Rezekne Academy of Technologies ( lv, Rēzeknes Tehnoloģiju akadēmija) is an institution of

higher education Higher education is tertiary education leading to award of an academic degree. Higher education, also called post-secondary education, third-level or tertiary education, is an optional final stage of formal learning that occurs after completi ...

and scientific research in Rēzekne,

Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...

. It is one of two ''Augstskola'' (literally 'high school' cognate with

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) based in Eastern Latvia.

History

A teacher's college was established in Rēzekne in 1922. The Popular Front of Latvia supported the principle of further higher education in

Latgale Latgale ( ltg, Latgola; ; ger, Lettgallen; be, Латгалія, Łathalija; pl, Łatgalia; la, Lettgallia), also known as Latgalia is one of the Historical Latvian Lands. It is the easternmost region and is north of the Daugava River. While m ...

in the 1980s. Classes based on the University of Latvia began in 1991 and the ''Rēzeknes Augstskola'' was established officially in 1993.Rēzekne Academy of Technology: History
/ref> The current name was adopted in 2016. The former name was rendered Rezekne Higher Education Institution in English.

Faculties

The Academy consists of three faculties: * Faculty of Education, Languages, and Design * Faculty of Engineering * Faculty of Economics and Management

References

External links

Official site
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