Media experts from Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) held an online discussion dedicated to a special edition (Advancing Media Literacy Research in the Baltic Sea Region) of the research journal Central European Journal of Communication on 30 June 2020. The event gathered communication experts, journalists, teachers, representatives of state and local government institutions, non-governmental organisations, amongst others. The discussion focused on the development of media and information literacy and media pedagogy.
Liene Dambiņa (pictured) is a graduate of the Health Management master’s degree programme jointly implemented by Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) and RISEBA University of Business, Arts and Technology. She has been the Chairperson of the Board of the Children’s Hospital Foundation for twelve years and has during her time there implemented various projects aimed at ensuring that children are provided with the best health care possible.
Anna Žabicka, a graduate of the Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) Social Anthropology programme, is currently pursuing doctoral studies in Austria. From time to time her path brings her back to RSU, "and I am truly glad about it," admits Anna who has been an administrative staff member at RSU as well as a teacher.
Professor Gunta Lazdāne, the director of the Institute of Public Health at Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU), explains that the pandemic has disrupted our daily routines and affected everyone both in Latvia and worldwide. Like other public health institutions the RSU Institute of Public Health continues working remotely.
After extensive repairs, the Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) Student Services have opened their doors and will now accommodate prospective and current students, as well as RSU employees in larger, brighter and more ergonomically furnished premises.
In preparation for welcoming new international students at Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) this autumn, the RSU International Department (ID) has initiated online mentor training. During the training, mentors learn what new students expect from them and how mentors can help the new international students.
The training specifically focused on the need for support in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Last year we met with prospective graduates from all three social sciences faculties of Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) just before graduation. This year, we are inviting them back to a conversation to find out what has changed since we last spoke.
‘People’s attitudes towards the crisis and the state of emergency depend on the situation they’re in, their savings and material security,’ says Klāvs Sedlenieks, social anthropologist and lecturer at Rīga Stradiņš University. Speaking to journalist Rūta Kesnere for the newspaper Diena, Sedlenieks stresses that growth is not possible without crises, but that each crisis does not automatically lead to growth and development. A crisis can make you stronger, or it can break you.
Lieutenant Colonel Normunds Vaivads, Chief Medical Officer in the Medical Service of the Joint Headquarters of the National Armed Forces (NAF), has two passions in life – medicine and the military. This is the reason why the Lt Col chose to continue his education with the Health Management master's programme offered jointly by Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) and RISEBA.
