Rector’s Message
Welcome to the new SSE Riga website! Education is very much about making talent grow. I am convinced that our new website will communicate the various ways SSE Riga makes talent grow – ranging from the BSc programme through the EMBA and Executive Education activities to our research and open events.
This autumn not only saw a new website, it also saw a new group of students entering the SSE Riga BSc programme. In addition to students from the three Baltic countries, we have, with the 2011 admission also regular students from Moldova, Belarus, the Ukraine and Georgia. A total of 20 students from these countries have been given the opportunity to study at SSE Riga through the Swedish Government Scholarship Programme. This expansion into new territories will not only further enhance the SSE Riga educational experience for all students enrolled, it will also strengthen the School’s presence in the region through the students - and in three years’ time through a geographical expansion of the SSE Riga alumni network.
For an academic institution, the network of alumni is not only important as such. It is also plays an increasingly important role when it comes to fundraising. In this context I am overwhelmed by this year’s Alumni Association fund raising campaign; raising money for tuition fee scholarships, and opening up the SSE Riga educational experience to students who otherwise would not be able to finance their studies at SSE Riga. In total the campaign raised 80 000 Euros. Given that there are just somewhat more than 1 500 SSE Riga alumni, the amount raised is remarkable. On top of this I know that the SSE Riga Alumni Association has even more ambitious plans in terms of fundraising yet to be revealed at the annual SSE Riga HomeComing Day November 10-12.
Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to thank our alumni and other benefactors for their generous support in making the SSE Riga experience possible and affordable, while at the same time inspiring all of us at SSE Riga to work even harder on further developing the School as a place where talent grows.
Anders Paalzow
Rector, SSE Riga
PS. Needless to say, we would be more than happy to get your feedback on the website – be it positive or negative.
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