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Study Medicine atRga Stradi University

Prospectus for International Students


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Contents

Welcome to Rga Stradi University 3

Studying in Riga 4

Faculties and Study Programmes 6

Faculty of Medicine 9

Academic Calendar 11Curriculum at the Faculty of Medicine 12

Admission Requirements andApplication for International Students 14

Accommodation & Living Costs 15


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Welcome to Rga Stradi University

I am delighted to have you read this brochure or prospective medical

students made in order to introduce you with studying possibilities at

the Rga Stradi University (RSU) one o the best universities in theBaltic region.

Choosing a university is an earnest and time-consuming endeavour,

as so many actors must be considered which is the best, which will be the

riendliest, which will be the most inspiring. RSU is located in Riga

the city that inspires, and we are quite convinced that it will inspire you,

too, just as it has inspired all those many international students who have

studied here beore, and who have greatly contributed to the diversity

o our university, and have been surprised by what the city and the university oers, their impressions surpassing

anything they hoped or.

RSU is committed to providing our students with the most inspirational educational experience possible.As a medical student, you will spend 6 year s at our university and we want your experi ence here to be unorgettable

and unique.

The university oers a rigorous programme with locally and internationally acknowledged academic sta.

At the Faculty o Medicine, as well as other aculties based on medical sciences, you will be taught by clinicians and

academics who are the best in their eld the most prominent and renowned doctors and experts in Latvia.

This prospectus will give you an insight into what you can expect rom your studies at the RSU, as well as supply you

with basic inormation that is vital or you at this stage. However, should you have any additional questions,

please eel ree to contact our Internati onal Ofce.

I sincerely hope that you will choose RSU to pursue your academic and personal goals, and that you will always

remember the time you will have spent in Riga with great joy and pride.

I look orward to welcoming you to our University!

Professor Jnis GardovskisRector

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Studying in Riga

FACTS ABOUT LATVIA

Area: 64,589sqkm

Population: 2,231,503

Capital: Riga

Ocial language: Latvian

Regions: Kurzeme,Zemgale,

Vidzeme,Latgale

Nationalities: Latvians(59.2%)

Russians(28.0%)

Belarusians(3.7%)

Ukrainians(2.5%)

Poles(2.4%)

Lithuanians(1.3%)

Others(2.9%)

Religions: Lutheran(20%)

Catholic(22%)

Orthodox(15%)

Evangelical(5%)

Other(1%)

Non-aliated(~40%)

Currency: LatvianLat(LVL)

Fixedexchangerate

1EUR=0.7028LVL

Politics: Parliamentarydemocracy

Climate: Temperatemaritimeclimate

withmildsummers(2028C),

moderatewinters(-520C)

andrequentlyhighlevels

ohumidity(70%)andprecipitation

(600700mm)

LatviaLatviais thecentralcountryo thethreeBaltic States(Estonia,LatviaandLithuania),itislocatedontheEasterncoastotheBalticSeainNorth-EasternEuropeandborderedbyourcoun-triesEstoniatotheNorth,RussiatotheEast,andBelarusandLithuaniatotheSouth.ForhundredsoyearsthisstrategiclocationhasmadeLatvianotonly aninternational crossroador trade,commerceandculturalexchange,but also anotablecentreohistoricevents.

ThecoastlineoLatvia isalmost500km long.Latviastretches503kmromeasttowestand190kmromnorthtosouth,andeventhoughitisconsideredoneothesmalleststatesinEurope,geographically it is still larger than Belgium, theNetherlands,Denmark,Switzerland, or itsneighbouringcountryEstonia.Itslandscape is characterised by ertile lowlandplains,moderatehills,extensivenetworkso rivers andlakes, anda seashoreowhite,sandybeaches,linedbydunesandpineorests.


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Riga

RigaisthecapitalandthelargestcityoLatviawithapopulationo717,000.Thus,naturallyitisalsothepolitical,economicalandculturalcentreothecountry.RigahasbeennicknamedTheCitythatInspires,andittrulydoes!YouwillallinlovewiththemedievalOldTownandthe19thand20thcenturyArtNouveauarchitecture,whichisadistinctivecharacteristicoRiga.However,Rigaisnotjustabouthistory,oldbuildingsandmuseums.Youwillalsonditastimulatingsettingoravibrantmodernbusinessandculturallie.Also,notethatRigasInternationalAirportisoneotheastest

growingtravelhubsinEurope,providingcheapandeasyaccesstoanycountryinEuropethiswillensureaeelingonotbeingtooarawayromyourhome,amilyandriends.

ChoosingRigaasthecityoryourstudieswillbeaninspiringexperienceasyouwilllearnnotonlyintheeldoyourselectedstudies,but also adiferentculture,newtraditionsandhabits,andaboveall,newpeople.Latviansmayseemreservedatirst;

however,theyarequitesincereonceyougettoknowthem.Asthelocaljokegoes:puttwoLatvianstogetherandyouwillgetthreepoliticalparties,putthreeLatvianstogetherandyouwillhaveachoir(notethatLatviaisTheLandthatsings),putourLatvianstogetherandyouwillhaveadinnereast.Inshort:Latviansenjoyheartydiscussions,agreatget-togetherandagoodmeal.


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I was pleasantly surprisedby the small class sizes, which encourages the development omeaningul riendships with group mates, and also encourages all students to participate more

actively in their education. Teachers are genuinely interested in the individual perormance o each student.

Studying at RSU provides an excellent opportunity or students o all backgrounds and

ethnicities to enter the eld o medicine.

Cindy Heaster


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length:4years(8semesters),Credits:240ECTS,Degree awarded:

B.Sc.degreeinHealthSciences,Teaching language:Latvian(Indi-

vidualapplicationsorstudiesinEnglisharenotaccepted).

Faculty of Public Health

AttheFacultyoPublicHealth,studentscantraintobecomeex-pertsoPublicHealthby receivinga degreeinHealthSciences

andthusworkingorthebenetohealthpromotioninsociety.

Upon graduation they workin various elds byplanning and

implementingdiferentprogrammes,e.g.intheeldoenviron-

mentalhealth,epidemiology,medicalstatistics,oodcontrol,etc.

Graduatescanalsocontinuetheireducationinmastersanddoc-

toralstudyprogrammes.

Start dates:September,Study type:Full-timestudies,Programme


B.Sc.degreeinHealthSciences,Teaching language:Latvian(Indi-vidualapplicationsorstudiesinEnglisharenotaccepted).

Faculty of Nursing

GraduatesotheFacultyoNursingworkinschools,medicalcol-

leges,institutionso highereducationandproessionaleduca-

tioncentres,clinics,rehabilitationcentres,socialandoldpeoples

homesaswell asvarioushealthcare institutions, andtheycan

alsocontinuetheirstudiesinthemastersanddoctorallevel.

Start dates:September,Study type:Full-timeandpart-timestud-

ies,Programme length:4years(8semesters)aterHighSchool(ull-timestudies)2years(4semesters)aterMedicalcollege

(ull-time studies) 5years (10semesters) aterMedicalcol-

lege(part-timestudies),Degree awarded:B.Sc.degreeinHealth

Sciences,Teaching language:Latvian(Individualapplicationsor

studiesinEnglisharenotaccepted).

There are several aculties at the Rga StradiUniversity, which oer studies in the felds o medi-cine and healthcare, e.g. pharmacy, rehabilitation,

public health and nursing.

However, studies at these aculties primarilytake place in Latvian and individual applicationsrom English speaking prospective students arenot accepted.

Rga Stradi University provides full-timestudies at the Faculty o Medicine(pleaseseenextpage).

Faculty of Pharmacy GraduatesotheFacultyoPharmacywhohaveobtainedadegree

in Pharmacy work in pharmacies, pharmaceutical production

units,pharmaceuticalrepresentativeoces,laboratories,hospitals,

OPCs,etc,andgraduatesmaycontinuetheirstudiesinthemasters

anddoctorallevel.



DegreeinPharmacy,Teaching language:Latvian(Individualap-

plicationsorstudiesinEnglisharenotaccepted).

Faculty of Rehabilitation

TheFacultyoRehabilitationofersawidearrayovariousspecialities

thatcanbemastered,includingthespecialityophysiotherapist,

occupationtherapist,orthotist,speechtherapist,specialistonu-

tritionor socialworker. Graduateso physiotherapyandspeech

therapycanalsocontinuetheirstudiesinthemasterslevel.


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Faculties and Study Programmes


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Professional study programme Medicine

TheFacultyoMedicine ofersproessional education andthe

opportunity to study under theguidance o knowledgeable

proessorsrombothLatvianandoreignuniversities.Studentsacquireup-to-dateknowledgeandskillswhicharecompetitive

inEuropeandtheworld.

Programme goals

Thegoalotheprogrammeistoprepareacademicallyeducated

andproessionallyqualieddoctors,andtoprovidethesociety

withahighlyqualiedandmodernmedicalcare.

Course structure

Thestudyprogrammeiscomprisedocompulsoryandelectivecourses.Proessionalstudiesinmedicinearedividedintothree

blocks:

basic subjectstheoreticaldisciplines,whichcomprise

subjectsromdiferenteldsosciencesanatomy,histology,

physiology,medicalchemistryandbiochemistry,aswellas

thehumanitiesphilosophy,psychology,languages;

preclinical subjectsdisciplinesregardingpathological

conditionsandprocesses,whichalreadyincludeclinical

basicdisciplines;

clinical subjects.

Further study

Uponasuccessulcompletionotheprogramme,studentsacquire

proessionalandacademicgrowthpossibilitiesandtheyareeligible

orentrytostudiesinresidency,becomeadoctor-specialist,aswell

ascontinuetheirstudiesinDoctoralDegreeprogrammes.

Faculty of Medicine

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Start dates: SeptemberorFebruary

Study type: Full-timestudies

Programme length: 6years(12semesters)

Credits: 360ECTS

Degree awarded: DegreeoMedicalDoctor(M.D.)

Teaching language: EnglishorLatvian

Course requirements: Participationinlectures, seminars,passingtests andexams.

Assessment: Studentknowledgeisassessed andevaluatedincolloquiums, practicaltasksandtheoretical testsaswellasexams.


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What I ound most surprising, isthe relationship with the proessors. I was used to a greatdistance between the students and proessors, but in RSU, the proessors are greatly involved in the students

progress, and thanks to a great level o commitment no one stays anonymous or a long time.

Izem Massensen Ayati


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Academic Calendar

Language of Instruction

TheprincipallanguageoinstructionattheRgaStradiUniversity

isLatvian;however,severalacultiesofercoursesinEnglishaswell.

ProgrammesMedicine andDentistry are taught entirely inEnglish, but nonetheless, studentswill require learning some

Latviantobeabletoconversewithpatientsatalaterstageo

thestudies.

ERASMUS

In2007,ERASMUS,aninternationalexchangeandstudyabroad

programmecelebratedits20thbirthday.Morethan1.5million

studentsromEuropehavereceivedapositiveexperiencelivingandstudyingabroadin oneoERASMUSinstitutionso higher

education. TheERASMUSprogramme allows also ull-time

studentsotheRSUto:

studyrom3to12monthsinoneo50European

institutionsohighereducation,

receiveascholarshipwhichhelpscoveratleastapart

otheexpensesconnectedwithstudiesandtravel,

acquireavaluableacademicandculturalexperience.

Full-timestudentsotheRSUareencouragedtotakeadvantage

otheopportunityandacquireadditionalstudyexperienceat

oneoourpartneruniversitiesinEurope.

Studentswhohavetakenthisopportunityhavepointedoutthat

it hasbeen apositiveadventureoacquiringan international

experienceintheirchoseneldostudy,ithashelpedthemto

learn newlanguagesandcultures, andadditionally they have

gainedmanynewriends.

Theacademicyear attheRgaStradiUniversitybeginsat the

endoAugustorthebeginningoSeptemberandendsinthe

secondhaloJune.Generally,itcomprises40weeksolectures,

seminars,andpracticalwork,andisdividedintoallandspring

semesters.

Fall semester

Lectures: SeptembertoDecember

Examinations: January

Vacation: Christmas

Spring semester

Lectures: FebruarytoMay

Examinations: June

Vacation: Easter

Grading System

Thestatestandardsorhigher educationsettheollowingten-

pointmarkingsystem:

Very high

High

Medium

Achievement level Grade Meaning Approx. ECTS grade

10 Withdistinction A

9 Excellent A 8 Verygood B

7 Good C

6 Almostgood D

5 Satisfactory E

4 Almostsatisfactory E/FX

Low 31 Unsatisfactory Fail


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TheFunctionsotheHumanBodyatVariousAges 3 B

PersonalPsychology 3 B

MedicalTerminologyinLatvian 3 B

Third Year

Courses ECTS credits Type

Microbiology 4.5 A

PathologicalAnatomy 7.5 A

PathologicalPhysiology(Laboratory,FunctionalDiagnosticsincluded) 7.5 A

Pharmacology 7.5 A

PropaedeuticsoInternalDiseases 7.5 A

GeneralSurgery 7.5 A

RadiologyI 4.5 A

EnvironmentalMedicine 3 A

IntroductiontoClinicalCare&Rehabilitation 4.5 A

ClinicalMicrobiology 3 B

ClinicalPathologicalAnatomy 3 B

ClinicalPathologicalPhysiology 3 B

SocialPharmacology 3 B

DNAAnalysisinPracticalMedicine 3 B

Ethics 3 B

SexualHealth(mentalandsomaticaspects) 3 B

IntroductiontoAlternativeMedicine 3 B

MedicalTerminologyinLatvian 3 B

Fourth Year


InternalDiseasesI 7.5 A

SurgeryI 6 A

OccupationalMedicine&OccupationalDiseases 3 A

Obstetrics 6 A

PublicHealthandEpidemiology 3 A

Ear,Nose,ThroatDiseases 3 A

Curriculum at the Faculty o Medicine

First Year


HumanAnatomy 9 A

MedicalBiology 6 A

MedicalandBiophysics 7.5 A

GeneralMedicalChemistry 4.5 A

MedicalBiochemistry 4.5 A

Latin 4.5 A

Histology 3 A

IntroductionintoSpeciality&FirstAid (HistoryoMedicineincluded) 3 A

ForeignLanguage 6 AIntroductiontoPhilosophy 4.5 A

MedicalCellBiology 3 A

CriticalThinkinginMedicine 3 B

InterculturalStudies 1.5 B

MedicalTerminologyinLatin 1.5 B

PhilosophicalAnthropology 3 B

Second Year


HumanAnatomy 4.5 A

Histology 4.5 A

NormalPhysiology 9 A

MedicalBiochemistry 9 A

Microbiology 6 A

Parasitology 3 A

IntroductiontoResearch&Psychology 3 A

ForeignLanguage 6 A

Embryology 3 A

MedicalGenetics 3 A

MedicalEthics&Deontology 3 A

Anthropology 3 B

FunctionalHistology 3 B

ExercisePhysiology 3 B

InteracePsychology 3 B

FunctionalEmbryology 3 B

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ThematicCoursesinOphthalmology 1.5 B

ClinicalPhysicalMedicine 1.5 B

IntroductiontoClassicalMassage 1.5 B

IntroductiontoHomeopathy 1.5 B

Sixth Year


InternalDiseasesIII(OutpatientDepartmentincluded),Haematology,RadiologyII 1.5 A

SurgeryII(CardiovascularSurgeryincluded),

MaxilloacialSurgery 6 AFamilyMedicine,WomensHealth,PsychosomaticMedicine&Psychotherapy 6 A

ClinicalImmunology&ClinicalGenetics 3 A

PaediatricsII(ChildrensInectiousDiseasesincluded) 4.5 A

InectiousDiseasesII 4.5 A

ResearchPaper,StateExamination 15 A

ClinicalPharmacology 3 B

ECG 3 B

DiferentialDiagnosisinInternalMedicine 3 B

ThematicCoursesinSurgeryIII 3 B

FamilyMedicine 3 B

EvaluationoClinicalTests 3 B

PainMedicine 3 B

Biomechanics 3 B

ClinicalGerontologyandGeriatrics 3 B

IntroductiontoUnconventionalMedicine 3 B

Students must master 60 ECTS per academic year,

combining compulsory courses (A) with elective courses (B)

to constitute a total o 60 ECTS

PaediatricsI 3 A

PsychiatryandNarcology 4.5 A

InectiousDiseases&GeneralPhysicalMedicine 9 A

Dermatovenereology&ClinicalImmunology 6 A

DisasterMedicineandToxicology 3 A

MedicalPsychology 3 A

ThematicCoursesinInternalDiseasesI 1.5 B

ThematicCoursesinInectiousDiseasesII 1.5 B

ActualitiesinObstetrics 1.5 B

ExtremeSituationMedicine 1.5 B

Fifth Year


InternalDiseasesII 7.5 A

SurgeryII(Urology,CardiovascularSurgery,Oncologyincluded) 9 A

PaediatricSurgery 3 A

Gynaecology 3 A

Neurosurgery 3 A

Orthopaedics 6 A

Anaesthesiology&IntensiveCare 3 A

PaediatricsI 3 A

Neurology 3 A

ChildrensInectiousDiseases 3 A

ForensicMedicine&AutopsyCourse 3 A

ClinicalRehabilitation 3 A

Ophthalmology 3 A

ClinicalPractice(InternalDiseases,Surgery,Obstetrics/Gynaecology) 4.5 A

ThematicCoursesinInternalDiseasesII 1.5 B

ThematicCoursesinInternalDiseasesIII 1.5 BThematicCoursesinSurgeryI 1.5 B

ThematicCoursesinSurgeryII 1.5 B

ActualitiesinPaediatricSurgery 1.5 B

ActualitiesinNeurology 1.5 B

ThematicCoursesinRadiology 1.5 B

PracticalNeurosurgery 1.5 B

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Application Procedure

Studentsareenrolledtwiceayear.Applicationdocumentsareac-

ceptedromMay1sttoJune15thortheenrolmentinSeptember,

andromSeptember 1st toOctober15thor theenrolmentin

January.Applicationshavetocontainallotherequiredsupporting

documents,aspartialapplicationsarenotconsideredvalid.

Formoredetailsontheapplicationprocedure,

pleasevisittheRSUhomepagewww.rsu.lv

Tuition Fee

Thetuitioneeisregulatedbytheindividualagreementbetween

thestudentand theRgaStradiUniversity.Enrolled students

have topay thetuition eein advanceorthe entireacademic

year(exceptorthestudentswhosetuitioniscoveredbytheirhomecountrygrants).

Formoreinormationontuitionees,pleasecontact

theDeanotheInternationalStudyDepartment

eitherbycalling+37167409128or+37167409212,[email protected]

Visiting and Open Days

Opendaysisagreatwaytolearnmoreabouttheplaceyouwill

spendaconsiderableamountoyourliein,anddecidewhetherRSUwillbetherightchoiceoryou.Weorganiseseveraloppor-

tunitiesorourprospectivestudents,whoareconsideringstudy-

inghere,tovisitus.Shouldyouwishtomeetwithusinperson,

wewillbehappytohaveyouonouropendays,whichareheld

onthelastFridayoeverymonth.However,pleasedoinormus

aheadoyourvisit.

Admission Requirements or Applicants

AgoodcommandoEnglish

Completedsecondaryeducation,includingtwo

semestersorthreequartersoBiology,Chemistry,

PhysicsorMathematics

Universityeligibilityinhomecountry

Agerequirementsare18orolder,maximumage

isnotlimited

Admission Requirements and Application

for International Students

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Choosingaplaceinanunknowncity,youwillbeabletocallyour

homeorthenext6yearscanbestressul;however,RgaStradi

Universityandthecityitseloferavarietyooptions,whichcan

be adjustedto themost varied personaldesires andnancial

possibilities.

Themost commonaccommodationchoice is theUNIVERSITY

STUDENT HOSTEL.Thecostothehostelvariesdependingonthe

sizeandtypeoroom(singleensuite,single,sharedbathroom,

etc.).Theminimumcost isEUR150.00permonth.A roomwith

itsownbasickitchenwillcostyouEUR230.00.Theuniversitystu-

denthostelisequippedwithadirectintranetlink,whichal-

lowsstudentstousealltheoptionsensuredby thelibraryand

e-studiesdirectlyromtheirrooms.However,itshouldbenoted

thatduetoahighdemand,theUniversityhaslimitedpossibilities

oprovidingtheuniversityhousingorallstudents.

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Living Costs Average LOW (per month) Average HIGH (per month)

Rent 130EUR 400EUR

Food 200EUR 400EUR

Ut il it ies&Serv ices 100 EUR 200 EUR

Public Tran spor t 20EUR 30 EUR

Entertainment 50EUR 150EUR

Other 100EUR 200EUR

Total 600 EUR 1380 EUR

Accommodation & Living Costs

Studentscanalsochoosetoliveof-campusinthestudenthostel

THE GREEN APPLE,whichofersspecialratesorRSUstudentsstart-

ingromEUR200.00permonth(ull-boardoptionsrangingrom

EUR350.00)ThehostelislocatedintheOldTownandthusofers

awiderangeoallsortsosocialbenets,e.g.theLatvianNational

Operaisrightacrossthestreet,anditisincloseproximitytomajor

transportnetworks,oranyothercentralobjectorthatmatter.

Another rather popular alternative is renting aPRIVATE APART-

MENT,otensharedbytwostudents,andthemonthlycostranging

romEUR400.00to EUR1000.00 ora one-bedroomproperty,

utilitycostsincluded,butdependingonthequalityandlocation.

Notethattheapartmentsareusuallyurnished.

Living Costs

ThecostolivinginRiga isprettymuchasin themajorityoEu-

ropeancountries.MoststudentscomingtoLatviaromotherEU

countriesndLatviaevencheaperthantheirhomecountries;ho-

wever,thecostolivingmostlydependsononesindividuallie-

style,desires andnecessities.Asa roughguide,werecommend

aminimumoaroundEUR500permonth(includingaccommo-

dations)orexpensessuchasphone,ood,studymaterials,local

transport,hobbies,leisure,hygieneandother.Thetablebelowgives

anoverallinsightinwhatthecostsolivinginRigaare.


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Contacts

Rga Stradi University

Dzirciema 16

Riga, LV-1007

LATVIA

To nd out more about

study possibilities,

please contact the

International Ofce

Phone: +371 67 409 212

Fax: +371 67 471 825E-mail: [email protected]

www.rsu.lv

Rga Stradi University, 2010

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