Prof. Udo Rolle will share his experience and knowledge on paediatric surgical oncology on Thursday, 18 January.
Prof. Rolle is Head of Paediatric Surgical Department at Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, Department of Pediatric Surgery and Pediatric Urology.
Olga Valciņa will defend her doctoral dissertation on 28 December at 15:00 in an open meeting of the RSU degree committee of Basic Sciences of Medicine, including Pharmacy. Her dissertation is titled 'Prevalence, Genetic Diversity, and Virulence Potential of Legionella spp.'
Official reviewers
- Prof. (Dr. med.) Juta Kroiča, Rīga Stradiņš University
- Prof. (Dr. med. vet.) Anda Valdovska, Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies
- Assoc. Prof. (PhD) Tarja Pitkänen, University of Helsinki (Finland)
When a patient suffers from a neurodegenerative disease such as Alzheimer's or Parkinson's, their brain and nerve cells gradually deteriorate leading to impaired memory, cognitive function, and range of movement. The timely diagnosis and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases is a major challenge of the 21st century in Europe and worldwide.
In February 2024, Latvia will host the Latvian Brain Bee olympiad for the third time. The event will be organised by the Neurology Development Foundation, and the Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) Student Scientific Interest Group in Neurology and Neurosurgery in collaboration with the RSU Academy of Junior Doctors.
On 6 December, Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) received a special award for growth at the Latvian Sustainable Governance Awards 2023 ceremony at the Bank of Latvia. RSU was praised for its contribution to sustainable governance and growth, as well as for improving corporate governance and ensuring that the University's activities are in line with the defined values. The event honoured Latvian companies that have demonstrated excellence in the different award categories and discussed different aspects of sustainable management.
The information submission stage for the Health Care study direction implemented at Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) has been successfully completed – RSU has submitted documents for evaluation to the Quality Agency for Higher Education and received a visit by a group of international accreditation experts.
The international Erasmus+ Skills Tracking System as a Digital Solution for Student-Centred Learning project has come to an end with a seminar titled "Lecturer. Self-Directed Learning. Student." Representatives from the education and healthcare sectors attended the seminar.
Laura Līpenīte, a 6th-year student in the Paediatrics study programme at Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) Faculty of Medicine, is characterised by her inexhaustible energy, perseverance, and ability to take initiative. She is an excellent student and combines her studies with work at the hospital.
