An exhibition created by the Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) History Museum will be on display in the glass cases by the RSU Great Hall at 16 Dzirciema iela from March 27 to July 19 - HISTORIC TURN; How the First World Congress of Latvian Physicians (1989) influenced the development of RSU.
In the second half of the 1980s, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia were at the beginning of the Singing Revolution – an effort to regain independence from Soviet occupation. In Latvia, it was also called the Third Awakening.
The third project in the Age is not an Obstacle series, funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers' education and research mobility programme NordPlus, is being implemented by SIA Remilia in cooperation with Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU), the Estonian Pensioners’ Union, and the Lithuanian Union of Pensioners Bočiai. The project aims to improve Baltic seniors’ quality of life by upgrading their knowledge and skills.
"I strongly disagree with the notion that Latvians are cold," says Lucas Risters, a German-British medical student currently living and studying in Riga. He believes Latvians possess a warmth and openness that Latvians do not see in themselves. Five years ago, driven by a kind of ambition, Lucas packed his things and came to study in an unfamiliar country.
As part of Latvian Library Week (22-25 April), the RSU Library will host guests from the University of New Mexico, US, with guest lectures by Prof. Melissa L. Rethlefsen, Executive Director of the Health Sciences Library & Informatics Center, and Danielle E. Maurici-Pollock, Research Data Specialist at the Health Sciences Library & Informatics Center.
The RSU Library invites you to two days of guest lectures by library experts from the US. The aim of the lectures is to improve the understanding and practice of library services and research, focusing on the importance of systematic reviews and research data management.
The 10th International Student Conference (ISC) Health Social Sciences 2024 took place on 21 and 22 March at Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU). This is the largest student-organised scientific event not only in the Baltic States, but also in Northern Europe.
As part of Latvian Library Week (22-25 April), the RSU Library will host guests from the University of New Mexico, US, with guest lectures by Prof. Melissa L. Rethlefsen, Executive Director of the Health Sciences Library & Informatics Center, and Danielle E. Maurici-Pollock, Research Data Specialist at the Health Sciences Library & Informatics Center.
Oksana Savicka will defend her doctoral dissertation on 9 May at 15.00 in an open meeting of the RSU Health Sciences doctoral committee at the Hippocrates lecture-theatre. Her dissertation is titled 'Molecular Epidemiological Characterisation of Hepatitis A Virus in Latvia'.
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Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) has launched a new International Student Ambassadors Scholarship Programme to promote the University globally and to enhance the reputation of its medicine and dentistry study programmes. Earlier this year, six scholarship recipients were selected among almost 40 applicants - Jerzen Benny Malayaatil, Hussaina Musaji, Muskan-e Muhemmed, Andreas James McGregor, Karlijn Johanna Linda Henricus Op de Laak, and Marelize Vermeulen.
