University News
VMU held a Conference on Higher Education Integration in Ukraine
On 16 November 2023, Vytautas Magnus University, The Lithuanian President Office and The Embassy of Ukraine in Lithuania held an international conference “Higher Education in Turbulent Times: towards European networking and integration”.
Contests for Teaching and Training Visits under Erasmus+ Programme
International Cooperation Department invites all VMU academic and non-academic staff members to participate in the Erasmus+ contests: the contest for Erasmus+ teaching visits in Programme countries (EU/EEA countries) and the contest for Erasmus+ teaching and training visits in Partner countries (non-EU/EEA countries). The visits will be conducted in the 2023/2024 academic year.
Dr. Martín Parselis Public Lectures at VMU
VMU Vytautas Kavolis Interdisciplinary Professorship welcomes Martín Parselis, a guest of the Dana Gedvila Fund, who is a technology scholar, educator, and artist from Argentina of Lithuanian descent.
The First Art Museum on the Moon to Feature Artwork from Kaunas
On 16 November, NASA’s SpaceX Falcon 9 will transport a live painting from the No-Fly Zone open-air gallery to the Moon, destined for the Lunaprise art museum – the first of its kind in the galaxy. This piece, created by Scott Hattox (USA) for the Lithuania-based gallery, an initiative of the members of Vytautas Magnus University (VMU), is one of 222 artworks selected globally that best embody the spirit of our times and human creativity. Functioning as an indestructible time capsule, the museum will serve as a significant legacy for future generations, marking NASA’s first return to the Moon’s surface in over 50 years.
VMU to host Remote Creative Workshop with Playwright Aristide Tarnagda
In March 2024, at the National Kaunas Drama Theatre (Lithuania) a play will come to life on a stage as a part of the international Creative Europe project “Deconfining: Deconfining Arts, Culture and Policies in Europe and Africa” which unites European and African theatre and visual culture artists. While waiting for the premiere, on November 14th and December 7th, at 6 PM, a remote creative workshop will be held in French with ARISTIDE TARNAGDA.
VMU Rector Attended the Australia-Lithuania Business and Science Forum
On 18-20 October, the Rector of Vytautas Magnus University (VMU), Prof. Juozas Augutis, together with the President of the Republic of Lithuania, Gitanas Nausėda, and representatives of other national scientific and business organisations, attended the first Victoria-Lithuania Business, Science and Research Forum held in Melbourne, Australia.
