The RSU Student Union encourages students and employees to participate in Green Week!
During Green Week you will be able to:
- recycle,
- meditate,
- participate in interesting workshops,
- enjoy a movie,
- end your week on a green note,
- learn more about the "zero waste" lifestyle, and recycling,
- win useful prizes.
From 1 to 5 April Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) hosted the international conference Research Week 2019. The week included three conferences: Knowledge for Use in Practice on medicine and health sciences, the interdisciplinary conference PLACES on social sciences and the RSU International Student Conference, the most widely attended student conference in the Baltic States.
Stav Brodsky is the winner of the 2019 RSU Student of the Year award. He is a 6th year Medical student from Israel who has taken on a very active role at Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU). Among his list of achievements is being the first international student on the RSU Senate, and being the President of the RSU International Students’ Association (ISA).
Jānis Zariņš is a doctoral student enrolled in the Medicine doctoral study programme. He received the annual award of Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) in the category Doctoral Student of the Year. Professor Māra Pilmane, the supervisor of his doctoral thesis, describes Jānis as ‘a determined and inquisitive young researcher, who knows the value of time. He is not afraid of criticism and has been constantly evolving.’
You are welcome to attend the lecture ‘How to be productive?’ by the Co-founder of Printful, Dāvis Siksnāns. In this lecture Dāvis will share valuable advice and techniques, which he has tested himself, on how to improve productivity in a way that will allow you to reach your goals more effectively - both at work and in your personal life.
In remembrance for those who passed away in the bombings that took place in Sri Lanka on 21 April, the RSU Asian Society will be holding a vigil in the back yard of the RSU main building. The vigil will be held on Monday 29 April from 15:30 to 17:00 and is open to everyone. In case some of you are not be able to attend it, a designated space will be available from morning until 15:30 for the placement of flowers and signs of well-wishes and condolences.
The vigil is organised by the RSU Asian Society.
On April 15 the Italian Embassy in Latvia celebrated Italian Research Day 2019 with Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) and in collaboration with Vita-Salute San Raffeale University (UniSR) in Milan. This annual event recognises Italy’s achievements in science and technology, and is aimed at strengthening the cooperation between Italian researchers and their counterparts in other countries. The Italian Research Day is an initiative supported by the Italian government.






