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00:00:00 RTU Ķīpsala Campus
00:00:45 Islande Hotel
00:01:02 RTU Ķīpsala swimming pool
00:02:05 RTU Būvniecības inženierzinātņu fakultāte (Faculty of Civil Engineering)
00:03:05 RTU Eletronikas un Telekomunikāciju fakultāte (Faculty of Electronics and Telecommunications)
00:04:32 Canteen/Cafeteria
00:05:45 RTU Būvniecības un mašīnzinību fakultāte (Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Transport and Aeronautics)
00:05:24 Baltijas Biomateriālu ekselences centra (BBCE) (Baltic Biomaterials Center of Excellence)
00:07:01 RTU Datorzinātnes, informācijas tehnoloģijas un enerģētikas fakultāte (RTU Faculty of Computer Science, Information Technology and Energy)
00:09:53 Materiālzinātnes un lietišķās ķīmijas fakultāte (Faculty of Materials Science and Applied Chemistry)
00:10:56 RTU Domus Auditorialis
00:11:40 Elektrotehnikas un vides inženierzinātņu fakultāte (Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Environmental Engineering)
00:12:34 RTU Arhitektūras un dizaina institūts (Faculty of Architecture and Design)
00:16:33 RTU Ķīpsalas kopmītnes (Kipsala Dormitory Of RTU)
00:18:04 Studentu Servisa Centrs (Student Service Center)
"Founded in 1862, RTU is the oldest technical university in the Baltic states with 61 study programs in English that offer world-class education in many high-demand career fields, including computer sciences, mechanical engineering, electronics, and material science. Accommodating a student body of 14,000, which includes 4,000 international students hailing from over 105 nations, RTU fosters a richly diverse community for students, faculty, and staff alike." - https://www.rtu.lv/en/discover-rtu/rtu-facts-and-figures
"120 Professors
122 Associate professors
207 Docents
160 Lecturers, assistants
Total: 609
297 Leading researchers
252 Researchers
219 Research assistants
Total: 768" - https://www.rtu.lv/en/discover-rtu/why-rtu
"RTU is the first higher education institution in Latvia that already in 1965 began construction of campus at Ķīpsala. The construction continues and it is planned that by 2020 a majority of university students are going to be educated at Ķīpsala Campus. Upon completion, RTU campus will become the most modern engineering study center in the Baltic States." - https://www.rtu.lv/en/university/rtu-kipsala-campus
"Historical Heritage of RTU at Ķīpsala
1964 – the first project for construction of Ķīpsala study complex is drawn up at planning institute «Pilsētprojekts», project led by architect Jānis Vilciņš.
1965 – construction of the current building of the Faculty of Electronics and Telecommunications (FET) is started at 12 Āzenes Street, Ķīpsala.
1968 – building of Riga Polytechnic Institute at 12 Āzenes Street is put into operation.
1975 – building at 18 Āzenes Street is put into operation (currently – building of the Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning (FAUP) at 6 Ķīpsalas Street).
1978 – building at 14 Āzenes Street is put into operation (currently – building of the Faculty of Materials Science and Applied Chemistry (FMSAC) at 3/7 Paula Valdena Street).
1979 – construction of swimming pool is started at Ķīpsala.
Source: «Senākā tehniskā universitāte Baltijā – laikmeti un personības», RTU, 2012" - https://www.rtu.lv/en/university/rtu-kipsala-campus/historical-heritage-of-rtu-at-kipsala
"2013 – complete reconstruction of the former student canteen into RTU Design Centre, where the Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning and the Institute of Design Technologies are located.
2013 – the new building of the Faculty of Power and Electrical Engineering (FPEE) is put into operation.
2014 – complete reconstruction of student dormitories at Ķīpsala, energy consumption in buildings dropped by more than 60%.
2014 – completed renovation of building of the Faculty of Materials Science and Applied Chemistry.
2015 – Laboratory Building is constructed.
2015 – the new building of RTU Scientific Library is constructed.
2015 – partial reconstruction of RTU swimming pool by replacing the roof, restoring its former shape and exposing the glazing.
2015 – complete renovation of the building of the Faculty of Electronics and Telecommunications.
2019 – the reconstruction of the building at 6B Ķīpsalas Street, which currently houses the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Transport and Aeronautics, was completed.
2021 – the new building of the Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology and the auditorium house "Domus Auditorialis" was built.
2022 – the reconstruction of the building at 6A Ķīpsalas Street, Faculty of Civil Engineering, was completed.
2022 – the laboratory house of the Institute of Aeronautics, 16 Zunda krastmala Street was built." - https://www.rtu.lv/en/university/rtu-kipsala-campus/what-has-been-accomplished-in-the-21st-century
