by Gundars Kaupins, Boise State University
Being Updated March 2007-December 2007
The purpose of this link page is to provide useful business links associated with Latvia. There is no commercial purpose or personal financial gain from this link page. Most links include a title, languages used, services, and a brief description of the mission and purpose of the site. Services include search engines, blogs, on-line polls, site of origin (e.g., .lv, .com, .net) and transactions. Transactions could be nonfinancial (e.g., registration) to financial (e.g., payment of fees) Almost every brief description is a direct quote from the link. Most of these direct quotes will refer to either the mission or objectives of the link.
Business Institute Rimpak Livonija (Lv, E, R) (.lv site) "Business Institute RIMPAK Livonija is a higher education establishment, providing high-quality education in four-year day department effective studies. Graduates may start master classes. There are two curricula available in Business Institute RIMPAK Livonija - Law (International and Commercial) and Management (Business Administration, Public Administration and Finance Management)"
Daugavpils Pedagogical University (Lv, E-partial) (.lv site) "It is the second biggest state university in Latvia."
Distance Education Study Center (Lv, E) (.lv site) "Distance Education Study Centre (DESC) of Riga Technical University (RTU) is founded in the frame of PHARE Multi-country Cooperation in Distance Education project.The Centre is a structural unit of RTU and is founded in 25.05.97. with the decision of RTU Senate.The objective of the Centre is to develop distance education in Latvia, using up-to–date Distance education principles and advantages of modern technologies."
Latvian Academy of Sport Education
(Lv,
E) (.lv site)
Liepaja Academy of Pedagogy (Lv. E) (includes Search Engine) (.lv site) The Liepaja Academy of Pedagogy is the biggest higher education institution in Kurzeme which has been functioning for more than 50 years already. Earlier only a teaching qualification could be obtained in the Academy, now its offer has grown significantly - there is a possibility to enroll for more than 40 study programmes.
Latvia University of Agriculture (Lv, E) (includes Search Engine) (.lv site) "The Latvia University of Agriculture is based up on the legislative laws and regulations of the Republic of Latvia and specifically the legislative acts pertaining to Scientific Research. The Latvia University of Agriculture is accredited by the parliament of the Republic of Latvia."Riga Business School (Lv, E) (.lv site) "Our mission at RBS is to provide our clients with a high–quality internationally competitive management education and to conduct state-of-the art management research. RBS graduates are leaders in some of the most successful and fast developing companies in the country. Find a success story and we will identify one of our graduates who have been involved."
Riga College of Pedagogy and Education (Lv, E) (.lv site) "The mission of RTTEMA is to offer and provide life-long learning in the accredited study programs of the academy and contribute considerably to the educational and cultural life of Latvia – both its regions and Riga. The Academy’s goal is to provide each student with an opportunity to acquire professional and academic higher education in the areas of pedagogy, psychology, business and management, as well as motivation for professional life and constant self-improvement."Riga International College of Economics and Business Administration (Lv) (.lv site) Includes MBA, Executive MBA and undergraduate programs. Site shows a calendar of events.
Riga Railwaymen School (Lv) "Skola dibināta 1945. gadā. Izveidota par Rīgas Dzelzceļnieku skolu, apvienojot Rīgas Dzelzceļnieku arodvidusskolu un Rīgas Dzelzceļa transporta tehnikumu. Ir Latvijas Republikas Izglītības un zinātnes ministrijas profesionālās izglītības mācību iestāde. Nodarbības notiek 5 dienas nedēļā no plkst. 8.00 līdz 15.00 . Mācību procesu sastāda teorētiskās un praktiskās mācības. Izglītojamie iegūst praktisko pieredzi, strādājot skolas darbnīcās un valsts akciju sabiedrības “Latvijas Dzelzceļš” uzņēmumos un struktūrvienībās."
Riga Technical University (Lv, E) (.lv site) "Riga Polytechnical Institute received its present name – Riga Technical University on 19 March 1990. Since that time reorganization work of the study process has been going on to ensure both academic and professional education in the branches characteristic of Latvian national economy and complying with the demands of the European Union. At present RTU comprises 8 faculties, namely, those of Architecture, Computer Science and Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical and Power Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunications, Engineering Economy, Materials Science and Applied Chemistry, Transport and Mechanical Engineering."Stockholm School of Economics in Riga (Lv, E) (.lv site) "Stockholm School of Economics in Riga is established in order to: Offer an integrated academic institution of excellence, useful for the Baltic region, Train and graduate students from the Baltic region in a bachelor program in Economics and Business. Assist to create a sustainable development of the Latvian, Estonian and Lithuanian economies by supplying graduates with modern economics training. Participate in applied research in areas relevant for the long-term development of the economies in the Baltic states. Offer executive training and up-grading to the business community and society at large in the region."
Student.net (Lv, E, R, De, Fr). (.lv site) "Welcome
to StudentNet - nation level online resource for college and university
students.StudentNet is the biggest student vortal in
University of Latvia (Lv, E) (includes Search Engine, Transaction) (.lv site) "University of Latvia is a guarantee for the development of Latvia. University of Latvia integrates diverse fields of research and studies with creative initiative to provide the higher education of European standard, to cultivate the Latvian language and traditions of cultural cooperation."
Ventspils College
(Lv, E) (.lv site) "Offers academic and professional higher education in three study
directions – Economics and Management Studies; Translation Studies and
Information Technology Studies."
Vidzeme University College
(Lv, E)
(.lv site) "The university offers a higher
professional education, equal to Bachelor’s degree, and Master’s studies.
Currently Vidzeme University College offers five higher education
professional study programmes: Business Administration, Information
Technology, Communication and Public Relations, Political Science, Tourism
Organisation and Management. The graduation diplomas are eligible for Master’s
studies in Latvia and abroad. In 2004 the first professional
Master’s study programmes were launched:
Public Administration, Strategic Tourism Administration and Sociotechnical
System's Engineering,
and a college level two-year programme in Information Technology."
Other Pages:
Council for Higher Education (Lv, E) (.lv site) "The Council of Higher Education shall be an independent institution which develops the national strategy in higher education implements the cooperation between higher educational establishments state institutions and the general public in the development of higher education oversees the quality of higher education guarantees accepting of the best decisions in issues related to higher education."
LANET - Latvian Academic Network (Lv, E)
(includes Search Engine) (.lv site) "LANET is the computer network for Education and Science in Latvia. It is
used in higher educational establishments by their students, professors,
scientists and administration. LANET is under the management and development of
the Department of Information Technology of the University of Latvia."
Latvian Academy of Sciences (Lv, E)
(.lv site) "The
main aims and tasks of the Latvian Academy of Sciences have been formulated in
the Charter, to be mentioned here: favoring research in the basic and applied
sciences, especially in disciplinary research; promoting studies in Latvian
history, culture, and the development of the Latvian language; active
participation in establishing Latvian science policy and consultation of the
Government about scientific issues; care about publishing of scientific
literature, scientific terminology, and maintenance of scientific standards in
encyclopedias; organization of congresses, conferences, discussions, and
competitions, popularization of scientific achievements and history of Latvian
sciences; maintenance of international contacts of Latvian scientists;
protection, maintenance, and perfection of research ethics, discussion
principles, and traditions."
StudentNet (Lv, E, R, De, Fr) "Welcome
to StudentNet - nation level online resource for college and university
students.StudentNet is the biggest student portal in
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