Latvian Maritime Academy

Latvian Maritime Academy
Latvijas Jūras akadēmija
Established8 January 1993
Academic staff
36 (2017/2018) [1]
Students916 (2015/2016) [2]
Address
Flotes 12 k-1
,
Riga
,
Latvia
LanguageLatvian
Websitehttp://www.latja.lv

Latvian Maritime Academy (LMA; Latvian: Latvijas Jūras akadēmija) — Maritime academy, located in Riga, Latvia. It awards degrees below the doctoral level, and is the only institution in Latvia that grants university-level degrees in the maritime sector.[3][4] In the 2015/2016 academic year, 237 students were admitted and 916 students in total were attending the academy.[2][5]

History

The Latvian Maritime Academy enrolled the first students as part of the Kaliningrad Institute of Fishing Industries on 1 October 1989. This year is considered the foundation year of the LMA. From 25 July 1990 to 8 January 1993 the LMA belonged to the Riga Technical University as one of the faculties. The LMA was established as an independent tertiary education public institution on 8 January 1993, when it got its first accreditation.[6][7] In 2013, officials from the Latvian Ministry of Education and the Riga Technical University proposed the LMA to enter negotiations on merging back with the Riga Technical University.[8] However, as of May 2018, the start of these negotiations has not been confirmed.

The Latvian Maritime Academy takes part in the Erasmus+ programme.[9] Partnerships for student exchange have been established, for instance, with the Estonian Maritime Academy,[10] the Piri Reis University[11] and the Gdynia Maritime University.[12]

Bachelor programmes

LMA offers four bachelor study programmes.[5][7]

  • Maritime Transports department: "Marine Transportation – Navigation",[13] "Port and Shipping Management".[14]
  • Marine Engineering department: "Maritime transport – Marine Engineering",[15] "Maritime transport – Marine Electrical Automation".[16]

Master programmes

LMA offers one master study programme.[5][7]

  • Maritime Transort department: "Operation of Marine Transportation"

References

  1. ^ "Academic staff". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  2. ^ a b "Number of students in 2015/2016 academic year". Ministry of Education and Science of Latvia (in Latvian). Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  3. ^ OECD (11 June 2001). Reviews of National Policies for Education Reviews of National Policies for Education: Latvia 2001. OECD Publishing. p. 141. ISBN 978-92-64-19247-8.
  4. ^ "Latvian Maritime Academy, Latvia". Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  5. ^ a b c "Latvian Maritime Academy". Study Direction Register. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  6. ^ "Par Latvijas Jūras akadēmijas Satversmi". Official gazette of the Republic of Latvia “Latvijas Vēstnesis” (in Latvian). Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  7. ^ a b c "Latvian Maritime Academy | Ranking & Review". www.4icu.org. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  8. ^ курс, The Baltic Course - Балтийский. "Co-joining Maritime Academy with Riga Tech in the works". The Baltic Course | Baltic States news & analytics. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  9. ^ "Erasmus+ finansing" (PDF). State Education Development Agency (Republic of Latvia). 2018-05-23.
  10. ^ Tehnikaülikool, Tallinna. "Estonian Maritime Academy". www.ttu.ee. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  11. ^ "List of Partners". Piri Reis University. 2018-05-23.
  12. ^ "Erasmus Programme (2018/2019) Partners" (PDF). Gdynia Maritime University. 2018-05-23.
  13. ^ "Professional BSc in Maritime Transport, Navigator". Latvian Qualifications Database. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  14. ^ "Professional BSc in Management and Administration, Specialist in port and shipping management". Latvian Qualifications Database. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  15. ^ "Professional BSc in Maritime Transport, Ship's engineer". Latvian Qualifications Database. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  16. ^ "Professional BSc in Maritime Transport, Marine Electromechanical Engineer". Latvian Qualifications Database. Retrieved 2018-05-23.

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