Telecommunication technologies and data transmission engineering Riga Technical University

Overview

The aim and tasks of the study programme are formulated based on surveys of the needs and requirements of stakeholders (potential employers, universities, students, society, and scientific institutions) to graduate.

Tasks

Tasks of the Telecommunications program at Riga Technical University:

• to provide competitive education in the fields of telecommunication technologies and data transmission in accordance with the level of bachelor's studies and international standards;
• to provide the basics of fundamental sciences necessary for the acquisition of theoretical study courses in the field;

• to ensure the acquisition of specialized knowledge characteristic of the study program and the ability to apply it for the formulation and solution of tasks in telecommunication technology and data transmission engineering;

• to provide students with knowledge about the use of computer tools in the analysis, modeling, design, and programming of individual modules;

• to ensure the development and changes of the content of the study program, implementation of the study process, scientific research work, following changes in the field of telecommunication and data transmission, international practice, science;

• to provide students with comprehensive internationally competitive knowledge and develop competence following the market-defined requirements for telecommunications and communications engineers, preparing for practical work in the design, development, and maintenance of communications systems, large-scale data transmission, and processing;

• to develop students' skills to perform high-quality acquisition, selection, analysis of necessary information, use for decision-making, as well as solving problems in the telecommunication and data transmission sector;

• to promote students' interest in further supplementation of academic knowledge and further studies, to develop research skills, and to promote their practical use;

• to stimulate the interest of students in the processes taking place in society, to stimulate their development towards a positive, modern, responsible, ethical and capable personality able to act independently and make decisions;

• to promote international mobility and participation in projects.

Career options

• Graduates of the study programme can become internationally competitive consultants, designers, technicians, engineers, infrastructure specialists, specialists of telecommunication systems analysis and monitoring, telecommunication technology solution development and implementation specialists, scientists.