PhD Natural Sciences
Riga, Latvia
PhD
DURATION
3 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 7,500 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* EUR 3300 per year for EU/EEA/Swiss citizens, permanent residence permit holders and their family members.
Key Summary
The aim of PhD programme is to prepare researchers and lecturers, as well as professionals for applied research, economics or public administration, whose knowledge, skills and competencies meet the requirements that exist internationally, taking into account the needs of the Latvian labor market.
- EUR 700 per month - citizens from these countries are eligible to apply for a Latvian state scholarship.
- Temporary students’ residence permit holders can work 40 hours per week.
The programme covers strong fields of study and research at the University of Latvia in the fields of science, while promoting the development of the priority interdisciplinary fields such as nuclear physics, optical technologies and medical physics; nano and quantum technologies, innovative materials; biomedicine and pharmacy; climate change and the sustainable use of natural resources; ecology and biodiversity.
The new PhD programme covers four of the five areas of smart specialization defined in Latvia, including “Knowledge-intensive bioeconomy”, “Smart energy”, “Biomedicine, medical technologies, biopharmaceuticals and biotechnology”, “Smart materials, technologies and engineering systems”.
The graduates have wide opportunities of academic and industrial employment.