According to the decision of the Senate of Riga Technical University (RTU), we are delighted to announce that a new structural unit – International Education Research Center (IERC) – has been established. The new center was established by merging the forces of the International Cooperation and Foreign Students Department (ICFSD) and the Faculty of E-Learning Technologies and Humanities (FETH).
Evaluating the performance of Riga Technical University (RTU) in the implementation of the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goal (CNG) 17, RTU is ranked 101-200 in the highest-ranked group of universities and thus becoming also the most highly rated of the four Latvian universities in the ranking «The Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2020». Read more
On occasion of well-established cooperation between Riga Technical University and Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences in Germany, our students are invited to attend an online lecture series “The Social Effects of the Corona Crisis” devoted to a number of topics addressing social effects caused by COVID-19.
The lectures are held on Tuesdays and again on Thursdays at 6.30 PM via zoom conference. To register the zoom video conference and obtain in-depth information regarding topics please follow this link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIpcuytpjkuEtdgiBGr4OrQRiWvb08n-3JH
Latvian scientists are developing a new monitoring method that will help to determine the transfer of coronavirus to wastewater and the distribution in the environment. This is necessary in order to understand what virus-restrictive measures can be implemented and what preventive measures should be taken, taking into account not only the human-to-human virus transmission, but on a more broader scale – across the whole ecosystem. The study is carried out by Riga Technical University (RTU) together with the Latvian Biomedical Research and Studies Center (BMC) and the Institute of Food Safety, Animal Health and Environment (BIOR). Read more
A team of scientists and engineers from the Design Factory of Riga Technical University (RTU) has created a prototype for an automated lung fan that is simple enough in production and easy to use, in order to help patients with breathing problems caused by Covid-19 efficiently. Cooperation with a number of companies to start production is already under way. Read more
On May 8, within the framework of the online event organized by the Azerbaijan Customs Academy (ACA) and Latvian Embassy in Azerbaijan, H.E. Ambassador of Latvia to Azerbaijan Dainis Garančs delivered a lecture “Customs and Border Management at the Current Pandemic Times: Main Challenges and Opportunities”. Read more
