University News
Exhibition by VMU Professor Opened at the House of Signatories
On January 7, a photo-video exhibition “To Destroy the Empire of Evil” by professor and photographer at the VMU Department of Contemporary Arts Romualdas Požerskis, and film director Sergei Loznica, was opened at the House of Signatories in Vilnius. Two famous creators are inviting to take a look at the years of great significance for Lithuania and remember the events that led to the liberation of our country and laid the foundations for the collapse of the Soviet empire.
We Must Be Prepared to Take Responsibility for Our Freedom
"The COVID-19 pandemic, increasingly aggressive totalitarian regimes and the global emigration caused by poverty and despair make us stop and think about our values. I believe that Freedom is one of the greatest values for any person. We have to talk about Freedom, learn Freedom, protect Freedom and enjoy Freedom again and again," said Algirdas Kaušpėdas, writer, architect and leader of the legendary band Antis, during the opening of the VMU Lithuanian Language and Culture Winter Course.
Opening of the Lithuanian Language & Culture Winter Course
We would like to invite you to the opening of the Lithuanian Language and Culture Winter Course at Vytautas Magnus University. During this event, Mr. Algirdas Kaušpėdas, an architect, public activist, writer, singer and leader of the rock band Antis, will deliver a lecture titled “Why Do We Need Freedom?”. The opening ceremony will be hosted online on the 3rd of January at 2.30 p.m. (UTC +2, Eastern European Time).
VMU – the Most International University in Lithuania
A recently published international ranking of universities in Europe and central Asia (QS EECA University Rankings) revealed that Vytautas Magnus University (VMU) was ranked 61st out of 451 higher education institutions ranked in total – VMU was included among the 13.5 percent of the best universities in the region. As in the previous year, the internationality of the university received the highest position: with regard to this indicator, VMU received the first place among all other Lithuanian universities ranked and the 43rd place in the overall ranking.
VMU signed a cooperation agreement with “Socialinis taksi”
Vytautas Magnus University (VMU) On December 15th, at the Rectorate meeting, signed a cooperation agreement with the Public Institution “Socialinis taksi” – a social services provider with a unique assisted transportation service. This service helps to organise travel for people with disabilities to places of economic and social employment (work, various organisations, hospital, university, cinema, theatre, shop, meeting, etc).
Religious Minorities in Soviet Lithuania: Secret Meetings in Forests
"As the holidays approach, many still remember the stories of people celebrating religious holidays in hiding, with their curtains closed during the Soviet times. The Soviet government's hostility to religion may be interpreted in various ways, but it is important to emphasize that it was a political regime whose hostility toward religion came primarily from the state's desire to control and subordinate all religious organizations for its own purposes, although freedom of conscience was not officially forbidden," says VMU Professor Milda Ališauskienė, who, together with her colleagues, conducted a study on religious minorities in Soviet Lithuania.
