Riga Business School incorporates many traditions, especially during the first few months of the student's journey: Meet the Neighbours, Bonding Camp, First Day of Studies, First Month of Studies, and Thanksgiving.  With the first tradition behind them and the final day of Bonding Camp taking place today, our students are set for the subsequent tradition - their first day of studies and learning more about what it's like being a student at Riga Business School during O-week.  However, on August 22nd, “Meet the Neighbors” became [...]

To promote the learning of technology even if one's main field of study is something else, this autumn, all students at Latvian higher education institutions - both in bachelor's and master's degree programs - are invited to learn the basics of computer science and programming. For the second time, the training will be provided by Riga Business School as a structural unit of Riga Technical University. The curriculum is based on Harvard University's computer science course "CS50`s Introduction to The Intellectual Enterprises of Computer Science". [...]

Join us for a unique event connecting high-level Latvian and American business and economic leaders from government, industry, and academia with… you! 🌎 Spotlight Latvia is an annual conference organized by the Latvian American Chamber of Commerce (LACC) in collaboration with various partners, including Riga Business School. This year's conference, taking place on Friday, September 22nd, in the vibrant city of Boston, Massachusetts, USA, will focus on the themes of healthcare, technology, and education. 🩺🧑‍💻🎓 Acting as a bridge between Latvia and America, this conference has fostered [...]

This October, the women's economic empowerment through entrepreneurship project “She Rebuilds the World” is returning to Windhoek, Namibia, and Lusaka, Zambia – more robust, supportive, and networked, with even more empowered African female entrepreneurs! First launched in August 2022 under the auspices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia, it is the first-ever Latvian development cooperation project in Sub-Saharan Africa. It focuses on empowering Zambian, Namibian, and as of 2023/2024, young and aspiring women entrepreneurs from Zimbabwe. The “She Rebuilds the [...]

The Education Innovation Laboratory, funded by Izglītības un zinātnes ministrija LV and implemented by Riga Business School, has just returned from Boston, where they held a week-long workshop at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). This week was focused on gaining a deeper understanding of the innovation ecosystem of the greater Boston area and how various groups and initiatives can develop a similar ecosystem here in Latvia. 40 Latvian leaders, who attended the workshop, represent various groups from: 🎓 the education sector: Rīgas Tehniskā universitāte (Riga Technical University), Latvia University of Life [...]