Foreign Students and Diaspora

VMU Alumni Day 2020: Strengthened Communication with the Alumni

While continuing traditions, on November 13th, 2020, Vytautas Magnus University invited its graduates to remember their Alma Mater. Due to the difficult pandemic situation in the country, Alumni Day was celebrated through the remote communication platforms. The main theme of this day was to emphasize the importance of physical, but not social distance, by remembering the initiative “Mind the Gap”.

VMU Establishes Support Fund and Will Accept 50 More Belarus Students

Continuing an initiative dedicated to Eastern Partnership countries, VMU will accept 50 more students from Belarus who feel unsafe in their country, are being persecuted for civic and political reasons, and have been expelled from Belarusian universities. VMU will establish a support fund for these students.

Regarding upcoming Academic Year 2020/2021

Dear International Students, on behalf of Vytautas Magnus University (VMU), we would like to express our appreciation for your decision to join our university community. We would like to share our current plans for the upcoming autumn semester 2020.

Procedure of Exam Session and Final Thesis Defence

In the meeting of the Rector’s Council yesterday, a long discussion was held about the possible procedure of this semester’s exam session and the defence of the final theses. A wide variety of opinions and perspectives were expressed, including the views of the VMU Student Representative Council. After this discussion, the following guidelines have been approved for the organisation of studies at Vytautas Magnus University under the relaxed lockdown rules:

VMU to Promote Exchange Opportunities in a Special Week of Events

Coffee, magic dogs and everything in between: VMU will promote exchange opportunities in a special week of events.

Competition for Exchange Studies at Non-EU/EEA countries

Students are invited to participate in a competition for one semester exchange studies at non-EU/EEA countries with Erasmus+ or VMU Mobility scholarship.