After graduating from high school, Signe Tomsone’s combined interests in sports and medicine led her to the University of Tartu where she became a sports medicine doctor. After returning to Latvia and continuing her studies at RSU (then – the Riga Medical Institute), Tomsone chose a career in occupational therapy.
Oļegs Sabeļņikovs, Head of the Department of Clinical Skills and Medical Technology and Associate Professor at the Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care at Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU), has been elected as President of the Anaesthesiology Section of the European Union of Medical Specialists (EBA
The future Pharmaceutical Education and Research Centre of Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) entered the next construction phase as a time capsule was placed into the cornerstone of the building on 19 May. The multi-storey building has a total area of 7151 m2 and is located at 21 Konsula iela. It will house modern study facilities and a world-class science centre, including a research laboratory for finished dosage forms. The project is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). It is planned that construction will be completed in 2022.
In this era of information abundance, Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) calls on everyone to remember and apply the basic principles outlined in the RSU Code of Ethics. These include integrity, collegiality and responsible behaviour. Doing so will allow us to collectively develop a knowledge-based society.
On 19 May, Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) issued a Rector’s Decree regarding how the study process will be organised in the future under the conditions of the spread of the COVID-19 infection. It outlines those categories of students and employees that will be able to participate in the study process in person, including at medical facilities, starting from 30 August 2021.
Choosing the right university can be quite overwhelming. Not only do you have to decide on the general field you want to study and narrow it down to specific subjects you're interested in, but you also have to decide on the particular programme, university, city and maybe even the country where you want to study.
On Tuesday, 11 May, Baiba Pētersone, the Director of the Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) International Department (ID), represented the university in the Building Bridges (European Education Area 2025) seminar. Pētersone shared the university’s experience of integrating international and exchange students during the pandemic.
EIT Health Latvia has opened applications to a ten-week training programme on artificial intelligence (AI) - HelloAI Regional Innovation Scheme (RIS) Online. The programme is organised by the Health Community of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT Health) in cooperation with the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, GE Healthcare Center and the LEITAT Technological Center.
In March this year, the Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) Career Centre and master’s students from the Supervision programme provided lecturers and doctors with free remote supervisions. The demand was so high that almost all places were filled up in the first weeks.
European Researchers' Night took place online on 30 April. More than 4,000 people watched the approximately 200 different activities that 15 Latvian institutions of higher education and research institutes had organised online. The University of Latvia organised European Researchers' Night in Latvia this year and a number of representatives from Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) participated – criminologists, chemists, physicists, public health experts, nutrition and sports specialists, statisticians, dentists and medical simulation experts.
