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Total number of students (2005) public HEIs (69%) 14 private HEIs (25%) Public colleges 4571 (3%) Private colleges 4166 (3%) Full time students (61%) Part time students (39%) Studies funded by public resources (23%) Studies funded by private resources (77%) Studies in Latvia Strength: student numbers
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Higher Education in Latvia
Indrikis Muiznieks,University of Latvia
Riga, March 24, 2006
Population: 2,35 million
34 HE institutions:- 5 public universities;- 15 public specialised universities and university colleges- 14 private,
+5 colleges- 3 state, 2 private
Total number of students (2005) 130 693130 693
20 public HEIs
89 641 (69%)
14 private HEIs
32 315 (25%)
Public colleges
4571 (3%)
Private colleges
4166 (3%)
Full time students
80 291 (61%)
Part time students
50 402 (39%)
Studies funded by public
resources 30 607 (23%)
Studies funded by private
resources 100 086 (77%)
Studies in Latvia
Strength: student numbers
Proportion of unemployment among the HEI graduates in Latvia, years
2001-2004 (October of the given year)
year 2001 2002 2003 2004
garduates 20308 18945 20762 22726
unemployed 171 176 232 287proportion 0,8% 0,9% 1,1% 1,3%
Prof. A. Rauhvargers, Rektoru Padomes ģenerālsekretārs
Strength: low unemployment
Weakness: complicated structure
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Latvia,2002
Latvia,2003
Latvia,2004
Degrees conferred (%)
Undergraduate Graduate
Degree structure
Weakness: dominance of undergraduates
Degree structure
Country Promotions
Finland, 2003 1257
Latvia, 2002 78
Latvia, 2003 65
Latvia, 2004 85
Latvia, 2005 105
Weakness: low number of doctorates
age structure of reserch staff in Latvia
To 30 years9% 30 – 39 years
19%
40 – 49 years23%
50 – 59 years26%
More than 60 years23%
Weakness:
Share of participation in EU contracts
Share of EU contribution to FP6 contracts
Nordic States DK, FI, SE, IS, NO
9,96% 10,4% Baltic States EE, LT, LV
1,22% 0,41%
Graham Stout, EC, March 2005
Consequences: success in FP6
UNIVERSITY OF LATVIA Rector
UNIVERSITY ENTERPRISES
„CORE UNIVERSITY” INSTITUTES - AGENCIES
UL Foundation UL Immobility
Agency Companies with the
UL participation
13 Faculties
10 Research Institutes Library
Research and study Centres
Botanical Garden Administration
10 Research Institutes
Opportunities: flexibility of forms
University of Latvia Budget '2004totally 26 MLVL (~40 MEuro)
Research income , 24,7%
Tuition fees, 41,1%
State budget donation for
studies, 22,2%
Services, 4,4%
Investment projects, 3,5%
Scholarships, 4,1%
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R&D funding prognosis in Latvia
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Crawling out from the depression
Opportunities: R&D budget growth prognosis
Palaeozoic fossils in Latvia
Livoniana multidentata380 million years old creature intermediate between fish and tetrapods
It has happened some time ago
UNIVERSITY of LATVIA
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