The Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies ( lv, Latvijas Biozinātņu un tehnoloģiju universitāte (''LBTU'')), previously Latvia University of Agriculture (LUA; (''LLU'')), is a university in

Jelgava Jelgava (; german: Mitau, ; see also other names) is a state city in central Latvia about southwest of Riga with 55,972 inhabitants (2019). It is the largest town in the region of Zemgale (Semigalia). Jelgava was the capital of the united Du ...

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 ...

, specializing in

agricultural science Agricultural science (or agriscience for short) is a broad multidisciplinary field of biology that encompasses the parts of exact, natural, economic and social sciences that are used in the practice and understanding of agriculture. Profession ...

forestry Forestry is the science and craft of creating, managing, planting, using, conserving and repairing forests, woodlands, and associated resources for human and environmental benefits. Forestry is practiced in plantations and natural stands. ...

food technology Food technology is a branch of food science that deals with the production, preservation, quality control and research and development of the food products. Early scientific research into food technology concentrated on food preservation. ...

and related areas.

History

The university originated as the Agricultural Department at the

Riga Polytechnical Institute Riga Technical University (RTU) ( lv, Rīgas Tehniskā universitāte) is the oldest technical university in the Baltic countries established on October 14, 1862. It is located in Riga, Latvia and was previously known as 'Riga Polytechnical Insti ...

in 1863, which in 1919 became the Faculty of Agriculture at the

University of Latvia University of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Universitāte, shortened ''LU'') is a state-run university located in Riga, Latvia established in 1919. The ''QS World University Rankings'' places the university between 801st and 1000th globally, seventh ...

. It became an independent institution in 1939, when it was established as the Academy of Agriculture in the

Jelgava Palace Jelgava Palace ( lv, Jelgavas pils) or historically Mitau Palace ( lv, Mītavas pils, german: Schloss Mitau) is the largest Baroque-style palace in the Baltic states. It was built in the 18th century based on the design of Bartolomeo Rastrelli as ...

, which had been renovated for that purpose. It was renamed to the Latvia University of Agriculture in 1990 and Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies in 2018.

Organisation

The university consists of 8 faculties offering the following study programmes:Latvian University of Life Sciences and Technologies: Structure
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* Faculty of Economics and Social Development (2013) :*Economics :*Business Studies :*Entrepreneurship and Business Management :*Business Management :*Financial Management * Faculty of Information Technologies (2001) :*Computer Control and Computer Science (Bachelor) :*Information Technologies for Sustainable Development (Software Engineering bachelor) :*Information Technologies (Master) :*Information Technologies (PhD) * Faculty of Agriculture (1863) :*Agriculture :*Agricultural Entrepreneurship :*Agronomist with Specialization in Zootechnics :*Field Crops :*Horticulture * Faculty of Environment and Civil Engineering (1947) :*Civil Engineering and Construction :*Land Surveying and Management :*Environmental Science :*Landscape Architecture :*Landscape Architecture and Planning :*Water Management :*Environment and Water Management :*Environmental Engineering * Forest Faculty (1920) :*Forestry Science :*Forest Ecology and Silviculture :*Forest Works and Machinery :*Forest Economics and Policy :*Wood Materials and Technology :*Forestry :*Wood Processing Technology :*Wood Processing :*Labour Safety :*Forest Engineering * Faculty of Food Technology (1948) :*Food Product Technology (Professional bachelor) :*Food Quality and Innovations (Bachelor) :*Catering and Hotel Management (Bachelor) :*Food Science (Master) :*Nutrition Science (Master) :*Food Science (PhD) * Faculty of Engineering (1944) :*Agricultural Engineering :*Technical Expert :*Agricultural Power Engineering :*Machine Design and Manufacturing :*Home Environment in Education :*Teacher of Vocational Education :*Pedagogy :*Career Counsellor * Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (1919) :*Veterinary Medicine :*Food Hygiene (Master)

Rankings

Latvia University of Life Sciences (LLU) is ranked in the 1001+ bracket in Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2020. LLU has been ranked 174th among EECA (Eastern Europe and Central Asia) universities. LLU is also ranked in Multirank and other well-known university ranks.

Rectors

* (1939–1940, 1941–1944) * (1940–1941) *Jānis Ostrovs (1941) * (1944) * Jānis Peive (1944–1950) *Amālija Cekuliņa (1950–1954) * (1954–1961) *Pāvils Zariņš (1961–1966) *Olģerts Ozols (1966–1976) * (1976–1980) *Viktors Timofejevs (1980–1986) *Imants Gronskis (1986–1992) * (1992–2002) *Pēteris Bušmanis (2002–2004) *Juris Skujāns (2004–2014) *Irina Pilvere (2014–present)

Notable alumni

Andris Šķēle Andris Šķēle (born 16 January 1958) is a Latvian former politician and business oligarch. He served two terms as Prime Minister of Latvia from 21 December 1995 to 7 August 1997, and from 16 July 1999 to 5 May 2000. Early life Šķēle grad ...

–

Prime Minister of Latvia The prime minister of Latvia ( lv, ministru prezidents) is the most powerful member of the Government of Latvia, who presides over the Latvian Cabinet of Ministers. The officeholder is nominated by the president of Latvia, but must be able to obt ...

and industrialist *

Aigars Kalvītis Aigars Kalvītis (born 27 June 1966) is a Latvian businessman and a former politician who was the Prime Minister of Latvia from 2004 to 2007. Currently he is the president of Latvian Ice Hockey Federation and the Chairman of the Board of Latvian ...

– Prime Minister of Latvia and CEO of

Latvijas Gāze A/S Latvijas Gāze is a Latvian natural gas company, which deals in the importation and sale of natural gas. Latvijas Gāze is owned by Gazprom (34%), Marguerite Fund (28.97%), Uniper Ruhrgas International (18.26%) and Itera-Latvija (16%). ...

Roberts Zīle Roberts Zīle (born 20 June 1958) is a Latvian economist and politician and Vice President of the European Parliament for the National Alliance, a free market national conservative political party in Latvia. In the seventh term of the Europe ...

–

Member of the European Parliament A Member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament. When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the ECSC) first met in 1952, its ...

and co-chairman of the National Alliance *

Atis Slakteris Atis Slakteris (born 21 November 1956, Code parish) is a former Minister of Defence of Latvia, and Minister of Finance from December 2007 to March 2009. Controversy In late 2008, Slakteris gave an interview with Bloomberg about Latvia's econom ...

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Minister of Defence of Latvia The Defence Minister of the Republic of Latvia is the head of the Ministry of Defence, who is charged with the political leadership of the Latvian National Armed Forces. The position was re-established in November 1991 following the declaratio ...

Andris Ārgalis Andris Ārgalis (born August 18, 1944) is a Latvian politician. He was the mayor of Riga from 2000 to 2001. Andris Ārgalis graduated from the Latvian Academy of Agriculture in 1969. In 1997 he was elected to the Riga City Council as represent ...

–

Mayor of Riga Riga City Council ( lv, Rīgas dome) is the government of the city of Riga, the capital of Latvia. Its meeting place is in the Riga Town Hall (''Rīgas rātsnams)'' at the Town Hall Square (''Rātslaukums'') in the very heart of Riga. The Rig ...

* Uldis Sesks – Mayor of

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 ...

and chairman of the Liepāja Special Economic Zone * Jānis Urbanovičs – Member of the

Saeima The Saeima () is the parliament of the Republic of Latvia. It is a unicameral parliament consisting of 100 members who are elected by proportional representation, with seats allocated to political parties which gain at least 5% of the popular v ...

and chairman of the

Harmony In music, harmony is the process by which individual sounds are joined together or composed into whole units or compositions. Often, the term harmony refers to simultaneously occurring frequencies, pitches ( tones, notes), or chords. Howeve ...

party * Vilnis Edvīns Bresis – Last Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the

Latvian SSR The Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic (Latvian SSR), also known as Soviet Latvia or simply Latvia, was a federated republic within the Soviet Union, and formally one of its 16 (later 15) constituent Republics of the Soviet Union, republics. Th ...

* Jānis Dūklavs – Minister of Agriculture of Latvia *

Dzintars Jaundžeikars Dzintars Jaundžeikars (14 February 1956 – 16 March 2022) was a Latvian politician. He was a member of the LPP/LC and a deputy of the 8th and 9th Saeima (Latvian Parliament). He began his last term in parliament on 16 November 2006, until he ...

– Minister of the Interior of Latvia * Dace Reinika – Member of the Saeima and Mayor of Tērvete

References

External links

* {{Authority control Universities in Latvia Jelgava