University News
VMU to Hold Graduation Ceremonies
On 31 January, Vytautas Magnus University (VMU) invites graduates to participate in festive graduation ceremonies.
Business and University Cooperation: Set to Jointly Train German-Speaking Employees
“Employees who speak German earn at least ten percent more, especially since knowing the language and understanding the culture can facilitate easier integration into the labour market,” says Kristina Kikalienė, the CEO of LITIT, IT company based in Lithuania. In December, UAB LITIT and Vytautas Magnus University (VMU) signed a cooperation agreement committing to strengthen the partnership between higher education and business by providing students of the German Language and Communication programme with competencies in business administration, marketing, and IT, helping them to integrate more easily into the dynamic labour market.
The Seminar on Transdisciplinarity Brought Together Researchers from Different Countries
On the 4th of December, 2024, Vytautas Kavolis Transdisciplinary Research Institute organised an international seminar, “Disciplines and their Boundaries”, where members of the academic community and guests explored the challenges and opportunities of transdisciplinarity in the social sciences and humanities. The seminar paid tribute to the legacy of Vytautas Martynas Kavolis (1930-1999), a prominent diaspora scholar, sociologist, and publicist, and discussed his methodological ideas on interdisciplinarity.
Frenchwoman Teaching French to Lithuanians: Lithuanians are Very Open to Europe
“I believe that what is happening in Ukraine is genuinely changing the French perspective on the Eastern European region. We are beginning to understand and see Ukraine as part of Europe. Despite such a dire situation, this experience can teach us a lot and pave the way for solidarity with other countries. Even we French, who can be a bit arrogant, realise that we are closely connected to each other,” says Olivia Marie Anne Fritsch, a French language lecturer at Vytautas Magnus University (VMU).
If There Is Mobbing at Work, Pray
Nobody advised to pray? Needlessly. When co-workers turn into monsters, praying is very healthy. And there is no medieval darkness here – that is what science says.
V. Kavolis Institute is Strengthening Cooperation with the Helsinki Institute
On December 4-5, a team of researchers from the Helsinki University Institute for Social Sciences and Humanities (HSSH) visited the V. Kavolis Institute. During their visit, the guests from Helsinki shared their experiences and insights on initiating and implementing transdisciplinary research at the international seminar “Disciplines and their Boundaries”, organised by the V. Kavolis Institute.
