Riga Business School Alumni Association in collaboration with global digital business services firm Emergn announces four workshops framework dedicated to managers and leaders digital excellency - Transforming Your Business: The Essential Building Blocks of Digital Innovation -, and available only for RBS Alumni and current students. Led by industry experts and practitioners, workshops are designed to gain theoretical and practical experience in digital innovation. 1️st WORKSHOP From Projects to Product (How to Build Excellent Digital Products) 📅 6th of June https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:ugcPost:7064953542343557120/ * Projects to Products [...]

Anna Vieglina is a second-year Bachelor of Business Administration student at Riga Business School (RBS). Anna sees herself as a creative creature who is always ready to seize opportunities. Anna likes to relax by developing new skills, like learning Japanese phrases or mastering graphic design and Adobe. In her interview, Anna talked about her term as the Student Union Vice President, her desire to gain an international perspective, and the professional network she has built through her studies at RBS. How did you decide to [...]

The progress of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has evoked public concern about the role humans will play in the future labor market. Computers have mechanical thinking, but only humans possess the metacognitive capacity. AI will not eliminate humans from the labor market but will alter the skills necessary for a successful career. We must provide youth with an education that will prepare them for the future labor market and help them to acquire the capacity to solve problems, make decisions and use their human nature. Capacity [...]

Following the selection of candidates by the Nomination Committee and the approval of the Rector of the Riga Technical University, Claudio Rivera will become the Director of Riga Business School as a unit of Riga Technical University as of June 26. Claudio Rivera will succeed Jānis Grēviņš, the long-standing Director of Riga Business School. The selection of the Director of Riga Business School takes place every five years. The Nomination Committee started its work on January 5th this year. It consisted of nine members with [...]

Education Innovation Laboratory invites everyone interested in the development of higher education in Latvia to attend the 2023 program opening event “Light Up Education” on May 19 at Latvian National Library. It will start with keynote speeches from renowned guests from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and continue with the opportunity to network with like-minded people committed to innovating higher education in Latvia. Agenda: 11:00 Registration, coffee and networking 12:00 Opening remarks 12:20 Educational institutions as hubs for the regional development – [...]

The Humans & Machines course recently wrapped up with a bang with a thought-provoking screening of a documentary film, Coded Bias (2020), directed by Shalini Kantayya at Forum Cinema.  Conversations were at the heart of this classroom community. Week after week, students vigorously engaged in student-led discussions and debates, covering topics ranging from nineteenth-century literature to AI ethics to design justice. Together, they shaped the course. It was only fitting that the screening began with a brief introduction and finished with a stimulating discussion led [...]

Davis Emīls Zīle is a first year student in Riga Business School Bachelor of Business Administration program. He describes himself as the true patriot of Latvia who is ready to help other people and the country in general. Davis devotes his free time to the community. For example, he is a student ambassador and serves in the Latvian National Guard. Also, Davis enjoys active recreation like playing floorball and beach volleyball. In this interview with Davis, he explains why he decided to study at Riga [...]

During the next academic year several donors – IT company UNISO, digital marketing company Httpool, and Sanda Liepiņa as a  private donor – have agreed to continue to support Riga Business School Bachelor of IT leadership students on their path to global education and studies in English as provided by professors from many countries world. In total, the scholarships contributed by these donors in the 2023/2024 academic year will be equal to the annual tuition fee for five students or approximately EUR 25 000. Scholarships [...]

In late April, a group of 48 brave, committed young ladies graduated from Future Heroes Latvia Season #3, and we are thrilled to congratulate them on this impressive achievement. At Riga Business School, we strongly believe in empowering the youth and providing them with top-notch education in business and IT. During the program, we had the privilege of running lectures on pitching and business models, as well as leadership, which were led by Claudio Rivera and Aldis Greitāns. Additionally, we provided mentorship to various teams [...]

On Friday, April 21st, the Advisory Board under the supervision of Riga Business School approved 56 representatives from higher education institutions as well as businesses, and government officials to participate in the Leadership Program, which consists of two subprograms aimed at education innovations. At the same time, the Advisory Board approved six education innovation projects for further development, led by 18 representatives from Latvian universities. Both initiatives are aimed at creating contemporary education processes, governance, and effective changes in Latvia, with solutions developed in collaboration [...]