A new national framework approved this week aims to support stronger academic careers, better planning, and higher quality across Latvia’s education and research environment. Latvia has taken an encouraging step this week toward strengthening the future quality of its education system. A new framework approved by the government is designed to improve how academic and research careers are structured, supported, and developed over time. While policy changes can sometimes sound

Latvia shared encouraging education news this week with the launch of a new national artificial intelligence program for schools. This is a positive step for the country’s education system and shows that Latvia is thinking seriously about the future of learning. The new program is designed to help schools, teachers, and students understand how artificial intelligence can be used in a smart, safe, and helpful way. This is not just a story about technology. It is really a story

This week, education news from Latvia brought a positive message about quality, wellbeing, and professional growth in schools. Final preparations continued for a major international teachers’ forum that will take place in Riga on 13–14 April 2026 . The event is being hosted by Latvia as part of its role in the European Schools system, and its main theme is “From Wellbeing to High-Quality Learning: Growing Together in Education.” According to the official information, the for

In a positive development for education in Latvia this week, new national efforts to strengthen digital readiness among educators and improve the overall quality of teaching have begun to show clear results. These efforts are part of a broader strategy to modernize the education system and ensure that both teachers and students are well prepared for the future of learning in a digital and global environment. Across the country, schools and higher education institutions have b

Even though funding is still low, Latvia's education results are still among the best in Europe. A recent study of education in European countries found that Latvia's system produces students who are very good at basic skills like reading, maths and science, and it keeps the number of students who drop out of school early much lower than the EU average. Solid Results in Core Skills Latvia's 15-year-old students did better than the OECD average in maths and science on the most

Latvia has officially assumed the rotating presidency of the European Schools system, marking a major step forward for the country’s...

In a landmark move for European higher education, the European Council for Distance Learning Accreditation (EUCDL) was formally...