Universities in Latvia

The personalities, ideological setting, and resource base are proof that the history of RSU is closely tied in with the history of higher education in medicine in Latvia in general. The history of Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) dates back to 1 September 1950. On that day in Riga, at 12 Z. A. Meierovica bulvāris (at that time named Padomju bulvāris), in the building that was donated by the pre-war patron Kristaps Morbergs for educational purposes, the forerunner of the RSU – Rīga Medical Institute (RMI) opened its doors for the first time.

The University of Latvia (LU) was founded on September 28, 1919, but its origins can be traced back even earlier – to the second half of the 19th century, when Latvian public and cultural figures called on Latvians to strive for knowledge and quality education.\n\nThe Congress of Latvian Teachers and Education Workers, which took place in Estonia, Tērbat, from June 7 to 13, 1917, played a decisive role in the implementation of the idea of ​​a national university. The Congress established a Higher Education Committee, which published the resolution “On a Latvian Higher Education Institution”, emphasizing that the new university required the unity of natural sciences, humanities and technical sciences.