On 19 March 1990, the Riga Technical University got its present name. Since then the University has been successfully reorganising its study processes to ensure compliance of academic and professional tertiary education focused on the branches typical for the national economy of Latvia with the requirements of the European Union.
The academic performance of the RTU has received positive evaluation by international experts and the University is accredited by the Tertiary Education Council of the Republic of Latvia. The study programmes offered by the RTU have undergone international expertise and are officially accredited.
To date the RTU comprises 8 faculties:
- Architecture and Urban Planning,
- Building and Civil Engineering,
- Computer Science and Information Technology,
- Electronics and Telecommunications,
- Power and Electrical Engineering,
- Engineering Economics,
- Materials Science and Applied Chemistry, and
- Transport and Mechanical Engineering.
There are also part-time and correspondence departments.
Contact person: Bruno Grasmanis
