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Vilnius University Succeeds in International Rankings
The “QS World University Rankings by Subject 2018” were recently published and Vilnius University (VU) was evaluated in 27 subjects out of 48. VU improved its positions in 22 subjects, compared to last year. Vilnius University was ranked in three out of five broad subject areas: Arts & Humanities (401–450 position), Social Sciences & Management (451–500 position) and Natural Sciences, where VU improved its ranking by 50 spots and now takes up the 400th position. Vilnius University was rated exceptionally well in the subject of Linguistics, where it is now placed in 151–200 position after improving its ranking […]
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“Study in LT” team is coming to meet Turkish students in Istanbul!
On 23-25 of March “Study in LT” team will take part in an IEFT International Education Fairs of Turkey in Istanbul to present study and research opportunities in Lithuania to Turkish students. Prospective Turkish students are invited to attend the fair and meet the representatives of top Lithuanian higher education institutions face-to-face. “Study in LT” will also invite visitors of the fair to experience and discover the endless possibilities in a Virtual Reality tour inside Lithuanian universities. The Fair will take place at Bostanci Dedeman Hotel on March 23rd and Istanbul Congress Centre on March 24th and 25th. „Study In […]
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Follow us on LinkedIn!
Dear international students. We are on Facebook. We are on Instagram. And as of lately we are on LinkedIn. Are you an international student studying in Lithuania RIGHT NOW? Or maybe you are a student who studied in Lithuania in the past? Either way, we would like to keep in touch with you via the professional network and see how your life has turned out, or will turn out in the future. So please take a minute to visit our LinkedIn profile by clicking on the picture below, hit the „Follow“ button and expect to […]
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Contemporary Studies Are Much More Than Lectures
“Students nowadays stop focusing on the lecture after the first 20 minutes. They are not interested into sitting and listening to their teacher, they want to take action”, said Martin Velasquez, Director of Academic Affairs at Monterrey Technological University, Mexico while visiting Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) earlier this spring. According to him, cooperation and communication skills, information literacy, creativity, citizenship and problem solving are essential competences in the 21st Century’s education. While introducing Tec21 study model, which is based on challenge solving, he emphasised that the majority of contemporary university education is not attractive to the students – […]
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Kaunas University of Technology Will Host International Summer School Devoted to Kaunas Modernism
Kaunas 2022 Contemporary Capital together with Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture and other partners is organising an International Summer School for students of architecture and heritage protection and professionals of these fields. The school is part of a wider series of events dedicated to the European Year of Cultural Heritage, 2018. The Summer School will focus on the urban fabric of Kaunas. After getting familiar with the historical parts of the city Žaliakalnis and Naujamiestis, the participants will be invited to prepare experimental architectural scenarios for the future development of the territories. […]
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Why VMU: Atmosphere of Students’ Town and Caring Professors
Muhammed Hasan Agan is currently pursuing a Master’s Degree in Sociology at VMU. He is one of hundreds international students who join Vytautas Magnus University every semester as their second home in Kaunas, Lithuania. Some of them for shorter, some of them for several years – regardless time spent, all of them get unforgettable experience and create friendships of a lifetime in Vytautas Magnus University. Long way to Lithuania, Kaunas and VMU Hasan, who is originally from Turkey, came to Lithuania after experiencing exchange studies in the Dominican Republic and Georgia. After recommendation from a friend he decided […]
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Vilnius University students win Bronze in International Collegiate Programming Contest
For the first time in history, student team of Vilnius University (VU) Faculty of Mathermatics and Informatics won 12th place among 140 student teams from all over the world in International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) 2018 in Beijing, China, and was awarded with Bronze medals. VU team, consisting of students Domantas Jadenkus, Justas Klimavičius and Darius Kurtinaitis and team coach assoc. prof. Vladas Tumasonis, was the first team to solve challenge A and was awarded a special prize of 1200 USD. More than 50 thousand teams from over 3000 universities have applied for the ICPC contest. During a very tough […]
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“Study in Lithuania” team congratulates you with Europe Day!
On May 9th, 1950, the French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman has put forward the idea of the united Europe – an international and political cooperation for the sake of peace and economic stability. This proposal is considered the beginning of the European Union, and on May 9th Europe holds Europe Day – an annual observance of this occasion. “Study in Lithuania” team wishes to congratulate you on this occasion! We hope that Europe continues developing warm international relations among the member nations, and every international student continues to acquire knowledge, unforgettable experience and wide opportunities brought by an international experience.
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Knowing English is not enough in today’s professional world
Nowadays, foreign investors in Lithuania are looking for professionals who speak other languages apart from English. Demand for specialists who speak Norwegian, Swedish or other languages is constantly increasing and companies are ready to invest not only in their employee training, but are willing to contribute to the development of student competences as well. Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VGTU) is working with USA-based company “Cognizant Technology Solutions Lithuania”, one of the world’s leading professional services companies, to improve quality of studies in Lithuania, and to provide opportunity for students to gain relevant skills and knowledge. Priority to Scandinavian […]
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National rankings: KTU is No1 in student satisfaction
Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) is the university most valued by students, and its graduates are among the most sought after in the job market, according to the national rankings announced by the magazine “Reitingai” today. KTU has strengthened its positions in 4 of the 7 categories assessed in the annual rankings and is the second best university in Lithuania. For three years in a row, the general score of KTU is increasing. This year the University has a strong 2nd place in the rankings, after Vilnius University. Student satisfaction is among the factors which has increased most […]
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Lithuania’s finance elite to be nurtured by Vilnius University
The Center for Excellence in Finance and Economic Research (CEFER) jointly with Vilnius University has developed a brand-new Bachelor program Quantitative Economics. This program will develop graduates capable of successfully navigating within the modern finance industry as well as public institutions and private companies requiring competence in economics and data science; the language of instruction is English and the program only last for three years instead of the standard four years. This is the first and so far the only program of this kind in Lithuania. ‘We believe that this program will become a stimulus for the development of […]
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Registration for the Baltic Summer University is open until the end of June
This July, the Baltic Summer University (BSU) is back at Vytautas Magnus University (VMU) and everyone is welcome to join any of its 15 programmes by registering for them online on BSU’s website. BSU covers a wide scope of areas and allows students to choose a programme that would meet their interests and needs: improve professional skills, learn new languages, discover new cultures or meet new people. Since Lithuania is celebrating its Centenary in 2018, BSU is encouraging everyone to consider the primary reasons to invite guests from abroad, potential students and tourists to visit Lithuania. Would it be […]
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