The history of the Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) dates back to 1 September 1950. On that day in Riga, at 12 Z. A. Meierovica bulvāris (at that time – 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 RMI was established on the basis of the Faculty of Medicine of the State University of Latvia, which is the direct successor of the pre-war Faculty of Medicine of the University of Latvia. The personalities, ideological vision, and the resource base and documents are proof that the history of the RSU is closely linked to the history of the highest medical education in Latvia.

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