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Daugavpils Daugavpils (; russian: Двинск; ltg, Daugpiļs ; german: Dünaburg, ; pl, Dyneburg; see other names) is a state city in south-eastern Latvia, located on the banks of the Daugava River, from which the city gets its name. The parts of the ...

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Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...

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, and the largest regional university in the country.

History

The university was founded in 1921 as a teachers’ college. Its director between 1923 and 1940 was Valērija Seile. Chronology of nomenclature: * 1921–1923 Daugavpils Teachers' Seminary (''Daugavpils skolotāju seminārs'') * 1923–1952 Daugavpils State Teachers' Institute (''Daugavpils Valsts skolotāju institūts'') * 1952–1993 Daugavpils Pedagogical Institute (''Daugavpils Pedagoģiskais institūts'') * 1993–2001 Daugavpils Pedagogical University (''Daugavpils Pedagoģiskā Universitāte'') DU received its present name on 13 October 2001. It has become the largest educational institution in Eastern Latvia and is a member of the

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and EU²S², the

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association of universities of small member states. Since 2004 it has benefited from EU Structural Funds for campus expansion and renovation. On 1 March 2018 the Daugavpils Medical College ( lv) was integrated into the university as an autonomous institution. The college was established in 1945.

Organisation

Faculties and departments

The University consists of five faculties:University of Daugavpils: Faculties
/ref> *Faculty of Humanities :*Department of English Philology and Translatology :*Department of Russian and Slavic Linguistics :*Department of Latvian Literature and Culture :*Department of Latvian Language :*Department of Foreign Languages :*Department of History *Faculty of Social Sciences :*Department of Economics and Sociology :*Department of Social Psychology :* Department of Law *Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics :*Department of Information Science :*Department of Physics :*Department of Mathematics :*Department of Chemistry and Geography :*Department of Anatomy and Physiology Red brick architecture in Daugavpils

*Faculty of Music and Arts :*Department of Music *Faculty of Education and Management :*Department of Pedagogy and Pedagogical Psychology :*Department of Sport

Institutes and centres

* Centre of Lithuanistics * Centre of Russian Language and Culture * Oral History Centre * Regional German Language and Country Studies Centre for Further Education * Guntis Liberts Innovative Microscopy Centre * Institute of Ecology * Institute of Systematic Biology * Institute of Art

Daugavpils Medical College

This agency of the university offers study programs in: *Nursing *Physician assistance *Social caregiving *Social rehabilitation *Nurse assistance *Therapeutic massage

Rectors

The following have served as university rectors/institute directors: *Jānis Jirgens (1921–1922) *Eižens Vietnieks (1922–1923) * Valērija Seile (1923–1940) ''Closed 1940–1944'' *Leontijs Viškarevs (1944–1946) *Vitālijs Pautovs (1946–1952) *Ivans Petrovs (1952–1953) *Krišs Grašmanis (1953–1958) *Vitālijs Bauskis (1958–1962) *Anna Kalnbērziņa (1962–1971) *Gunārs Gulbis (1971–1977) *Oļegs Roždestvenskis (1977–1992) *Bruno Jansons (1992–1998) *Jānis Pokulis (1998–2002) *Zaiga Ikere (2002–2007) *Arvīds Barševskis ( lv) (2007–2018) *Irēna Kokina (2018–present)

Enrollment

In 2008 more than 4200 students were enrolled in study programs. A large Russian-speaking enrollment and faculty facilitates cooperation with universities outside of the European Union in the CIS. Students can use

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mobility options to study for one or two semesters at European partner universities. Students are able to receive funding from the Else Marie Tschermak Foundation in

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to study or conduct research abroad. Student life is organised through the Students’ Council, the campus newspaper “Lai Top!” ''(Let it be!)'', the Latgale Students’ Centre, the Association of Young Scientists of Daugavpils University “DUJZA”, the Art Teacher's Union, the Health Care Centre and Natural Research and Environmental Education Centre. Students can also acquire a foreign language, take part in the students’ dance ensemble “Laima” and utilize a Sport Complex. Interested students have the opportunity to work in the research institutions and centres.

Notable alumni

* Aleksandrs Kudrjašovs – metropolitan of the

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Anastasija Grigorjeva Anastasija Grigorjeva (born 12 May 1990) is a Latvian freestyle wrestler, who won gold at the 2010, 2013 and 2016 European Championships. She has also won two bronze medals at World Championship level and won gold at the European Games. She h ...

– European

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champion and Olympian * Marjana Ivanova-Jevsejeva – member of the

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and member of the board of Olainfarm *

Inese Laizāne Inese Laizāne (born 15 August 1971 in Balvi) is a Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Le� ...

– member of the Saeima and director of the

Daugavpils Theatre Daugavpils Theatre ( lv, Daugavpils teātris) is a theatre in Daugavpils, Latvia. Daugavpils Theatre was founded in 1857 and is one of the oldest professional theatres in Latvia, as well as the only permanent professional theatre in the Latgale ...

Yakov Pliner Yakov Gdalyevich Pliner (russian: Я́ков Гда́льевич Пли́нер, lv, Jakovs Pliners; born December 27, 1946, in Rēzekne) is a Latvian politician of Jewish origin and MP of the 7th, 8th and 9th convocations for the union For Hu ...

– member of the Saeima * Ivans Ribakovs – member of the Saeima * Valērijs Buhvalovs – member of the Saeima * Jānis Dukšinskis – member of the Saeima *

Dagnija Staķe Dagnija Staķe (born 3 September 1951, Vietalva parish) is a Latvian politician (Latvian Farmers' Union) and the Minister of Regional Development and Local Governments of Latvia Minister may refer to: * Minister (Christianity), a Christian cle ...

– member of the Saeima, Minister of Welfare and Minister of Regional Development of Latvia

Notable academics

* Joel Veinberg – orientalist and Jewish historian * Jānis Brikmanis –

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References

External links

* {{Authority control Universities in Latvia Educational institutions established in 1921 Daugavpils 1921 establishments in Latvia Law schools in Latvia