The Talent Program of Riga Technical University (RTU) makes a big step towards Latvia’s new talents and gives a clear signal to potential students that the state cares about talented, motivated and purposeful young people. This was said at the opening event of RTU’s new initiative – the Talent Program – on August 27 by Valdis Dombrovskis, Vice-President of the European Commission, responsible for economic and financial affairs, who agreed to be the patron of the Talent Program.