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Working for the world Science has the power to change the world. Join one of the best research universities in the world – an international community united through bold thinking, science, research, and learning, with over 30,000 students and 8,000 employees. We are defined by our multidisciplinary approach. This, combined with a dedication for cross-border collaboration, gives us our potential to find real solutions and build hope for a better, more sustainable future. We are united by our values – truth, bildung, freedom, and inclusivity – as well as our passion for work that truly matters. Join us: work for the future – work for the world. Read more at www.helsinki.fi

AAU – KNOWLEDGE FOR THE WORLD AAU’s education and research are problem- and project-based, with a strong focus on interdisciplinarity. Through collaboration between researchers, students, and public and private companies, we offer practice-oriented programmes and produce world-class research results. This is how we gain new insights, find new solutions to society’s challenges, and create knowledge that changes the world.

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.