Graduates always stay connected to the Alma mater. The alumni ‘relationship with the university continues long after it is completed. The stronger that bond, the more graduates and high school get. To keep up to date with what’s happening, you can find out Alumni’s current news on the website and regular alumni news outlet.
The main pillars of the university’s RISEBA cooperation with graduates are:
Communication. Involvement. Growth. Support.
Communication is a priority for graduates to know about events that are relevant to themselves. If you don’t yet receive news in your email for graduates who are sent out at most once a month, please fill out the news application form HERE.
RISEBA wants to bring its alumni into guest lectures, career day events, the Mentor Club, and various stocks. We are waiting for you and want to hear your experience! For example, we want to hear about your achievements in the guest series “Career Experience Stories.”
Seminars for Alumni are also organised. in the 2020/2021 school year, the theme was self-growth and graduates working in self-growth who are coaches shared their experiences and advice. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, both these seminars took place remotely, but we hope to gather face-to-face in the future.
In order to promote growth and further learning, we offer rebates to RISEBA graduates for further education, lifelong learning and also academic study programmes.
RISEBA’S ALUMNI Mentors Club provides an opportunity to get involved by becoming a mentor to a student to pass on their experience and help cope with life’s challenges.
RISEBA’s 30th anniversary year has begun, so there will be even more opportunities to get involved – there will be a special rally for graduates: HERE you can sign up for the news.
Career events and close cooperation with RISEBA alumni – industry professionals, companies and partners (associations, societies, etc.) take place throughout the academic year, guest speakers are organised for courses, guest lectures and seminars are provided for members of the RISEBA community and all those interested. The most important events for 2023 will be listed below:
RISEBA Career Days, a live event, took place on 25 April 2023,
The event was held on 25 April, which was also available online, and was attended by approximately 200 students, partners and stakeholders, as well as 100 RISEBA students, alumni and faculty members.
More information about the event: https://riseba.lv/foto-galerija/galerija-2023/karjeras-dienas-2023-nosledzosais-pasakums/
Online recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7yCZAyC6is
Highlights of the Career Centre’s 2023 educational events, which are published on the website, on the university’s social media, so that anyone interested can attend for free:
On 7 June 2023, in cooperation with BGI Europe, Michelle Belkina, RISEBA-graduate and Head of the company’s Marketing Department, gave a guest lecture on “International Career Opportunities with Chinese Language Proficiency”.
On 9 April 2023, in cooperation with Citadele Bank, Yevgeny Bebnev, Head of Investment Product Sales at CBL Asset Management, gave a guest lecture on the topic “Opportunities and risks in financial markets. How to manage them” https://riseba.lv/foto-galerija/galerija-2023/bankas-citadele-vieslekcija/
On 25 April 2023, in cooperation with the State Data Inspectorate, expert Arthur Orlovsky gave a guest lecture on “Processing of personal data for research purposes” https://riseba.lv/foto-galerija/galerija-2023/karjeras-dienas-2023-nosledzosais-pasakums/
On 25 April 2023, in cooperation with Riga Airport, HR Project Manager Sanita Šaitere4. gave a guest lecture on the topic “Safe Start: recommendations for a successful career start”. https://riseba.lv/foto-galerija/galerija-2023/karjeras-dienas-2023-nosledzosais-pasakums/
On 19 May 2023, the Alumni Courtyard Festival 2023 took place, the event was attended by RISEBA students, alumni, faculty members, as well as those interested in listening to Ieva Adams’ guest lecture “Authenticity of Personality”. https://riseba.lv/foto-galerija/galerija-2023/riseba-absolventu-pagalma-svetki/
On 9 November 2023, a field trip to Ernst & Young Latvia was organised.
RISEBA Alumni Mentoring Club – RISEBA Alumni organises the activities of the Mentoring Club, the club was founded in 2020, about 120 RISEBA alumni and 100 students have joined it.In 2023, the RISEBA website was updated with existing mentor profiles https://riseba.lv/studentiem/mentorings/
On 25 April 2023, RISEBA PhD student, mentor Viktorija Mihaļčuka gave a guest lecture on the topic “Mentoring – process and outcome”, the lecture was attended by 389 participants – RISEBA students, alumni and faculty. https://riseba.lv/foto-galerija/galerija-2023/karjeras-dienas-2023-nosledzosais-pasakums/
Two experience stories were also developed and published in 2023:
Justīne Teličena, a student of the distance learning programme “Business Psychology” and a young soloist of LNBO, about her experience in cooperation with a mentor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EL7BSs30jjI&t=3s
with mentor Viktorija Mihaļčuka, PR director, sales manager, chairwoman of the board. Currently a board member of the Latvian Football Federation, about working with a student, inviting RISEBA graduates to join the mentoring club. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riasHPCYDXQ
To ensure a successful cooperation between graduate and undergraduate student, a face-to-face event “Speed dating with a mentor” is organised in cooperation with RISEBA Creative Incubator. On 19 October 2023, the event was organised at RISEBA, Meža iela 3. The special guest of the event was Žanis Peiners, a well-known basketball player. https://riseba.lv/foto-galerija/galerija-2023/risebahack-2-diena-magistra-un-talmacibas-studentiem/
The Career Centre actively participates in Erasmus projects, strengthening international cooperation on career issues, and disseminates the results of the projects to students, staff and partners:
Portfolio for Employment (PFE) https://www.pfeproject.com/
Project aim: To create a Portfolio for Employment by bringing together different tools to help young people in vocational training schools prepare for the labour market. Existing tools and methods will be identified and innovative tools will be developed, as well as cross-border exchanges and cooperation will be promoted.
More about the project https://riseba.lv/projekti/portfolio-for-employment-pfe-erasmus/
The strategic objectives are to facilitate access to the labour market for vocational school students from different backgrounds, to create learning and development opportunities by adapting to labour market requirements; to promote social inclusion and to help ensure the successful transition of vocational school students into working life. The different partner countries will make the project results multilingual and promote international cooperation and the mainstreaming of Erasmus+ values.
Erasmus+, KA220-VET – From Internship in Europe to Employment (FIETE) https://www.fieteproject.net/
Project objective: to encourage recent graduates from vocational education and training courses to make the most of a long-term traineeship in another European country, which opens up exciting job opportunities.
The strategic objectives are to facilitate access to the labour market for vocational school students from different backgrounds, to create learning and development opportunities by adapting to labour market requirements; to promote social inclusion and to help ensure the successful integration of vocational school students into working life. The different partner countries will make the project results multilingual and promote international cooperation and the mainstreaming of Erasmus+ values.
More about the project https://riseba.lv/projekti/erasmus-ka220-vet-from-internship-in-europe-to-employment-fiete
- Nordplus Higher Education Platform for Co-operation Between Schools and Enterprises
Project overarching objective: To develop a digital platform www.koolituskrediit.ee, in cooperation with project partners, promoting cooperation between educational institutions and enterprises. The platform will be developed in four languages (Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Finnish). As a result of the project, companies and educational institutions from Lviv, Lithuania and Finland can promote educational services and offer each other their international services.
Educational institutions market their activities, promote closer cooperation with companies, complement learning activities with practical application;
Businesses – can develop their employees in quality courses, offer challenges for employees to participate in school activities, find more easily competent trainees and employees in the sector.
More about the project https://riseba.lv/projekti/nordplus_platform/
Conferences
On 9 November 2023, the Supervision Conference: the Power of Supervision: for Support and Growth took place. Participation was free of charge for RISEBA students, alumni, faculty and partners. The conference was held in a hybrid format, with more than 1500 attendees and interested https://riseba.lv/zinatne/konferences/konferences-2023 – 8-supervision-conference-supervision-power-for-support-and-growth took place at the Supervision Conference: Supervision
Charity campaigns organized thanks to donations of support from RISEBA alumni, students and faculty to the “RISEBA Alumni Association”
Charity event for animals, cooperation with animal shelter “Ķepu-ķepā”, donation agreement signed for 600 EUR.
Charity event “Back to school”, providing support to low-income families, preparing students for school, providing stationery, books, school bags.Several RISEBA Alumni Mentors Club meetings were held and one meeting at the end of the school year. 47 students have been given the opportunity to work with the Alumni Mentor Club in 2022.
Participation in national research
From 26 January 2023 to the end of June 2023 participation in the study “Assessment of competences of students in higher education and dynamics of their development during the study period”, published results report https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62-I_nCttBQ&t=248s
From 2023 participation in the development of the Orbit Ltd. start-up project, developing a new digital career tool in cooperation with the SEDA, the MoES and the NA. The collaboration is ongoing, the digital tool is in the process of development and will be used by members of the RISEBA community – students, faculty, alumni and partners
- Organisation of free public seminars and lectures with RISEBA alumni, public personalities and industry professionals as guest speakers;
- Charity activities – help and support for animal protection associations and shelters, retirement homes, etc;
- In cooperation with RISEBA Creative Business Incubator, the Society plans to co-organise seminars in 2023 that will motivate young people to develop their business ideas, improve their skills as future leaders and improve their cooperation skills and entrepreneurial abilities;
- RISEBA Alumni will continue to participate in the International Conference of Students’ Scientific Research and Artistic Creativity organised by RISEBA.
- Develop the RISEBA Alumni Association and involve alumni in the study process, development of higher education and promotion of research:
- Alumni, as guest lecturers;
- Alumni, as industry representatives and experts, engage students and faculty in scientific work (conducting research, summarising and presenting results);
- alumni as mentors to students (mentoring programme). Systematically developed relationships between students and alumni, based on long-term and voluntary support between a successful alumnus with experience who shares his/her knowledge, experience, encourages and supports a student who is ready and willing to gain experience from this exchange and develop his/her skills, competences;
- graduates as employers – offer internships, workplaces, study tours to the represented companies, participate in the process of drawing up graduate profiles, contributing to the development of graduate profiles in line with the changing requirements of the Latvian and international market.
- RISEBA activities that will encourage alumni and cooperation partners to provide support for: students’ and graduates’ scientific activity development (research work, innovations); association activities (attracting guest speakers, organising events, information materials, expert consultations, etc.).
- RISEBA intends to promote a culture of charity and philanthropy among alumni, students, faculty and members of the Society.
Support for students, projects, as well as Alumni itself can be implemented through the association RISEBA Alumni.
The association “RISEBA Alumni” is an organisation representing the interests of RISEBA graduates, in which any graduate can enroll at no fee.
RISEBA Alumni Properties:
Society RISEBA ALUMNI
Reg. No: 40008194880
Address: Meza Street 3, Riga, LV-1048
Bank: A/S Swedbank
Account No: LV22HABA0551035698046
Bank code: HABALV22
The RISEBA Alumni mentors Club has been set up to allow existing university students to receive personal support from a graduate who has agreed to become a mentor. Typically, meetings with a mentor take place remotely once a month, the mentor shares his or her experiences, listens, advises, supports and helps the student improve, and this is useful for both personal and professional development.
We encourage graduates to become mentors to our students. To become a mentor and join the RISEBA Alumni mentors Club, an applicant must meet the following requirements:
- experience at work and completed university studies at RISEBA;
- the willingness and opportunity to listen and give feedback to the student remotely once a month;
- knowledge of their field, career and/or personal development;
- the possibility of meeting with other mentors once every six months.
If you’re a RISEBA graduate and want to join the Mentor Club, write to email [email protected].
To keep our alumni in touch, it’s important to keep our alumni contacts up to date. Fill out the communication form here and forward it to your study mates as well.