International Cooperation Department news
Ukrainian students feel at home at VMU
Since the outbreak of the full-scale war in Ukraine, Vytautas Magnus University (VMU) has welcomed more than three hundred Ukrainian students and, on the initiative of the First Ladies of Lithuania and Ukraine, Diana Nausėdienė and Olena Zelenska, opened the Centre of Ukraine, a humanitarian and educational space established in the premises of VMU Education Academy in Vilnius. The Centre has already been visited by more than 24,000 Ukrainians. Ukrainians studying at VMU actively participate in community activities, volunteer at the Centre of Ukraine, and firmly believe that the experience gained at the University will aid them in rebuilding their homeland.
Internship in Tenerife – A Lifetime Journey and Enriching Experience
“If you haven’t gone abroad during your studies, it’s your biggest mistake. An internship abroad can become the journey of a lifetime. It’s absolutely essential,” says Agnė Staupelytė, who studied in Finland under the Erasmus+ programme and also undertook internships in Vilnius and Tenerife. Next year, the third-year student of Pedagogy of Primary Education and Early Foreign Language Teaching at VMU Education Academy is set to undertake an internship in Tokyo, Japan.
VMU Staff Week: Fostering Global Collaboration and Knowledge Exchange
On April 24-28, the International Cooperation Department of Vytautas Magnus University (VMU) organized an international Staff Week, which was attended by 140 teachers and non-academic staff from 43 countries who came to VMU under the Erasmus+ mobility programme.
Contests for Teaching and Training Visits under Erasmus+ Programme
International Cooperation Department invites all VMU academic and non-academic staff members to participate in the Erasmus+ contests: the contest for Erasmus+ teaching visits in Programme countries (EU/EEA countries) and the contest for Erasmus+ teaching and training visits in Partner countries (non-EU/EEA countries). The visits will be conducted in the 2023/2024 academic year.
VMU is hosting Online Open Days in May
International Cooperation Department invites all prospective student to join online Open Days event at Vytautas Magnus University, taking place from May 16 to May 17.
Join VMU Mentor’s Community!
VMU International Cooperation Department invites full time VMU students to join the Mentor’s Programme and become mentors for the new incoming international students.
