RIGAS TEHNISKA UNIVERSITATE
Riga Technical University was founded in 1862 as Riga Polytechnic, later Riga Polytechnic Institute,
and is the oldest technical university in the Baltic States. Following the restoration of the Republic of
Latvia in March 1990, Riga Polytechnic Institute was renamed Riga Technical University (RTU). Over
years RTU has become the leading center of higher engineering education and science in Latvia,
obtained a positive assessment of international experts and has been accredited by the Supreme
Education Council of the Republic of Latvia.