On 29 September, the project Factors and Actors Contributing to the Willingness to Defend One’s Own Country: the Case of Latvia, Lithuania and Taiwan will host an online discussion where project implementers from Latvia, Lithuania, and Taiwan will summarise and analyse the results of the research so far.
To strengthen the cooperation between the academic and private sectors in Latvia and Norway, as well as to promote an active lifestyle, Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) hosted the participants of a bike ride organised by the Norwegian Chamber of Commerce in Latvia (NCCL) on 14 September. Among them was the new Ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway to Latvia, Mrs Ine Måreng, and managers and representatives of various Norwegian companies.
On 14 September, the Professional Association of German Anaesthesiologists (Berufsverband Deutscher Anästhesisten) awarded the Gold Badge to Oļegs Sabeļņikovs, Associate Professor at the Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care at Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) Faculty of Medicine, Head of the Department of Clinical Skills and Medical Technologies, and Vice President of the Association
Orientation Week for all new international students is organised by the Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) International Department (ID). This year, it was once again held in person and gathered more than 400 newly admitted students.
Shortly after the First World Congress of Latvian Physicians, doctors Kristaps and Bertrams Zariņš (USA) founded the non-profit organisation Latvian Medical Foundation (LMF) to support the field of medicine in Latvia. Latvian doctors and students have been able to apply for LMF scholarships for 30 years already. This year, LMF is also supporting young Latvian doctors, and the Zariņi Scholarship for medical study trips has been awarded to aspiring young students from Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU).
Doctoral School has the pleasure to invite those interested to the lecture 'From Conception to Birth: How to plan, draft, write and finish a PhD thesis' by visiting professor Rico Isaacs on Wednesday, 12 October.
Mobility City Challenge 2022 is an urban hackathon that for the second year invites you to look at your city from a different point of view and participate in shaping its future. This year's challenge will take place from 23 to 25 September in cooperation with Riga Airport (RIX). Participants will have the opportunity to win 1,000 EUR and to participate in the final stage of the competition in Barcelona (Spain).
Speed friending — speed dating's friendly and fun twin sister, where the goal is to friendzone each other through fun games and good conversations — is back.
The 9th Latvian Congress of Physicians, which is the largest medical forum in Latvia, will be held on 21-24 September 2022 at the ATTA Centre (60 Krasta iela). Organised by the Latvian Medical Association (LMA) and the Latvian Medical and Dental Association (LĀZA), the theme of this year’s congress will be the progression towards patient-centred precision medicine. To register for the congress and read the programme, please visit www.arstukongress.lv.
Early diagnosis of disorders and targeted multiprofessional treatment are of increasing importance in mental health care. The treatment of the first-episode schizophrenia-spectrum psychosis is essential for further development and course of the disease and for the prognosis of the disease outcome.
