On Saturday, February 8th, the fourth annual RBS Greenhouse program concluded. Designed to give young people insight into the study process and introduce them to modern, international education opportunities in Latvia in English, Riga Business School (RBS), brought together 78 high school students, 71 of whom successfully completed the program. The program was open to 10th to 12th-grade students, offering an engaging experience in business and IT-related topics. The main theme of 2025 was Artificial Intelligence (AI), which students explored through lectures and masterclasses. Participants [...]

The Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA), in cooperation with UniLab, Riga Business School as a structural unit of Riga Technical University and RISEBA, offers a five-week training program "Venture Catalysts" designed to support researchers, entrepreneurs, and start-up creators on their way to commercialization of innovative ideas. The program provides in-depth insight into translating scientific discoveries into real market products or services, intellectual property management, innovation management, business strategies, and a theoretical and practical approach to business development. Participants will be able to learn [...]

Join us for an exclusive opportunity to connect with top FinTech professionals at “FinTech Close-Up”, which will be hosted monthly by the Baltic Finance Center at Riga Business School. In the first event of this series, our featured speaker will be Mārcis Goģis, Chief Product Officer at Mintos. Mārcis has been with Mintos since its inception, playing a key role in transforming it into a leading all-in-one investment platform. Today, Mintos manages over €600 million in assets for 500,000+ investors, providing diverse investment opportunities in loans, bonds, ETFs, real estate, and money market funds. With his [...]

The selection for the position of Director of Riga Business School as a structural unit of Riga Technical University has been concluded, as a result of which the Rector of Riga Technical University Tālis Juhna approved Inese Muzikante for the position as of 4 February 2025. Inese Muzikante has been Interim Director of Riga Business School since August last year. Previously, Inese Muzikante was responsible for the management and development of the faculty of all academic programs and was a lecturer in the Executive MBA [...]

On 14 March, for the third time, the conference "Idea Day" for teachers and educational technology experts will take place, organized by Riga Business School as a structural unit of Riga Technical University with financial support from LMT, Start IT, AUGT Foundation and EU Code Week. The theme of this year's conference - "Artificial Intelligence in Education" - will offer inspiring stories, practical workshops, and specific tools for teachers to effectively and purposefully apply AI in their teaching. Teachers of technology in grades 7-12 are [...]

Riga Business School has signed a cooperation agreement with the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga (SSE), establishing a partnership in FinTech business education. Under this collaboration, SSE undergraduate students will join RBS students to study the course “Introduction to FinTech Business Models”. This specialised course is part of a six-course set on FinTech business education developed by the RBS Baltic Finance Center within the framework of a European Commission-funded Recovery and Resilience Facility project. The creation of these modern study courses has been driven by [...]

In the latest Eduniversal Business School Reputation Ranking, Riga Business School as a department of Riga Technical University and RTU Faculty of Engineering, Economics and Management have received the highest ranking in Latvia. In the global ranking of the most prestigious business schools, RBS has been placed in the league of four palm branches. The high ranking symbolizes excellent academic excellence, outstanding quality of education, and a strong international impact in business and management education and research. The maximum possible rating is five palm branches. [...]

On December 7, 2024, Riga Business School (RBS) participated in the annual Cits Bazārs event, organized by Junior Achievement Latvia and the Latvian Investment and Development Agency (LIAA). The event took place at Domina Shopping and gathered 270 student-run companies from across Latvia, offering unique and creative products ranging from jewelry, toys, and board games to innovative technological solutions. This year, RBS also took part in the jury to determine the best teams in several categories, such as “Business Potential,” “Best Stand,” “Sustainable Product or [...]

Riga Business School (RBS), a division of Riga Technical University, invites high school students from across Latvia to participate in the RBS Greenhouse program, offering a unique chance to experience a modern, international academic environment in English. This free, three-week program, now in its fourth year, provides an opportunity for active and ambitious students to develop knowledge and skills in business management and IT in a cutting-edge educational setting. The program runs from January 18 to February 8, 2025, and welcomes students from grades 10 [...]

The RBS Baltic Finance Center has published a study "What Should Latvia’s Next National FinTech Strategy Look Like?”,  which examines the situation in the fintech industry in Latvia, various foreign approaches to planning the development of this field, and their success stories and failures are analyzed, as well as recommendations for the development direction of Latvia’s fintech sector are provided. At the end of 2024, the Ministry of Finance, in cooperation with the Bank of Latvia, the Ministry of Economics, representatives of the financial sector, [...]