

University of Latvia
Riga, Latvia
- 1919
- Founded
- Not listed
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- Total Students
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- International Students
- 20
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About University of Latvia
The University of Latvia (Latvijas Universitāte - LU), established on September 28, 1919 shortly after the proclamation of Latvian independence, is the country’s premier classical comprehensive public research university. Anchored by its historic Neoclassical main building on Raiņa bulvāris 19 in the heart of Riga and the state-of-the-art Academic Centre (Akadēmiskais centrs) in Torņakalns (comprising the House of Nature, House of Science, and House of Letters), LU is a founding member of the prestigious FORTHEM Alliance—a transnational consortium of nine leading European research universities supported by the European Commission. The university is Latvia’s foremost center of excellence in Medicine, Natural Sciences, Humanities, Social Sciences, Law, and Computing, offering world-class degree programs taught in English.
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Riga, Latvia
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