Riga Aeronautical Institute (RAI) is a higher educational institution with rich experience and traditions in area of preparing specialists in transport spheres like air, sea and road transport. Students have large possibilities of exploration of enterprise economics in corresponding fields, management of enterprise and also exploration of air transport and receiving pilot skills. About 1,500 students study in RAI including branches of the institute in Rezekne and Daugavpils. Except latvian students, students from Lithuania, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Russian Federation and Armenia study in RAI. During the period of its existence RAI has prepared more then 35,000 specialists of different qualifications. Independence and stability of RAI allow our institute to work on perspective. The programmes of higher education and courses of professional education are licensed and accredited. To satisfy demands of world economics and correspondence to society opinion the staff of a higher educational institution continuously works on improvement of already available educational programmes and development of new ones. The existing educational base located on the institute land is replenished with a new building with laboratories, library and official hostel. Well equipped premises for giving lections, practical lessons and seminars, cafe, medical centre, fitness center and swimming pool are located in the old building. (Source: the university website)