The first Kanzan sakura cherry trees were planted this week in Rīga Stradiņš University’s (RSU) Inspiration Park. The initiative is part of the “Zaļš” project implemented by the RSU Student Union (Studējošo pašpārvalde, SP) in cooperation with the Department of Infrastructure.
It is one of the first steps on a list of improvements to Inspiration Park. Other landscaping work such as adding footpaths, benches, and lighting to the park are also planned.
An awards ceremony will be held in the Senate Hall on Thursday 2 June at 16:00, to honour Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) students' achievements in sports this academic year - teams, individual athletes, and coaches.
28. maijā RSU Studējošo pašpārvaldes Studentu mājā (Palasta ielā 3) notiks pasākums Breaking Barriers 2022, kura galvenais mērķis ir sapulcēt vietējos un ārvalstu studentus, lai lauztu starp viņiem pastāvošās barjeras.
On 28 May, the event Breaking Barriers 2022 will take place at the RSU Student Union House (3 Palasta iela). The main goal of the event is to bring together local and international students in order to break the barriers that exist between them.
Despite the rain and a queue that stretched from Kronvalda bulvāris, across the city canal, all the way down to Muitas iela, the Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) Anatomy Museum attracted 1,397 visitors on Museum Night on 14 May.
This year, the museum invited visitors to look into different inner worlds, both physical and dream worlds, to encourage openness and tolerance. Visitors had the opportunity to view the museum's anatomical, anthropological, and teratological collections free of charge.
Collaboration in biomaterials research, new residency specialisations in oral pathology and in academic performance monitoring systems in surgery, anaesthesiology, gynaecology, and other specialties are just some of the future cooperation directions established between Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) and the University at Buffalo (UB) in New York. RSU representatives recently visited New York to discuss deepening these collaborations, which is seen as the next step in the work already underway between the two universities.
The RSU Asian Society (ASOC) will be organising an Asian Night Market on 3 June in Inspiration Park behind the RSU Main Building. At the market, you will be able to enjoy authentic foods from countries like Taiwan, Japan, India, and Sri Lanka and play different street games.
On Sunday, 15 May, a team of runners from Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) with both students and staff members participated in the Rimi Riga Marathon. They represented the University in all races – the full marathon, the half-marathon, as well as the 10km and 6km races.
In the dark of night on 11 May, a coordinated landing of a C-146A Wolfhound aircraft took place on road A9 in Dobele municipality. This was a tactical phase of the US Special Operations Forces (SOF) exercise Trojan Footprint 22.
Participants from several NATO member countries practiced their medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) skills together with SOF and ground forces.
Adam Bott is currently in his 7th semester of medical studies at Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU). He was born in Russia, but grew up in Germany and is the Head of Integration and Sports on the RSU International Student Association (ISA) Board.
In five years, the Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) Alumni Association has grown from having 100 members to being the largest association of its kind in Latvia, comprising more than 1,100 alumni who are united by their diplomas from RSU, or as it was previously known the Medical Academy of Latvia, and the Riga Medical Institute.
‘If in the past joining the association made you an exception, we now want the reverse to be true,’
