Would you like to help our incoming international students to settle into Latvia, Riga, and the Academy’s study environment?
You can support our incoming international students who will join us this fall, make new friends, improve your language skills, become part of our international student community, learn about new cultures, and share unforgettable experiences by planning and attending events together or getting to know Riga and Latvia.
Every year we welcome hundreds of international full-time and exchange students from different countries to study at our Academy who need support, especially during their first time in Latvia.
A Student Buddy is a student who meets and supports international students who have just arrived to study and are getting to know our country, campus, and way of life for the first time.
You can help them:
- settle into a new environment and meet new people, especially at the beginning of their studies at our Academy;
- discover Riga and Academy’s campus life;
- deal with day-to-day issues such as: buying travel tickets, opening a bank account, shopping, using the school schedule, and the Academy's internal systems;
- by providing study tips;
- stay up-to-date on various events and activities.
We will select the international students for your group based on your preferences, the principle of multiculturalism, and the number of Student Buddies registered for the fall semester of 2023/24. We will also try to organize additional meetings between Student Buddies. This will give you the opportunity to exchange ideas and organize joint activities.
As a Student Buddy, you should be available for your group from the Orientation Week of 2023/24. The Orientation Week of 2023/24 will be held from September 18, 2023, to September 22, 2023. Your participation in this events is mandatory. We will send you the contact details of the international students assigned to your group.
To become a Student Buddy, complete the online application form https://forms.gle/eRo9QE2B3Qn2RNR79.
Applications will be accepted from August 17, 2023 to September 8, 2023.
