RTU Liepaja is an accredited state higher educational establishment, which implements study programmes at all three study levels: Bachelor, Master and Doctorate.

The higher educational establishment was founded in 1954 on the basis of Teacher Training Institute.In the course of time, the name of the higher educational establishment has changed more than once. On 16 July 2008, Liepāja Academy of Pedagogy became Liepaja University (LiepU). From July 2024, LiepU joined Riga Technical University and is known with it's new name RTU Liepaja.