The final seminar (webinar) of the Central Baltic Area project 'OnBoard-Med – Harmonization of on Board Medical Treatment, Occupational Safety and Emergency Skills in Baltic Sea Shipping' will be held on 6 March. The webinar will be about the cooperation between medical staff and mariners, and about the training of specialists in providing medical assistance on board.
The seminar will be conducted in English.
This year Linda Skulme, a 4th year physiotherapy student at the Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) Faculty of Rehabilitation, is a senior member of the Student Union, but in 2018 she was the Chairperson of this student organisation.
On Tuesday February 26 at 18:00 social anthropologist and Rīga Stradiņš University guest lecturer, Tobias Köllner, will give a public talk – ‘On Entangled Authorities: The Interplay between Orthodox Religion and Politics in Contemporary Russia.’ The event will take place in the AsiaRes Reading Room (Level M) in the National Library of Latvia.
Please note the changes in the opening hours for some access points of RSU library during the Clean-up Day on Friday, 28 February.
| Service access points | Opening hours |
|---|---|
Open Access Loan | 8:30–14:00 self-service only |
Library Information Centre |
Mārtiņš Kalējs, cardiac surgeon and leading researcher of the Scientific Laboratory of Biomechanics at Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU), has dreamed about science since childhood. The young doctor will, therefore, make the most of his opportunity of participating and presenting at the RSU International Research Conference, Knowledge for Use in Practice.
Between 2000 and 2017 the number of immigrants in Iceland increased from 8 500 to 36 000. A study conducted on the immigrant population in the North of Iceland in 2015-2016 showed that 82% of immigrants reported being either "satisfied" or "very satisfied" with their lives.
When it comes to studying immigrant populations the focus is almost exclusively on dissatisfaction, and problems like discrimination, prejudice, or other difficulties immigrants face.
Shopping is an essential part of our daily lives, but what should we do in a situation where you accidentally break, or damage goods while shopping by knocking something over with your backpack, for example? Inga Kudeikina, Assistant Professor at Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) Faculty of Law, explains the customer’s and the vendor’s rights and responsibilities in such situations.
The RSU Asian Society invites you to our Freshers' Welcome Event, Asian Evening, held on 22 February in the cafeteria of the RSU Main Building.
Join us for some great performances, fun games, and food guaranteed to make you remember home.
Coming in Asian attire would be a nice touch as it would make the event colourful. Don't hesitate to bring your friends and classmates – introduce them the dynamic, and colourful Asian way of celebrating!
As a primary school pupil Inga Ziemele (pictured) watched the medical drama Chicago Hope and first became aware of what would become her future career – she wanted to be a physician! Over the years her determination grew stronger. Now she is an infectologist at the Children’s Clinical University Hospital and a lecturer in the Department of Paediatrics at the Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU).
Last week Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) held an Orientation Week for newly-enrolled international students. Almost 280 international students from 29 countries are joining RSU this semester to study in one of four English language study programmes – Medicine, Dentistry, Public Health and Social Work with Children and Youth.
