Study in Europe Study in Latvia RĒZEKNES TEHNOLOĢIJU AKADĒMIJA- UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES Study in Europe Study in Latvia Your New Educational Experience in Rezekne Unversity Of Applied Sciences Watch video Admission Opened for Year 2016./2017. REZEKNE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES WWW.RU.LV/EN

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REZEKNE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES WWW.RU.LV/EN Latvia - what? 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 REZEKNE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES WWW.RU.LV/EN

REZEKNE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES WWW.RU.LV/EN Studying in Latvia 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 REZEKNE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES WWW.RU.LV/EN

REZEKNE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES WWW.RU.LV/EN Living in Latvia Schengen temporary resident permit 20 hours/week part-time work Average living costs - 300 EUR/month Self-catering accommodation Student unions, various interest groups Multicultural and vibrant environment Various dining opportunities REZEKNE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES WWW.RU.LV/EN

Admission Requirements Bachelor studies Master studies Doctoral studies 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 Master degree English proficiency certificate or proof that previous studies were in English Completed secondary education (12th pass or 3 years Polytechnic Diploma) English proficiency certificate or proof that previous studies were in English REZEKNE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES WWW.RU.LV/EN

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 More: http://www.ru.lv/online_application_procedure Application procedure

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 Documents for resident permit

Significant centre for regional development RĒZEKNES TEHNOLOĢIJU AKADĒMIJA - UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES Rīga – Rēzekne 240 km Rīga Population 32000 people Rēzekne Significant centre for regional development REZEKNES UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES – WWW.RU.LV/EN

RTA partners in studies Youth interst centre ”Zeimuls” Latgale Culture and History Museum Razna National park Rezekne Special ekonomic zone GORS, The Embassy of Latgale

RĒZEKNE – city of students R Remarkable Ē Encouraging Z Zealous E Educative K Knowledgable N Novel E Erasmus+ Ē – ērta Z – Zeimuļs K - krāšņa Р- разный; Е - единый; З - завлекательный; Е - европейский; К -красочный Н - незабываемый; Е - естественный

State established unversity since 1993 2000 students 150 academic staff Business Incubator Study Labs and Centres REZEKNE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES – WWW.RU.LV/EN

Three faculties Education, Languages and Design Engineering Economics and Management

New building of Faculty of Engineering

New Faculty of Engineering

New Faculty of Engineering

New Faculty of Engineering

New Faculty of Engineering

New Faculty of Engineering

Mechatronics laboratory

CAD/CAM/CAE laboratory

Laboratory of Electrotechnics

Laser Center

Study programs 55 study programmes: 30 undergraduate level 3 doctoral

RĒZEKNES TEHNOLOĢIJU AKADĒMIJA – REZEKNE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES Bachelor programmes Hospitality Management – Joint degree 3 years 2900 USD per year Technology and Innovation Management – Joint degree 3 years 2900 USD per year Management Science 3 years 2900 USD per year Business administration with specialization in tourism and hotel management or external relations management 4 years 2900 EUR per year Translator - Office Assistant Interior Design 4 years 2900 EUR per year E-commerce Programming Engineer Mechatronics 4,5 years REZEKNE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES – WWW.RU.LV/EN

RĒZEKNES TEHNOLOĢIJU AKADĒMIJA – REZEKNE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES Regional Planning and Development – Joint degree 1,5 years 2900 EUR per year Master programmes Computer Systems Engineering 1,5 - 2 years 2900 EUR per year Environment Protection Engineering Information Systems of Electronic Commerce Archive studies 2 years 2900 EUR per year Career Counselor Pedagogy Philology 2 years 2900 EUR per year Laser Technologies 2 years 2900 EUR per year Financial management 2 years 2900 EUR per year Management 2 years 2900 EUR per year REZEKNE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES – WWW.RU.LV/EN

RĒZEKNES TEHNOLOĢIJU AKADĒMIJA – REZEKNE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES PhD programmes Modelling of Social Technical Systems 3 years 3200 EUR per year Environment Engineering Pedagogy REZEKNE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES – WWW.RU.LV/EN

Course catalogue available on: http://www.ru.lv/study_programs Course catalogues Course catalogue available on: http://www.ru.lv/study_programs

To train your skills Centre of innovations “Hotel for Ideas” (42 enterprises in 2014/2015 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

Internationalization More than 246 cooperation partners abroad High mobility indicators of students and academic staff– ERASMUS+ program Agreements on double/dual diplomas (Lithuania, Germany). Development of new joint study programmes. Diplomas’ supplement quality label (2009-2013, 2013 -2018)

Internationalization Learning Bilingual, individual, placements, research Integration LV course, field trips, Erasmus day, country presentations Reporting Learning style, Intercultural Competencies Control!!!!

On-line application procedure for studies in Rezekne University of Applied Sciences http://www.ru.lv/online_application_procedure Application Diploma recognition Study agreement Visa Residence permit

Application & study agreement 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 Latvia www.aic.lv Applied by Rezeknes Augstskola

Residence permit & Visa Citizenship and Migration Affairs Office http://www.pmlp.gov.lv/en/home/services/ Assisted by Rezeknes Augstskola

Online application deadlines: 1 July for Autumn semester 25 October for Spring semester www.ru.lv/en admissions@ru.lv

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