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RSU Council

The RSU Council is an internal governing body responsible for sustainable development and the strategic and financial supervision of the university. The Council is composed of 11 experienced and highly professional members: five representatives nominated by the RSU Senate, five representatives selected in an open competition of the Ministry of Health, and one representative nominated by the President.

Council members

Reinis Bērziņš
Chair of RSU Council
Juris Lācis
Deputy Chair of RSU Council
Dace Gardovska
Head of the Department, Academic Staff, Lead Researcher, Member of RSU Council
Peter E. Goretzki
Member of RSU Council
Andris Jumtiņš
Head of the Department, Academic Staff, Member of RSU Council
Gundars Katlaps
Member of RSU Council
Kārlis Ketners
Member of RSU Council
Tatjana Koķe
Lead Researcher, Member of RSU Council
Kārlis Kupčs
Academic Staff, Member of RSU Council
Osvalds Pugovičs
Member of RSU Council
Przemysław Rzodkiewicz
Member of RSU Council
Jānis Bernāts
Academic Staff, Secretary of RSU Council

Senior Management

Aigars Pētersons
Rector, Academic Staff
Jānis Gardovskis
Head of the Unit, Academic Staff, Chair of the Senate
Agrita Kiopa
Vice-Rector for Science
Dins Šmits
Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs, Chair, Academic Staff, Lead Researcher, Board Member
Toms Baumanis
Vice-Rector for Administration and Development, Board Member

RSU Constitutional Assembly

The Constituent Assembly is the representative body of the University's academic and general staff, as well as of the students.

The Constituent Assembly is elected by the University's staff in open general elections held at joint meetings of the 130-member constituent bodies in accordance with the procedures laid down in the Law on Higher Education Institutions. The Constituent Assembly is composed of representatives of the university, 78 academic staff, 26 general staff, and 26 students. The number of staff in the Constituent Assembly is determined in proportion to the number of staff members in the University's departments. The RSU Senate determines the division of the structural units and the norms of representation in the Constituent Assembly.

RSU Senate

The Senate is the highest academic decision-making body of the University. It is responsible for the excellence, development and compliance with internationally recognised quality standards of the University's education, research and creative activities. The Senate regulates the academic, creative and scientific activities of the University. The Senate protects and ensures the academic freedom of academic staff and students within the framework of the autonomy of the University.

The new RSU Senate was elected at the Constitutional Assembly on 23 September 2021. Its first working session took place on 12 October 2021.

Contact: senatsatrsu[pnkts]lv

Chair of the Senate

Members of the Senate

Ilze Grope
Dean, Academic Staff
Nora Jansone-Ratinika
Director, Academic Staff, Lead researcher, scientific project manager
Anda Ķīvīte-Urtāne
Academic Staff, Director, Lead Researcher, Project Manager
Inga Millere
Dean, Academic Staff, Chairperson
Aigars Pētersons
Rector, Academic Staff
Māra Pilmane
Head of the Department, Academic Staff, Director
Ivars Vanadziņš
Academic Staff, Director, Lead researcher, scientific project manager
Ludmila Vīksna
Head of the Department, Academic Staff, Chair, Convent of Councillors
Daiga Behmane
Programme Group Leader, Lead Researcher, Project Manager, Member of Scientific Council
Jānis Grasis
Lead Researcher
Toms Baumanis
Vice-Rector for Administration and Development, Board Member
Baiba Mauriņa
Vice-Dean, Director of Study Programme, Director of Study Programme, Head of the Department, Academic Staff
Ilze Akota
Head of the Department, Academic Staff
Kitija Bite
Academic Staff, Chairperson of the Academic Arbitration Court
Gunta Lazdāne
Academic Staff, Lead Researcher
Inga Stuķēna
Head of the Department, Academic Staff
Mārtiņš Daugulis
Vice-Dean, Academic Staff
Aleksandrs Maļcevs
Academic Staff, Board Member
Toms Pulmanis
Vice-Dean, Academic Staff
Ingus Skadiņš
Vice-Dean, Academic Staff
Maija Radziņa
Head of Laboratory, Lead Researcher
Sarmīte Zeire
Office Manager
Jānis Jurkāns
Student Representative
Alise Antuanete Sniķere
Student Representative
Zenons Beļskis
Student Representative

Convent of Councillors

Ludmila Vīksna
Head of the Department, Academic Staff, Chair, Convent of Councillors
Juris Bundulis
Deputy Chair, Convent of Councillors
Jānis Gardovskis
Head of the Unit, Academic Staff, Chair of the Senate
Sandra Kaija
Academic Staff, Member, Convent of Councillors
Egita Pole
Academic Staff
Valts Ābols
Academic Staff

Academic Arbitration Court

The Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) Academic Arbitration Court is a collegial institution that reviews petitions by university personnel contesting administrative acts or actual actions issued by the university. The court considers issues specified in the Law on Higher Education Institutions and the University Constitution, as well as performs other functions in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

The Academic Arbitration Court examines the applications collectively in a group made up of three arbitrators. The submitter of the petition must indicate the parties involved in the dispute, the decision that is being contested or the factual statements of the case, the claim and the facts (documents, digital records, etc.) that substantiate the claim.

The Academic Arbitration Court’s decisions are binding for Rīga Stradiņš University, its staff and institutions.

Decisions can be subject to appeal in accordance with the procedures established by the Administrative Procedure Law.

Māra Pilmane
Head of the Department, Academic Staff, Director
Kitija Bite
Academic Staff, Chairperson of the Academic Arbitration Court
Artūrs Kurbatovs
Student Representative

Documents

Structural Diagram of RSU Institutions