1. 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
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Admission
Opened for
Year 2016./2017.
REZEKNE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES

2. REZEKNE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES WWW.RU.LV/EN
Latvia – where?!
REZEKNE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES

3. REZEKNE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES WWW.RU.LV/EN
Latvia – why?!
REZEKNE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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 EUR/month
Self-catering accommodation
Student unions, various interest groups
Multicultural and vibrant environment
Various dining opportunities
REZEKNE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES

7. 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

8. 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
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Application procedure

9. 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

10. Significant centre for regional development
RĒZEKNES TEHNOLOĢIJU AKADĒMIJA -
UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES
Rīga – Rēzekne
240 km
Rīga
Population people
Rēzekne
Significant centre for regional development
REZEKNES UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES –

12. 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

13. 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

14. State established unversity since 1993
2000 students
150 academic staff
Business Incubator
Study Labs and Centres
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15. Three faculties Education, Languages and Design Engineering
Economics and Management

16. New building of Faculty of Engineering

17. New Faculty of
Engineering

18. New Faculty of Engineering

19. New Faculty of Engineering

20. New Faculty of Engineering

21. New Faculty of Engineering

22. Mechatronics laboratory

23. CAD/CAM/CAE laboratory

24. Laboratory of Electrotechnics

25. Laser Center

26. Study programs 55 study programmes: 30 undergraduate level
3 doctoral

27. 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 –

28. 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
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29. RĒZEKNES TEHNOLOĢIJU AKADĒMIJA –
REZEKNE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES
PhD programmes
Modelling of Social Technical Systems
3 years
3200 EUR per year
Environment Engineering
Pedagogy
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30. Course catalogue available on: http://www.ru.lv/study_programs
Course catalogues
Course catalogue available on:

31. 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

32. 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 ( , )

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

35. On-line application procedure for studies in Rezekne University of Applied Sciences
Application
Diploma recognition
Study agreement
Visa
Residence permit

36. 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)

37. Diploma recognition National Academic Information Centre of Latvia
Applied by Rezeknes Augstskola

38. Residence permit & Visa
Citizenship and Migration Affairs Office
Assisted by Rezeknes Augstskola

39. Online application deadlines:
1 July for Autumn semester 25 October for Spring semester

40. Welcome to my country!