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Eurydice

EACEA National Policies Platform:Eurydice

This chapter provides a chronological overview of ongoing national reforms and policy developments since 2023. 

The introduction of the chapter describes the overall education strategy and the key objectives across the whole education system. It also looks at how the education reform process is organised and who the main actors in the decision-making process are. 

The section on ongoing reforms and policy developments groups reforms in the following broad thematic areas that largely correspond to education levels:

Key features of the education system

Main aim of education policy in Latvia is to provide quality educational opportunities for all residents of Latvia in order to promote the development and realization of their potential throughout their lives and to develop their ability to change and responsibly manage constant changes in society and the economy.

2025

Digitalization of management processes in vocational education institutions

The State Education Development Agency (VIAA) has begun the digitalization of property maintenance and management processes for vocational schools and colleges under the supervision of the Ministry of Education and Science. The goal is to ensure modern, transparent, and efficient real estate management.


This chapter provides a thematic and chronological overview of national reforms and policy developments since 2023.

The introduction of the chapter describes the overall education strategy and the key objectives across the whole education system. It also looks at how the education reform process is organised and who are the main actors in the decision-making process.

Academic staff of an institution of higher education conducts scientific research and participate in the educating of students. The amount of tasks in each of the types of these activities is determined by the institution of higher education.

Planning policy

Increasing the performance of its higher education system is an avowed goal of the Latvian government. Having started to address issues of system-level funding and university-internal funding and governance, the consideration of the field of academic careers has recently moved to the forefront.

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