Master’s degree in Russian Philology; University of Latvia, Faculty of Philology, Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, 1996
Diploma of higher education: philologist, teacher of Russian language and literature, University of Latvia, Faculty of Philology, Department of Russian Language and Literatures, 1984.
Significant Professional Experience
- Since 2014 - Lecturer of Russian as a Foreign Language for guest students of the Police College (Japan)
- Since 2011 - Lecturer of Russian as a Foreign Language at the Riga Graduate School of Law
- Since 2010 - Lecturer of Russian as a Foreign Language at the Language Examination Centre of the University of Latvia, Faculty of Humanities, Department of Russian Slavonic Studies
- Since 2006 – Lecturer of Russian as a Foreign Language at the Language Centre of the University of Latvia
- Since 2003 – Lecturer of Russian as a Foreign Language at the University of Latvia, Faculty of Humanities, Department of the Slavic Studies
- Since 2002 – Studies methodologist at the University of Latvia, Faculty of Humanities, Department of the Slavic Studies
- Since 1998 – Lecturer of Russian as a Foreign Language for guest (Erasmus programme) students at the University of Latvia, through International Relations Department of University of Latvia
- 2007–2009 – Contract lecturer of Russian as a Foreign Language at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia
- 2001–2009 – Lecturer of Russian as a Foreign Language at the University of Latvia, University free choice disciplines (Courses: Russian as a Foreign Language I; Russian as a Foreign Language II)
- 2000–2004 – Lecturer of Russian as a Mother Tongue at the International Institute of Practical Psychology, Department of Interpreters
- 2000–2002 – Secretary-referent at the University of Latvia, Faculty of Filology, Department of the Slavic Studies
- 2000–2001 – Lecturer of Russian as a Foreign Language for six groups of guest students of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Latvia
- 1993–2002 – Secretary-referent of the part-time studies at the University of Latvia, Faculty of Philology, Department of the Slavic Languages and Literatures
- 1984–1993 – Lecturer of Russian Literature and Language at the Riga’s 9th College.
Publications
- Function of Periphrases and Euphemisms in the Contemporary Russian Press in Latvia (co-author Rozanna Kurpniece). Rīga, LU Akadēmiskais apgāds, 2015, pp.308-315