Riga Business School receives 4 Palmes of Excellence and is praised for its MBA programs For the 6th year, Riga Business School at Riga Technical University has received 4 Palmes of Excellence by Eduniversal, meaning it’s among the top 200 Business Schools worldwide with significant international influence. More specifically, Riga Business School’s Professional MBA program is ranked as the 5th best in Eastern Europe, the Professional MBA with specialization in Marketing - as the 16th best in Eastern Europe, and the Executive [...]

BITL scholarship recipients meet with the finance and technology companies providing their scholarships Baltic IT Leadership (BITL) program scholarships recipients met with their sponsors to discuss their future plans.  Several companies representing the Latvian financial sector and representatives of the IT sector met with the students of Riga Business School recently. For the fourth year, Riga Business School (a structural unit of RTU) is providing the interdisciplinary Baltic IT Leadership program in Latvia. Future leaders study computer sciences and programming, as well [...]

17 leaders in higher education and business organizations graduate from the MIT J-Wel program On November 11, 17 leaders in Latvian higher education and business were awarded certificates for successfully completing the Higher Education leadership program. This is part of the MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) J-Wel (Abdul Latif Jameel World Education Lab) pilot program, which was developed to enhance digitalization and innovations, and improve internal administration processes in universities of Latvia. In Latvia, the study program is provided and coordinated by [...]

Claudio Rivera: Our perspective frequently limits young people It is quite motivating to watch how children learn. Children do not have filters, especially when they are learning through games and practical activity. They are not afraid to make mistakes and acknowledge that while they are playing and practicing. In a specific sense, the playground is a ground for experiments where children find three elements significant to every learning experience: there are specific rules and limitations, constant feedback and, what is even more [...]

More than 170 participants have applied for the “Innovation Academy” The Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA) pre-acceleration program “Innovation Academy,” implemented by Riga Business School, has received 125 applications with the total number of potential participants of the program reaching 173. This program is realized with the support of the Norwegian Financial Mechanism and provides an opportunity for start-up creators of to learn how to effectively implement their ideas. Support will be provided for validating the viability of the idea [...]

New academic scholarships to Bachelor of IT Leadership program students Starting with the next academic year, Httpool, representative of global digital media platforms in Latvia, will join the ranks of Riga Business School scholarship providers. They have established their scholarship with the aim to support one young adult in obtaining interdisciplinary education in IT and business administration during the academic year. The scholarship during the 2022/2023 academic year will be equal to one year of tuition and the scholarship will be [...]