Independence Day Cricket Cup 2021 organized by Latvian Cricket Federation

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On August 15, 2021 in cooperation with three Latvian universities (RTU, Turība, ISMA) an Independence Day Cricket Cup 2021 was organized by Latvian Cricket Federation on Turība University ground to celebrate the 75th Independence Day of India.

India is known as one of the most powerful countries in the world but still, people’s love for their country does not keep them away from celebrating their Independence Day. Citizens celebrate the day by remembering the freedom fighters with full energy, dedication, and love for the country. Therefore, in dedication of the heroes, the national game – cricket – was organized to unite the international students from different universities and to celebrate the special occasion.

As the interest for international cricket games is highly increasing, in total four teams participated in the tournament, where RTU Cricket Club was represented by two teams – RTU and RTU Falcons. RTU Falcons team got a runner-up position.

We thank all the participants who took part in this cricket tournament and we encourage anyone who has a passion for cricket to join the next tournaments – both as players and as spectators to support our teams.

For further information, please, contact the RTU Cricket Club on social media (Facebook: RTU Cricket Club).

ICFSD Held a Discussion with the Representative of The Embassy of Poland in Riga

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On August 6, 2021 representatives of RTU International Cooperation and Foreign Student Department held a discussion with the representative of The Embassy of Poland in Riga – Mr. Łukasz Cudny.

Main topics of interest were green initiatives which are developed by RTU, smart energy technologies and cooperation potential with the industry in Latvia, Poland and rest of the Europe.

Within discussion the importance of a student exchange and bilateral cooperation between Latvian and Polish higher education institutions was highlighted, therefore the plan to start initiative of PhD scholarship for polish researchers and PhD students was settled.

We are looking forward to close friendship with our Polish partners, students and Polish community in Latvia. Mr. Łukasz Cudny emphasized that cultural events organized by the embassy are always open for RTU staff and students!

Latvian and Italian Ambassadors Attend the Closing of Summer School «Nonlinear Life» Organized by RTU and University of Bergamo

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On July 29, the Ambassador of Latvia to Italy H.E. Mrs Solvita Āboltiņa, the Ambassador of Italy to Latvia Mr Stefano Taliani de Marchio, Rector of University of Bergamo (UniBg) Professor Remo Morzenti Pellegrini, and Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs of Riga Technical University (RTU) Professor Uldis Sukovskis, gave speeches as part of the conclusion of UniBg and RTU’s joint online international summer school on engineering themes related to human health «Nonlinear Life. Edition 4». The summer school was attended by 79 participants from higher education institutions in 18 countries and 21 professors and industry representatives from six countries.

After the official speeches, the organizers informed the Ambassadors, UniBg Rector, Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs and Deputy Rector for International Academic Cooperation and Studies Professor Igors Tipāns about the results of this year’s activity and various organizational matters related to the summer school’s next edition, which is scheduled for the summer of 2022 in Bergamo (in person). Among the issues under consideration, significant importance was given to further involvement of both Ambassadors and their growing role in the various processes related to the development of the summer school.

During the event, parties also discussed the dynamics of the current cooperation between RTU and UniBg, which has developed from initial talks on possible cooperation within Erasmus+ student exchange to mutual visits of delegations led by RTU and UniBg Rectors to Bergamo and Riga. UniBg Rector also initiated a joint concert performed by RTU Women’s Choir «DELTA» and Men’s Choir «IDICA» from the Italian city of Clusone in Riga and the joint organization of the summer school «Nonlinear Life» in 2022.

By organizing this summer school, UniBg and RTU aim to help prepare specialists in inter-disciplinary fields, capable of not only developing high-tech products, but also successfully integrating themselves within the working environment of international companies and implementing different inter-disciplinary projects in a team.

This year’s event was attended by 79 participants (Bachelor, Master, PhD students, as well as Post-master Research Fellows and Post-doc Research Fellows) from 18 countries – Bulgaria, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, Norway, Romania, Serbia, Sweden and Vietnam.

World’s leading researchers, representing different fields and countries, have been involved in the preparation of the scientific content of the summer school, promoting cooperation opportunities of a scientific nature between students and professors and strengthening the international recognition of both UniBg and RTU.

The 2021 edition’s lectures on «Advances in Materials for Medicine» were delivered by professors from Latvia, the Netherlands, Serbia, Turkey, the UK, Italy and the Italian National Research Council (CNR) as well as by practitioners from the biomedical sector (firms, laboratories, rehabilitation facilities). In particular, the focus was on metallic biomaterials; polymeric biomaterials; ceramic biomaterials and coatings; composite materials, nanostructured, engineered tissue and characterization of materials.

«Nonlinear Life» is a summer school with a converging sciences approach on engineering themes related to human health, launched in 2017 by RTU. This year the summer school reached its 4th edition and was organized online by UniBg and RTU. The next edition will be delivered in Bergamo in 2022.