University of Liepāja ( lv, Liepājas Universitāte) is a
university
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Liepāja
Liepāja (; liv, Līepõ; see other names) is a state city in western Latvia, located on the Baltic Sea. It is the largest-city in the Kurzeme Region and the third-largest city in the country after Riga and Daugavpils. It is an important ice-f ...
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Latvia.
General Information
Liepaja University, founded in 1954, is an accredited state higher educational establishment, which implements study programmes at all three study levels: basic studies, Master and Doctorate studies. The number of students is around 2000 divided over around 30 study directions. Liepaja University offers five full degree study programs taught in English:
Computer science
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Physics
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Information Technology
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(Bachelor) and
Information Technology
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New Media Art
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s (Master). Liepaja University is one of the oldest higher educational establishments in the
Kurzeme region.
Organization
Faculties
The University consists of four faculties:
Study Programmes
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* Faculty of Management and Social Sciences
* Faculty of Science and Engineering
* Faculty of Humanitarian sciences and Arts
* Faculty of Pedagogy and Social work
Institutes
* Institute of Educational Sciences
* Kurzeme Institute of Humanities
* Institute of Science and Innovative Technologies
* Institute of Management Sciences
References
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Universities in Latvia
Educational institutions established in 1954
1954 establishments in the Soviet Union
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