As a child, Gundega Jākobsone wanted to become a doctor. When it was time to commence studies, she only had to decide on the specialty, and her choice was dentistry, since she had enjoyed it while working as an orderly assistant at the Institute of Stomatology during her summer vacation. Now she is Head of the Department of Orthodontics at the Faculty of Dentistry at Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) and an associate professor.
Registration is open for the Lattelecom Rīga Marathon 2019 !
Be a part of the large RSU Marathon team this year! Hurry, as places are limited!
A record-breaking number of 823 abstracts were submitted for the international conferences "Knowledge for Use in Practice" and "PLACES", to be held within the frame of RSU Research Week. The number of submissions tripled, in comparison to last year – with around 10 percent of applications received from abroad.
The International Abstract Review Committee will evaluate the submitted abstracts and select authors for participation in the conference with oral or poster presentations. The authors will be notified of the results by 11 February.
Please register by 20 February 2019. Places are limited to 25 students.
RSU International Department invites you to a seminar "Cross-Cultural Communication in the Professional World", conducted by Mrs Irma Kalniņa, held in Room B-508, RSU Main Building, 16 Dzirciema iela, Rīga, on Thursday 21 February.
On 1 January, Māris Lapšovs, a third-year student in the study programme Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine was appointed Chairperson of the Student Union at Rīga Stradiņš University. Initially, in the second semester of his first year he was Assistant Chairperson of the Student Union, after that he was elected Head of the Department of Academic Affairs, but now, for a year, he will perform the duties of Chairperson of the Student Union.
To make Rīga Stradiņš University premises more accessible to students and other patrons with disabilities, in December 2018 a lift was launched in the library, located in the main building, providing library users with added access between floors. On the first floor the lift can be accessed via the Open Access Loan area, while on the second floor – access is via the Reading Room. Also, the books from the Reading Room on the second floor can now also be read in the Open Access Loan Reading Rooms on the first floor.
SRHR policy research – achievements and challenges is a side event organised by the Academic Network for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) Policy (ANSER) and will be held on 3 April 2019.
Leonard George is a sixth year medical student from Hamburg, Germany, who has been active in the International Students‘ Association (ISA) for a number of years. His main area of activity in the association was assisting students with academic issues. Leonard also shares his views on his own experience while studying Medicine at RSU.
The winner of Pauls Stradiņš Award is traditionally announced on 17 January, the birthday of professor Pauls Stradiņš. This year the award goes to Professor Alfredo Musajo Somma for his contribution to strengthening the role of Latvia, the Latvian Association of Medical Historians, Rīga Stradiņš University and Pauls Stradiņš Museum of the History of Medicine among medical historians on the international scale.
