros Foundation, is an independent and autonomous unit of the University of Latvia.

The university has an Institute of Modern Asian Languages, which was formerly the Department of Oriental Studies, and has offered Chinese language courses since 1993. The Confucius Institute has established a friendly cooperative relationship with the university, regularly sending Chinese language teachers and volunteers.