A guest lecture titled “Public Health Policy Matters: The Power of Policy Analysis” was held at Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU), 16 Dzirciema iela, on 6 November this year. The lecture was delivered by Heide Weishaar, PhD, MSc, a senior public health researcher at the International Health Protection Center of the Robert Koch Institute and deputy head of the Evidence-based Public Health Unit (ZIG2) in Germany. It was moderated by acting Assoc. Prof. Dr. med.
Photo from RSU archives
On 22 November, Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) Rector Prof. Aigars Pētersons presented the RSU Student of the Year Award to fifth-year Medicine student Roberts Kārkliņš.
The RSU Annual Awards include eight other categories for outstanding students, employees, academics, and structural units, as well as the Lifetime Achievement Award, were held at the University’s Academic Ball on 7 September at the Riga Latvian Society House. Unfortunately, Roberts Kārkliņš was unable to attend.
On 13 November, in the spirit of the National Day of Latvia, employees and students of Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) participated in a masterclass to learn how to make a traditional rye bread dessert in the canteen of the RSU Main Building.
‘If it's your birthday, you also need a dessert, and Latvians, of course, know how to make it even from rye bread,’ explained Roberta Vītola, Internal Communication Project Manager of Public Relations Department, the event organiser and the author of this creative idea.
Madara Dzudzilo will defend her doctoral dissertation on 2 December at 13:30 in an open meeting of the RSU Clinical Medicine doctoral committee. Her dissertation is titled 'Detecting Early Signs of Malignancy of Oral Leukoplakia in its Tissues and Saliva.'
Official reviewers
- Prof. (Dr. med.) Ilze Akota, Rīga Stradiņš University
- Prof. (Dr. med.) Sergejs Isajevs, University of Latvia
- Prof. (Dr. habil. med.) Ričardas Kubilius, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
Photos from RSU archives
On 14 November, Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) held its doctoral graduation ceremony, awarding more than 30 Doctor of Science degrees for the first time. The graduates were personally congratulated by Artjoms Uršuļskis, Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Health, and Juris Jansons, Ombudsman of the Republic of Latvia.
Laurence Dietze, Cooperation Coordinator, medical student,
RSU International Department
Photo credit: State Chancellery
On 14 November, Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) was awarded the prize for the best employers in the category of the Company’s Support to Public Health Promotion and Health Sector by the Employers' Confederation of Latvia (Latvijas Darba devēju konfederācija, LDDK). The award was received by Toms Baumanis, RSU Vice-Rector.
There is scientific proof that creative activities increase psychological well-being and reduce stress, so we invite RSU students and employees to Christmas workshops on December 11 and 12! They will help you to relax from the daily rush and catch the festive spirit with creative activities.
Choose one of the two dates offered and apply. Please note that the number of places is limited.
All interested parties are invited to participate in the in-person guest lecture “Psychosocial risk factors at work: prevention of work stress and burnout” on 29 November. The lecture will be led by Professor Eda Merisalu - Professor of the Department of Biosystems Engineering, Institute of Forestry and Engineering Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences.
As is tradition, Latvian fraternities and sororities, academic units, senior state officials, officers of the National Armed Forces, and university management gathered at the University of Latvia and walked to the Riga Brethren Cemetery on the morning of 18 November to honour the heroes who gave their lives for Latvia's independence.
