University News
DeuS: European Open Design School for Sustainable Regional Development
DeuS is a regional Vocational Educational Training (VET) project in the cultural and creative sector joining relevant players from Austria, Denmark, Finland, Italy, Lithuania, Malta, Netherlands, Slovakia and UK. It builds on the work in the Open Design School pilot initiative promoted under ECoC Matera 2019.
Debate on Democratic Change in the Future World
On December 8th at 14:00, the Faculty of Political Science and Diplomacy of Vytautas Magnus University will hold a debate, titled “Is there a Place for Democratic Change in the Future World?” By invitation of the Spanish Embassy in Lithuania, the debate will be joined by the Director of the Elcano Royal Institute (Spain) Charles Powell and Senior Analyst of the same institute Ignacio Molina.
VMU Ranked 41st for Entrepreneurship in WURI Ranking of Universities
Vytautas Magnus University (VMU) has been included in the global ranking of innovative universities, World’s Universities with Real Impact (WURI), where it has been ranked 41st in the category of entrepreneurial spirit.
Fourth Annual Spanish Language Forum at VMU to be Held Virtually
The Fourth Annual Spanish Language Forum in Kaunas (Foro de español en Kaunas) will take place on Saturday, December 5. This year's international event will be organized remotely and will bring together over one hundred Spanish-language specialists from the Baltic region and other countries.
VMU to Support Students Who Suffered Repressions by Belarus Government
VMU has established a support fund for students admitted to the university who have been expelled or persecuted for civil and/or political reasons due to the repressive actions of the government of Belarus and consequently could not continue their studies due to the fear of an unsafe environment, thus terminating their studies in the institutions of higher education in Belarus.
National Forum on Human Rights to Focus on Diverse Lithuania in Europe
On 10 December, the traditional annual National Forum on Human Rights (NFHR) will be held in Lithuania. The event, which takes place on Human Rights Day every year, has been moved online this year due to the lockdown measures imposed in the country.
