.
Orientation Week
Lapa ir pieejama tikai angļu valodā
Orientation Week is designed to help you, as a new student, to settle into university life and get to know the study process.
What happens during Orientation Week?
All international students starting their studies in September 2024 are welcome to join the Orientation Week from 20 August in the RSU Main Building.
During Orientation Week you will...
- meet other international students and staff from the International Department, the International Admissions Office, Student Services, and the International Student Association;
- receive the timetable for your study programme and information on how to use student information systems at RSU;
- have the opportunity to familiarise yourself with the study process at the University;
- receive information about RSU health services and safety in Riga;
- receive information about immigration procedures;
- be able to participate in other activities organised by the International Department and the International Student Association (the programme of activities to be announced in January 2024).
Programme
Unless otherwise stated, all Orientation Week activities will take place in the RSU Main Building (Block K, Ground floor, Great Hall).
The Orientation Week activities mentioned in the programme below are preliminary and subject to change. The final programme for August 2024 Orientation Week will be confirmed in August 2024.
- Tuesday, 20 August
10:00-10:30 Arrival 11:00 Overview of the Day 11:05 Welcome to Rīga Stradiņš University by Prof. Aigars Pētersons, Rector of RSU 11:10 Greetings from RSU's International Department by Dr Baiba Pētersone, Director of RSU International Department 11:20 Introduction to the Class of September 2024 Admission by Mr Māris Ginters, Head of RSU International Admissions Office 12:50 Group Photo 13:00 Lunch 14:00 Presentation on Student Services by Ms Annija Intenberga, RSU Student Services 14:30 Immigration FAQ for EU/EEA Students by Mr Reinis Gailītis, RSU International Admissions Office 14:30 Walking Tour for Non-EU/EEA Students around RSU Main Building, RSU International Admissions Office 15:15 Walking Tour around RSU Main Building, RSU International Admissions Office RSU ISA organised activity - Wednesday, 21 August
10:00 Immigration for Non-EU/EEA Students by Ms Jūlija Makņa, RSU International Admissions Office, Senate Hall (Block K, 2nd floor) 10:30 Arrival 11:00 Overview of the Day 11:10 Meeting the Representatives of RSU Faculty of Dentistry by Dr. Karīna Krūmiņa and RSU Faculty of Medicine by Ms Smuidra Žermanos 11:20 Welcome by the RSU Student Union (SU) by Ms Karlīna Emīlija Melberga, SU Head of International Affairs and the International Student Association (ISA) by Ms Bárbara Namora e Silva, ISA president 11:40 Academic Affairs Part1 - RSU Study Platforms and Grades, Class Setting and How to Approach Studies by Mr Ricardo Jorge Pires Correia, ISA Head of Academic Affairs and Ms Muskan Khan Shakur Khan Pathan, ISA Assistant to the Head of Academic Affairs 13:00 Lunch 14:00 Academic Affairs Part2 by Mr Ricardo Jorge Pires Correia, ISA Head of Academic Affairs and Ms Muskan Khan Shakur Khan Pathan, ISA Assistant to the Head of Academic Affairs 14:20 Student Life - Your Opportunities as an RSU Student by Mr Mazeen Mohamed Ahamed Mazhar, ISA Assistant to the Head of Integration and Sports and Ms Beatriz Lima Coelho, ISA Human Resources 15:00 Transfer Student Seminar by Ms Inguna Upīte-Sekste, Faculty of Medicine; Ms Annija Intenberga, Faculty of Dentistry; Ms Līva Suharevska, Open University, Senate Hall (Block K, 2nd floor) 15:00 Erasmus+ Incoming Student Info Seminar by Ms Maruta Funta, Erasmus+ Mobility Office, Room B-203 (Block B, 2nd floor) 15:00 Walking Tour around RSU Main Building, RSU International Admissions Office RSU ISA organised activity - Thursday, 22 August
10:30 Arrival 11:00 Overview of the Day 11:10 Introduction to Health Care Services by Mr Māris Ginters, Head of RSU International Admissions Office (presentation provided by RSU Outpatient Clinic) 11:40 Safety in Riga by Mr Oskars Kokņevičs, Chief Inspector and Police Tactics Instructor of Riga Municipal Police 12:15 Latvia: First Impressions 13:00 Lunch 14:00 Walking Tour around RSU Main Building, RSU International Admissions Office 17:00-19:00 Bowling - RSU ISA organised activity RSU ISA organised activity - Friday, 23 August
All-day Practical Arrangements - Self-organised activities 10:00-16:00 Optional/Individual visits to RSU International Department/ ERASMUS+ Office if needed (study contracts, educational documents, student IDs, etc.) - Saturday, 24 August
All-day Practical Arrangements - Self-organised activities (accommodation, getting to know Riga, transport, settling down, etc.) --- No RSU organised activities (RSU closed for the weekend) RSU ISA organised activity
RSU centrālā ēka
Rīga, Dzirciema iela 16
Telpa: K-218, K-220, K-223, K-225
Tālrunis: +37167409261
E-pasts: international [at] rsu.lv