Does the operation of the Latvian Maritime Academy comply with the statutory requirements and does one ensure the implementation of its goals?

The State Audit Office completed an audit in higher education four years ago, but the Ministry of Education and Science (MES) has implemented the recommendations provided in the audit for the arrangement of higher education policy only partially. The recently concluded audit report on the activities of the Latvian Maritime Academy (LMA) and its Maritime School continues to shed light on problems in both higher and vocational education and training. The audit findings regarding the educational institution’s late accreditation, inconsistencies in the education of the teaching staff, and improvement of competence indicate shortcomings in the operation of the LMA, which might endanger the quality of this education in general in the future. In their turn, discrepancies in the work organization, remuneration issues, teacher rating, and the adequacy of lectures in curricula raise concerns about the appropriate use of state budget funding