• Project implementation period: October 2023 – August 2026
• Project Number: PMIF/13.3./2023/1/03

From August 2024, HOTEL SCHOOL Hotel Management College invites new participants to join free integration courses for citizens of third countries about life in Latvia. As part of the courses, HOTEL SCHOOL organizes lectures on Latvian history, culture, state administration, health and education, and thematical activities, such as excursions to museums, visits to state institutions, and movie evenings. After completing the course, the civic, social, and cultural skills of participants will be improved, as well as their inclusion in Latvian society, access to the labour market and education opportunities.

HOTEL SCHOOL offers integration courses since November 2023. In less than a year, 11 groups finished the course, and 111 participants received their certificates for successfully completing the course.

Introductory courses are implemented within the project “Introductory course for citizens of third countries about life in Latvia at HOTEL SCHOOL Hotel Management College”, project no. PMIF/13.3./2023/1/03, under the Action No. 13.3. “Measures for the integration of citizens of third countries, which promote the integration of the target group into society” of the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, the programming period 2021-2027.

The total funding of the project is EUR 257,870.00, of which EUR 193,402.50 is funding from the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, and EUR 64,467.50 is funding from the state budget.

During the project, 600 people will take an introductory course on life in Latvia, thereby promoting their integration into Latvian society.

The project no. PMIF/13.3./2023/1/03 is co-financed by the European Union.

Classes are held once a week at the premises of HOTEL SCHOOL Hotel Management College in Riga, Smilšu Street 3. To apply, fill out the Online Application Form here. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us via e-mail at admissions@hotelschool.lv or by phone: +371 6721 3037 and +371 2663 4824. The total duration of the course is 36 hours.

Events of the project:

• Apply for a free introductory course about life in Latvia!
• International students start the Introductory course about life in Latvia
• International Students visited Ethnographic Open-Air Museum
• International students visit the parliament of Latvia
• Free courses for third country citizens: a new group starts on April 2
• The participants of a free introductory course visited National Library of Latvia
• Vietnamese citizens start the Introductory course about life in Latvia
• Participants of the Introductory course visited Saeima
• Informational event about the project “Introductory course for citizens of third countries about life in Latvia”