University News

Belarusian Politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya to Visit VMU

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On May 6, 2024, at 11:15, Belarusian politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya will visit Vytautas Magnus University (V. Putvinskio str. 23-311, Kaunas). During the meeting with the academic community, S. Tsikhanouskaya will deliver a speach on Regional Stability: The Role of Democratic Belarus in Ensuring Security in Eastern Europe. The aim of the lecture will be to evaluate the role of Belarus in the context of regional stability and security in Eastern Europe, especially considering the country’s political situation and democratization opportunities. The lecture will analyze how internal political and economic factors of Belarus can affect regional stability, as well as evaluate its potential role in the democratic form in Eastern Europe.

New Catalogue of Internship and Volunteering Offers Released

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Right here in front of you is the twentieth Catalogue of Internship and Volunteering Offers, which was issued by the Career Centre of Vytautas Magnus university. In this catalogue students will find internship and volunteering offers of enterprises, public institutions, non-governmental organizations. We are hoping that each of you will find something useful in the pages that follow!

Prof. Avižienis: VMU Is Exactly as We Envisioned It

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“When I look at what Vytautas Magnus University has become, it’s truly heartwarming to see that our vision for its re-establishment has been realised”, says Professor Algirdas Avižienis, the first elected Rector of the re-established Vytautas Magnus University (VMU).

International Forum to Mark 35th VMU Re-Establishment Anniversary

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What should universities do: merely follow the immediate societal needs or transcend them by being a guide to a full-fledged and far-sighted advancement?", asks the Rector of VMU Prof. Juozas Augutis, introducing the international academic forum "The Idea of University in the Era of Transformations: What Role Is There for Liberal Arts Education?", which will be held on 26 April.

“Freedom to Create 2024” Conference Programme Announced

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Very soon, on the first Friday of May, the third “Freedom to Create” conference will once again bring together students and schoolchildren. Dedicated to the anniversary of the re-establishment of Vytautas Magnus University (VMU) and to the concept of artes liberales, this year’s event will feature nearly sixty presentations – the largest number yet.

Adamkus Prize Awarded to Reipas for Modernising Waste Management

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On International Mother Earth Day, the winner of the Environmental Prize of Valdas Adamkus Presidential Library-Museum and Dana Gedvila Fund was announced. This year, the winner is Algirdas Reipas, the former long-standing director of the Alytus Region Waste Management Centre. He received the prize for his merits and contribution to the development and modernisation of the waste management system in Lithuania, and for creating an exemplary and modern waste management system in the Alytus region.