Innovation has been a development priority for Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) for many years. Last December, the University took a new step by establishing the RSU Innovation Centre. The director of the centre, Līga Žūka (pictured) spoke to us about its benefits.
The Latvian national film awards Lielais Kristaps took place on Sunday 4 February. The award for Best Feature went to Elza Gauja's Pastkarte no Romas (A Postcard from Rome), and the award for Best Documentary Director was presented to Marta Herca, editor of the Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) student media network Skaļāk.
Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) invites students to develop and submit a public health crisis communication simulation scenario to a competition, announced today. The application deadline is 8 March 2024. The main prize is a trip to the 17th European Public Health Conference organised by the European Public Health Association (EUPHA) in Lisbon (Portugal).
On Friday, 2 February, the management of Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) met with the Rector of the Latvian Academy of Sport Education (LASE) Kalvis Ciekurs, LASE Vice-Rector for Studies Andra Fernāte, LASE Vice-Rector for Development and Science Prof. Jānis Žīdens and the Chairperson of the LASE Council Sandra Rozenštoka.
Last week, Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) hosted Orientation Week for newly admitted international students. This event takes place twice a year before the beginning of the semester and provides an opportunity for international students to learn more about RSU and Latvia and get to know one another. 298 students from 37 countries are starting their studies at RSU this winter. In total, more than 2,900 foreign students from 80 countries are currently studying at RSU.
Dace Tarasova will defend her doctoral dissertation on 5 March at 15.00 in an open meeting of the RSU Legal Sciences doctoral committee on Zoom. Her dissertation is titled 'Legal Framework Regulating Termination of Employment Relationship and Its Challenges in the Republic of Latvia'.
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As a result of the internal consolidation that began at Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) last year, two new faculties - the Faculty of Health and Sports Sciences and the Faculty of Social Sciences - will open on 6 February this year. The consolidation will contribute to the improvement and modernisation of the quality of study programmes, strengthen the integration of research into studies, reduce fragmentation, and increase the number of students at the new faculties.
On Wednesday, 7 February, the opening of the new Faculty of Social Sciences will take place in the RSU main building. At the ceremony, we will get to know the new faculty - the first in Latvia to integrate multiple disciplines, strengthen interdisciplinary research and raise quality of studies based on the latest trends in higher education.
