University News

“Disability Forum: Inclusive Higher Education 2025” – From Challenges to Opportunities in International Mobility

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VMU presents one of the results of the project “Disability Forum: Inclusive Higher Education 2025” – a video in which VMU students and alumni share their experiences of international mobility.

T4EU Science Cafe – Social Perception of the Space Mission of Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski

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On Saturday 6 December, at 3–4 pm (EET), the Transform4Europe Alliance invites students and university staff of the alliance partners to participate in another Science Café event. As part of Silesian Science Festival, a discussion will be held on Social Perception of the Space Mission of Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski. The event will be hosted online and at the International Congress Centre in Katowice, Poland.

The New Generation of Sensemakers: Alumni Discussion

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On Friday, November 14th, from 4 p.m. to 5.30 p.m., a hybrid discussion titled 'VMU Alumni – The New Generation of Sensemakers' will be held online (via MS Teams) and on-site at VMU Senate Hall (28 S. Daukanto g., Kaunas).

VMU Introduces an Online Student Consultation Registration System

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A new electronic system for booking student consultations has been launched at the university. It was created to make it easier and more convenient for students to quickly register for various consultations offered by the university.

VMU Connections Opens the Way for Studies, Career, and Mentorship

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On November 14th, Vytautas Magnus University (VMU) will host a unique event, VMU Connections, bringing together high school students from across Lithuania, VMU students, lecturers, alumni, and the university's partners – companies and organizations.

Intelligent Governance: Democratic Governance That Involves Citizens, Algorithms, and Human Sensitivity

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"[Crises demand] solutions that are flexible and oriented to current issues and needs, to technological and other changes. That is exactly what intelligent governance is for", explains Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jurga Bučaitė-Vilkė, Head of the Department of Sociology at VMU and Acting Director of the Vytautas Kavolis Institute for Interdisciplinary Research.