Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies
university in Jelgava, Latvia
The Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies (LBTU; Latvian: Latvijas Biozinātņu un tehnoloģiju universitāte), previously Latvia University of Agriculture (LLU; Latvijas Lauksaimniecības universitāte), is a university in Jelgava, Latvia, specializing in agricultural science, forestry, food technology and related areas.
History
The university originated as the Agricultural Department at the Riga Polytechnical Institute in 1863, which in 1919 became the Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Latvia. It became an independent institution in 1939, when it was established as the Academy of Agriculture in the Jelgava Palace, which had been renovated for that purpose. It was renamed to the Latvia University of Agriculture in 1990 and Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies in 2018.
Organisation
From September 1, 2023, there is structural changes in the faculties at the Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies. LBTU transitioned from eight faculties to five:
Faculty of Economics and Social Development
Study programmes:
Economics,
Business Studies,
Entrepreneurship and Business Management,
Business Management,
Financial Management
Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies
Study programmes:
Agricultural Engineering,
Machine Design and Manufacturing,
Applied Energetics,
Machine Design and Manufacturing,
Computer Control and Computer Science,
Programming,
Information Technologies
Faculty of Agriculture and Food technology
Study programmes:
Food Science,
Nutrition Science,
Catering and Hotel Management,
Food Technology
Faculty of Forest and Environmental Sciences
Study programmes:
Forestry Science,
Wood Materials and Technology,
Wood Processing Technology,
Sustainable Forestry,
Forest Engineering,
Civil Engineering and Constructions,
Land Surveying and Management,
Environmental Science,
Landscape Architecture and Planning,
Water Management,
Environment and Water Management,
Environmental Engineering
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Study programmes:
Veterinary Medicine EQF7 (Bachelor+Masters)
Rankings
Latvia University of Life Sciences (LLU) is ranked in the 1001+ bracket in Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2020. LLU has been ranked 174th among EECA (Eastern Europe and Central Asia) universities.
In the 2025 results, LBTU was placed in the 1501+ group overall, with its strongest performance in the Industry category (25.4 points) and International Outlook (25 points). It also showed improvement in Teaching, scoring 20.3 points—an increase of 4 points from 2024—and in Research Quality (16.6 points) and Research Environment (16.2 points).
This is the second year the ranking has used a revised methodology, under which LBTU has maintained a stable and gradually improving position.
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