Liene Vaivode is an active and cheerful graduate of the Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) International Marketing and Advertising Bachelor’s study programme.
Employees and students of Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) are involved in the international I-SHARE (International Sexual Health and Reproductive Health) study on the impact of COVID-19 restrictions on sexual and reproductive health. This study aims to understand the impact that COVID-19 and the restrictions imposed to contain the disease has had on sexual and reproductive health.
On Wednesday, July 22, the Latvian IT Cluster signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a European Digital Innovation Hub in Latvia together with several cooperation partners, including Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU). Among the signatories are Latvia’s leading universities and scientific institutions, as well as a number of sectoral organisations.
Academic staff and researchers from the Faculty of European Studies at Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) are taking part in the National Research Program (NRP) project Economic, Political and Legal Framework for Preserving Latvia’s Economic Potential and Promoting Competitiveness after the Pandemic Crisis (reCOVery-LV), which is supported by the Latvian Council of Science. The University of Latvia is the project’s leading partner.
In July 2020, the Institute of the History of Medicine of Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) launched a Baltic-German University Liaison Office project in cooperation with Ulm University (Germany), the University of Tartu (Estonia) and Vilnius University (Lithuania). The project, Politicised Medicine, has the aim to host a series of online lectures and discussions about the impact of East European dictatorships have had on medicine in various countries.
Dace Kalsone (pictured) is a lecturer in the new International Business and Start-up Entrepreneurship study programme at Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU). She is a highly qualified financial and economic expert with an extensive educational background and significant work experience.
Tami König is a 4th year Medical student and will be starting her 8th semester in September. After finishing the study year, she decided to stay in Riga for the summer and enjoy the pleasures that the warmer months in the North can offer.
Why did you decide to stay in Riga?
With the pandemic going on I felt safer here as the Latvian government seemed to have the whole situation under control better than elsewhere.
