University News
Prof. Timothy Garton Ash to be Awarded VMU Honorary Doctorate
On Monday, 20 May, at 2 p.m., a solemn meeting of VMU Senate will be held in the VMU Great Hall (Gimnazijos g. 7, Kaunas), during which historian Professor Timothy Garton Ash will be awarded the regalia of VMU Honorary Doctor.
Workshop “Insider Tips for Landing Entry-Level Positions”
Recent graduates and current students are facing numerous challenges when attempting to secure jobs in entry-level positions. They feel uncertain about their degree or what comes next after graduation and are struggling to find summer employment that aligns with their studies and passions. A couple of months before the end of the semester, Vytautas Magnus University (VMU) extends a helping hand to current students and graduates who are feeling overwhelmed as they embark on their job-searching journey.
Conference “Monastic Life in Lithuania: History and Perspectives“
We invite you to participate in the international scientific conference "Monastic Life in Lithuania: History and Perspectives“, dedicated to the 400th anniversary of the foundation of the Benedictine Monastery in Kaunas. The conference will take place on 30-31 May at the Aula Magna of Vytautas Magnus University (Gimnazijos Str. 7, Kaunas, Lithuania).
Geneticist Žemaitis: Creative Freedom Is My Takeaway from University
On the first Friday of May, the University hosted the third student conference Freedom to Create. Dedicated to the anniversary of the re-establishment of Vytautas Magnus University (VMU) and to the concept of artes liberales, this year’s event featured nearly sixty presentations – the largest number yet – by VMU students and schoolchildren from VMU partner gymnasiums.
Interdisciplinarity is becoming increasingly necessary today
The links between fashion magazines and literature, women’s education in the USA and Latin America, domesticity and mythology in eighteenth-century Mexican (then New Spain) paintings, and the myth of Arachne in the work of Gabriel García Márquez are just some of the topics that Evelina Gužauskytė, a PhD in Spanish (Colonial Latin American Literature), teacher of Latin American literature and culture, translator, and Associate Professor at Wellesley College in Boston, will discuss at Vytautas Magnus University (VMU) from May 7 to 14.
Scholarships Awarded to Students for Academic or Artistic Achievements
For the second time Vytautas Magnus University (VMU) announced a competition for scholarships for scientific or artistic achievements for VMU students, which aims to encourage students to pursue scientific or artistic activities.
