On March 21 and 22 of this year, the annual International Student Conference (ISC) organized by the Student Union (SU) took place in the premises of Riga Stradiņš University (RSU). The conference took place this year for the 10th time. ISC gives the opportunity to undergraduate and graduate students to defend their scientific works in front of an international jury, as well as to compete for valuable prizes. This year, 381 works from students in 17 different countries were submitted to the co-conference jury for evaluation.

As every year, the conference started with the opening ceremony. This year, the speeches were given by Līga Pūsepa, head of the conference organizing team, RSU Rector, Prof. Aigars Pētersons, vice-rector of RSU, Assoc. Prof. Dins Šmits and the Minister of Health, Dr. Hosam Abu Meri. As keynote speakers this year, Prof. Flemmings Dela with a speech on the importance of physical activity in the treatment of type 2 diabetes and MSc Mihails Kozlovs with a speech on the European Court of Audit and ensuring transparency in the European Union.

On the first day of the conference, a plenary session was held on the necessary actions of European countries to mitigate climate change. There were 12 oral sections in which students defended their scientific works, as well as 9 case report and 3 poster sections. In parallel with the sections, various workshops were held in the RSU MITC premises, where students were given the opportunity to learn and develop their practical skills in medicine. On the first day of the conference, there was a Kalve coffee workshop with coffee tastings, as well as an excursion to the Pauls Stradiņš Medical History Museum. The first day of the conference ended with the Clinical Case competition, in which several student teams demonstrated their skills in 3 rounds, diagnosed patients and performed a resuscitation simulation in the final.

The second day of the conference started with a yoga class for those interested. At the beginning of the day, 4 poster, 2 case report and 7 oral sections were held. In parallel, a plenary session on military medicine and the use of artificial intelligence in it took place. After the plenary session, it was possible to attend a lecture on the use of AI in healthcare by DataMed's Kaspars Grosu. In parallel with this lecture, the case report finals took place, where the best scientific works in this conference from the case report category were determined. Throughout the day, various workshops continued to take place in the premises of MITC. From 15:00 to 18:00, the final of the oral sections (Grand Prix) took place, where the best of the works submitted for evaluation at the conference this year were determined.

The conference was concluded with a closing ceremony, where Chris Noah performed this year. The winners of various sections, as well as the winners of the Grand Prix, were awarded. This year, the Grand Prix places were awarded to: Ennata Viļuma (1st place), Maksims Trišins (2nd place) and Jekaterina Kozačenko (3rd place).

We thank the sponsors of the conference - Egīla Gulbja Laboratory, Repharm (VCA Polyclinic, Central Laboratory , Mēness Aptieka ), Olimpia , DataMed , Doctus , Latvian Association of Cardiologists, Cēsu Klīnika , Elsa , Swedbank , RSU Alumni Association , Latvian Pediatric Association , Latvian Healthcare Management Association of Specialists, Association of Latvian Doctors and Dentists, Association of Latvian Surgeons, Latvian Association of Anesthesiologists and Reanimators , Latvian Institute of International Affairs , Latvian Association of Occupational Physicians, Baltic Journal of CLINICAL MEDICINE and RESEARCH, Future Support Fund , Compendium medicine , ARDE line , Medical supply , 885 , IR , OYAKATA , Actimel , Dzintars , KALVE Coffee , Ahmad tea , Aston Hotel Riga , Adažu Chips , AXA, MyFitness .