Faculty of Humanities and Arts is created in 2000, restructuring existing faculties at the university. The beginnings of the faculty can be found in the Faculty of Latvian Language and Literature, which has been established in the year of establishment of Liepaja University.
Liepaja University ranks among the World’s greenest universities
Liepaja University for the first enters the “green” world university ranking – UI GreenMetric World University Rankings.
The aim of the rating is to assess the activities of the world’s higher education institutions in green policy-making and a sustainability, focusing on global climate change challenges, energy and water saving, recycling and green transport.
The rating identified a number of criteria: surroundings and infrastructure, energy and climate change, waste, water, transport and education and research. Liepaja University showed the best indicators in the categories: waste, transport and energy, climate change.
A total rating this year includes 912 higher education institutions from 84 countries. There are 3 universities from Latvia: Riga Technical University, Liepaja University and Daugavpils University, with obtained 56th, 575th and 753th place.
In the first place of the ranking is the Wageningen University and Research from the Netherlands, the second – University of Oxford from the United Kingdom and the third – University of Nottingham from the United Kingdom.
Cost of Living
The Average cost of living in Liepaja ranges from €345-€400 per month:
Food – 130 EUR
Materials for studies – 15 EUR
Student hostel – 35-90 EUR
Phone costs, newspapers – 15 EUR
Clothes, hobbies, amusements – 150 EUR
Accommodation
Liepaja University offers to international students live in the Student Hostel. Due to high demand, students should give the Foreign Affairs Department ample notice of their intension to live in student dormitories. International students are usually housed in shared rooms (2-3 persons) with a common kitchen, shower und toilets. Linen, blankets, pillows, and kitchen utensils are provided.
Rent is EUR 36 per month for a room (if in the room live 2 and more persons), EUR 50 (2 persons) and EUR 90 (1 person).
Liepaja University Student Hostels’ rooms are furnished, a fridge is in each room, Free Wifi and a laundry.
If student do not wish to stay at a dormitory, private housing arrangements should be made before arriving in Latvia. Rent can verify from EUR 145 – 290 per month.
