Transport and Telecommunication Institute

Transport and Telecommunication Institute (TTI) (Latvian: "Transporta un Sakaru Institūts", TSI) (Russian: "Институт Транспорта и Связи", ТСИ) (previously known as RCAII and Riga Aviation University) — is the largest university-type accredited non-state technical higher education establishment in Latvia.

Main academic activities: higher education, training courses, vocational training. Main directions of academic activities: Electronics and Telecommunications, Information Technologies and Computer Science, Management and Business Administration, Economics, Transport and Logistics.Almost 4000 students are studying nowadays at the Institute. Teaching is being conducted in Latvian, Russian and English languages under the supervision of about 220 teachers and tutors. More than 70 % of them have Doctoral Degrees. The Institute provides 12 academic and professional study programmes and more 30 specialisations with possibility to get engineering diploma, bachelor degree (B.Sc), master degree (M.Sc) and doctoral degree (Dr. Sc).Main research activities: optimisation and modelling of transport systems, logistics, navigation satellite systems, air traffic control systems, telecommunication, transport telematics, applications of information technologies, business re-engineering. The Transport and Telecommunication Institute carry out diversiform research and scientific projects. The Institute participates in the projects of the European Research Framework Programmes, in the programmes within the frame of COST, TEMPUS, COPERNICUS and others. During last four years TTI has been involved in 9 European projects, 4 National research programmes, 8 Municipal research projects and more than 20 bilateral projects with local and foreign companies.

TTI has been included into the Training Directory of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

External links

* [http://www.tsi.lv/?lang=en&top=0 The English version of the web site of the TTI]