Ventspils University of Applied Sciences Competitors

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.

Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) is a modern, prestigious research university that is recognised in Europe and the world. The University's main value lies in its people. It is the joint efforts of the University’s students, researchers, teaching staff and administrativen employees that has resulted in the research-based, high-quality, and exportable higher education that the University offers. RSU prioritises an education based in simulation and practice that results in creating young professionals fit for the dynamic labour market of today. The University’s mission is to train high-quality professionals in healthcare and social sciences for the European and global community. RSU wants to ensure that the knowledge, skills, competences, and attitudes that students acquire during their studies are in line with the highest European Union requirements and form a solid basis for lifelong learning. The University has been voted to have the best reputation among Latvian universities for several years in a row. Additionally, RSU has a strong commitment to creating a truly international environment; approximately every fourth student and every fifth lecturer comes from abroad. This offers students and staff many opportunities for building new friendships, contacts, experiences, and collaborations.

<p>Latvia University of Agriculture is the only higher agricultural education establishment in Latvia and it aims to: promote intellectual potential for rural development in agriculture; encourage young people to acquire higher academic and professional education; develop research; contribute to the cultural development; study, maintain and perfect the gained experience from the Latvian people and pass it over to the future generations.</p>