Over the past four years, 74 faculty members from 11 universities have spent a semester at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York, USA, to develop their digital skills, improve the quality of ICT teaching, and learn the latest methods in preparing and delivering IT course content. This continuing education opportunity is funded by the European Regional Development Fund. Riga Business School, as a structural unit of RTU, implements and coordinates the program in close cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Science. [...]

On June 3rd, we celebrated our 2023 graduates! 8 Executive MBA, 41 Professional MBA, 16 Bachelor of IT Leadership, and 42 Bachelor of Business Administration students received their diplomas.  Commencement marks a significant moment in the lives of all graduates. Everyone who takes part and congratulates them makes the day even more special! A heartfelt thank you to Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš, Minister of Ministry of Finance of Latvia Arvils Ašerādens, Riga Technical University Rector Tālis Juhna, Latvian National Ice Hockey team players Miks Indrašis [...]

On June 10, ten teams from different Latvian schools took part in the final of the Programming Competition for Secondary School Students. The first place went to a team of students from different schools - Roberts Legzdiņš from Riga Technical College, Dāvis Ērglis from Riga Engineering Secondary School and Mareks Ulmanis from Riga State Gymnasium No.1. The students presented Spotloc, a mobile app that has already been developed and uses artificial intelligence algorithms to find and recommend local entertainment options, events, nature trails and places [...]

At the end of May, Riga Business School lecturers traveled to Zambia to conclude the first year of the "She Rebuilds the World" Young Entrepreneurs Programme, with sixty-seven ambitious women from Zambia and Namibia graduating from the program. As Latvia's first educational and economic cooperation project with Africa, it was jointly developed by Riga Business School as a unit of Riga Technical University, Latvian diaspora experts from the #esiLV movement, and partners from Africa. The project is funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of [...]