Academic calendar
Autumn Semester 2026 runs Aug 24, 2026 – Jan 23, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Autumn Semester 2026Relevant now
- Spring Semester 2027
- Summer Studies 2027
Campus language
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A
- Aristotelis
- The massive annual freshman inauguration festival featuring a torchlight procession and concert.
B
- Burtnieks
- The student dormitory located on Burtnieku iela 1.
- BVEF
- Biznesa, vadības un ekonomikas fakultāte; the Faculty of Business, Management and Economics.
D
- Daily
- The primary canteen and cafeteria chain found in most LU faculty buildings.
- DF
- Datorikas fakultāte; the Faculty of Computing.
F
- FSP
- Fakultātes studentu pašpārvalde; the specific Student Council for an individual faculty.
- Fukši
- A slang term for freshmen, typically used during 'Fukšu balles' (freshman initiation parties).
L
- LUIS
- The student information system used for checking grades and registering for courses.
- Lulu
- Refers to Pica LuLu, a popular late-night pizza spot frequently used by students near the city center buildings.
- LUSP
- Latvijas Universitātes Studentu padome; the central Student Council representing all students.
M
- Moodle
- The online learning management system where professors upload course materials.
P
- Prima
- The large student hotel and dormitory located on Rēznas iela 10.
R
- Rēznas
- The dormitory complex located on Rēznas iela, often used interchangeably with Prima.
S
- SZF
- Sociālo zinātņu fakultāte; the Faculty of Social Sciences.
T
- Tālivalža
- The student dormitory located on Tālivalža iela 1b.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Aspazijas
- The building at Aspazijas bulvāris 5, primarily housing the Faculty of Business, Management and Economics.
- Dabas māja
- The House of Nature, the first building of the Torņakalns campus housing biology and geography.
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- Daily (SIA Baltic Restaurants Latvia)
- E-talons
- The Riga public transport card; students must link their status to get the 80% discount.
- ISIC
- The mandatory international student ID card used for building entry and library services.
- Lielā aula
- The Great Hall in the main building, used for graduations and major ceremonies.
- Raiņa
- The main historic administrative building located at Raiņa bulvāris 19.
- Reģistrācijas nedēļa
- Registration week, the period before the semester starts for choosing elective courses.
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- SIA Canteen (Imanta)
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- SIA Canteen (Raiņa bulvāris)
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- SIA MCA
- Torņakalns
- The new academic center campus located across the Daugava river.
- Zinātņu māja
- The House of Science, a modern building at the Torņakalns campus housing medicine and physics.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Autumn Semester 2026 runs Aug 24, 2026 – Jan 23, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 15 approved campus terms and 13 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.