International cooperation
Riga Medical College takes a part in Erasmus University charter since 2005; our collaboration partners are institutions in Poland, Turkey, Lithuania, Norway, Belgium, Bulgaria, The Czech Republic, Finland, Netherlands, Slovak Republic, Estonia, Sweden, Denmark and Portugal (20 cooperation institutions from 13 countries). Our activities are aimed at building awareness of different health care systems and providing students and teachers with the skills that are necessary to meet all the future challenges of ensuring quality health care in a cross-cultural society. Our programs are also aimed at building up motivation for lifelong learning.
1. Finland, Vaasa - Novia University of Applied Sciences
2. Belgium, Brussel – Ersamushogeschool Brussels
3. Sweden, Sundsvall – Mid Sweden University, Department of Health Sciences
4. Sweden, Trollhattan – University West
5. Norway, Oslo – Oslo University College
6. Norway, Halden – Ostfold University College
7. Lithuania, Kaunas – Kaunas College
8. Lithuania, Vilnius – Vilniaus kolegija/University of Applied Sciences
9. Lithuania, Siauliai– Siauliai State College
10. The Netherlands– Amsterdam School of Health Professions
11. Bulgaria, Plovdiv – Plovdiv Medical College
12. The Czech Republic, Ostrava - Medico-Social Faculty of the University of Ostrava
13. Estonia, Tallin – Tallinn Health College
14. Slovakia, Bratislava - Comenius University in Bratislava
15. Portugal, Leiria – Polytechnic Institute of Leira
16. Portugal, Viseu – Polytechnic Instituto of Viseu
17. Turkey, Odemis – Izmir – Ege University Odemis School of Health
18. Turkey, Ankara - Hacettepe University
19. Turkey, Agri – Agri Ibrahim Cecen University
20. Denmark, Soro – University College Sjaelland
The aim of the ERASMUS Program is to encourage and support academic mobility of higher education students and teachers within the European Union, the European Economic Area countries of Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway as well as candidate countries such as Turkey.
