We are deeply saddened to announce that Rolands Gibners, assistant and former Head of the Department of Orthopaedics at the Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) Faculty of Medicine, orthopaedic traumatologist and spine surgeon, has passed away after a serious illness.
Born in Riga on 2 February 1958, he worked at RSU from 1993 to 2023, and from 2003 to 2009 he was Head of the Department of Orthopaedics.
Photo: Courtesy of RSU
On 15 January, Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU), the Ministry of Education and Science (MoES) and the Ministry of Health (MoH) signed an agreement on the implementation of institutional funding. This initiative is an important milestone in the modernisation of Latvia's higher education system and a step for RSU to achieve its strategic goals by providing more flexibility in planning how budget funds are allocated and increased efficiency in preparing specialists required by the national economy.
The year has started with exciting news: Tampa General Hospital's (TGH) Transplant Institute, where Rīga Stradiņs University (RSU) Council Member Gundars Katlaps serves as Co-Director of Aortic Surgery, Surgical Director of Lung Transplantation, and Chief of the Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Section at TGH, has officially been ranked first in the US by transplant volume for 2024.
From 9 January to 21 March 2025, the Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) History Museum is presenting the exhibition 'Academic. Talented. Creative' in the glass cases outside the Great Hall.
Writer: Keta Selecka, Public Relations Unit
Photo: Courtesy of RSU and Roberts Kārkliņš
‘I am ambitious and unafraid to pursue goals that often exceed what is considered possible,’ says Roberts Kārkliņš, the cheerful, energetic, and talented Student of the Year 2024 at Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU). Now in his sixth year of medical studies, Roberts has already demonstrated remarkable dedication and drive.
RSU Faculty of Social Sciences is delighted to invite you to a guest lecture by French researcher Élie Tenenbaum, Director of the Ifri Security Studies Center.
Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) is set to welcome its new cohort of international students with an engaging and activity-filled Orientation Week from 28 January to 1 February 2025.
Linda Rozenbaha, RSU Public Relations Unit
Photo: Courtesy of RSU and Vita Redenka
| Audience: Students, researchers, public health experts, health policy makers, and industry professionals | ||
2024 has been a year of celebrations, filled with moments of joy, new connections, and shared experiences. As we reflect on the milestones of the past year, we eagerly anticipate the future. Sweet 16 awaits—here’s to a fulfilling and creative 2025!
