Riga City Council, Riga Technical University (RTU), University of Latvia (UL) and Riga Stradins University (RSU) signed a Memorandum of Cooperation to jointly develop the «Knowledge Mile» area, attract both Latvian and foreign students and promote Riga as a European city of innovation and knowledge.
The Riga Technical University (RTU) Grand Graduation Ceremony, during which approximately 1000 Bachelor, Master and Doctoral degree holders will receive their diplomas, will take place this year on 28 June at 18.00 at Kipsala International Exhibition Centre. This will be the eighth RTU Grand Graduation - the grandest event of the academic year, when all RTU graduates will receive their diplomas at the same time and celebrate the end of their studies together with the faculty and their families. The event will also be streamed live on the RTU website and Facebook.
Ten Latvian women entrepreneurs have started participation in EIT Food’s Empowering Women in Agrifood (EWA) business support program. This program runs simultaneously in 12 European countries and is implemented in Latvia by the Riga Technical University (RTU) Science and Innovation Centre (SIC). The program aims to tackle gender inequalities in the agrifood sector by providing women with comprehensive support to help them start and grow sustainable businesses successfully. EIT Food is supported by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), a body of the European Union.
