UL Pre-Studies Centre

Pre-Studies Centre of the University of Latvia offers courses where you can revise and perfect your knowledge in order to get ready for the centralized secondary school exams and university entrance exams.

The courses require a tuition fee, and you can choose one or several subjects based on your interests. 

We organize evening courses on weekdays and morning courses on Saturdays.

• 8-month (long) evening courses will suit those who value thorough and purposeful work, want to prepare properly for their studies, and wish to learn exactly what matches their future plans. We also welcome those who finished school some time ago and now feel ready for further studies. 
  Registration takes place in early September.
• 4 month (intensive) evening courses will suit those who already have a solid knowledge base, learn quickly and accurately, and want to strengthen their skills and gain confidence.
  Registration is open until mid-January.
• 10-DAY drawing and painting courses will help you prepare for the entrance exams for the study programme “ART”. 
  Registration is open until mid-June.

Applicants, who have graduated from school, but have not passed the centralized exam in one or several subjects or those who would like to improve the assessment are offered a chance to take the centralized exams at the University of Latvia at the same time with school students.

Only those who have the secondary or vocational secondary school graduation certificate are allowed to take centralized exams at the University of Latvia.

This program is offered to those with no or little (A1+) to good (B1) prior knowledge of the Latvian language.

Since 2015 the University of Latvia has been organizing "Summer School of Latvian language and culture" for students and other interested parties who want not only to learn and improve their Latvian language skills, but also to expand their knowledge of Latvian history, art and folklore. The students who study the Latvian language or other Baltic languages at their home universities are particularly encouraged to apply.

We offer:

• intensive, modern and interactive Latvian language course (grammar, reading, writing, speaking), which includes such topics as the human personality, experience, knowledge and skills, friendly contacts and time spent in Latvia, versatile and unique Riga, city tour and orientation, daily life and holidays in Latvia, Latvian traditional and modern culture, current news in Latvian media, success stories of Latvia and Latvians around the world;
• a lecture on Latvian history and politics, covering modern Latvian history and the country’s political situation;
• a lecture on Latvian culture and art, outlining the historical development of culture and its key figures, especially, in the visual arts and architecture;
• a lecture on Latvian folklore – customs and traditions – with an opportunity to experience one of the most interesting forms of folklore – Latvian folk songs or dainas, by singing and dancing;
• a guided tour of Riga, including visits to several museums (e.g., the Museum of the History of Riga and Navigation, the Museum of the Occupation of Latvia, the Latvian National Museum of Art, the National Library, the Latvian Ethnographic Open-Air Museum);
• a sightseeing tour outside Riga (e.g., to Sigulda, Kolka, Talsi, Cēsis, Kuldīga);

The attendees, having successfully completed the course, are awarded 3 ECTS.

Scholarships are available to international university students and academic staff.