University of Liepāja ( lv, Liepājas Universitāte) is a

university A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States ...

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 ...

, 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 Computer science is the study of computation, automation, and information. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, information theory, and automation) to practical disciplines (includi ...

Physics Physics is the natural science that studies matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge which r ...

Information Technology Information technology (IT) is the use of computers to create, process, store, retrieve, and exchange all kinds of Data (computing), data . and information. IT forms part of information and communications technology (ICT). An information te ...

(Bachelor) and

New Media Art New media art includes artworks designed and produced by means of electronic media technologies, comprising virtual art, computer graphics, computer animation, digital art, interactive art, sound art, Internet art, video games, robotics, 3D pri ...

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
/ref> * 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

External links

* Universities in Latvia Educational institutions established in 1954 1954 establishments in the Soviet Union {{Latvia-edu-stub