Education and Science
Education and Science
The Latvian State Radio and Television Center (LVRTC) is considering the possibility of creating a national infrastructure for quantum data transmission, said Ģirts Ozols, Chairman of the Board, in an interview on the Latvian Television program "Morning Panorama" on July 18.
2,838 pupils in grades 4 to 9 have opted out of learning Russian as a second foreign language, according to data compiled by the Ministry of Education and Science (IZM) published July 17.
Riga Technical University (RTU) has increased its performance in the international ranking QS World University Rankings: Europe 2025, reaching the shared 258th place and ranking among the top three hundred universities in Europe, reports Labs of Latvia.
The Ministry of Education and Science (IZM) plans to maintain the existence of the Latvian Language Agency (LVA), but to transfer some of its functions to the State Education Development Agency (VIAA), according to a draft order on the creation of a new state institution that has been submitted, the LETA news agency reports.
The norm which stipulates that education in private educational institutions in Latvia may be obtained only in the state language is compatible with the Constitution, concludes the Constitutional Court (ST), which handed down its judgement on July 10.
In an effort to address the pressing shortage of teachers, the number of state-paid study seats in Bachelor's and Master's degree programs in education will double in four Latvian higher education institutions in the next academic year, as announced by the Education and Science Ministry (IZM) on Tuesday, July 9.
It has been 12 years since Riga Technical University (RTU) started constructing its powerful supercomputer, which currently serves as a useful tool for both local and foreign scientists. But how does a supercomputer work and what are the future plans for improving it?
Rolands Kronlaks, former head of the Music Technology Department at the Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music (JVLMA), has filed a lawsuit against the Academy after being suspended over alleged sexual harassment, Latvian Television reported on July 4.
The actions taken by the Ministry of Education and Science (IZM) have not been effective enough to ensure the number of teachers necessary for the education sector and to promote staying in the profession, the State Audit Office (VK) has found in its audit published on July 3.
Similarly to the previous school year, in the 2023/2024 school year ninth-graders have performed highest in the centralized examination in English, and lowest in mathematics, according to the first preliminary results of the State Education Content Center (VISC) published July 1.
European Commissioner Thierry Breton has announced that Latvian company Tilde, is a winner of the EC's Large AI Grand Challenge. The award includes a €250,000 monetary prize and 2 million GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) hours on the fastest supercomputer in Europe, LUMI, to develop a foundational Large Language Model (LLM) for European languages.
It is important that schools and kindergartens have plans in place for war or military invasion to protect children, teachers and other staff. But what about the reality? Have Latvian schools and kindergartens thought about the potential risks? Latvian Radio tried to find out
Latvian adult women are significantly more likely to be participating in education or training than men, according to Eurostat figures published June 25.
This year, two cases of leaked exam questions have been recorded - in mathematics and English, Normunds Rečs, Director of the Evaluation and Analytics Department of the State Center for Education Content (VISC), said in an interview on the Latvian Radio program "Labrīt" June 20.
Ilona Meija has been elected as rector of the Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Music Academy (JVLMA), the academy announced June 19.
Latvijas Banka (LB), the Latvian central bank, has announced the winners of its annual Competition of Student Scientific Research Papers.
A new funding model is planned to be introduced for all state universities in 2026, which will give universities more autonomy, the Ministry of Education and Science has announced. Universities will be given more freedom to allocate public funding internally, Latvian Radio reported on June 18.
It is planned to create a study program at the University of Latvia (LU) to prepare at least 100 Latvian language teachers who will teach the state language as a foreign language to adults, according to the plan supported by the Ministry of Education and Science (IZM) at the government's cabinet meeting on Tuesday, June 18.
The State Police College has launched a recruitment campaign "Police is looking for you", which will inform potential students about the educational opportunities and benefits the State Police College provides, Dmitrijs Homenko, principal of the college, told Latvian Television on June 18.
Latvia has joined the European Centre for Nuclear Research (CERN) global computing network. It brings together 170 computing centers in more than 40 countries and provides computing facilities for analyzing and storing experimental data, Latvian Television reported on June 6.
Three Latvian universities - Rīga Technical University, Rīga Stradiņš University, and the University of Latvia - have made it into the QS World University Rankings 2025 list published June 4, with lukewarm results.
Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music (JVLMA) has terminated the employment relationship with conductor Māris Kupčs, who previously headed the Department of Ancient Music, according to a statement to the staff and students from the acting rector of the Academy Ilona Meija, Latvian Television reported June 3.
Latvia is one of 13 EU countries that already met the 2030 EU-level target for tertiary education according to data published by Eurostat May 27.
Latvia is one of 16 European Union countries that see fewer than 9% of pupils ending their education early, according to Eurostat data published May 23.
A just-published report examines the potential for the Nordic and Baltic countries to be among the global leaders when it comes to digitization and cross-border cooperation, according to information from the Nordic Council of Ministers (Norden).
May 22 saw the official opening of a new technology business school: “StartSchool” in Rīga.
On Wednesday, May 22, Irina Arhipova, the current Vice-Rector of the University and Professor at the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies, was elected Rector of the Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies (LBTU) in the third round.
On Tuesday, 21 May, a couple thousand teachers gathered at a picket organized by the Latvian Education and Science Workers' Union in front of the government building to express their dissatisfaction with the Ministry of Education and Science's (IZM) proposal for balancing teachers' workloads.
On Tuesday, 21 May, around 2,000 teachers are planning to picket outside the Cabinet of Ministers building to demand correct implementation of the strike agreement on balancing teachers' workload.
Until the summer solstice, everyone is welcome to visit the environmental education concept site "Šūna" (Cell) in Rīga. It features a permanent exhibition, as well as a wide range of masterclasses, workshops and discussions on environmental issues, Latvian Radio reported on May 17.
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