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ESTONIA LATVIA LITHUANIA Sisukord Contents Introduction ............................................... 4 Latvia Lithuania Baltic region in brief .................................. 6 1 . Higher education system .....................36 1 . Higher education system .....................52 2 . Or ganization of studies ........................39 2 . Organisation of studies .......................54 Estonia 2.1 Academic calendar 39 2.1 Academic calendar 54 1 . Higher education ................................. 12 2.2 Admission procedure 40 2.2 Admission procedure 54 1.1 Academic higher education 12 2.3 Tuition fees 41 2.3 Tuition fees 56 1.2 Professional higher education 14 2.4 Assessment and grading system 41 2.4 Forms of assesment and grading system 56 2 . Organization of studies........................ 15 2.5 Recognition of Foreign Degrees and Diplomas 43 2.1 Academic calendar 15 2.5 Recognition 57 2.6 Languague of tuition 43 2.2 Admission procedures 15 3 . Scholarships and grants ......................57 2.3 Tuition fees 18 3 . Scholarships/grants ...........................44 3.1 Lithuanian national scholarships 57 2.4 Assessment and grading system 19 4. Higher education institutions ............. 45 3.2 Lifelong learning programme/Erasmus 58 2.5 Recognition 23 5 . Useful links ........................................49 3.3 Erasmus Mundus 59 3 . Scholarships/grants ...........................26 4. Higher education institutions ..............60 4. Higher education institutions ..............29 5 . Useful links ........................................66 5 . 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Estonia, Estonia, Latvia Latvia and Lithu and - The BalticBaltic higherhigher educationeducation institutionsinstitutions Lithuaniaania being being also alsoEU Member EU Member States States offer participate activelyactively inin differentdifferent European European offergood valuegood forvalue money for withmoney its withrelatively its Yours sincerely, educational programmes,programmes, including including the relativelylow tuition low and tuition living and costs living for costs recogn for - RaitAnne Toompere, Hütt, DitaAlberts Traidās, Prikulis, Daiva Šutinytė, theEU educationEU education and andtraining training flagship flagship pro- recognisedised quality quality education. education. After the After classes the Director of Estonian DirectorDirector of of State Academic Director of Education programmegramme Erasmus. Erasmus. There There areare severalseveral classesyoung people young peoplecan wander can wander around around in the Centre for Educational EducationProgramme Development Agency, Exchanges Support national and EuropeanEuropean supportsupport schemes schemes inmedieval the medieval streets streets of the oftowns, the attendtowns, a Programmes Agency,Latvia Latvia Foundation, Lithuania available for international students. attendconcert, a concert,enjoy a lively enjoy night-life a lively night-lifein modern Foundation Archimedes 4 5 HISTORYHistoryHISTORY countriesPolitics has declared itself to be the HISTORY The Baltic States became sovereignrestoration After of thethe sovereign Baltic nationsStates whichhad restored The Baltic States became sovereign nations existed already in 1918-1940. BALTIC REGION IN nationsThe Baltic in the States aftermath became sovereignof World nationsWar I inindependence, the aftermath of integration World War withI for Western in thetheThe aftermathfirst Baltic time ofStates since World thebecame War 13th I for sovereigncentury the first (Estonia nations andin the Latvia) and the 18th century timefor thesince first the time13th centurysince the(Estonia 13th and century Europe was chosen as the main stra- (Lithuania).aftermathHISTORY ofThey World declared War I independencefor the first time in 1918 since and the were recognised as Latvia)(Estonia13th and century and the Latvia)18th (Estonia century and and the (Lithuania). Latvia)18th century and POLITICS the 18thtegic century goal. Membership of NATO was BRIEF BALTIC REG Theyindependent declared independenceHISTORY countries in 1920.inHISTORY 1918 and were(Lithuania). (Lithuania).recognisedThe Baltic Theyas They independentStates declareddeclared became countries independence independsovereign After -nations intheachieved 1918 inBaltic andthe on States March had 29, restored2004, and acces- inence 1920.Independencewere inaftermath recognised1918 andwas of World asrelativelywere independent War Therecognised short-lived, IBaltic for countriesthe States firstindependence, as however. becametime insion 1920. since to Insovereign the integrationJune the EU 1940, took withfollowing place Western on May 1, 2004. The Baltic States became sovereignEurope was nations chosen in as the the main strategic independentthe Molotov-Ribbentrop13th centuryaftermath countries (Estonia of in Worldpactnations 1920. and of WarLatvia) 1939, in theI for the aftermathand the Soviet the firstFurthermore, 18th Unionoftime Worldcentury since occupie War theon I d Decemberthe whole 21, 2007, ION IN BRIEF BALTIC IndependenceIndependence was wasrelatively relatively short-lived, short-lived, goal. however.Membership In of NATO was achieved however.territory(Lithuania). In of June the13th Baltic century1940, They States, declaredfollowing (Estoniafor theand firstindependence installed theand timeLatvia)on March new,sinceEstonia, and in29,pro-Soviet the 1918 the2004, 13th 18th andLatvia and century governments century accession and Lithuania to the in allEU entered June 1940, following the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact of Molotov-RibbentropIndependencethree werecountries. recognised(Lithuania). was pact relatively of as1939, They independent(Estonia the short-lived,declared Soviet and countries took Latvia)independence placethe and in Schengenon 1920.the May in 18th 1918 1, century2004. zone. and Furthermore, 1939, the Soviet Union occupied the whole territory Unionhowever. occupied In were theJune whole recognised 1940, territory(Lithuania). following as ofindependent the Theyonthe December declared countries 21, independence in 2007, 1920. 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