Study location	Latvia, Jelgava
Academic field	Agricultural Economics 01.2 (ISCED 6201)
Type	PhD, full-time
Nominal duration	3 years (180 ECTS)
Study language	English
Awards	PhD (Doctor of Engineering Science (Dr.sc.ing.))

Tuition fee	€3,000 per year
Application fee	€160 one-time
Deposit	€500 one-time
Registration fee	$150 one-time You need to choose student status: Base – 150 USD Standard – 500 USD VIP – 900 USD For making decisions please contact your admission manager in Baltic Center. 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

Postgraduate diploma (or higher) Master’s degree in Engineering in agricultural mechanisation, transport, energetic, machinery or related fields. Applicants with background in other field need to pass an entrance exam. 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. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. You must take the original entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university.

Territory requirements	Applications are NOT accepted from the following territories (based on citizenship): Bangladesh, Iraq, Pakistan, Yemen.

Language requirements	English One of next variants, if you have no any of this certificates you can pass University or Baltic Center Exams: Accepted proof of proficiency: FCE or CAE, IELTS 6+ or TOEFL 79+ Must be able to present good English knowledge (IELTS score 6.0, TOEFL score 547, TOEFL-iBT score 76). An online interview will be organised, if you can not provide any certificate.

Other requirements	At least 1 reference(s) should be provided. Curriculum Vitae Recommendation Letter Specific requirements for Non-EU applicants: An overview of funding sources for non EU citizens (for tuition fees, costs of living and research costs).

Overview

The study programme is aimed to educate the new generation of scientists for dealing with the scientific problems of agriculture, obtaining more profound theoretical knowledge and acquiring the research methods.

Studies are organised as lectures, seminars, discussion with supervisor and individual studies.

The main courses offered include scientific sub-discipline or the specialisation course of the trend of sub-discipline, research methodology in agricultural engineering, course in research trend, scientific language/terminology.

Students in this programme acquire the skills in studies of scientific literature, presentation and scientific writing, knowledge of research in agricultural energetic, agricultural technics, transport, machinery and engineering.

Educating knowledgeable and capable scientists in various spheres of economy, integrating modern technologies in the study process, promoting competitiveness in the local and international market.

Career opportunities

The graduates of this programme are usually employed at higher education institutions, research institutions and farms.