University News
Professors from Poland and Germany on Benefits and Challenges of Multilingual Learning
“We have to educate people: sometimes they are afraid of something they don’t understand, they think that having to manage many languages in one brain can be overwhelming. However, modern neurobiological and psycholinguistic research has shown that this is not the case”, notes Prof. Dr. Stefanie Haberzettl, who participated in the international conference “Empowering Education: Fostering Inclusive Multicultural Classrooms in General Education” at VMU.
Prof. Ališauskienė and Prof. Ruškus Receive Awards for Merits in Human Rights
At the Ministry of Justice, 30 representatives of institutions working in the field of justice were honoured for their significant contributions this year to the defence, strengthening, and nurturing of human rights. Among them were Prof. Milda Ališauskienė and Prof. Jonas Ruškus from the VMU Faculty of Social Sciences.
T4EU to Host Events on Writing Systems and Heritage in Sofia
Students and researchers interested in the intersections of writing systems, cultural heritage, and identity are invited to participate in an Transform4Europe (T4EU) event series, taking place on January 28–30 in Sofia, Bulgaria.
The Spanish Language Will Open Doors Not Only to the Labour Market but Also to Many Hearts
“The tradition of teaching Spanish is quite old. Just look at our neighbours, the Poles – they have certainly advanced in teaching this language and have been offering it in schools for a long time. Currently in Lithuania, we are observing a growing interest in this language not only in city schools but also in regional schools. I often receive messages from parents asking if I would be willing to teach their children,” says Vigilija Žiūraitė, a Spanish language lecturer at the Institute of Foreign Languages of Vytautas Magnus University (VMU).
VMU Strongly Supports Georgia’s Fight for the European Path
Vytautas Magnus University would like to express a stern stance and deep concern about the situation in Georgia. We strongly support the people and academic community of Georgia in their just and well-grounded fight for the European path, freedom and democracy.
VMU Basketball Team Wins the Title of the World’s Best 3×3 Student Basketball Team
Last month, from 22 to 24 November, the FISU University World Cup 3×3 Basketball took place in Xiamen, China. The Vytautas Magnus University (VMU) team competed among the 12 best teams in the world, defending the title they won last year in Doha, Qatar.
