Tami König is a 4th year Medical student and will be starting her 8th semester in September. After finishing the study year, she decided to stay in Riga for the summer and enjoy the pleasures that the warmer months in the North can offer.

Why did you decide to stay in Riga?

With the pandemic going on I felt safer here as the Latvian government seemed to have the whole situation under control better than elsewhere.

Now, at the height of summer, the reconstruction of the Rīga Stradiņš University’s (RSU) Anatomy Museum is finally in its home stretch – the museum is being furnished and work on setting up the exhibition has begun. This comprehensive project will conclude at the beginning of October and the museum will be a welcome new addition to the already expansive museum scene in Riga. Located at 9 Kronvalda bulvāris, the RSU Anatomy Museum will be a special place for anyone interested in getting to know the human body from the viewpoint of a surgeon or an anatomist.

A new smart device has been created as part of the new computerised individual personality assessment system. It was the result of several years of cooperation between researchers from Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) and Riga Technical University (RTU). The device will make psychological testing in the army more convenient and efficient. We talked to project leader Ainārs Stepens who is a neurologist and Head of the RSU Military Medicine Research and Study Centre (pictured).

Lecturers from Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) have developed new and innovative study courses and upgraded current courses by creating appropriate methodological solutions in four months with the financial support of the Boris and Inara Teterev Foundation. A repeated scholarship application period will open this August when healthcare and social sciences lecturers from RSU will have the opportunity to apply.

Baiba Kasakovska, a graduate of both the bachelor’s and master’s Nursing Studies programmes at Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) calls herself a modern nurse because she welcomes patients with a smile, is understanding, responsive and knowledgeable. She believes that the nursing profession is a special calling for capable personalities with inexhaustible energy and a benevolence towards others.

The RSU Business Incubator launching in September, will be a new opportunity for young entrepreneurs or young people with ideas for a business, as well as for students simply interested in entrepreneurship. At the Business Incubator they will be able to gain new knowledge, skills and experience, to search and find partners, develop their unique product or service, as well as join a group of like-minded people who are already implementing their ideas or are planning to do so.