RMIT Competitors

The University of Latvia was founded on 28 September 1919. UL is the only classical university in Latvia, performing a leading role in development of national education system, and, furthermore, in growth of society and economy. UL has 6 faculties, 7 regional branches and 3 colleges. UL provides studies in over 100 study programmes of various levels. More than 15 000 students acquire education here, and the university staff consists of of 3 000 employees. Alma Mater experiences rapid development – at present, the UL Academic Centre is being established in Torņakalns as one of the most modern study and research facilities in Northern Europe. The faculties of natural sciences, medicine and health sciences are already located in the Academic Centre’s House of Nature and House of Science. The House of Letters is to open its doors soon, comprising studies and research in social sciences, humanities and computer sciences.

The University of Tartu is Estonia’s largest and oldest university, founded in 1632. As the country’s national university, it stands at the heart of Estonia’s academic and intellectual life. The University of Tartu is a strong research university with an international outlook, advancing education and research globally, with a community of more than 19,000 students and staff.

The foundation “Riga Technical University Development Fund” was established on 15 April 2002 and the statutory aim of the fund is to carry out activities aimed at providing public goods, attract donations and grants from organizations, legal entities and individualsin order to help tertiarytechnical education establishments, first of all, RTU, become modern centres of education, science and culture in Latvia. The main tasks of the Fund are: to promote the development of tertiary education in Latvia that meets social and market needs; to promote the advancement of the level of education and training of new specialists; to support the implementation of tertiary education institution development programmes not only for obtaining education, but also for conducting scientific research; to award scholarships and allowances to students for studies, scientific work as well as for improvement of professional skills of the academic staff and employees. The Fund is not a structural unit of RTU, but rather an independent organization – a legal entity, and it holds all the rights of a legal entity and liability according to the legislation of the Republic of Latvia and its statutes. The Fund statutes were registered at the Register of Enterprises on 26 April 2002 and reregistered on 1 March 2005. The Fund welcomes enterprises and individuals for cooperation to promote the development of education with joint efforts.