What is RBS Greenhouse?
RBS Greenhouse is a 3-week program taking place in January and February of 2023, and it prepares ambitious and motivated high school students for bachelor-level studies. It is a great opportunity to learn about studying at RBS to make a thoughtful choice when selecting a higher education institution. You will experience how we work, which is as practical as possible and involves many industry experts and leaders as well as compete for valuable prizes.
Apply for the RBS Greenhouse
program if you want to:
- Explore the study process, methods, and courses;
- Try out studying in the BBA (Bachelor of Business Administration) and/or BITL (Bachelor of IT & Leadership) to understand if studying business or business plus IT is for you;
- Meet faculty members, current students, and alumni who will share valuable insights;
- Learn from practitioners and experts from leading companies in the Baltics;
- Get to know other like-minded students from all over Latvia;
- Receive extra points for admission in RBS and compete for a scholarship as well as discounts for studying in RBS!
About the program
For two weeks you as a student will have lectures from RBS and workshops from the partner companies. You can choose the BBA track, BITL track or mix modules, attending those lectures and workshops you like the most to try out both bachelor programs.
The preparation session and week 3 are exactly the same for all students. After the preparation session, you will work on a Tietoevry business challenge in a randomized team with mentor (RBS students) support. You will be able to choose to work on one of the multiple challenges that are created based on real-life situations. The closing event of the program is a pitching session where the winner will be announced.
The winner will receive
scholarship*
4 top performing students
20% discount
for studying in RBS*
All program graduates
15 extra points
for admission in RBS
*For the first year of studies at RBS.
Key dates
Program outline
Bachelor of Business
Administration (BBA) TRACK
- Innovation
- Problem-solving & leadership
Bachelor of IT & Leadership
(BITL) TRACK
- Innovation
- IT & project leadership in IT
Your MIX*
- week 1: lecture from BBA or BITL + lecture & workshop day from BBA or BITL
- week 2: lecture from BBA or BITL + lecture & workshop day, the same for all students
*this is minimum required attendance amount and students are welcomed to attend more lectures/ lectures & workshops
Week 1
Monday, 16.01.
evening, remote
BITL
| 16:30 – 16:40 | Intro to Peero platform |
| 16:40 – 17:00 | What does IT mean to study IT for business & how it impacts the world? |
| 17:00 – 17:30 | IT leadership |
| 17:30 – 17:40 | Which are the key skills & subsets for BITL graduates |
| 17:40 – 17:55 | Break |
| 17:55 – 18:45 | Why is math important for IT? Real life applications |
Tuesday, 17.01.
evening, remote
BBA
| 16:30 – 16:40 | Intro to Peero platform |
| 16:40 – 17:00 | What does it mean to study management & how it impacts the world? |
| 17:00 – 17:30 | The profiles of business leaders for every company stage |
| 17:30 – 17:45 | Break |
| 17:45 – 18:15 | Leaders for startups |
| 18:15 – 18:45 | Managers that international companies want |
Wednesday, 18.01.
all day, onsite
BITL @ Luminor / The topic of the day: data science
| 9:50 – 10:00 | Luminor welcome |
| 10:00 – 12:15 | Layers of IT |
| 12:15 – 12:45 | Lunch |
| 12:45 – 15:45 | Peero Worksho |
| 15:45 – 16:15 | RBS Student Union presentation |
| 16:15 – 16:45 | Get to know Luminor |
| 16:45 – 17:00 | Reflection on the day & final words |
Thursday, 19.01.
all day, onsite
BBA @ Tet / The topic of the day: innovation
| 9:50 – 10:00 | Tet welcome |
| 10:00 – 12:15 | Innovation & digital transformation with focus on finance industry |
| 12:15 – 12:45 | Lunch |
| 12:45 – 15:45 | SEB Workshop |
| 15:45 – 16:15 | RBS Student Union presentation |
| 16:15 – 16:45 | Get to know Tet |
| 16:45 – 17:00 | Reflection on the day & final words |
Monday, 23.01.
evening, remote
Week 2
BBA
| 16:30 – 18:45 | Basics of leadership |
Tuesday, 24.01.
evening, remote
BITL
| 16:30 – 18:45 | Demo programming: from program to prototype (1st year seminar) |
25.01.
all day, onsite
BBA&BITL @RBS & @Radisson / Topic of the day: Pitching & Storytelling @RBS
| 10:00 – 12:15 | Pitching |
| 12:15 – 12:45 | Lunch |
| 12:45 – 13:15 | Elevator pitch preparation |
| 13:30 – 17:00 | Pitching sessions and inspirational stories |
Saturday, 28.01.
online
BBA & BITL
| 9:30 – 10:00 | What do you need to finish secondary school successfully? |
| 10:00 – 13:00 | “Ideation” – preparation session for the assignment |
Monday, 30.01. –
Friday, 03.02.
Week 3
Work in groups on the the Tietoevery challenges;
each group has a mentor – RBS student
Tuesday, 31.01.
| 16:00 – 17:00 | Support session |
Saturday, 04.02.
onsite at RBS
Final event: team assignment presentations,
winner announcement and celebration
Participant selection
Ambitious and motivated students from 10th to 12th grade from all over Latvia are invited to participate. The program will be entirely in English; thus, it is important to be able to communicate in English. To become a participant of the program, you must submit:
- Motivational letter in English not exceeding 350 words, answering
the question “why do you want to participate in the RBS Greenhouse?” - Grade transcript from the first semester (the latest available)
Please take into account that the number of seats is limited, therefore think carefully about your motivational letter. If you have any questions about the application process, feel free to contact Alina via alina.birnika@rbs.lv.
Faculty
Claudio A. Rivera
Peter Young
Greg Mathers
Inese Muzikante
Jānis Lazovskis
Marta Jaksona
Aldis Greitāns
Gundega Dēķena
Viesturs Sosārs
Agnese Strazda
Kārlis Ātrens
Faculty
Claudio A. Rivera
Peter Young
Greg Mathers
Inese Muzikante
Jānis Lazovskis
Aldis Greitāns
Gundega Dēķena
Viesturs Sosārs
Marta Jaksona
Agnese Strazda
Kārlis Ātrens
Partners
Partners
Application form
Established in 1991 in cooperation with the State University of New York at Buffalo, USA, and the University of Ottawa, Canada, Riga Business School (RBS) is a management–education institution within Riga Technical University (RTU).
Riga Business School offers MBA programs in English, granting its graduates an internationally recognized Masters of Business Administration degree. Since 2012, Riga Business School has been offering a Bachelor of Management in International Business program in collaboration with BI Norwegian Business School and University at Buffalo, the USA. There are two bachelor programs available in RBS: Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) and Bachelor of IT & Leadership (BITL).
Questions about the application?
Contact Alina Anete Birnika,
Student Engagement Manager
+371 256 111 01
alina.birnika@rbs.lv
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