Academic Information Center
U.S.- Latvia Fulbright Foundation

Universities

Banking University
Daugavpils University
University of Latvia
Riga Business School
Riga Stradins University
Riga Technical University
Stockholm School of Economics
Turība
Ventspils University College

Accreditation

Higher Education Quality Evaluation Centre Ltd.
Accreditation of higher education institutions in Latvia takes place according to the Law on Higher Education Establishments (LHE), adopted by Saeima on November 2, 1995. The non-profit organization "Higher Education Quality Evaluation Centre Ltd." (HEQEC) forms an Evaluation Commission with involvement of Latvian and foreign experts. The shareholders of HEQEC are Ministry of Education and Science and (according to a decision made by the Council of Rectors) five higher education establishments: University of Latvia, Riga Technical University, Latvian Academy of Medicine [Riga Stradiņa University since 1998], Daugavpils Pedagogical University [now called Daugavpils University] and Business Institute "Turiba".