25/05/2026
Riga Business School was honoured to welcome Professor Chimumoyo Baya from the National University of Science and Technology, Zimbabwe, to Riga Technical University as part of the Erasmus+ KA171 Staff Mobility framework.
This visit builds on a relationship that began through the Latvian development cooperation project "She Rebuilds the World", a pioneering initiative connecting Latvia with African partners through education, entrepreneurship, and institutional cooperation. Riga Business School served as the main Latvian education partner in the project.
During the visit, Professor Baya engaged with the Riga Business School and RTU community through academic meetings, participation in bachelor thesis defence panels, institutional collaboration discussions, and exchanges on curriculum development, quality assurance, AI in teaching and research, and future joint initiatives. The program also included a courtesy meeting with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia, where participants discussed expanding academic exchange, research collaboration, cultural and educational diplomacy, and future Latvia–Zimbabwe partnerships.
We are especially proud that this collaboration is now creating direct opportunities for students: the first five students from NUST are participating in an exchange programme at Riga Technical University.
For Riga Business School, this partnership reflects the kind of internationalisation we believe in: learning from each other, building long-term trust, and connecting the North and the South through education, innovation, and shared responsibility.
We thank Professor Chimumoyo Baya, the National University of Science and Technology, Riga Technical University, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia, and all colleagues involved in making this collaboration grow.
We look forward to continuing this partnership through student and staff mobility, joint academic initiatives, research collaboration, and new opportunities for mutual learning.