- Riga Technical University
Riga Technical University (RTU) ( _lv. Rīgas Tehniskā universitāte) (previously known as Riga Polytechnical Institute and Riga Polytechnicum) is located in
Riga ,Latvia .Riga Polytechnicum, 1862-1918
Riga Polytechnicum was first established in 1862 and was the first polytechnical institute in
Imperial Russia . It offered degrees in agriculture, chemistry, engineering, mechanics, trade and architecture, with education inGerman language . In 1896, it was renamed Riga Polytechnical Institute and the language of instruction was changed to Russian.When the
World War I started in 1914, Riga Polytechnical Institute was evacuated toMoscow and worked there until 1918. After that, part of the faculty returned to Latvia and joined the newly establishedUniversity of Latvia . Others stayed in Russia and taught at universities there.Riga Technical University, 1958-now
Riga Polytechnical Institute was re-established in 1958 by splitting off the engineering departments from the State University of Latvia. In 1990, it was renamed to Riga Technical University. The university currently consists of 8 faculties:
* Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning
* Faculty of Building and Civil Engineering
* Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology
* Faculty of Electronics and Telecommunications
* Faculty of Engineering Economics
* Faculty of Materials Science and Applied Chemistry
* Faculty of Power and Electrical Engineering
* Faculty of Transport and Mechanical EngineeringAs of 2003 , it had 17,281 students.Notable faculty and alumni
*
Wilhelm Ostwald -Nobel prize winner in chemistry, faculty 1881-1887
*Paul Walden - chemist, inventedethylammonium nitrate as the first example of anionic liquid , alumnus
*Friedrich Zander -rocketry andspaceflight pioneer, alumnus
*Ignacy Mościcki - president ofPoland (1922-1939), alumnus
*Bruno Abakanowicz - Polish mathematicial and electrical engineer, alumnus
*Władysław Anders - a General in the Polish Army and a politician with the Polish government-in-exileExternal links
* [http://omega.rtu.lv/en/index.html The English version of the web site of the RTU]
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