Open University for Ukrainian Civilians

The Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) Open University allows Ukrainian civilians to enrol in several study programmes offered by the University for free, or to audit individual study courses. The programmes are: Medicine, Dentistry, International Business and Start-up Entrepreneurship, Health Management, Social Work with Children and Youth, International Governance and Diplomacy, and Pharmacy (in Latvian).

Apply for Autumn semester study courses

Application process

In order to attend one of the courses listed above for free, you must meet one of the following criteria:
- temporary protection status, as evidenced by a temporary residence permit and an identity card;
- asylum-seeker status, as evidenced by an asylum-seeker's identity document or a foreigner's identity card;
- refugee status, as evidenced by a permanent residence permit and a travel document which also serves as an identity document;
- alternative status, as evidenced by a temporary residence permit and an identity document and a travel document.
Please be aware that, starting from the spring semester of the 2026/2027 academic year, changes will be introduced regarding the eligibility status and the documents required to substantiate entitlement to the financial support. The financial support will be available only to Ukrainian civilians who have been granted temporary protection status in accordance with the Law on Assistance to Ukrainian Civilians, as evidenced by an eID card containing a temporary residence permit (temporary protection).
During the application process, you must certify that you have been granted one of the above mentioned statuses and send us the documents specified.
A language proficiency test will be provided if the International Department, Open University or study programme director has doubts about the listener's level of language proficiency for the relevant study course. The test result is the basis for making a decision on starting or continuing the study course.

For courses starting in October or later, applications must be submitted 10 working days before the beginning of the selected study course.