ERASMUS exchange studies at RGSL
RGSL welcomes Bachelor and Masters students from partner universities to study one or two semesters at RGSL. Incoming students must be nominated by their home university.
Official nominations of incoming students for the spring (2nd) semester should be submitted by Erasmus coordinators of RGSL partner universities in the period 15 September - 15 October via special online nomination form (sending university will receive it in advance). Nominated student applications must be submitted online from 1 October until 1 November: Link
Spring semester dates 2024/25: Bachelor level studies from 17 January (mandatory orientation day) to 30 May (including final exams of Module 6). Masters level studies from 9 January to 28 April 2025.
Fact Sheet 2024/25 and Guidelines Spring 2025 for incoming students
In courses taught on Masters level incoming students can obtain up to 12 ECTS in 1st semester and 18 ECTS in 2nd semester. If more ECTS necessary, students are allowed to combine with Bachelor level subjects, however, Masters and Bachelor schedules are not synchronized and partial class overlap will occur.
Courses are taught in English (except Latvian law and language courses). Supervised Thesis writing and Research Papers are not available to exchange students.
How to select courses and prepare learning agreement (instructions for exchange students)
Bachelor level yearly course plans 2024/2025: Law & Diplomacy and Law & Business
Masters level yearly course list 2024/2025 and Masters 2nd semester schedule
Guidelines for RGSL incoming students contain essential information about the academic calendar, how to select courses, access to study portal course outlines, about orientation days, study process, specific accommodation suggestions by previous RGSL exchange students, living costs in Riga, visa, medical insurance, buddy network and services.
For housing advice, the Latvian Student Association has prepared an LSA guide to student housing in Riga (do's and dont's, the city safety, lease agreements).
