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Damira Smagulova from Kazakhstan: “KTU Students Get Much More Practical Experience”
Damira Smagulova, who has collected her masters in measurement engineering from Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) this June, is convinced: studies in Kaunas was a perfect choice. “After I saw the labs of KTU Santaka Vallley I was really amazed – all the equipment is brand new, and students can get access to everything. This is the main difference between KTU and my home university. In Kaunas I got a lot more practical experience”, says Damira. According to Smagulova, the possibility to acquire hands-on experience during the studies is of extreme importance, and she says that studying at KTU has […]
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Changes related to applying for the temporary residency permit for international students coming to live in Lithuania
The Migration Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania would like to inform about the changes related to applying for the temporary residency permit for international students coming to live in Lithuania. Since May 6th, 2015, the international students coming to Lithuania to study in the higher education institutions need to submit a valid certificate, granted by a competent institution of their country, confirming that they were not incriminated in the country of their residency. This certificate should be submitted along with the application for the temporary residency permit. This should be done before the […]
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The number of Indian students is rapidly rising in Lithuanian higher education institutions
According to an article published by “The Times of India” Lithuania has recorded a massive increase in the number of Indian students heading to its universities. The latest data shows that the number of Indian students studying full time in the Baltic country have increased from 37 in 2011 to 357 in 2014. In fact an Indian student Emil William Thattakath has recently made it to Lithuania’s top 10 graduates’ list countrywide. A graduate from the Kaunas Technological University received his Master’s diploma from the hands of the president of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaite and has won the state sponsored seat […]
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Christoph Seyfang from Germany: ‘Semester at KTU Changed my Life Dramatically’
Bachelor of Business Administration Christoph Seyfang from Koblenz (Germany), now a 34 year-old Export Control specialist at a company that produces parts for helicopters and airplanes, was once a student at Kaunas University of Technology (KTU). When asked about the origin of his last name which to some might sound Chinese, Seyfang laughs and says that it is just a coincidence. 10 years ago Seyfang first came to Lithuania through an Erasmus student exchange programme. Now he travels to Kaunas regularly and feels like visiting his old home rather than being a typical tourist. Seyfang came to study to Kaunas […]
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Top Ukrainian & Moldovan Students Awarded Scholarships for Studies at MRU
Top students from Ukraine and Moldova, who will be pursuing Master’s Degree studies at Mykolas Romeris University (MRU), have been awarded state scholarships.
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Kaunas Became the Cricket Capital of Lithuania
“In India language changes every thousand kilometres, and everyone worships their own god. Regardless of that, cricket is being played everywhere”, says J. K. Tandon, CEO of A&Z Exports International. Last week the Indian company has donated cricket equipment to the Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) in Lithuania. Cricket team at KTU, the second largest university in Lithuania with almost 300 students from Southeast Asia, has been founded in 2013. Lithuania, the largest of Baltic countries with almost 3 million of population, is internationally known as a country with one “national” sport, i.e. basketball. Lithuanian national basketball team is among […]
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Elvin from Azerbaijan can compare studies at 3 universities
„I applied for undergraduate programme of Industrial Technology Management after a year at Anadolu University in Turkey. The studies at Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) seem to be more flexible and more practice oriented, and I did enjoy the classes, discussions with the professors, whose support was felt in every step of my studies: from classes to organising various events at University. The Azerbaijani community in Kaunas is vibrant; we organise Novruz, Cultural nights of our country and have possibility to present our rich culture to the Lithuanian students. My last semesters at KTU are dedicated to enrich my experience: […]
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The 9th Annual Azerbaijan International Education Exhibition – a perfect opportunity to meet us!
Visit STUDY IN LITHUANIA team at BAKU EXPO CENTER on October 9-11 – see official webpage Have you heard about the higher education opportunities Lithuania has to offer? This country offers top-notch education for the price lower than elsewhere. Receiving a high education is of great importance to Azerbaijani citizens. In the last years there has been a tremendous increase in the number of Azerbaijani students study abroad and Lithuania is one of the new, exciting locations. „I enjoy the classes and discussions with my professors. I can feel their support in every step of my studies: from […]
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Studies abroad – a way to go out of your comfort zone and to see the world from a different perspective
Elnara Huseynova, came to Lithuania in September 2010. After five years she‘s back to Baku, Azerbaijan, carrying Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree diplomas of Mykolas Romeris University (MRU), Lithuania. “I am very glad for my choice and had never regretted”, says Elnara, who recommends each young person to study abroad. Elnara, how did you decide to study in Vilnius? I passed examinations and entered state university in Baku in summer 2010. Then, I saw advertisement on the website of The State Students Admission Commission Of The Republic Of Azerbaijan, which stated that there is a chance to study in […]
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94% of foreign students would recommend studying in Lithuania
According to the recent preliminary data presented by the Information Technology Centre of the Ministry of Education and Science there currently are 4562 foreign students studying in Lithuanian higher education institutions. 1557 new students started studying in Lithuanian universities and schools of applied science this year. The interest in studies in Lithuania is constantly growing while the current students continue to give positive feedback, mentioning high education quality for a reasonable price. Most of the students that got accepted this year are from India (293), Belarus (159), Ukraine (144), Nigeria (94) and Azerbaijan (78). Other top 10 countries from which […]
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Socially responsible KTU international students became blood donors
October 29th ESN KTU (Erasmus Student Network of Kaunas University of Technology) invited all the students to become real life heroes by donating their blood. “Blood Donation” initiative (which is not the first one organised by ESN) took place in Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) Electronics building during the lunch break. All the small fears of blood or needles were pushed away by friendly doctors, volunteers and friends and at the end this event attracted 46 participants. Many international degree and exchange students of Erasmus+ programme willingly gave their blood to a good cause. What is even more astonishing, […]
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Increasing Numbers of Brazilians Study at VMU
More and more young people from all over the world choose Vytautas Magnus University (VMU) as their place to accumulate knowledge. Lately, increasing numbers of Brazilians come from their native warm country to the contrastive Lithuania and find it a great, welcoming and inspiring study destination. Both this and last year, VMU representatives participated in the higher education fair in São Paulo and informed Brazilian students about great opportunities to discover Lithuania and study at VMU – university of liberal arts and spirit. Take a minute and read about Lithuanian-origin Brazilian citizen Thammy Padlipskas’ experiences as a VMU […]
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