University News
Nearly 30 Honorable Guests to Discuss Lithuanian–Russian Relations
Nearly 30 honorable guests from Great Britain, the US, Russia, Germany, Spain, France and the Netherlands will be visiting Lithuania on October 28–29. Former ambassadors, politicians, journalists and scientists will attend the conference “30 years diplomatic relations Lithuania-Russia: Are good-neighborly relations possible?"
World Lithuanian Communities’ Forum took place at VMU
Vytautas Magnus University (VMU), which has maintained a close relationship with the Lithuanian Diaspora for more than three decades, invited members of world Lithuanian communities, academics, politicians, teachers and pupils of Lithuanian schools, representatives of Lithuanian organizations that unite world Lithuanians and everyone interested in getting to know the Lithuanian Diaspora better, for a discussion.
Open lecture at VMU by Birutė Galdikas
On October 20–26, Professor Birutė Galdikas, a world-renowned scientist of Lithuanian descent, anthropologist, primatologist, the most prominent researcher of orangutans and the VMU Honorary Doctor, is paying a visit to Lithuania.
Study fair for Lithuanian diaspora at Vytautas Magnus University
It’s October – Lithuanian Diaspora Month at Vytautas Magnus University and we are happy to invite you to an online study fair for Lithuanian diaspora – about studies, studying and opportunities for world Lithuanians at Vytautas Magnus University which will be held on 27–28th of October.
Human Rights Activists Are Being Locked Up in Psychiatric Hospitals
Have you shared a picture online mocking the authorities? Your bank account may be frozen and the court may order to place you in a psychiatric hospital. According to a report published by the foundation Human Rights in Mental Health (FGIP), such methods of silencing political opponents, religious believers, human rights activists and dissidents are still employed by the Russian authorities to this day, continuing the practices that began during the Soviet era. One of the authors of the report, Chief Executive of FGIP, Professor Robert van Voren of Vytautas Magnus University (VMU), says that psychiatry is a convenient cover for repressions against the critics of the authorities.
The Rīga Conference 2021 takes place on the 15th and 16th of October
The annual security and foreign policy forum The Rīga Conference 2021 will take place on October 15 – 16. This year the event will gather participants both in-person at the National Library of Latvia and online. Its participants will have the opportunity to hear from the UN Secretary-General António Guterres, as well as the Prime Minister of Estonia Kaja Kallas, and the President of Romania Klaus Iohannis. The conference will be broadcasted live on www.rigaconference.lv and other social media platforms.
