Representatives of Shanghai University Visiting RTU

On December 19, 2018, Associate Professor Lu Suying and Professor He Shuquan from the School of Economics of Shanghai University visited Riga Technical University. Professor Igors Tipāns, Riga Technical University Deputy Rector, Director of International Cooperation and Foreign Students Department, Professor Inga Lapiņa, Vice Dean for Academic Affairs of Faculty of Engineering Economics and Management and Modris Ozoliņš, Head of Department of International Programs of Faculty of Engineering Economics and Management met the visitors on behalf of RTU.

Deputy Rector Igors Tipāns first welcomed the delegation’s visit and briefly summed up the facts and figures of RTU. Then Professor Inga Lapiņa introduced the work and academic interest directions of the Faculty of Engineering Economics and Management and pointed out the opportunities for cooperation in the future. In addition, Modris Ozoliņš briefly introduced the field of innovation economics at RTU and introduced the achievements of RTU students in the field of innovations and entrepreneurship.

Hopefully Riga Technical University and the School of Economics of Shanghai University can become a platform for economic exchanges between China and Latvia and start the new traits for exchange programs in the field of economics and management. As well as the platform promoting cultural exchanges between the two countries.