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The AgriFood Forum 2021 will propose a new direction
The AgriFood Forum 2020 was a real surprise. The two-day forum, which was organized virtually for the first time, attracted more than 1,800 unique viewers, 500 of whom were participants from abroad. What is more, each participant spent an average of more than 4 hours on the forum. The AgriFood Lithuania DIH, the main organizer of the event, has a very clear mission for the AgriFood Forum 2021. According to the hub, it is time to turn ambitions into real actions and commonly agree on the implementation of the sustainable food supply chain. The hybrid AgriFood Forum 2021 will take place on 25th of November.
VMU invites students to become mentors of international students
VMU International Office invites Lithuanian and international degree students to join the VMU Mentors’ programme and become mentors for new incoming international students.
VMU Rector’s Greetings on International Students’ Day
Today we are marking the International Students' Day. It is a day for you to celebrate and take pride in yourselves: you are STUDENTS, because you have made the right decisions, you have been persistent, you have set goals for yourselves, and you pursue them while embarking on paths that are not always easy.
Call for Applications: Conference Dedicated to Centenary of VMU
VMU Centre of Kaunas History invites everyone to participate in the 26th annual scientific and interdisciplinary conference dedicated to research on Kaunas titled Centenary of Vytautas Magnus University: Its Significance to the City and the State. The conference will take place on February 24-25th, 2022 at Vytautas Magnus University, marking the centenary of its inception. VMU was founded in 1922 and named after Vytautas the Great in 1930.
Competitions After the Opening of a Sports Center
The opening ceremony of the President Valdas Adamkus Sports Center, which will present the largest university sports complex in the country adapted to various sports and needs, will take place on Wednesday, November 17, in the Akademija campus (Studentų g. 9A, Kaunas District). After the opening of the sports center, spectators are invited to watch the first competitions: at 4 p.m., sports fans are invited to watch the regional basketball league competition VMU:KTU (men), and at 7:30 p.m. - the national student volleyball league competition VMU:VU (women).
VMU Opens the Largest University Sports Centre in Lithuania
A long-awaited moment has arrived at Vytautas Magnus University as from now on, even more opportunities to train professional athletes and to increase the physical capacities and health of the university community will be provided. The opening ceremony of the President Valdas Adamkus Sports Center, which will take place on Wednesday, November 17, 2 P.M. in the Akademija campus (Studentų g. 9A, Kaunas district), will present the largest university sports complex in the country adapted to various sports and needs.
Transform4Europe: Representatives of VMU visited University of Silesia
In October two delegations of Vytautas Magnus University visited European University, Transform4Europe Alliance partner: the University of Silesia in Katowice (Poland).
Lithuanian Language and Culture Course Welcomes Everyone
Have you ever thought to yourself, wouldn’t it be nice to speak a language that only a handful of people on earth know? What is it like belonging to a community whose roots date back to the 10th century? If so, you are extremely lucky, because already this winter, Lithuanian language and culture course can open the door for you to be a part of it.
The Student Survey “Teaching and Learning Evaluation” is Underway
The University has launched the student survey Teaching and learning evaluation in 2021 autumn semester. In the end of each semester all the students of bachelor, master, integrated and professional studies are invited to share an opinion about teachers and their own work during the semester study courses. The survey is anonymous!
Prof. B. Galdikas: Lithuania Has a Deep Historical Bond to Nature
"If we humans do not stop what we are doing now, if we do not change our approach to nature and do not start respecting it, we will get into a lot of trouble. It is evident that we are already in trouble and it is happening before our eyes,” says Professor Birutė Galdikas, a world-renowned anthropologist and Vytautas Magnus University (VMU) Honorary Doctor, who has been working in the field of environment and orangutan conservation for half a century.
