Industrial Engineering and Management (EN)

In a modern and creative study process, students will have the opportunity to acquire knowledge, skills, and competencies in an interdisciplinary study program that combines courses in engineering sciences, management sciences, and natural sciences. Within the engineering science courses, students gain an understanding of system control principles in industrial engineering and practical skills in ensuring and improving technical production processes. Meanwhile, the management science courses will provide knowledge about management principles and human resource management, business organization, innovation and efficiency management, as well as the execution of necessary economic calculations. Students learn the principles of organizational performance quality and efficiency, which also include the LEAN management philosophy and methods used by leading industrial companies worldwide.

An important component of the study process is internships. Internship placements can be in public institutions and companies in Latvia or abroad within the framework of the Erasmus+ program.

Graduates can work as top-level managers and systems control engineers in companies across various industries. The acquired knowledge enables them to both understand and regulate a company’s technological processes, as well as manage enterprises and organizational units. Market research indicates that there is a shortage of highly qualified professionals with engineering qualifications in Latvia and globally, and the demand for such specialists is expected to grow rapidly in the future. Therefore, graduates of the study program will not only have broad employment opportunities but also promising career advancement prospects both in Latvia and internationally.

Admission Requirements for Foreign Nationals with Secondary Education Completed Outside Latvia:

EU/EEA/Swiss citizens and EU long-term residents:

• General secondary school diploma
• English language proficiency
• Grades in Mathematics and Physics must be no less than 4 on a 10-point grading scale

Non-EU/EEA/Swiss citizens and Non-EU long-term residents:

• General secondary school diploma
• English language proficiency
• Grades in Mathematics and Physics must be no less than 8 on a 10-point grading scale
• The average grade on the secondary education certificate across all subjects must be at least 6 on a 10-point grading scale
• All grades must be passing (at least 4 on a 10-point grading scale)
• SAT (Scholastic Assessment Test) overall score no lower than 1200

*Information on 10 points grading scale

As part of the admission process, applicants will be required to participate in an online interview.

Admissions open: 1 December 2025

Admission Requirements for Latvian Citizens/Non-Citizens and Foreign Nationals with Secondary Education completed in Latvia:

Admission criteria for individuals who obtained their secondary education from 2004 onwards:

• CE in Mathematics*;
• CE in English language at least level B2;
• CE in Latvian language;
• final average grade in Physics
• Average score of all CEs completed by the individual
  * For individuals who have completed secondary education before 2008, the centralised examination in mathematics may be replaced by the average mark in mathematics indicated in the secondary education document (or the average mark in algebra and geometry)

Admission criteria for individuals who completed their secondary education up to and including 2003 and individuals with special needs:

• final grade in Mathematics (or the average grade of Algebra and Geometry);
• final average grade in Physics;
• final grade in English language no less than 6 on a 10-point grading scale (can be substituted with an internationally recognised English-language test result at a minimum of level B2.);
• final average grade in mandatory subjects

During a single cycle of studies, students have the opportunity to spend up to 12 months abroad for studies or internships. Currently, the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences has over 320 Erasmus+ cooperation agreements with universities across Europe and beyond. Students can participate in exchange studies in countries such as Austria, Germany, Spain, Italy, Finland, Sweden, Turkey, Portugal, Slovakia, Malta, and many others.

In addition, students may take part in exchange programmes based on bilateral agreements, which allow for study opportunities in 53 countries worldwide — including Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and more.

Short-term mobility options are also available through the FORTHEM Alliance, offering students the chance to gain new knowledge and skills in Germany, Poland, Norway, Romania, Italy, France, Finland, and Spain.

Additional information and study plan

Classes are held on weekdays from 8:30 to 18:00, according to the lecture schedule for the specific semester.

Contact the UL Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences: eszf@lu.lv 

Information about admission:
Email: studies@lu.lv

Information about studies:
Methodologist Inese Ranka
Email: inese.ranka@lu.lv 
Phone: +371 67034986