On 19 September, Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) will host the first international scientific and practical conference Modern Security Challenges and Strategies for Their Prevention – Towards a Secure Society. The conference is organised by researchers from the RSU Faculty of Social Sciences and will bring together scientists, industry experts, policymakers, law enforcement officials, state and local government officials, as well as representatives of non-governmental organisations from Latvia and around the world to discuss contemporary security challenges.
On Thursday, 18 September, with the support of a majority of Saeima deputies, Associate Professor Karina Palkova, Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU), was elected Ombudsman.
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The evaluation process of the first research and innovation project competition under the platform “Biomedical and Photonics Research Platform for the Creation of Innovative Products” (“BioPhoT”) has concluded, and 40 projects have been selected for implementation. They represent a wide spectrum of research, with a focus on smart specialization areas such as biomedicine, medical technologies, photonics, materials science, energy, and the environment.
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On 16 September, Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs met with RSU students at the Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) Medical Education Technology Centre (METC). The discussion on artificial intelligence (AI) was led by Jānis Sārts, Director of the NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence, and Mārtiņš Daugulis, Associate Professor at the RSU Faculty of Social Sciences.
Writer: Ilze Āķe-Vīksne, RSU Public Relations Unit
On 11 September, Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) hosted a celebratory event for the Department of Health Psychology and Paedagogy and the RSU Latvian Academy of Sport Education (LASE), marking a significant milestone in the University’s internal and external consolidation process. Participants from both the Department and RSU LASE were introduced to recent structural changes, the department’s new facilities, and future plans.
Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) invites everyone to attend the European Researchers’ Night on 26 September from 18:00 to 22:00 and explore the fields of medicine, dentistry, sports science, and learn about the latest research achievements at the university.
On Friday, 19 September 2025, a cooperation agreement will be signed in the RSU Rectorate Hall (16 Dzirciema iela) on a long-term strategic partnership to promote men's volleyball. The agreement provides for RSU's involvement in the Baltic Volleyball League team Robežsardze/ Rīga and the creation of a new farm club, RSU Robežsardze/Rīga.
On 24 September 2025, the Boris and Ināra Teterev Foundation will hold a ceremony in the RSU Senate Hall to award its Medal of Honor to Prof. Aigars Pētersons, Rector of Rīga Stradiņš University, and to announce the foundation's scholarship recipients.
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On 12 September, the Riga Stradiņš University (RSU) community celebrated our university's 75th anniversary Brothers Kokari Hall in Mežaparks.
