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T4EU Online Seminars on Open Science and Inclusion
On 22nd and 23rd May, universities of Primorska and Trieste invite the communities of VMU and other member universities of the Transform4Europe Alliane to watch seminars online. The seminars will be dedicated to the topics of open science and inclusion.
VMU Agriculture Academy 100 Years Anniversary Celebration
This year, Vytautas Magnus University (VMU) Agriculture Academy is celebrating its 100 years anniversary. We kindly invite all members, alumni, and friends on May 18 to participate in the 100th years anniversary celebration. It is a one day festival that will take place in nature, in the VMU Agriculture Academy park in front of the Central building. There will be plenty of dancing, music and laughter!
39th SELL Baltic Student Sports Games will take place at VMU
After a five-year break, the 39th SELL Student Sports Games will take place in Kaunas on 16-19 May. This marks the first time the games will be held in the premises of the Sports Centre of Vytautas Magnus University (VMU). The three-day Student Games will feature 14 different sports: indoor and beach volleyball, basketball, 3×3 basketball, mini football (7×7), badminton, table tennis, powerlifting, athletics, swimming, judo, orienteering, sport climbing, and chess.
Intensive German Language Courses for Students
Saarland University invites students of VMU and other Transform4Europe alliance's universities to participate in intensive German language courses. Two types of courses are offered: in September, on-site course will be organized at Saarland University in Germany, while in October, an online course will be organized. Participant registration is open until 2 June.
Prof. Timothy Garton Ash to be Awarded VMU Honorary Doctorate
On Monday, 20 May, at 2 p.m., a solemn meeting of VMU Senate will be held in the VMU Great Hall (Gimnazijos g. 7, Kaunas), during which historian Professor Timothy Garton Ash will be awarded the regalia of VMU Honorary Doctor.
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.
