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Transport and Telecommunication Institute

Transport and Telecommunication Institute is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Transport and Telecommunication Institute rather than just read about it. In short: Transport and Telecommunication Institute (TTI) (Latvian: Transporta un Sakaru Institūts, TSI) (Russian: Институт Транспорта и Связи, ИТС) (previously known as RCAII and Riga Aviation University) is the largest university-type accredited non-state technical higher educational and scientific establishment in Riga, the capital of Latvia. It was established in 1999, although it also incorporates the core of a technical…

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Reference excerpt

Transport and Telecommunication Institute (TTI) (Latvian: Transporta un Sakaru Institūts, TSI) (Russian: Институт Транспорта и Связи, ИТС) (previously known as RCAII and Riga Aviation University) is the largest university-type accredited non-state technical higher educational and scientific establishment in Riga, the capital of Latvia. It was established in 1999, although it also incorporates the core of a technical and aviation school which dates back to 1919. Main directions of academic activities include electronics and telecommunications, information technology and computer science, economics, management and business administration, transport and logistics.

History

Prehistory The School of Aviation Mechanical Technicians was founded in Kiev, on May 24, 1919. The aircraft repair shops and pilot school were used as the school base. From Kiev, the school had been evacuated to Moscow and in 1921 it was relocated to Petrograd and renamed as Advanced Training Courses for Engineering Staff. In 1938–39, a status of this educational establishment was changed due to the prevailing number of students and listeners raising the level of their skills. In May 1938 the courses were given a new name of First Aircraft Maintenance School. The school was renamed yet again in 1939. In 1946 it was reorganized as the First Leningrad Higher Military Aviation Engineering School.

Relocation to Latvia In June 1945 the school was relocated to Riga. In Riga, also the Second Leningrad Higher Military Aviation Engineering School was functioning that had been reorganized from the technical school with similar name. Both schools had two faculties. The first was for engineering and special electrical equipment, the second was for radio engineering and air armaments. In 1949 the schools merged to form Riga Higher Military Aviation Engineering School. In June 1960 the school was broken up and on its base the civil higher school was founded, the Riga Civil Air Fleet Engineers Institute. In 1967 in connection with the reorganization of the Main Directorate of Civil Air Fleet into the Ministry of Civil Aviation, the higher school was named as the Riga Civil Aviation Engineers Institute (RIIGA). On 25 February 1992, the RIIGA passed under the jurisdiction of the Latvian Republic and changed its name to the Riga Aviation Institute. By its 80th anniversary the RAU was the largest higher school in Latvia holding a third place in the ranking of the educational establishments in the country.

Founding of the current institute At the end of the 1990s the higher school faced a number of internal and external problems, and in August 1999 the Cabinet of Latvia made a decision about the liquidation of the RAU as the governmental higher school. Such wording encouraged its employees to reorganize this educational establishment by now into a non-governmental institution. On 6 September 1999, the joint stock company "Riga Aviation University" had been registered and from October of the same year it was renamed into the Transport and Telecommunication Institute. TTI has been included into the Training Directory of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

Study programmes Master's degree study programmes: Master of Social Sciences in Economics Master of Social Sciences in Management Science Master of Engineering Sciences in Electronics Master of Natural Sciences in Computer Science Master of Engineering Science in "Management of Information Systems" Master of Transport and Logistics Bachelor's degree study programmes: Economics Management science Electronics Telecommunication systems and computer networks Computer science Engineering science (commercial transport operation) Aviation Transport Higher professional study programmes (II level) Electronics Transport and business logistics Transport management Higher professional study programme (I level) Technical maintenance of aviation transport

Faculties The institute is divided into several faculties, including:

Faculty of Computer Science and Electronics Mathematical methods Computer networks Electronics Telecommunications Faculty of Management Sciences, Economics and Transport Management Economics Transportation technology and logistics Social sciences and law Department of Continuing Education Department of Basic Sciences Mathematics Physics Linguistics Telematics and Logistics Institute Leadership Institute Latgale branch

References

http://www.tsi.lv/?id=405&lang=en&ct=1&cid=2458&r=1201&top=0 http://www.tsi.lv/?id=92&lang=en&ct=2&cid=2586&r=405&top=0 http://www.tsi.lv/?id=1407&lang=en&ct=8&r=405&top=120

External links Official website

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Transport and Telecommunication Institute

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Transport and Telecommunication Institute claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Transport and Telecommunication Institute before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Transport and Telecommunication Institute ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Transport and Telecommunication Institute

In research: Transport and Telecommunication Institute appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Transport and Telecommunication Institute in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Transport and Telecommunication Institute is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1999 establishments in Latvia, Education in Riga, Educational institutions established in 1999, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Transport and Telecommunication Institute outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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