Riga Technical University

About RTU

• Area – 65 000 km2
• Population – 2 million
• Capital – Riga
• Language – Latvian
• RTU was established in 1862;
• oldest technical university in the Baltic states

Key figures

• 14.000 students
• 20% foreign tudents
• More than 160.000 alumni
• 500 PhD students
• 11 study branches
• 48 study programs completely taught in English
• 1300 academics staff and researchers
• 4 study centres: CESIS, LIEPAJA, VENTSPILS, DAUGAVPILS

Main themes

Energy & Environnement

Renewable and Alternative Sources of Energy and Technologies for their Conversion, Energy Saving and Efficiency, Environmental Technologies and Quality Management.
 

Cities & Developement

Interaction of Multifactor in Landscape Development, Real Estate Process Prognoses.
 

Information & Communication

Modeling and Simulation, Distributed Artificial Intelligence, Viable Systems Approach, Hybrid Simulation-Based Optimization Tools, Smart Networks, Capacity Automatics, Communications in Optical Grids, Smart Lighting Grids.
 

Transport

Unmanned Aircraft Design, Aeronautics & Space Technologies, Vehicles Design, Railway & Auto Transport, Transport Economics & Logistics, Mechanics & Non-Linear Dynamics, Biomechanics, Vibration Technologies, Robotics & Automation, Mechatronics, CAD-CAM Technologies.
 

Materials, Processes

Composite Materials, Nanoparticles & Nanocoverage, Biomaterials, Arterial Implants, Materials for Optoelectronics & IT, Microclimate Regulated Clothing, Bionano & Microsensors, Supperelastic Pressure Sensors, Electrochemical Surface Coverage, Sol-Gel Technology, Organic Synthesis of Compounds & Materials.
 

Security & Defense

Electrical Controls, Power Quality & Delivery Safety, Water Safety, Human Safety, Cyberphysical Systems, Customs & Border Protection.