Daugavpils University

Key Highlights

• Public regional university founded in 1921
• Current university name adopted in 2001
• Organized around two faculties and two corresponding research institutes
• Offers degree studies at bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral levels

Student Life & Environment

Student life is distributed across university buildings and the surrounding city. The Daugavpils University Students’ Council has an office at the main Vienības Street building and provides a formal channel for student representation. International and exchange students can also connect through Erasmus activities, with the university coordinating incoming and outgoing study periods and traineeships. University-managed housing is available at Sporta Street 8, Sporta Street 6, and Parādes Street 11. Together, these residences provide more than 350 places. Accommodation ranges from beds in shared rooms to single rooms, and internet is available in each residence after registration with the university’s IT center. Housing is not automatically implied by admission: students submit a dormitory application, and the rental agreement is concluded after admission with the residence manager. The residences differ in layout, price, and accessibility. Parādes Street 11 includes facilities intended for students with limited mobility. Full-time international students must make an initial payment equal to two months’ rent, with one month serving as the security deposit. Students should confirm availability and the final VAT-inclusive charge directly, since published prices are stated before VAT and room inventory is finite. Beyond campus, Daugavpils offers museums, cultural venues, sports facilities, and a multilingual urban environment. Students looking for the breadth of clubs and services found at a very large capital-city institution should examine the current student organizations before enrolling.

Location & Surroundings

Daugavpils University is embedded in central Daugavpils, in southeastern Latvia’s Latgale region. The university’s principal address is 13 Vienības Street, with additional teaching buildings on Parādes Street and a sports complex on Kandavas Street. Several residences are within the same urban area, allowing many students to move between housing and academic buildings on foot. Daugavpils is Latvia’s second-largest city and the principal urban center of Latgale. The city government describes it as multi-ethnic and multi-confessional, with a strong role in regional education, culture, industry, and sport. The Daugava River, historic center, Daugavpils Fortress, and Rothko Museum shape the local cultural environment. The city is considerably closer to Lithuania and Belarus than to Riga. Official municipal information places Riga 232 kilometres away by road and the railway station 218 kilometres from Riga by rail; Lithuania’s border is about 25 kilometres away. Rail and intercity bus services connect Daugavpils with other destinations, while municipal buses and trams serve local travel. This setting offers a regional-city experience with cross-border geographic context, but students who need frequent access to Riga should account for the travel distance.

Costs & Career Outcomes

For international degree study in 2026/2027, tuition depended on level and program. The two listed English-taught bachelor’s programs charged €3,000 per study year. The four listed English-taught master’s programs charged €3,300 per year. Most listed doctoral programs charged €3,900 per year. Exceptions included Management Science at €2,990 per year and Educational Sciences, which had different rates for EU, EEA, and Swiss citizens versus other international students. Applicants should verify the fee against their exact program and citizenship category before making a payment. The 2026 international application fee was non-refundable: €100 for EU, EEA, and Swiss citizens and €250 for applicants from other countries. These are dated 2026/2027 figures, not promises for a future cycle. University dormitory prices published in August 2026 ranged from €85 per month for a bed in a three-person room to €200 per month for a single room, before VAT. Other shared-room configurations were priced between those points. Bed linen, an electronic key, and specified private electrical appliances could attract additional charges. Full-time international students were required to pay the equivalent of two months initially, including a one-month security deposit. Food, transport, insurance, immigration, and personal expenses are additional and are not included in these housing figures. The university does not publish reliable graduate salary or placement outcomes on the reviewed pages, so no employment rate should be inferred. Career-relevant opportunities that are documented include Erasmus+ traineeships and program-based practical experience. Students should assess employability through the curriculum, language requirements, professional recognition where applicable, and access to placements in their intended field.