A project-based learning, motivation and freedom of choice in education are the key components in a modern education system. You can find these and more unique features in the new Master’s in Molecular Biotechnology programme at Vilnius University Life Sciences Centre (VU LSC). The aim of this two-year programme is to train professionals who would like to experience what studying a doctorate might be, while at the same time allowing to gain a highly valuable master’s qualification in the industry and academia in the field of biotechnology.

Vilnius University (VU) Faculty of Medicine graduate student from Israel Ortal Berger, does not hide his joy of having two passports, one of which is Lithuanian. Ortal became well- known in Lithuania during his studies at the Faculty of Medicine, when in spring of 2018 his successful implementation of an outpatient caesarean delivery method in Lithuania appeared in the media. Now, our country is the third in the world to have this operation after France and Israel.

AS Lithuania seeks to restrict electricity imports from he Astravyets nuclear power plant under construction in Belarus, the Kaunas University of Technology will carry out a study for 54,450 euros, including VAT, on technological ways to do so.

A camera system developed by Vilnius Gediminas Technical University has indexed the mood of passers-by based on their facial expressions, body language, temperature, and other factors.

At the forefront of climate change, complex and innovative solutions are becoming an integral part of addressing the issues, such as implementing global sustainable development strategies. The restructuring processes of the energy sector and the development of renewable energy sources (RES) are common topics in Lithuania. However, such energy sector reconstruction requires not only decisive political decisions but also public support. As such, it is important to scale public authorities’ plans towards public expectations and fears.

Law and technology always go hand in hand – technologies shape the future of the legal profession and any discussion on technology must involve acknowledgement and consideration of the legal framework in which it operates. The clear-cut division between law and technology has clearly faded away. This is where Vilnius University (VU) Faculty of Law takes action – the new master’s programme Technologies Law (TechLaw) is launching next year.

Dec. 18th, 2019, three Mykolas Romeris University (MRU) Communication and Digital Marketing students were recognized for their short novels during the "Fall Leaves" event (Lapkričio lapai). The students presented their own short novels and wrote about life from a student perspective including their adventures filled with emotions, longing, desires.

VMU Career Centre released new Catalogue of Internship and Volunteering Offers for University students. In this catalogue students will find internship and volunteering offers of enterprises, public institutions, non-governmental organizations.

Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) Rector Professor Eugenijus Valatka was elected the President of Lithuanian University Rectors’ Conference. On Friday, December 20, during the General Meeting of the Conference, the new Presidium was also elected.

Cooperation on science projects is ongoing between Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VGTU) and the Faculty of Fundamental Sciences through VGTU’s engineering lyceum.