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Workshop “Insider Tips for Landing Entry-Level Positions”
Recent graduates and current students are facing numerous challenges when attempting to secure jobs in entry-level positions. They feel uncertain about their degree or what comes next after graduation and are struggling to find summer employment that aligns with their studies and passions. A couple of months before the end of the semester, Vytautas Magnus University (VMU) extends a helping hand to current students and graduates who are feeling overwhelmed as they embark on their job-searching journey.
Conference “Monastic Life in Lithuania: History and Perspectives“
We invite you to participate in the international scientific conference "Monastic Life in Lithuania: History and Perspectives“, dedicated to the 400th anniversary of the foundation of the Benedictine Monastery in Kaunas. The conference will take place on 30-31 May at the Aula Magna of Vytautas Magnus University (Gimnazijos Str. 7, Kaunas, Lithuania).
Geneticist Žemaitis: Creative Freedom Is My Takeaway from University
On the first Friday of May, the University hosted the third student conference Freedom to Create. Dedicated to the anniversary of the re-establishment of Vytautas Magnus University (VMU) and to the concept of artes liberales, this year’s event featured nearly sixty presentations – the largest number yet – by VMU students and schoolchildren from VMU partner gymnasiums.
Interdisciplinarity is becoming increasingly necessary today
The links between fashion magazines and literature, women’s education in the USA and Latin America, domesticity and mythology in eighteenth-century Mexican (then New Spain) paintings, and the myth of Arachne in the work of Gabriel García Márquez are just some of the topics that Evelina Gužauskytė, a PhD in Spanish (Colonial Latin American Literature), teacher of Latin American literature and culture, translator, and Associate Professor at Wellesley College in Boston, will discuss at Vytautas Magnus University (VMU) from May 7 to 14.
Scholarships Awarded to Students for Academic or Artistic Achievements
For the second time Vytautas Magnus University (VMU) announced a competition for scholarships for scientific or artistic achievements for VMU students, which aims to encourage students to pursue scientific or artistic activities.
Kavolis Institute Will Focus on Upskilling Early Career Researchers
The Vytautas Kavolis Transdisciplinary Research Institute of VMU starts the University Excellence Initiative Project (SOCMTEP) funded by Lithuania's Ministry of Education, Science and Sport.
Exhibition “Noises and garbage” by Romualdas Požerskis
On April 30th, an exhibition "Noises and garbage" by Vytautas Magnus University's (VMU) professor Romualdas Požerskis was opened at VMU Art Gallery “101”.
Registration for Elective Study Courses at Kaunas universities
Vytautas Magnus University (VMU), Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (LSMU) and Lithuanian Sports University (LSU) continue cooperation for three years now and invite students to choose and study inter-university study courses (modules) free of charge in the academic year 2024-2025.
The DON@ Project’s Multiplier Event focuses on Student Integration
On April 22, 2024, VMU's DON@ team representatives organized the International Multiplier Event for the DON@ Donation Opportunities for Newcomer Students project. The event occurred during International Staff Week 2024, bringing together academic and administrative attendees from various universities and countries. The meeting gathered representatives from Japan, Ukraine, Argentina, Taiwan, Kazakhstan, Indonesia, Kenya, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, South Korea, Italy, Turkey, Mauritius, Tanzania, Armenia, Malaysia, Brazil, Moldova, and many more.
Invitation to Join VMU Mentor’s Community
Students of Vytautas Magnus University (VMU) are cordially invited to join the VMU Mentor's community! As a mentor, you will have the opportunity to make a significant impact on the lives of international students while enhancing your own skills and experiences.
