RSU Latvian Academy of Sport Education

With a rich history and a modern approach, the Latvian Academy of Sport Education (LASE) offers top-quality studies and practical skills in sports and health, providing students with a pathway to a successful career.

Following a decision by the Ministry of Education and Science, the Latvian Academy of Sport Education (LASE) was integrated into Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) on 1 July, while retaining its identity, brand, as well as its academic and scientific autonomy. LASE functions as a separate structural unit within RSU, under the authority of Assocc Prof. Andris Skride, Vice-Rector for Health Studies, and led by its Acting Director, Assoc. Prof. Kalvis Ciekurs. Its official name is the Rīga Stradiņš University Latvian Academy of Sport Education.

As the leading higher education institution in Latvia specialising in sports and health education, LASE boasts over 103 years of experience. It offers high-quality study programmes that combine theoretical knowledge with practical experience, training future sports and healthcare professionals, as well as sports and national defence teachers.

LASE’s mission will remain the same: to promote the development of sports and a healthy lifestyle by providing excellent education and fostering research that advances sports science and innovation. LASE aims to train competent and motivated specialists capable of influencing the sports and health sector in Latvia and worldwide.

Benefits

• High academic qualityLASE is proud of its experienced teaching staff and modern study methods in both theoretical and practical classes.
• Practical experienceur students gain practical skills by collaborating with sports clubs, schools, and health centres.
• International cooperationLASE actively participates in international exchange programmes, offering students opportunities to study and practice abroad.
• Innovative researchOur research centres contribute to new discoveries in sports science, health promotion, and rehabilitation.

Sports infrastructure

LASE is equipped with extensive sports infrastructure, including sports halls, weightlifting gyms, gymnastics halls, and martial arts halls. This infrastructure provides students with the opportunity to develop their practical skills in a variety of sports.

LASE graduates work as sports teachers, coaches, physiotherapists, sports managers, and recreation specialists in Latvia and abroad.

Partner universities

• Riga Technical University, Latvia
• University of Latvia, Latvia
• Daugavpils University, Latvia
• RTU Liepāja, Latvia
• National Sports Academy „Vassil Levski“, Bulgaria
• Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Czechia
• J.E.Purkyne University in Usti nad Labem, Czechia
• University of Zagreb, Croatia
• University of Tartu, Estonia
• University of Bologna, Italy
• University of Rome "Foro Italico", Italy
• Kazakh Academy of Sports & Tourism, Kazakhstan
• Klaipeda University, Lithuania
• Lithuanian Sports University, Lithuania
• Šiauliai Academy, Lithuania
• Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania

• University of South-Eastern Norway, Norway
• University of Lomža, Poland
• Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport, Poland
• Josef Pilsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw, Poland
• Casimir Pulaski Radom University, Poland
• University of Coimbra, Portugal
• Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia
• Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences, Finland
• University of Jaén, Spain
• University of Málaga, Spain
• Haliç University, Turkey
• National University of Physical Education and Sport of Ukraine, Ukraine
• Halmstad University School of Social & Health Sciences, Sweden
• Högskolan Dalarna, Sweden
• Swedish School of Sports and Health Sciences, Sweden

RSU LSPA Visual Identity

RSU LSPA Visual identity guidelines (Latvian)

RSU LSPA logos (Latvian)

RSU LSPA logos (English)

PowerPoint presentation template (Latvian)

PowerPoint presentation template (English)

LASE website