The Summer International Radiology Course 2020 (SIRC20) will be held in Poznań, Poland, 19-25 July 2020.

SIRC20 is a 7-day workshop that will cover the theoretical and practical aspects of multidisciplinary radiology - X-ray, USG, CT, MRI, and interventional radiology. The course will be taught in English by experienced clinicians and radiologists and will focus on the interpretation of diagnostic images and practical handling of radiology equipment.

Several independent experts visited Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) on 6 February as part of the licensing process of the new International Business and Start-up Entrepreneurship study programme. Mārtiņš Upmacis, Senior Expert at the Academic Information Centre, coordinated the work of the panel of experts. The panel included representatives from the Latvian Employers’ Confederation and the Student Union of Latvia.

The prevalence of start-ups and the support they are provided by different state and municipal authorities are definitely an important indicator of contemporary development. It gives a signal that we are including innovative and forward-looking business ideas in our vision for national economic development. At present, there are hundreds of active start-ups in Latvia that have successfully managed to attract investments of over 210m euros.

EIT JUMPSTARTER 2020 joint program by EIT Food, EIT Heatlh, EIT InnoEnergy, EIT Manufacturing, EIT RawMaterials and EIT Urban Mobility invites teams of individuals with innovative business ideas in the health/food/raw materials sectors turn ideas into a business.

Don't miss the chance and apply now for the EIT Jumpstarter. Get engaged with Europe’s largest thematic innovation networks, learn how to validate your business concept, develop your business plan and pitch your idea to future investors.

On 18 November 2019, Inga Millere, the Dean of the Faculty of Public Health and Social Welfare at Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) and a Professor of the Department of Nursing and Midwifery, was awarded the Cross of Recognition for her outstanding and significant contribution to the development of nursing education and research.

Hannah Katharina Schöberl is a 6th-year medical student at Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) and was recently elected President of the International Student Association (ISA) taking up her new position on 1 January 2020. She has been with ISA since the beginning of 2019 when she was elected Head of Academic Affairs. Prior to her involvement with ISA, Hannah was on the board of the German Student Association (Deutsche Studenten im Ausland, DSiA).

From 27 to 29 April, Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) will host the 6th International Scientific Conference ‘Health and Personality Development: an Interdisciplinary Approach’. A pre-conference workshop will take place on 26 April. The conference is organised by the Department of Health Psychology and Paedagogy of the RSU Faculty of Public Health and Social Welfare.

On 20 February the Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) International Department organised a "speed friending" event together with the RSU International Students’ Association (ISA) and the Student Union for local and international students.

Students, school pupils, the university's employees and anyone interested are invited to attend a guest lecture by Professor Dr Thomas F. Schaller. The lecture is taking place as part of a series of guest lectures on the upcoming US presidential election that began in autumn 2019. The professor will report on the current activities of the presidential campaign and the most likely scenarios.

Since 2019 the Institute of Public Health at Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) has been involved in COST ACTION 18124 of the European Sexual Medicine Network. One of the four working groups studied information published in scientific journals and the existing practices of the 32 countries represented in this project. The results confirm existing gaps in knowledge and skills regarding sexual health.