Education

EDUCATION

The number of higher education study programmes available in Liepaja has increased from 45 in 1995 to 95 in 2004. The number of students studying in higher education establishments has increased more than 3 times during this period – from 1750 in 1995 to 6244 in 2003.Liepaja offers a wide range of education programmes. There are six higher education establishments in Liepaja:

Liepaja University (teachers, social workers, philologists, designers, sociologists, business managers, computer specialists, tourism managers),
Liepaja Branch of Riga Technical University (accountants, business managers, specialists in marketing, sales, insurance, human resources; bachelors of economics, mechanics, construction and building, energetics and electrotechnics, electronics, computer controlled electrotechnics, computer studies, masters of quality control, business and management),
Liepaja Branch of Baltic Russian Institute (law, business management and administration),
Liepaja Branch of Riga Teacher Training and Educational Management Academy (commerce and company management, office management, psychology),
Liepaja Branch of Law College (law),
Liepaja Branch of School of Business Administration Turiba (law, finance and accounting, hotel management).

Vocational education programmes are available in Vocational School No. 31 (professions in the sphere of construction) and Vocational School No. 48 (dressmakers, designers, cooks, sails persons, hotel staff, housekeepers). Other vocational and professional education programmes are offered by Maritime College (sea ship navigators, ship mechanics, stevedores), School of Medicine (nurses, assistant medical staff), Art College, Music College, Liepaja Branch of Riga Technical University (accounting, finance, economics, industry, transport), Liepaja Pedagogy Academy (pedagogy programmes, professional programmes in computer studies, tourism, advertising design, bibliography, company management).

Secondary education programmes are available in 11 secondary schools. All secondary schools offer 2 – 4 education programmes. The recent years have shown a tendency of increase in the number of pupils in the 10th grade. Every year around 80% of secondary school graduates continue their education in colleges.

Interest education for children and youth is available in 8 municipal institutions: Children and Youth Centre, Youth Centre, Centre for Young Technicians, Art and Creation Centre VADUGUNS, Complex Sport School, Gymnastics School, Tennis Sports School, Sports School DAUGAVA (football, track-and-field athletics), Basketball Sports School. Starting with the autumn of 1999 there have been hockey related activities in education – 2 hockey classes have been established in Secondary School No. 8.

CONTACTS

Liepaja City Council Education Department

Ūliha iela 36, Liepāja

phone +371 6 34 24534
fax +371 6 34 89170

e-mail valde@lip.lv

Head Ludmila MOLČANOVA