Riga Technical University

Riga Technical University is the oldest technical university in the Baltic countries, located in Riga, Latvia, and it occupies the 751-760 band of the 2027 QS World University Rankings.里加工业大学是波罗的海国家中历史最久的技术类大学，位于拉脱维亚首都里加，在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中处于 751-760 区间。

Its foundation is dated to 14 October 1862, when the first students entered the Riga Polytechnicum, the first polytechnical institute in the Russian Empire.其建校日定为 1862 年 10 月 14 日，当日首批学生进入里加理工学院——俄罗斯帝国境内第一所多科性工学院。

Its OpenAlex record lists 15,837 research works and 337,103 citations, and it is the largest STEM-oriented university in Latvia, with nine faculties and branch campuses around the country.其 OpenAlex 记录列有研究成果 15,837 项、被引 337,103 次；该校是拉脱维亚规模最大的理工导向大学，设有九个学院并在全国设有分校。

History

• In May 1861 Alexander II of Russia approved the opening of a polytechnical school at Riga, a decision that led to the first students arriving in October 1862.1861 年 5 月，俄国沙皇亚历山大二世批准在里加开办多科性工学院，首批学生因此于 1862 年 10 月入学。

• The Riga Polytechnicum was the first multi-disciplinary engineering institute in the Russian Empire, offering degrees in agriculture, chemistry, engineering, mechanics, trade and architecture.里加理工学院是俄罗斯帝国第一所多科性工学院，开设农学、化学、工程、机械、商贸与建筑等学位方向。

• In addition to four technical faculties in architecture, engineering, mechanical engineering and chemistry, it included an agricultural and a commercial faculty.除建筑、工程、机械工程与化学四个技术学院外，该校还设有农学院与商学院。

• Its first lecturers came from Germany, Switzerland and Austria-Hungary, and the language of instruction was German in the early decades. and the institution taught in German for its first three decades其首批教师来自德国、瑞士与奥匈帝国，早期数十年间以德语授课。 该校在最初三十年间以德语授课

• Between 1863 and 1869 the number of students rose from sixteen to ninety, and in 1869 the polytechnic moved into a purpose-built building.1863 至 1869 年间，学生人数由十六人增至九十人；1869 年，该校迁入专门建造的校舍。

• The establishment of a faculty of architecture in 1869 gave Riga a body of locally trained architects and shaped the city's distinctive Art Nouveau architecture.1869 年建筑学院的设立，为里加培养了一批本地建筑师，并塑造了该市独特的新艺术风格建筑。

• Riga had no rival technical school in the empire, and many students from the Baltic provinces had previously gone to ETH Zurich, Karlsruhe and Dresden to study engineering. so its graduates went on to staff engineering posts across the Baltic provinces当时帝国境内并无与之竞争的技术学校，许多波罗的海各省的学生此前须前往苏黎世联邦理工、卡尔斯鲁厄与德累斯顿学习工程。 其毕业生此后在波罗的海各省担任工程职务

• Alexander II's introduction of general conscription on 1 January 1874 reduced military service for university graduates to six months, and enrolment at the polytechnic rose sharply as a result.1874 年 1 月 1 日亚历山大二世推行普遍兵役制，把大学毕业生的服役期缩短为六个月，该校招生人数因此大幅上升。

• At the start of the academic year 1874-1875, 59 new students enrolled, bringing the total to 201.1874 至 1875 学年开始时，新入学学生 59 人，在校生总数达 201 人。

• During the Russification policy of Nicholas II, the school was nationalised by decree of 6 May 1896 and renamed the Riga Polytechnical Institute, with instruction switched to Russian.在尼古拉二世的俄罗斯化政策下，该校依 1896 年 5 月 6 日的敕令转为国立，并改名为里加理工学院，教学语言改为俄语。

• By 1896 the institution had trained 4,941 students, and by 1913-1914 enrolment had reached 2,088.到 1896 年，该校已培养 4,941 名学生；到 1913 至 1914 学年，在校生已达 2,088 人。

• When the First World War began in 1914 the institute was evacuated to Moscow, where it operated until 1918.1914 年第一次世界大战爆发后，学院迁往莫斯科，并在那里办学至 1918 年。

• In 1918 and 1919 it was briefly styled the Baltic Technical University, and part of its faculty then returned to Latvia.1918 与 1919 年间，该校一度称为波罗的海技术大学，此后部分教师返回拉脱维亚。

• In 1919 the institution was incorporated as the technical faculty of the Latvijas Augstskola, which became the University of Latvia in 1923.1919 年，该校并入拉脱维亚高等学校的工学院；该校于 1923 年更名为拉脱维亚大学。

• For more than three decades after that, engineering higher education in Latvia was provided mainly through the University of Latvia.此后三十余年间，拉脱维亚的工程高等教育主要通过拉脱维亚大学提供。

• On 1 September 1958 the technical faculties were separated again and raised to the status of an independent institution, the Riga Polytechnic Institute.1958 年 9 月 1 日，各工学院系再次分离，升格为独立机构——里加理工学院。

• From 1958 to 1983 it was known as the Riga Polytechnic Institute and was later renamed the Arvīds Pelše Institute of Technology in Riga.1958 至 1983 年间，该校称为里加理工学院，其后改名为「阿尔维兹·佩尔谢里加技术学院」。

• In the mid-1970s it became the largest university in the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic, teaching in both Russian and Latvian.1970 年代中期，该校成为拉脱维亚苏维埃社会主义共和国规模最大的大学，并以俄语与拉脱维亚语授课。

• In March 1990 the institution took its present name, Riga Technical University.1990 年 3 月，该校启用现今的名称——里加工业大学。

• On 23 April 1992 a student parliament was founded at the university, the oldest student self-government body in Latvia.1992 年 4 月 23 日，该校成立学生议会，这是拉脱维亚历史最久的学生自治机构。

• In 2012 the university joined research projects of CERN, and in 2016 it and the Latvian government signed a cooperation agreement with the organisation.2012 年，该校参与欧洲核子研究组织的科研项目；2016 年，该校与拉脱维亚政府同该组织签署合作协议。

Academics

• The university consists of nine faculties, among them architecture and urban planning, civil engineering, computer science and information technology, and power and electrical engineering.该校设有九个学院，其中包括建筑与城市规划、土木工程、计算机科学与信息技术，以及能源与电气工程学院。

• Its other faculties cover electronics and telecommunications, engineering economics and management, materials science and applied chemistry, and transport and mechanical engineering.其余学院涵盖电子与电信、工程经济与管理、材料科学与应用化学，以及运输与机械工程。

• Teaching in the humanities and languages is provided by a separate institute of humanities and an institute of languages.人文与语言类教学由独立的人文研究所与语言研究所承担。

• The university is the largest STEM-oriented institution in Latvia and recruits students from across the Baltic region and beyond.该校是拉脱维亚规模最大的理工导向学府，学生来自波罗的海地区及更远的地方。

• In 2017 it enrolled 14,672 students, of whom 2,353 were international students, a large proportion for a Baltic technical university.2017 年，其在校生为 14,672 人，其中留学生 2,353 人，这一比例在波罗的海地区的技术大学中相当高。

• Riga Business School, operated jointly with the State University of New York at Buffalo and the University of Ottawa, offers business and management degrees.该校与美国纽约州立大学布法罗分校及渥太华大学合办的里加商学院，开设商科与管理学位。

• The university participates in the Erasmus programme and cooperates with more than a hundred European institutions through exchange agreements.该校参与伊拉斯谟计划，并通过交换协议与欧洲一百多所院校开展合作。

• It belongs to the Baltic Sea Region University Network and to BALTECH, a cooperation of technical universities in the Baltic area. and its researchers take part in European framework programmes and in CERN projects该校是波罗的海地区大学网络的成员，并加入波罗的海地区技术大学合作组织 BALTECH。 其研究人员参与欧洲框架计划与欧洲核子研究组织的项目

• Riga Technical University is one of the eight holders of the European University of Technology alliance, alongside institutions including the Cyprus University of Technology and the Technological University Dublin.里加工业大学是「欧洲技术大学」联盟的八个成员之一，其他成员包括塞浦路斯科技大学与都柏林科技大学。

• Its research covers engineering, materials science, information technology, energy and transport, with participation in European framework programmes.其研究涵盖工程、材料科学、信息技术、能源与交通，并参与欧洲框架计划。

• OpenAlex records 15,837 research works and 337,103 citations for the university, with output concentrated in engineering, physics and computer science.OpenAlex 记录该校研究成果 15,837 项、被引 337,103 次，产出集中于工程、物理与计算机科学。

• The university offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees, and its doctoral schools cover engineering, computer science, materials and economics.该校授予学士、硕士与博士学位，其博士学院覆盖工程、计算机科学、材料与经济领域。

• Since 2016 its cooperation with CERN has involved high-energy physics, particle accelerator technology and materials engineering research.自 2016 年起，其与欧洲核子研究组织的合作涉及高能物理、粒子加速器技术与材料工程研究。

• Riga Technical University has represented the Latvian government at CERN and trains specialists for the country's research and industrial base.里加工业大学曾代表拉脱维亚政府参与欧洲核子研究组织事务，并为该国的研究与产业培养专门人才。

• Its teaching combines lectures with laboratory work and industrial placement, and many programmes are accredited for professional engineering practice in Latvia and the European Union.其教学把课堂讲授与实验、产业实习相结合，许多项目获得在拉脱维亚与欧盟执业的工程师资格认证。

• The university also runs continuing-education and professional-development courses for engineers already working in Latvian industry.该校还为已在拉脱维亚产业界工作的工程师开设继续教育与职业发展课程。

Campus

• The main campus lies in Riga at approximately 56.95 degrees north and 24.11 degrees east, close to the city centre and the Daugava river.主校区位于里加，坐标约为北纬 56.95 度、东经 24.11 度，靠近市中心与道加瓦河。

• The university's historic building dates from the nineteenth century, when the polytechnic moved into purpose-built premises in 1869. and its laboratories and workshops have been modernised in successive renovations其历史建筑可追溯至十九世纪，即理工学院于 1869 年迁入专门建造的校舍之时。 其实验室与车间历经多次翻修而不断现代化

• Teaching and research buildings are spread across the Riga site, with laboratories, lecture halls, workshops and student residences.教学与研究楼宇分布于里加校区，配有实验室、讲堂、车间与学生宿舍。

• The university maintains branch campuses in Daugavpils, Liepāja and Ventspils, extending technical education to other Latvian cities.该校在陶格夫匹尔斯、利耶帕亚与文茨皮尔斯设有分校，把技术教育延伸到拉脱维亚的其他城市。

• Campus facilities include a scientific library, sports halls and student dormitories, with additional accommodation in the Riga rental market.校园设施包括科学图书馆、体育馆与学生宿舍，此外还有里加的租赁住房可供选择。

• Riga's old town, its central market and its network of tram and bus lines place the campus within easy reach of the city's cultural life.里加老城、中央市场以及有轨电车与公交网络，使校区与城市文化生活近便相连。

• The university's architecture faculty maintains studios connected to the city's heritage of Art Nouveau buildings, a legacy of Riga's technical tradition.其建筑学院的教学工作室与该市的新艺术风格建筑遗产相联系，后者正是里加技术传统的产物。

• The campus adjoins the Riga Technical University science and technology parks, which link university laboratories with industrial partners.校区与里加工业大学的科技园相邻，后者把大学实验室与产业伙伴连接起来。

• Riga is served by an international airport and by rail and road links to Lithuania, Estonia and the rest of Europe. and the city is the largest centre of engineering employment in Latvia里加有国际机场，并经铁路与公路与立陶宛、爱沙尼亚及欧洲其他地区相通。 该市也是拉脱维亚最大的工程就业中心

• The university operates a student campus with sports facilities and cultural venues, supporting its large international student community.该校设有配有体育设施与文化场所的学生园区，为其规模较大的国际学生群体提供支持。

• Riga Business School, run with the State University of New York at Buffalo and the University of Ottawa, offers MBA and executive programmes in English.与美国纽约州立大学布法罗分校及渥太华大学合办的里加商学院，以英语开设工商管理硕士与高层管理项目。

• Its laboratories in materials, electronics, energy and information technology work with Latvian manufacturers and with European research programmes.其在材料、电子、能源与信息技术方面的实验室，与拉脱维亚制造商及欧洲研究计划合作。

• The student parliament founded in 1992 is the oldest student self-government in Latvia and organises cultural, sporting and representational activities.1992 年成立的学生议会是拉脱维亚历史最久的学生自治机构，组织文化、体育与代表性活动。

• Branch campuses in Daugavpils, Liepāja and Ventspils teach engineering and technology to students outside the capital, extending the university across Latvia.陶格夫匹尔斯、利耶帕亚与文茨皮尔斯的分校为首都以外的学生教授工程与技术，把学校延伸到拉脱维亚各地。

• The university's historic building in Riga, in use since 1869, houses laboratories, lecture halls and administrative offices beside the Daugava river.该校位于里加的历史建筑自 1869 年沿用至今，在道加瓦河畔容纳实验室、讲堂与行政机构。

Reputation

• In the 2027 QS World University Rankings Riga Technical University is placed in the 751-760 band, according to the official ranking table.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，里加工业大学处于 751-760 区间。此排名以官方榜单为准。^[1]

• It stands in the 801-1000 band of the 2027 Times Higher Education World University Rankings and is 1543rd in the 2026-2027 U.S. News Best Global Universities.在 2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名中，该校处于 801-1000 区间，并在 2026-2027 年度 US News 全球最佳大学排名中位列第 1543。

• In the 2022 QS ranking for Emerging Europe and Central Asia the university was placed 57th among the region's institutions.在 2022 年 QS 新兴欧洲与中亚地区排名中，该校位列本地区院校第 57 位。

• It is the oldest technical university in the Baltic countries and the largest STEM-oriented institution in Latvia.该校是波罗的海国家中历史最久的技术类大学，也是拉脱维亚规模最大的理工导向学府。

• OpenAlex attributes 15,837 works and 337,103 citations to the university, with output concentrated in engineering, physics and computer science.OpenAlex 记录该校成果 15,837 项、被引 337,103 次，产出集中于工程、物理与计算机科学。

• Its alumni and faculty include a Nobel laureate in chemistry, two presidents of Latvia and several prime ministers of the country.其校友与教师中有一位诺贝尔化学奖得主、两位拉脱维亚总统以及该国多位总理。

• Wilhelm Ostwald, who received the 1909 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, taught at the polytechnic from 1881 to 1887.获 1909 年诺贝尔化学奖的威廉·奥斯特瓦尔德，曾于 1881 至 1887 年在该院任教。

• The university is a member of the European University of Technology alliance and of regional engineering networks in the Baltic Sea area.该校是「欧洲技术大学」联盟成员，并参与波罗的海地区的工程类网络。

• Its cooperation with CERN, established formally in 2016, gives it access to high-energy physics research facilities.其与欧洲核子研究组织于 2016 年正式建立的合作，使其得以使用高能物理研究设施。

• Its graduates have led the development of Latvia's engineering, energy and information technology sectors since the country regained independence in 1991. and the university supplies a large share of the country's qualified engineers自 1991 年拉脱维亚恢复独立以来，其毕业生主导了该国工程、能源与信息技术领域的发展。 并为该国输送了很大比例的合格工程师

Student life

• The university does not promote a single formal motto, and its identity rests on the polytechnical tradition established in 1862.该校不宣扬单一的正式校训，其身份认同建立在 1862 年确立的多科性工科传统之上。

• A student parliament founded on 23 April 1992 is the oldest student self-government in Latvia and represents students in university affairs.1992 年 4 月 23 日成立的学生议会是拉脱维亚历史最久的学生自治机构，在大学事务中代表学生。

• Student life is organised around faculty-based societies, technical clubs, sports teams and cultural groups, with activity on the Riga campus.学生生活围绕各院系社团、技术俱乐部、运动队与文化团体展开，活动多在里加校区进行。

• With 2,353 international students in 2017, the university has a visible international community and courses taught in English for exchange students.2017 年该校有 2,353 名留学生，国际社群明显，并为交换生开设英语授课课程。

• Students take part in Erasmus exchanges and in double-degree programmes, and the university supports internships with Latvian industry.学生参加伊拉斯谟交换与双学位项目，学校并支持在拉脱维亚产业界的实习。

• Sports facilities and university teams allow students to compete in Latvian and Baltic student championships.体育设施与校队使学生在拉脱维亚及波罗的海地区的学生锦标赛中参赛。

• The campus's location in Riga gives students access to the city's concert halls, museums and its historic old town, a UNESCO World Heritage site.校区地处里加，使学生得以使用该市的音乐厅、博物馆以及被列为世界遗产的老城。

• Branch campuses in Daugavpils, Liepāja and Ventspils allow students outside the capital to study engineering locally.陶格夫匹尔斯、利耶帕亚与文茨皮尔斯的分校，使首都以外的学生得以就地学习工程。

• Its alumni association keeps graduates in touch across Latvia and among the Latvian diaspora in Europe and North America.其校友会维系着拉脱维亚各地以及旅居欧洲与北美的拉脱维亚侨民中的毕业生联系。

Notable people

• Wilhelm Ostwald, who received the 1909 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for work on catalysis and chemical equilibrium, taught at the polytechnic from 1881 to 1887.因催化与化学平衡研究获 1909 年诺贝尔化学奖的威廉·奥斯特瓦尔德，于 1881 至 1887 年在该院任教。

• Ignacy Mościcki, president of Poland from 1926 to 1939, worked as a chemist and academic at the polytechnic in Riga before returning to Poland.1926 至 1939 年任波兰总统的伊格纳齐·莫希奇茨基，在返回波兰之前曾在里加理工学院从事化学研究与教学。

• Andris Bērziņš, president of Latvia from 2011 to 2015, graduated from the Riga Polytechnic Institute in 1971.2011 至 2015 年任拉脱维亚总统的安德里斯·贝尔津什于 1971 年毕业于里加理工学院。

• Valdis Dombrovskis, prime minister of Latvia from 2009 to 2014 and later a European commissioner, graduated from the university in 1995.2009 至 2014 年任拉脱维亚总理、后任欧盟委员的瓦尔迪斯·东布罗夫斯基斯于 1995 年毕业于该校。

• Zigfrīds Anna Meierovics, the first foreign minister and second prime minister of independent Latvia, graduated from the institute in 1911.独立的拉脱维亚首任外交部长、第二任总理齐格弗里兹·安娜·梅耶罗维奇于 1911 年毕业于该校。

• Hugo Celmiņš, who twice served as prime minister of Latvia, graduated from the polytechnic in 1903.两度出任拉脱维亚总理的胡戈·采尔明什于 1903 年毕业于该院。

• George Armitstead, an engineer and entrepreneur who was mayor of Riga from 1901 to 1912, graduated with distinction from the polytechnic in 1869.工程师与企业家、1901 至 1912 年任里加市长的乔治·阿米斯特德，于 1869 年以优异成绩毕业于该院。

• Friedrich Zander, a pioneer of rocketry and spaceflight, and Paul Walden, a chemist who discovered the first ionic liquid, both studied at the institute.火箭与太空飞行的先驱弗里德里希·灿德尔，以及发现首个离子液体的化学家保罗·瓦尔登，均曾在该院就读。

• Mikhail Dolivo-Dobrovolsky, who created the three-phase alternating current power transmission system, was a student at the institute from 1878 to 1881.创立三相交流输电系统的米哈伊尔·多利沃-多布罗沃尔斯基，于 1878 至 1881 年在该院就读。

• Juhan Kukk, head of government of Estonia from 1922 to 1923, and Ernst Enno, an Estonian poet, both studied at the polytechnic.1922 至 1923 年任爱沙尼亚政府首脑的尤汉·库克与爱沙尼亚诗人恩斯特·恩诺，都曾在该院就读。

• Alfred Rosenberg, who became a minister in Nazi Germany and was executed for war crimes after the Second World War, was an alumnus of the institute.后来成为纳粹德国部长、并于二战后因战争罪被处决的阿尔弗雷德·罗森堡，是该院的校友。