Rezekne Academy of Technologies () is an institution of

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and

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Rēzekne Rēzekne (, ''Rēzne'' or ''Rēzekne'' , ) is a state city in the Rēzekne River valley in the Latgale region of eastern Latvia. It is called ''The Heart of Latgale'' (Latvian ''Latgales sirds'', Latgalian ''Latgolys sirds''). Built on seven ...

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

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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

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in the 1980s. Classes based on the

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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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