The 10th International Student Conference (ISC) Health Social Sciences 2024 took place on 21 and 22 March at Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU). This is the largest student-organised scientific event not only in the Baltic States, but also in Northern Europe.
As part of Latvian Library Week (22-25 April), the RSU Library will host guests from the University of New Mexico, US, with guest lectures by Prof. Melissa L. Rethlefsen, Executive Director of the Health Sciences Library & Informatics Center, and Danielle E. Maurici-Pollock, Research Data Specialist at the Health Sciences Library & Informatics Center.
Oksana Savicka will defend her doctoral dissertation on 9 May at 15.00 in an open meeting of the RSU Health Sciences doctoral committee at the Hippocrates lecture-theatre. Her dissertation is titled 'Molecular Epidemiological Characterisation of Hepatitis A Virus in Latvia'.
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Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) has launched a new International Student Ambassadors Scholarship Programme to promote the University globally and to enhance the reputation of its medicine and dentistry study programmes. Earlier this year, six scholarship recipients were selected among almost 40 applicants - Jerzen Benny Malayaatil, Hussaina Musaji, Muskan-e Muhemmed, Andreas James McGregor, Karlijn Johanna Linda Henricus Op de Laak, and Marelize Vermeulen.
The 10th International Scientific-Practical Conference Health and Personality Development: an Interdisciplinary Approach will take place at Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) from 18 to 20 April. This year will mark the 10th anniversary of the RSU Department of Health Psychology and Paedagogy.
Michael E. Höllwarth, Honorary Doctor of Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU), born on 3 May 1943 in Tyrol, Austria, passed away on 12 March 2024 at the age of 80.
Seyithan Demirdag is an associate professor in the Department of Educational Sciences at Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University in Türkiye. He got a master's degree from Langston University in Oklahoma, and a PhD in educational leadership at the University of Oklahoma.
In 2023, Riga Stradiņš University (RSU) finished the year with successful financial results. Revenue exceeded EUR 100 million for the second consecutive year, reaching EUR 106.2 million last year. Compared to 2022, revenue increased by 4.8%, and the University’s turnover has doubled since 2017.
