B.Sc.Information Technologies for Sustainable Development
Study location | Latvia, Jelgava |
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Academic field | Computer science (ISCED 481) Technologies (JACS J000) |
Type | Bachelor, full-time |
Nominal duration | 4 years (240 ECTS) |
Study language | English |
Awards | B.Sc. (Professional Bachelor in Information Technologies) |
Tuition fee | €2,500 per year |
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Application fee | €160 one-time |
Deposit | €500 one-time |
Registration fee | To be confirmed You need to choose an individual service package. Please contact the center curator or your agent and consult. You become a part of student union and ambassador program automatically after you will get Base or Standard or VIP status. *Do not forget to ask discount |
Entry qualification | High school / secondary education (or higher) Please provide the secondary school leaving certificate in the original language. If the diploma is not issued in English, a certified translation should be provided. The document must be legalised/apostilled. You must take the original entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university. It is necessary to have notarized certified documents translated, legalized and apostilled. |
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Territory requirements | Applications are NOT accepted from the following territories (based on citizenship): Bangladesh, Iraq, Pakistan, Yemen. |
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Language requirements | English IELTS – (5.5 score); TOEFL IBT – (72 points); TOEFL PBT – (532 points); TOEIC – (645 points); FCE (First Certificate in English) – (160 points); CAE (Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English) – (160 points); CPE (Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English) – (160 points); Cambridge English: Business Vantage (BEC Vantage) – (160 points); Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE A) – (59 points); Cambridge English Linguaskill – (160 points); Duolingo (100 points) |
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Other requirements | At least 1 reference(s) must be provided. A motivation letter must be added to your application. Applicants with completed secondary education are approved for admission to the programme, namely, applicants need to be eligible for university studies in their own country. Applicants must have at least a “satisfactory” grade in Mathematics • motivation (online interview) |
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Overview
Information technologies for sustainable development are an area within the discipline of information technologies. Solutions for sustainable development are important component for future development of societies that comes hand in hand with smart management of resources, preserving environment, etc. This study programme provides knowledge of information technologies with focus on sustainability of software and hardware solutions created.
In this programme students learn to design interdisciplinary software solutions with quality aspect in mind throughout the design process.
Courses are carried out in specially designed laboratories that focus on software development and quality assurance as well students spend one year internship in large worldwide known IT companies, such as Accenture, Tele2, Emergn Latvia, with options to join and establish IT start-ups or join emerging companies.
Career opportunities
Most commonly graduates of this programme work as software developers, system analysts, ICT project managers and testers in international and domestic ICT companies and state authority establishments. Graduates may work also as IoT hardware programmers, e-commerce solutions developers, computer graphic designers, etc.
Bachelor’s degree entitles graduates to continue studies in the Master’s study programme according to the programme requirements in Latvia or worldwide.