Research News
Howard University Assoc. Prof. Jennifer Thomas to Visit VMU
On Wednesday 20 September, 11.15 a.m., at VMU Centre for Research and Studies (23 V. Putvinskio Street, Room 106), a lecture will be held by Howard University (USA) Associate Professor, Fulbright Specialist scholar, former executive producer at CNN and journalism expert Jennifer Thomas. The guest's lecture will be for the students of the VMU Dept. of Public Communication and for the VMU community. The topic of the lecture is 'When Facts Are Not Enough: How To Sustain Journalism In An Era of Disinformation'.
VMU Initiated Critical Heritage Lab in Italy and Slovenia
On Monday 11 September, in the University of Trieste (Italy) and the University of Primorska (Slovenia), a new laboratory initiated by Vytautas Magnus University (VMU) was introduced, where scientists together with entrepreneurs, public activists and other social partners will carry out projects dedicated to cultural heritage. The new laboratory, Critical Heritage LAB, is one of the Transformation Labs implemented by VMU along with its partners, other members of the Transform4Europe Alliance: the Estonian Academy of Arts, Jean Monnet University, University of Trieste, and University of Primorska.
VMU to host Scientific Conference on Rural Development
We kindly invite You to the 11th International Scientific Conference “RURAL DEVELOPMENT 2023: Bioeconomy for the Green Deal”, which will take place in Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy (Lithuania), on 26-28 September, 2023.
Registration for Conference on Innovative Teaching Methods
On 26-27 September, conference Inno-Methods for Quality Curricula will be held in Trieste, Italy. During the event, workshops, a roundtable discussion and the T4EU Innovative Teaching Awards will also be held. Lecturers and researchers are invited to register as speakers at the conference, attend workshops and improve their skills. Application deadline is 15th of August.
What Are Innovative Teaching Principles In Modern Universities?
On May 31 – June 1, VMU Professional Competence Development Center organized an innovative training – „Trends in Hybrid Education“, which was attended by teachers and non-academic staff of Vytautas Magnus University. The training was conducted by two experienced international trainers and innovative teaching experts – Drs. Roelien Wierda and Ron Barendsen (MEd), who are lecturers at NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands and have extensive experience in Innovative Pedagogies, Universal Design for Learning, CompetencyBased Learning, STEAM education, ICT tools, Blended and Hybrid Learning and Design Thinking.
Launching Horizon Europe project DIACOMET
Is it possible to ensure societal and media ethics standards in communication? How to reduce the spread of hate speech and disinformation on the internet? These and other questions will be addressed by the new EU-funded project called DIACOMET, which will be implemented by Vytautas Magnus University (VMU) in collaboration with partners from 8 European countries. Journalists and the public will be able to learn more about the project at the kick-off event in Kaunas on June 13-14. Among the event participants is Aidan White, the founder of the Ethical Journalism Network and former General Secretary of the International Federation of Journalists.
