The academic year 2022/2023 brought mournful messages – Gunārs Asaris, Vera Gošteine, Vladislavs Grišins, Rihards Indriksons, Lūcija Kupče, Peter Mensah, Jānis Osis, Egils Pāns, Laimonis Šteinbergs, Gunārs Upītis, Jānis Valeinis, Visvaldis Vrubļevskis, Māris Zeltiņš; lecturer and Honorary Doctor of RTU Tālis Millers, long-time leader of RTU folk dance ensemble «Vektors», choreographer Uldis Šteins; long-term employees – a clerk of the Office of Vice-Rector for Finance Gunta Freiberga, librarian of RTU Scientific Library Diāna Ielīte, Chair of the Pensioners’ Council of RTU Trade Union Māra Lēruma, an employee of the Department of Engineering Mathematics Velta Šaicāne, a former assistant of RPI / RTU Rector Daina Zviedre passed away.