Departments

Department of Economics

The Department of Economics is comprised of a diverse group of members: permanent staff and visiting staff, academics, and persons with experience from the private and public sectors. Faculty members have accumulated living, teaching/studying and work experience from countries including but not limited to the United Kingdom, the USA, Denmark, China, Latvia, Estonia, Australia, Hungary, and Russia. In addition to teaching and conducting research, the Economics Department is highly visible in the economic-political debate arena in Latvia, via conferences, seminars, newspaper columns and blogs.

Name	Position
Babaicevs Jevgenijs	BSc Courses: Financial Economics, Applied Time Series Econometrics
Beņkovskis Konstantīns	BSc Course: International Economics
Dombrovsky Vyacheslav	Assistant Professor BSc Courses: Econometrics, Political Economy
Hansen Morten	Head of Economics Department BSc Courses: Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Statistics, EU Studies; EMBA Courses: EU Economics / Politics / Law for Managers
Paalzow Anders	Rector Research Projects
Putniņš Tālis J.	Assistant Professor BSc Courses: Financial Economics; Specialisation Finance; EMBA Course: Quantitative Research Methods
Strazds Andris	BSc Course: Managerial Economics
Tkacev Oleg	BSc Elective Course: Public Finance
Točelovska Natalja	BSc Courses: Financial Accounting, Managerial Economics
Vanags Alf	Research Projects

Department of Business and Management

The Department of Business and Management applies an interdisciplinary approach to teaching and research in business, management and related fields. The diverse academic and professional backgrounds of the faculty members are reflected in their research interests, which include economic anthropology, education, entrepreneurship, marketing, psychology and public administration. The faculty plays an active role in Latvian public discussion within its fields of expertise through participation in various governmental working groups, as invited speakers and experts, and through media.

Name	Position
Austers Ivars	BSc Course: Research Methods I
Dauksta Vanda	BSc Elective Courses: Career Development, Presentation Skills
Dāvidsone Gitana	BSc Elective Course: Leadership and Development
Dimdins Girts	Faculty Advisor, EMBA programme EMBA Course: Diploma Project
Dirveiks Jānis	BSc Elective Course: Globalization and Development
Dobbin Fionn	BSc Course: Entrepreneurship
Goddard Christopher	BSc Elective Course: Principles of Contract Drafting
Jākobsons Edgars	BSc Course: Mathematics
Kampars Atis	BSc Elective Course: Visual Intelligence
Kariņa-Bērziņa Ingrīda	BSc Course: Business Law
Kaša Rita	BSc Thesis Faculty Advisor, Research Fellow BSc Courses: Research Methods I, Research Methods II
Ķīlis Roberts	Associate Professor BSc Courses: Ethics and Sustainable Business, Research Methods; EMBA Course: Research Methods
Movsisjana Armine	BSc Course: Audit and Taxation in the Baltics
Pauna Diāna	Pro-rector BSc Courses: Academic Study Skills, Internship
Pavluts Daniels	BSc Elective Course: Negotiation and Dispute Resolution
Pāvuls Uldis	BSc Course: Team Building
Rītups Arnis	BSc Elective Course: Historical Introduction to Philosophy
Sauka Arnis	Head of Business and Management department Assistant professor BSc Courses: Entrepreneurship and Business Planning, Entrepreneurship Specialization, Business Perspectives
Sedlenieks Klāvs	BSc Course: Economic Anthropology
Slokenbergs Sandra	BSc Elective Courses: Branding Communication, Career Development, Presentation Skills
Timofejevs Aivars	Research Projects

Department of Languages

The Department of Languages is committed to maintaining SSE Riga students’ high level of English while encouraging them to acquire other languages. As advanced English skills are required for admission, English is taught only at the specialisation level. In the first semester of Year 1, students take an intensive mandatory course, Academic English, the aim of which is to cultivate fluency and a clear, concise style in report writing. English is later evaluated on major reports to ensure on-going quality. Throughout their studies, students may furthermore elect to take other languages. The current offerings are Spanish, French, German, Swedish, Latvian and Russian. All are offered at two levels: elementary and intermediate. For more advanced learning in these languages, students are encouraged to apply for an exchange semester in Year 3 and for summer internships in the respective region.

Name	Position
Breggin Benjamin	Coordinator of the English Language Programme
Medvedeva Ligita	BSc Elective Course: Latvian
Pestune Jeļena	BSc Elective Course: Russian
Tērauda Ingrīda	BSc Elective Course: Swedish
Torres Alberto	BSc Elective Course: Spanish
Turuļina Olga	BSc Elective Course: French
Vaivode Lāsma	BSc Elective Course: German

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