The role of mathematical education in everyday life, professional activities, attitude towards the role of mathematical knowledge in the labour market is widely discussed in the literature. To improve the studies of mathematics according to the trends in society development, it is necessary to find out the mathematics teaching philosophy as well as to reflect views of the students on the issues of mathematics learning experience and mathematics teaching at university. The structure of mathematical study process for energy and electronics specialties at the RTU and LLU and the survey results, which was carried out at the Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies (LLU) and at the Riga Technical University (RTU), are analysed in this article. The questionnaire includes three diagnostic blocks: the role of mathematics in everyday life; in professional work / in relation to the labour market, and mathematics for the general development of a person. The total sample of the research included 887 cases. The results showed that the RTU students were more confident about their mathematical knowledge. They were ready to apply the acquired knowledge of mathematics in a new context and situation, while students of the LLU had more developed ability to use the acquired knowledge and apply in specific situations. A self-assessment method was used in the study; the results were based on respondents' opinion. Since this was a case study and it only reflects the views of the students who participated in the survey, the results did not provide generalizations, however, the study was conducted to identify problems, to carry out a more in-depth study of them and to search for solutions.