Throughout its history, the University of Latvia was renamed numerous times:
1. At its inception in 1919 it was named the Higher School of Latvia and in 1923, the school received its current name, the University of Latvia
2. With the beginning of the Soviet occupation in 1940 and from 1945 until 1958, the university was renamed as the Latvian State University.
3. Under the Nazi occupation (1942-1945) its name was the University of Riga.
4. In 1958, the university was renamed as the Pēteris Stučka Latvian State University which was its official name until 1990.

The history of the university shows that names and ideology are intertwined. Today, approximately 14 000 students are enrolled, among which foreign and exchange students.

Thanks to Russian language evening classes, you can perfectly combine an exchange program at the University of Latvia with learning Russian at the Russian Language Academy Durbe.