Opinions

Writer Vaiva Rykštaitė: there is no such thing as useless education, only a failure to listen to oneself

April 8, 2026

“I consider the academic environment to be one of the key factors in shaping a strong personality, because a person with a higher education – provided they actually studied and [..]

Latvia

Survey: 32% of parents in Latvia save for their children’s education

September 1, 2025

In Latvia, 32 percent of parents save for their children’s education, representatives of Citadele Bank told LETA, citing the results of a survey. Meanwhile, 37 percent of parents in Latvia [..]

Estonia

Tallinn kindergartens struggling to find teachers

October 21, 2024

During the transition to Estonian-language education, Tallinn lost around a hundred kindergarten teachers due to language proficiency issues, forcing the city to reduce the number of teachers per group in [..]

Latvia

436 foreign students from 43 countries to start studies at Riga Stradins University this year

August 22, 2024

This year, 436 young people from 43 countries will start studies at Riga Stradins University (RSU), which is 72 foreign students fewer than last year, the university informed LETA. The [..]

Latvia

Latvia, Israel plan to expand cooperation, especially in economics, education, science, culture and health care

August 13, 2024

On August 12, the Acting State Secretary of the Foireign Ministry, Andzejs Viļumsons, welcomed the new Ambassador of Israel, Sandra Simovich, for an accreditation visit, LETA learned from the ministry. [..]

Latvia

Almost 40% of young people do not continue their studies after secondary school

August 7, 2024

Last year 36.9 percent of secondary school graduates did not continue their studies, according to data from the Central Statistical Bureau (CSB). The majority, or 60 percent, of secondary school [..]

Estonia

Interest in technology rising among girls

May 31, 2024

HK Unicorn Squad leader Liis Koser has set herself the challenge of increasing girls’ interest in technology, robotics, and natural sciences by designing special courses just for them. The program [..]

Estonia

Estonian parlt raises teachers’ salaries

May 30, 2024

The Estonian parliament on Wednesday adopted the government-initiated amendments to this year’s State Budget Act, with which an additional nine million euros will be allocated to the teachers’ salary fund, [..]

Latvia

Silina emphasizes potential of Latvia’s people and importance of education

January 2, 2024

Prime Minister Evika Silina (New Unity) in her New Year’s Eve address, recorded at Riga Technical University, emphasized the potential of the people of Latvia and education as the keyword [..]

Lithuania

Ex-Vilnius Ghetto library to house Lithuania’s 1st Holocaust museum

December 11, 2023

The Vilna Gaon Museum of Jewish History plans to set up the first Holocaust and Vilnius Ghetto museum in Lithuania at the former Vilnius Ghetto library by 2026. The goal [..]

Lithuania

Several thousand Lithuanian teachers go on strike over pay in ‘cry for help’

September 29, 2023

Several thousand Lithuanian teachers launched a strike on Friday after their trade union and the Education Ministry failed to reach a deal on the pace of pay rises in the [..]