Continuing with initiatives that have already been launched and to introduce something new! As part of our themed series of interviews “Doctor – it is a mission” we asked the new president of the International Students’ Association (ISA) Robert Ekman to share his plans and intentions for his time in office. The cultural diversity of the RSU student community is a unique platform for a special academic environment where integration and cooperation should be placed in the forefront.

The Inauguration Ceremony of Rector of Rīga Stradiņš University, Prof. Aigars Pētersons on Thursday, 1 February, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. at Riga Stradiņš University, Great Hall, 16 Dzirciema Street, Riga

On 1 January the chair of Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) Student Union was taken over by 3rd year physiotherapy student Linda Skulme.

Earlier this month Riga Stradiņš University (RSU) and Riga East Clinical University Hospital (RAKUS) signed an agreement on long-term cooperation, which foresees the construction of a RSU study base within the premises of Riga East Clinical University. The construction of the study base that will offer modern training facilities for RSU students and RAKUS staff, will be completed by January 2019. This willbe the first clinical study centre of such scale in Latvia.

Last year 4th year dentistry student Natālija Šilova took the position of Head of the Student Council at Rīga Stradiņš University.  This year she chose not to run for re-election as she has resolved to devote more of her time to academic issues and dentistry studies.  

This year the duties of the head of the Student Council have been entrusted to Linda Skulme. Natālija is looking for new challenges, she cannot sit idle and requires constant movement.

Following mutual agreement by the organising committee to assist students, providing them with slightly more time for their scientific research and thesis preparation, the RSU International Student Conference 2018 abstract submission deadline has been extended from January 12 to January 14.

The Latvian Academy of Sciences (LAS) has selected twelve greatest achievements of Latvia’s science in 2017.

On 15 January 2018 at 15:00 in an open meeting of Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) Medical Promotion Council to be held in the Hippocrates Lecture Theatre (16 Dzirciema Street, Riga) Anatolijs Požarskis will defend his doctoral thesis “Peculiarities of the development and diagnosis of late-onset hypogonadism in men in case of chronic diseases – arterial hypertension, dyslipidaemia, adiposity, metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes mellitus, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and combinations thereof”.

On 11 January 2018 at 15:00 in an open meeting of Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) Medical Promotion Council to be held in the Hippocrates Lecture Theatre (16 Dzirciema Street, Riga) Gunta Sumeraga will defend her doctoral thesis “The role of neuropeptides and neurogenic inflammation in the isolated postnasal drip syndrome”.

As of 1 January 2018, the new rector of Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) Professor Aigars Pētersons has officially taken office.