ABOUT LATVIA APPLICATION CHECKLIST

OFFICIAL LANGUAGE Documents to be submitted by postal mail

L AT V I A N Printout of signed application form STUDY

MEDICINE
POPULATION Official secondary school diploma and official transcript

2.1 MILLION Arctic Circle

of grades
2 letters of recommendation
DENSITY/
31
Letter of motivation
PEO PLE Proof of English proficiency (international test score/
PER 1km2 secondary school grade)
Personal medical report
C A P I TA L 2 copies of passport

RIGA

4 photos (size 34cm)
Confirmation of application fee payment
POP. 717000 HELSINKI Additional documents for non-EU/EEA students
OSLO


STOCKHOLM Chest x-ray radiograph and radiologists report
Police clearance certificate
Proof of financial means sufficient to cover tuition
and cost of living
COPENHAGEN

Application timeline

September admissions

LONDON
BERLIN EU/EEA: 1 April 1 July
CURRENCY
Non-EU/EEA: 1 April 1 June

PARIS VIENNA
E

U R O February admissions
EU/EEA: 1 September 1 December
Non-EU/EEA: 1 September 15 October

CLIMATE
BERN SUMMER +20C to +30C
WINTER +5C to 20C
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International Admissions Office
Rga Stradi University
16 Dzirciema Street, Riga LV-1007, Latvia

64589km
MADRID ROME +371 67409066; +371 67409145; +371 67409094
admissions@rsu.lv

LANGUAGES 3
LISBON AVERAGE LATVIAN SPEAKS www.rsu.lv/eng

MEMBER STATE OF
THE EUROPEAN UNION
AND NATO SINCE 2004
 RGA STRADI UNIVERSITY (RSU)
MEDICINE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
Completed secondary education
FOUNDED IN Degree Medical Doctor (MD)

1950
NUMBER OF 1900 Diploma
INTERNATIONAL 1700 2 admissions 1 September, 1 February
STUDENTS 1450 Transcript of grades
Programme duration 6 years / 12 semesters
1200 Type of studies Full-time Good or excellent final grades in the following subjects
STUDENTS 760

50
Language English Biology and/or Chemistry
540
FROM

Credit points 360 ECTS English*

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Physics
Forms of studies Lectures and practical seminars

11
DIFFERENT Course structure Basic subjects (years 12) Mathematics (optional)

COUNTRIES Pre-clinical subjects (year 3)

PROGRAMMES
STUDY
Eligibility for university in home country
Clinical subjects (year 46)

25%
Additional certifications or strong background
in medicine and healthcare (optional)
WHY CHOOSE RSU? * International test score (e.g. IELTS, TOEFL, etc.)/ secondary school grade
OF STUDENTS ARE
INTERNATIONAL IN ENGLISH Leading medical and healthcare university
in the Baltics

>35
Diplomas recognised world-wide When I got admitted to RSU, I realized that I have got
25 years of experience in educating much to learn about both medicine and local culture. It is
international students a great experience to study here and it seems that studies
TOP 6 COUNTRIES
BASES
STUDY

Multicultural study environment at RSU help us prepare for professional life.

BY STUDENT NUMBER: Excellent pre-clinical training Marie,
German medical student
G E R M A N Y Student-oriented learning with a balanced
student-teacher ratio
S W E D E N

1300
S State-of-the-art medical education training
N O R W A Y equipment, Anatomicum with cadavers

F I N L A N D
I N T E R N AT I O N A L PORTUGAL
MEDICINE STUDENTS UNITED KINGDOM

RSU is a very welcoming university with professional and

helpful academic staff. Most of the learning facilities are new
or renovated wich makes the study process pleasant. Igladly
recommend RSU to everybody who wishes to study in an
advanced academic institution of higher education. Studying
at RSU is a wonderful experience!
Stav,
Israeli medical student
I really enjoyed studying at RSU, it served as an excellent
basis for my professional career. I spent much of my time
on studies and it was all worth it!
Sonja,
Finnish medical graduate in 2015