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General information Universities – the nation’s intellectual potential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Higher education in Latvia . . . . . . . . . . 3 University of Latvia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 History and symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 International Relations Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Faculties and coordinators of International Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Meeting up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 StudieS Exchange studies at the University of Latvia . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Academic calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Registration week . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Course offerings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Latvian credit points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Grading system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Erasmus intensive language course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Final examinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Transcript of records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Student card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Internet access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Printing/copying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Final check list for exchange students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Practical information Arrival to Latvia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Accommodation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Public transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 TABLE OF CONTENTS Residence permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Postal services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Some tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 leiSure time What to see in Rīga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Opera and theatres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Museums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Cinema . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Places to visit in Latvia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Festivals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Shopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Time to eat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Going out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Suggestions for active leisure time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Some trips to neighbouring countries . . . . . . . . . . 32 exPlorinG latvia Welcome to Latvia! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Facts about Latvia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 The National Anthem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Some specific food and drinks in Latvia for you to try . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Vocabulary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Useful links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Diplomatic missions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Rīga city map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Prepared for publication by International Relations Department, phone: +371 67034334, e-mail: ad@lu .lv Public Relations Department, phone: +371 67034329, e-mail: info@lu .lv University of Latvia Press, phone: +371 67034535, e-mail: apgads@lu .lv 1
GENERAL INFORMATION 2 univerSitieS – tHe nation’S intellectual Potential Today, universities are more than just higher education establishments . All over the world they are the centres where science, high technologies and every nation’s intellectual potential – the brightest minds – concentrate . At the same time one must take into consideration that the global processes also have significantly influenced higher education – it has become international . Knowledge is limitless – it cannot be monopolized by a state, university or enterprise . It belongs to society . For the University of Latvia, the last twenty years have been very dynamic, marked by integration into the international higher education and science system and returning to the global academic community . The UL has focused on developing its education and research processes . Academic excellence and work effectiveness are now and in the future one of our main priorities . In order to realize this, the UL is committed to become one of the leading research universities in Eastern Europe and a centre of excellence in specific scientific fields in Europe and the world . We can be proud that already more than half of Latvia’s science is manifested at the University of Latvia, but in the next years research must become an integral part of all studies . Choose the University of Latvia – the only classical university in Latvia – as a place to study, and you will enter an intellectually fulfilling environment, where the students discover exciting realms of knowledge, where the lecturers are enthusiasts of their field, internationally renowned Latvian scientists . You will be among soulmates and gain friends for life, ones who cannot only labour seriously in lectures, seminars and labs but also enjoy creative pastime activities . Welcome to the University of Latvia! Prof . Mārcis Auziņš, Rector of the University of Latvia Full Member of the Latvian Academy of Sciences
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