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Each university has its own face, also RTU. If you hear the laughter of the guitar, the soul-tearing voice of the violin somewhere in the corridors, halls or study rooms of our University, or a vigorous pair of shoes starting a joyful dance, we can visualise that this face develops into a broad smile. Finding an original artistic way how to express oneself may bring genuine satisfaction to everyone. Therefore competent instructors and leaders of artistic groups of the Students Club and the Centre of Culture enthusiastically work to help many RTU students to find their road to the world of harmony and beauty.

The RTU Students Club (SC) was established in 1959. Its activities have made the cultural life (stable traditions, cultural projects and competitions) of RTU, Riga as well as that of Latvia more colourful and versatile. The goal of SC has always been high-class artistic implementation of any good idea, and this is usually done drawing on the support of professionals and with a great sense of responsibility.

The most popular activities organized by the Club are Freshmen’s initiation parties, parties to celebrate RTU and faculty anniversaries, state holidays and traditional seasonal celebrations, students excellence test ”RTU Top”, students contest ”RTU Games for Men”, Latvian Students Theatre Days, the concert cycle ”Women in Music”, Latvian vocal competition for children and youth ”Putnu bērni” (Children of Birds), etc.

There are 10 amateur groups operating at RTU: the men’s choir ”Gaudeamus”, women’s choir ”Delta”, folk dance ensemble ”Vektors”, students brass band ”SPO”, vocal group ”Putni” (”Birds”), youth vocal group ”Jauna nianse” (”New nuance”), men’s vocal group “Kubuss”, vocal children’s and youth ensemble ”Vecpilsētas dziedātāji” (”Old Town Singers”), students drama group ”Kamertonis”, drama studio ”Spēle” (”Play”).

These amateur groups participate with their original programs in competitions and festivals in Latvia and abroad, as well as actively participate in concerts.

Students and many persons concerned are offered a possibility to participate in a number of interest clubs: the psychology club ”The Search Laboratory”, the Line Dance Club,  the Ball-room Dance Studio, the Riga Dance Club, the interest club ”Malacis” for children and young people, as well as the Travellers Club. These interest clubs are regularly organizing seminars, lectures, exhibitions, visitations, master classes and summer camps.

Students can do practically everything and it is difficult to imagine their life without songs, dances and other artistic amateur undertakings. RTU may rightfully be proud of its amateur groups. At the same time, to perform equally well in engineering sciences and to actively participate in cultural events is not an easy task, since one must exert some effort to get the water from the well. This is the desire for constant perfection that helps our students to successfully perform in their academic work and also fulfil their artistic aspirations.