EducationNew measures to strengthen and boost funding for an EU scheme to provide fruit, vegetables and milk products in schools were backed by the agriculture committee on Monday. They put more emphasis on educating children in healthy eating, increase the budget and merge into one the current separate schemes for milk and fruit in schools. Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VGTU) pays great importance to the cooperation with business, public enterprises and state institutions. Recently, the Department of Statistics (Statistics Lithuania) has become the partner of VGTU. On 5 January, both institutions signed a cooperation agreement. A State Knowledge Center is about to be completed at the Lithuanian President's Office – it will hold exhibitions, educational and civil education events, host expositions about Lithuania and operations of governmental institutions. On December 11, a Letter of Intent on the development of the LNG cluster was signed at Klaipėda University by the heads of Klaipėda University, Klaipėda Science and Technology Park, SC Klaipėdos Nafta (Klaipėda Oil) and SC Western Shipyard. The cluster is expected to bring together the research and business potential for collaboration in the fields of energy, education and science, and business. More than a half of European Humanities University (EHU) graduates returned to Belarus, and the majority of them are employed in areas that are related to the education received at EHU. These and other positive trends were identified during the survey, conducted among EHU Alumni. Young, dynamic and creative –new Erasmus+ Mentors team just had their first trainings!2016-01-07, 15:45On the 19th of December 13 volunteers from different Vilniaus kolegija / University of Applied Sciences faculties were learning how to become a perfect Mentor for incoming students. As the application deadline is fast approaching, BAA Training would like to remind all those interested in becoming pilots, about the opportunity to get pilot scholarship and begin studies on February 24th of 2016. New issue of magazine "Reitingai": VGTU is leading in five Bachelor and eight Master degree programs2016-01-05, 18:23The latest issue of magazine "Reitingai" for the second year already, presents university rankings by subject, evaluating seventy study programs. This year, in contrast to the last time, they ranked the Bachelor and Master Degree programs separately. After lengthy preparations, an agreement has finally been reached with the Bremen University of Applied Sciences on launching Latvian nano-satellite "Venta-1" into orbit. Investment in Lithuania's startups lagged well behind year-earlier levels until the end of November but the situation improved in December 2015 thanks to two larger deals, the Verslo Zinios business daily reports on December 29th. |
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