Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) is increasingly integrating artificial intelligence (AI) solutions into the study process through a special support initiative for teaching staff aimed at enhancing study courses, fostering innovation, and strengthening academic capacity in the field of AI. The initiative’s closing event will take place on 8 May at 10:00 at the RSU Pharmaceutical Education and Research Centre (21 Konsula iela), where lecturers will present their project results and share their experiences.
On 22 April 2026, the Social Sciences Research Centre of Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) organised the international scientific conference 'Art as an Agent of Change.
Photo: Courtesy of the participants
From 26 to 29 April, Lect. Romāns Gagunovs and study process organisers Ilze Speķe and Sandra Alksne of the Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) Faculty of Social Sciences visited West University of Timișoara in Romania, where over the course of several days, they delivered lectures and shared their experience, highlighting the RSU best practices in coordinating the study process.
Photo: Ilmārs Znotiņš (Chancery of the President of Latvia)
On the 36th anniversary of the Restoration of the Independence of the Republic of Latvia on 4 May 2026, the official award ceremony of Latvia’s highest state decorations was held at Riga Castle. The decorations were awarded by the President of the Republic of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs.
Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) has been awarded the prestigious “Choose Europe for Science” project under the Marie Skłodowska Curie Actions COFUND programme, further strengthening its position in internationally competitive research. The initiative will be implemented by the RSU Institute of Microbiology and Virology in collaboration with the RSU Social Sciences Research Centre, supporting an interdisciplinary approach to attracting outstanding postdoctoral researchers to RSU and sustainable scientific careers in Latvia and Europe.
Another historic achievement has been reached in sport at Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU): the RSU/VEF Rīga basketball team has won the Ramirent National Basketball League title for the first time. Coached by Māris Gulbis, the team defeated Gulbenes Buki 95–60 in the third game, securing a convincing 3–0 victory in the 2025/2026 season finals.
The RSU Faculty of Social Sciences, in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia, invites you to attend a guest lecture by Dr Robert Floyd, Executive Secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), entitled “The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty: Science and Diplomacy for a Safer World.”
A specialized event dedicated to the theoretical and practical aspects of spectral flow cytometry with imaging will take place at Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) on 28 May 2026. The event will be held at the RSU Institute of Microbiology and Virology, bringing together researchers, students, and healthcare professionals.
Riga Stradiņš University (RSU) invites researchers, students and health professionals to use the opportunities of the European Translational Medicine Research Infrastructure EATRIS-ERIC and learn about the possibilities of spectral flow cytometry, generate ideas and discuss collaboration and new project opportunities.
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Members of the Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) Alumni Association are invited to attend the association's general meeting on Tuesday, 16 May 2026 at 17:00.
The aim of the general meeting is to look back at the events of the past year and to discuss the most important moments in the life of an RSU alumni.
The reconvened general meeting will be held in a hybrid format, with the opportunity to participate either in person or online.
