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On Monday 3 September, Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) is returning to its daily rhythm and is welcoming back students from their summer holidays. 

  • At 17:00 you are welcome to meet your new coursemates in the RSU courtyard and try some of our traditional Latvian celebration cake - kliņģeris. Live music by Blue Jean Serenade.
RSU lecturer Andris Skride to chair European Society of Cardiology working group

Riga Stradiņš University (RSU) Faculty of Medicine lecturer, cardiologist at Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital and Chairperson of the Board of Rare Disease Specialists Association of Latvia Andris Skride will lead one of the working groups of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). Dr. Skride is the only Baltic specialist to lead a working group at the European Society for Cardiology. This is a noteworthy international assessment and demonstrates a high-level of proficiency and international recognition of our medical specialists. 

Academics from Medical Education Technology Centre visit Hannover Medical School

From 19 to 20 July Riga Stradiņš University (RSU) Faculty of Medicine Vice-Dean, Head of the Medical Education Technology Centre Ruta Jakušonoka and Assistant Professor at the Department of Clinical Skills and Medical Technologies Reinis Balmaks visited the medical simulation centre at Hannover Medical School (MHH).

Hannover Medical School was founded in 1965 and is one of the world’s leading university medical centres.

RSU takes development road paved by the best European universities

In his interview with the daily newspaper Diena, rector of Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) Professor Aigars Pētersons reveals the university’s intention to increase the proportion of visiting lecturers by 15% in the next five years. The RSU rector mentions another ambitious goal – to be among the top 500 universities in QS World University Rankings.

Conference

At the beginning of June, the Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies (AABS) organised a conference that was held at Stanford University (California, USA).  It marked two important events: 50 years since the foundation of the AABS and the 100th anniversary of the Baltic Republics – Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) teaching staff and a PhD student of the programme Communication Culture and Multimedia also took part in the conference.

Vita Skuja

Vita_Skuja-lead.jpgVita Skuja, Lecturer at the Department of Internal Diseases at Riga Stradiņš University (RSU) has been elected as one of nine young European gastroenterologists who will represent the interests of junior physicians in the Young Talent Group of the United European Gastroenterology for two years (from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2020).

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