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Facts and Figures
- Liepaja University is accredited state higher educational establishment, which implements study programmes at all three study levels: basic studies, Master and Doctorate studies.
- Every year about 30 study programmes are implemented.
- Full-time and part-time studies.
- The number of elected teaching staff members – 74, among them more than 64,8% – Doctors of Sciences; 35,1 % professors and associate professors.
- About 1500 students.
- LiepU has its own anthem, coat of arms, logo and a banner.
- More than 20 thousand graduates
Some historical facts:
- The higher educational establishment was founded in 1954 on the basis of Teacher Training Institute.
- Its original name – Liepaja Pedagogical Institute.
- The first campus – Baseina iela 9, Liepaja.
- For long years the educational establishment offered education in educational science. Concurrently with teacher training study programmes a broad spectrum of non-pedagogical study programmes has been offered since 1990.
- In the course of time the name of the higher educational establishment has changed more than once. On 16 July 2008 Liepāja Academy of Pedagogy became Liepaja University (LiepU).
Basic studies
- Baltic philology and culture
- Business and organization: Communication, Culture, Business management
- Design
- European language and culture studies
- Information Technology
- Mechatronics
- Nature and renewable energy resources management and engineering
- New media art
- Social work
- Speech therapy
- Teacher
- Tourism management and recreation
Master studies
- Art
- Career consultant
- Ecotechnologies
- General education teacher
- Information technologies
- Literary work and communication
- Management sciences
- New media art
- Social work
Doctoral programmes
- E-studies technologies and management
- Linguistics
- New Media Art
- Pedagogy