1. Study in Europe Study in Latvia Your New Educational Experience in Rezekne Unversity Of Applied Sciences REZEKNE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES WWW.RU.LV RĒZEKNES AUGSTSKOLA - UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES Admission Opened for September 2014 Admission Opened for September 2014

2. Latvia – where?! REZEKNE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES WWW.RU.LV 2

3. Latvia - what? REZEKNE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES WWW.RU.LV 3 Northern Europe European Union Part of Schengen area The fastest growing country by GDP in Europe 2013 Bachelor, Master, Doctorate studies in English covering Engineering, Arts, Business studies Safe environment 4 beautiful seasons

4. Studying in Latvia REZEKNE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES WWW.RU.LV 4 more than 100 study programmes offered in English government or government Approved universities globally recognised degrees world famous Alumni cost-effective tuition fees exchange study/training semester abroad access to business incubators multicultural classrooms on-campus accommodation guaranteed

5. Living in Latvia REZEKNE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES WWW.RU.LV 5 Schengen temporary resident permit 20 hours/week part-time work Average living costs - 250 EUR/month Self-catering accommodation Student unions, various interest groups Multicultural and vibrant environment Various dining opportunities

6. Admission Requirements REZEKNE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES WWW.RU.LV Bachelor studies Master studies 6 Completed secondary education (12th pass or 3 years Polytechnic Diploma) English proficiency certificate or proof that previous studies were in English Minimum of 3 years Bachelor degree (except Arts and Sciences) 1st and 2nd decision English proficiency certificate or proof that previous studies were in English Doctoral studies Master degree English proficiency certificate or proof that previous studies were in English

7. Application procedure Select study programme Submit required documents along with application fee Receive conditional acceptance letter Wait for verification of educational documents Receive acceptance letter, study agreement Submit visa documents and make a tuition fee, visa fee payment Wait for Immigration decission on your resident permit

8. Documents for resident permit Application form + photo Legalised educational documents Legalised police clearance (report) Bank statement of 5500 USD (has to state that international credit card it attached to the account) Signed study agreement Copy of passport Proof of tuition fee payment Proof of state duty payment

9. Rīga Rēzekne Rīga – Rēzekne 240 km Significant centre for regional development Population 32000 people RĒZEKNES AUGSTSKOLA - UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES REZEKNES UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES – WWW.RU.LV

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11. Rezeknes Augstskola partners in studies Razna National park Rezekne Special ekonomic zone Latgale Culture and History Museum Youth interst centre ”Zeimuls” GORS, The Embassy of Latgale

12. RĒZEKNE – city of students RRemarkable ĒEncouraging ZZealous EEducative KKnowledgable NNovel EErasmus

13. State established unversity since 1993 2000 students 150 academic staff Business Incubator Study Labs and Centres REZEKNES AUGSTSKOLA – UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES – WWW.RU.LV

14.  Education and Design  Humanities and Law sciences  Engineering  Economics and Management 14 Four faculties

15. Mechatronics laboratory 15

16. CAD/CAM/CAE laboratory 16

17. Laboratory of Electrotechnics 17

18. Study programs 39 study programmes:  21 undergraduate level  15 graduate level  3 doctoral 18

19. Management Science 3 years 1350 EUR per year Business administration with specialization in tourism and hotel management or external relations management 4 years 1550 EUR per year Translator - Office Assistant 4 years 1550 EUR per year Bachelor programmes RĒZEKNES AUGSTSKOLA REZEKNE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES REZEKNES AUGSTSKOLA – UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES – WWW.RU.LV Interior Design4 years 1700 EUR per year E-commerce4 years 1700 EUR per year Programming Engineer 4 years 1700 EUR per year Mechatronics 4,5 years 1700 EUR per year

20. Archive studies 2 years 1650 EUR per year Career Counselor 2 years 1650 EUR per year Pedagogy2 years 1650 EUR per year Master programmes RĒZEKNES AUGSTSKOLA REZEKNE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES REZEKNES AUGSTSKOLA – UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES – WWW.RU.LV Computer Systems Engineering 1,5 - 2 years 1850 EUR per year Environment Protection Engineering 1,5 - 2 years 1850 EUR per year Information Systems of Electronic Commerce 1,5 - 2 years 1850 EUR per year Philology2 years 1350 EUR per year Financial management 2 years 1300 EUR per year Management2 years 1650 EUR per year

21. Modelling of Social Technical Systems 3 years 2700 EUR per year Environment Engineering 3 years 2700 EUR per year Pedagogy3 years 2400 EUR per year PhD programmes RĒZEKNES AUGSTSKOLA REZEKNE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES REZEKNES AUGSTSKOLA – UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES – WWW.RU.LV

22. Course catalogues ECTS catalogues (European Credit Transfer System) www.ru.lv http://www.ru.lv/en/international_office/ ects_catalogues/ 22

23. Centre of innovations “Hotel for Ideas” (42 enterprises in 2012/2013 academic year) Study laboratories and centres (Centre of legal services, Catering service laboratory etc. ) Practical training, agreements with companies and organizations in Latvia and abroad 23 To train your skills

24.  More than 150 cooperation partners abroad  High mobility indicators of students and academic staff– ERASMUS+ programmes  Agreements on double/dual diplomas (Lithuania, Germany). Development of new joint study programmes.  Diplomas’ supplement label (2009-2013, 2013 - 2018) 24 Internationalization

25. - Learning - Bilingual, individual, placements, research - Integration - LV course, field trips, Erasmus day, country presentations - Reporting - Learning style, Intercultural Competencies Internationalization

27. Procedures Application Study agreement Diploma recognition Residence permit Visa 27

28. Application & study agreement 28 1. Personal motivation letter (in English) 2. Europass CV (in English) 3. Evidence of fluency in English 4. A legally certified copy of an official diploma and transcript from every secondary institution graduated (for Master students - bachelor diploma and transcript of records) with legally certified translation in English 5. Apostille certification obtained from the Ministry of External Affairs (when necessary) 6. Certified copy of the passport 7. Four (4) passport size photos 8. A proof of the bank transfer of the application fee (non-refundable) 100 EUR 9. Agreement of studies at Rezeknes Augstskola signed by the applicant (2 copies)

29. Diploma recognition National Academic Information Centre of Latvia www.aic.lv Applied by Rezeknes Augstskola 29

30. Residence permit & Visa Citizenship and Migration Affairs Office www.pmlp.gov.lv Assisted by Rezeknes Augstskola 30

31. Application deadlines: 1 June for Autumn semester 1 October for Spring semester www.ru.lv admissions@ru.lv 31

33. 33 Welcome to my country!