This interview is a vibrant story of Lisa Storer, a current PhD student at Vytautas Magnus University. It is a conversation about Lisa’s personal and professional path to Kaunas and Vytautas Magnus university, her passionate discovery of her research topic and her views on the university. Lisa, you are from California. And now we are having a conversation over a cup of tea in Kaunas. Can you tell me your story? How did you end up here, in Lithuania? I know; it’s really crazy. When I tell people, they ask me – “You are living where? Lithuania? What are you […]
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The Education Exchanges Support Foundation has signed contracts with eight Lithuanian universities, which will participate in the “UpinLT” project (Foreign Practitioners in Lithuania Program). At the beginning of November, after the end of the competition and the evaluation of the submitted applications, it was noted that the activities of foreign students and graduates’ internships in Lithuania will be implemented by the following Lithuanian higher education institutions: • ISM University of Management and Economics• Kaunas University of Technology• Lithuanian Sports University• Lithuanian University of Health Sciences• Mykolas Romeris University• Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VILNIUS TECH)• Vilnius University• Vytautas Magnus University You […]
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There are around 2.8 million people who are native speakers of Lithuanian language in Lithuania. There are an additional 200,000 speakers residing elsewhere. This makes the Lithuanian language highly distinctive and unique! In fact, it is renowned for being the most conservative among the existing Indo-European languages, as it retains linguistic features from the Proto-Indo-European language that have been lost in other languages. Would you like to learn it? Good news! This summer you can! Attend Lithuanian language and culture summer courses! Apply for a scholarship and get your tuition fee covered. The courses will be organized at the following […]
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Education Exchanges Support Foundation would like to announce that the the call for applications for 2024-2025 short-term studies as well as Lithuanian short-term studies is now OPEN! Study in Lithuania for 1-2 semesters and see for yourself what Lithuanian higher education has to offer. MORE INFORMATION: Scholarships for Short-Term Studies Scholarships for Lithuanian Short-Term Studies
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The call for applications for full-time master’s degree or integrated studies at Lithuanian universities is now OPEN! Lithuanian State Scholarships Programme is designed for the advanced students, lecturers or researchers of foreign higher education and research institutions to enable them to study at higher education institutions of the Republic of Lithuania. There are 100 monthly scholarships and grants, covering the study cost, for full-time Master’s degree or integrated studies available this year and you can be one of the lucky students! Apply today and get your tuition fee COVERED this autumn! You can find the instructions on how to do […]
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The beginning of spring at VIKO is marked every year by the International Teaching Week, which took place from 4-8 March this year. This is the 16th edition of such type of event, that brought together as many as 48 lecturers from higher education institutions and companies from 16 countries around the world. Continuing its unconditional support of Ukraine, VIKO funded the participation of 8 academics from Ukrainian universities in this Week. The International Teaching Week was also attended by 8 students from the Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music and 4 students from the UCLL University of Applied Sciences […]
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Students in Armenia. Want to study abroad? Choose Lithuania, the center of Europe! “Study in Lithuania” will visit the capital of Armenia this April and you will have a chance to find out what studying in Lithuania is all about. Meet “Study in Lithuania” at “Education & Career EXPO 2024“, the 23rd international specialized exhibition of education. The exhibition will take place on April 10-12th at Karen Demirchyan Complex in Yerevan, Armenia. At the exhibition you will have a chance to meet the representatives of the following Lithuanian universities: • Kauno kolegija / Higher Education Institution• Lithuanian Maritime Academy• Panevėžio kolegija […]
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Registration for the traditional event “Student for a Day” at Vilnius University (VU) has begun. This year, VU offers real experiences and inspiring discoveries for high school students and those interested in studying at VU, inviting them to get to know the prominent study programmes. https://www.vu.lt/en/news-events/news/inspiring-discoveries-real-experience-become-vilnius-university-student-for-a-day “Student for a Day” is perfect for those who are curious about what it would be like to study at VU, both for a degree or exchange studies. Participants can choose from many different classes in different fields and disciplines, learn about VU first-hand, broaden their knowledge and can easier decide what to study. The event participants, together […]
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Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) is one of the ten Lithuanian universities participating in the UPinLT programme designed to help international students in Lithuania get paid internships and successfully integrate into the Lithuanian job market. Among the hundreds of students who have benefited from this EU-funded programme is Daniela Espinosa Chauvin, a student of New Media Language at KTU. The girl from Ecuador has been studying at KTU for three years and this year decided to do an additional internship at Biomapas, a pharmaceutical company. She says she learned about the UPinLT programme from the university newsletter. “What caught my attention was that the […]
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It is no secret – students who are actively involved in a variety of activities during their studies are successful. One of them is a recent Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) alumnus Azad Ismayilov from Azerbaijan. Over the past six years, he not only contributed to the name of KTU with his research and studies but also enhanced the university’s reputation through his activities and volunteering. Now, Azad has a successful career in Lithuania and a few more dreams on his mind – one being PhD studies. Azad at the graduation ceremony Coming from Azerbaijan, a country known for its […]
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The Student for a Day initiative invites you to step into the shoes of a student of Vilnius University. From October 21 to 25, 2024 become a student and learn what it’s like to study in Vilnius Univeristy. Mark your calendars, as registration commences on October 7, and you will have the opportunity to participate in this immersive academic experience. The event participants, together with the current VU students, will have an opportunity to visit lectures in 15 faculties, including Kaunas and Šiauliai. Student for a Day classes are also organized for international students in English. Povilas Virbašius, a second-year student […]
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