• A general secondary education diploma

• First level professional higher education for those entering the program at a later stage
• English level B2 or International English language certificate:
  TOEFL iBT – 72+
  TOEFL PBT (paper-based test) - 513+
  IELTS - 5.5 - 6.0
  TOEIC – 605+
  FCE (First Certificate in English) – 160+
  CAE (Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English) – 160+
  CPE (Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English)  - 160+
  Cambridge English: Business Vantage (BEC Vantage) – 160+
  Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE A) – 59+
  Cambridge English Linguaskill – 160+                                                      

Admission reguirements for foreign students are available HERE.

To successfully complete the study programme, students are required to have a laptop suitable for programming, data processing and information systems development. Appropriate technical equipment enables students to acquire skills in software development, database management, network technologies and other information technology solutions that are used throughout the study process from the first semester.

1. Technical requirements for a laptop

• Screen size: not less than 14"
• Processor: Intel Core i5 (13th generation) or AMD Ryzen 5/7, or equivalent
• Graphics card: integrated Intel UHD Graphics or AMD Radeon Graphics
• Memory (RAM): at least 16 GB
• Storage: 512 GB SSD
• Network: Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) or Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
• Connectivity: at least one USB 3.0 (5 Gbps) port or newer
• Battery life: minimum 6 hours according to the manufacturer′s specifications
• Alternatively, an Apple MacBook with an Apple Silicon M-series processor and at least 16 GB RAM

2. Required software

Core environment for student computers:

• MS Windows 10,11 or higher (recommended) / Linux / MacOS
• MS Office 2021 or higher (recommended) / Libre Office / WPS Office
• Chrome/ Firefox/ Safari; Adode acrobat reader/ Foxit

IT Student Core Toolkit:

• VS Studio Code
• Virtual Box
• Git;
• Python
• Notepad ++
•  DevC++

Required Software for the First Year of Studies:

• Visual Studio .Net
• Gimp; Inkscape
• My SQL
• Apache
• Wolfram Alpha
• Oracle VB
•  Powershell
• IntelliJ IDEA
• My SQL Studio
• Lazarus
• Xampp
• Node.js
• Wokwi
• GeoGebra

Required Software for the Second Year of Studies:

• Winbox
• Cisco Packet Tracer
• Canva; Visual Studio .Net
• Postgre SQL

Required Software for the Third Year of Studies:

• Android Studio
• Xcode
• Git Desktop
• USB Web server
• Workpage
• Wamp/Mamp
• Opencart
• Firebird DB
• Visual Paradigm Community Edition
• Jira (atlassian.com)
• PHP
• Modelio Open Source
• Protégé
• Postman
• Maven
• Textmate
• Draw.io
• ERDPlus
• Pandorabots (paid, but free functionality is sufficient for studies)
• Chatfuel (paid, but free functionality is sufficient for studies)
• Regex101
• Python (with pytorch, jupyter, numpy, matplotlib libraries)

Required Software for the Fourth Year of Studies:

• GCC
• Lazarus
• Python runtime

Special Offer for EKA students from Capital

EKA students can take advantage of a partnership offer with Capital, purchasing laptop equipment suitable for their studies at student prices. The offer includes laptop models recommended for specific study programmes and discounts of up to 15% on other devices and accessories.

To receive a personalized offer or consultation regarding the most suitable technical equipment for your studies, please contact Capital specialists at eka@capital.lv. They will help you choose the equipment that best meets the requirements of your study programme and individual needs.

Aims:

• to provide students with a set of knowledge, skills and competence in IT according to the 6th level of the framework defined in the Latvian education classification;
• train programming engineers for professional information technology industry, whose knowledge, skills and abilities meet the demands of modern labour market.

Objectives:

• ensure a process of study meeting the requirements of legislation, labour market and occupational qualifications, as well as the targeted access of students to higher education;
• to promote qualification development of the teaching staff in educational and scientific fields;
• to provide and develop research activities in the study programme;
• to provide and develop infrastructure and facilities under the study programme implementation needs;
• to develop international collaboration with related higher education institutions, enterprises and organizations.

Industry professional specialization courses

• Data structures and algorithms
• Computer graphics and image processing basics
• Programming
• Software development technology
• Software engineering
• Project work
• Information systems design
• Mathematical logic
• Mobile applications development
• System modelling basics
• Information systems, safety and management
• WEB Programming
• WEB content management systems
• XML tehnologies

Theoretical basics of industry and information technology courses

• Computer systems organization and architecture
• Computer networks
• Database technologies
• Application software
• Artificial intelligence
• The operating systems
• Research project organization
• Programming
• Software development project management
• Study paper
• Probability theory and mathematical statistics

The mainstream study courses

• Higher mathematics
• Labour, the environment and civil protection
• IT industry legislation and standards
• Exchange of business information
• Business Communication and Professional Ethics
• Presentation skills
• Foreign languages in computer science
• Entrepreneurship  basics

Knowledge (knowledge and understanding):

• knows the programming principles, methods and regularities;
• manages information technology industry standards and terminology.

Skills (ability to apply knowledge, communication skills, general skills):

• is capable of developing information technology computer systems;
• is capable to build data conceptual model and physical model;
• is able to configure, develop, implement and maintain the environment and software;
• is able to conduct research activities on current events in the field of information technology;
• can discuss about topical issues concerning ICT providing arguments;
• is able to independently organise their work;
• is able to work in a team.

Competence (analysis, synthesis, evaluation):

• is able to acquire, analyse, evaluate and systematize information;
• can find solutions to the problems found in the organization′s computer systems and software.

Full time studies (4 years)
Lectures on working days, usually 09:00 - 15:50

Jurijs Radionovs, Director of the Information Technology Study Program

Specialist in economics and social sciences, administrator of computer systems and networks. 20 years of experience working in the IT industry (administration of computer systems and networks, IT project management, implementation, maintenance, and support of new software and technologies). Several years of experience in the development, implementation, management, improvement, and advancement of the "Information Technology" study program

Andrejs Liepiņš, Mg.Sc.Comp., Docent

Engineer qualification in computer systems, pedagogical specialization certificate, Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCP, MCTS, MCITP, MCDBA certificates), Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT certificate). Multiple awards from the Ministry of Education and Science and the Cabinet of Ministers. Experienced in the development and management of study programs, with several personally developed study courses.

Egmonts Treiguts, Mg. Phys., Docent

iOS developer, with several years of experience in implementing and improving the "Information Technology" study program. Experienced in leading courses on web technology programming and mobile application development for the iOS platform.

Patriks Morevs, Mg.Sc.Ing., Mg.Math., Docent

Mathematician, programmer, web developer, researcher. Extensive experience in managing and improving study courses in Information Technology, Mathematics, Web Design, and Computer Architecture. Participant in IT projects and author of various IT-related publications.

Maksims Žigunovs, Mg.Sc.Ing.,

Visiting Lecturer Lecturer in programming and mathematics, Unreal Engine engineer. Researcher specializing in the development of new technologies and software. Extensive experience in managing and improving study courses in Engineering Modeling, System Modeling and Simulation, and Information Systems Security. Programming skills include Pascal, Delphi, C/C++, Java, Java for Android devices, C#, F#, VB, HTML, CSS, PHP, JavaScript, ASP.Net, Silverlight, Expression Blend, CorelDraw, ActionScript, MS Office [VBA, OLE], MATLAB, Mathcad, Wolfram Mathematica, Fortran, MPI, OpenMP, CUDA SDK, OpenACC, assembler, Unity, Unreal Engine. Author of scientific articles and publications. Currently pursuing doctoral studies.

Mārcis Pinnis, Dr. Sc. Comp., assistant professor

Researcher SIA Tilde. Main activities and responsibilities: research and development of new language technologies, participation in Europe-wide research projects, dissemination of research results. Mārcis has Master’s of Philosophy Degree in Computer Speech, Text and Internet Technology from St. Edmund’s College (Faculty of Computer Science and Technology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom and PhD in Computer Science (Dr.sc.comp.) from University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia. Title of PhD thesis: “Terminology Integration in Statistical Machine Translation”