Study location	Latvia, Riga
Type	Bachelor, full-time
Nominal duration	4 years (240 ECTS)
Study language	English
Awards	BSc (Professional bachelor degree in railway transport and professional qualification of railway transport engineer)
Course code	MCH0
Accreditation	29.05.2013 - 30.06.2022; Accreditation certificate No 2020/43

Tuition fee	€4,830 per year
Application fee	€150 one-time
Deposit	€250 one-time Refundable
Registration fee	To be confirmed You need to choose an individual service package. Please contact the center curator or your agent and consult. You can also familiarize yourself with packages baltic.study/en/packages 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) Secondary (High) School Graduation Certificate or 4-year Vocational Secondary Education and Transcript with good results, particularly in mathematics and/or physics. Education documents must be accompanied by English translations of all certificates and transcripts along with approval of the documents authenticity 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 Accepted proof of proficiency: FCE or CAE, IELTS 5.5+ or TOEFL 69+ Accepted proof of proficiency: FCE or CAE, IELTS 5.5+, TOEFL IBT 75+ or TOEFL paper based test 500+

Other requirements	At least 1 reference(s) must be provided. A motivation letter must be added to your application. At least 1 reference(s) should be provided. Every student should pass recorded video interview and entrance examination in Mathematics before receiving the final admission. More details will be provided during the application.

Overview

The RTU is the only higher education institution in Latvia preparing highly qualified specialists in the railway sector. The study programme “Railway Engineering” is unique and provides a theoretical and practical basis that will allow graduates to work in railway transport companies, organisations, as well as research or educational institutions. The study programme includes study courses of general education, theoretical sector training, professional specialisation of the sector, free choice and humanitarian/social subjects, foreign languages. Practice is one of the most important components of the vocational study programme.

The aim of the study programme is to provide vocational higher education in the railway engineering sector, which allows the work of railway undertakings and organisations, as well as research and educational establishments carrying out efficient technological, electrical and electronic systems for rail transport, and the development and maintenance of processes related to the technical, organisational and management of freight and passenger transport provision, as well as preparation of students for further studies at the master’s level.