“When my supervisor and I first considered whether we should opt for this topic, the available information was so scarce, we wondered whether the topic is so simple that everyone already knew everything about it or was the topic so complicated that no one has been willing to explore it,” explained physical medicine and rehabilitation doctor, Tomas Aukštikalnis.

On February 15, VILNIUS TECH international students together with ESN VILNIUS TECH organised a Charity Food Fair to contribute to humanitarian aid for those affected by terrifying earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria. In the form of cultural exchange and presentation of traditional eastern dishes, students reminded of the value of unity and the importance of support in an emergency situation.

KTU opened admissions to international students. Check out the available programmes at https://apply.ktu.edu/, choose yours and apply today. Admissions for the autumn semester are open until July 31, 2023.

In Lithuania, as in the rest of Europe, there is a shortage of organs suitable for transplantation. Therefore, the use of machine learning provides hope that the forecasts for those waiting for a transplant will become more reliable and the overall procedure will be smoother. Transplantation of solid organs is a unique and complex branch of surgery. The success of the operation depends on the complex and multifaceted relationship of the donor, the preparation of the recipient waiting for the operation, and the variables of the surgical procedure. Machine learning models have been proposed for more accurate preoperative diagnosis and postoperative prognosis. Three teams joined forces to create the model planned in Lithuania: the VU Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics, the Institute of Data Science and Digital Technologies, and the Vilnius University (VU) Faculty of Medicine in partnership with the Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos Organ Transplantation Coordination Center.

On 9 February, Vilnius University (VU) hosted a discussion about the book Poetry of Adam Mickiewicz. Volume One/Poezye Adama Mickiewicza. Tom pierwszy. The book is considered to be the starting point for Polish and Lithuanian Romanticism, which celebrated its 200th anniversary in 2022.

Didier Reynders, member of the European Commission responsible for justice, visited Vilnius University today. During the visit, he met with VU Rector Prof. Rimvydas Petrauskas and assoc. prof. dr. Haroldas Šinkūnas, the Dean of Vu Law Faculty.

Although tiny pieces of microplastics cannot be seen with the naked eye, scientists are finding them everywhere: in water bodies, in natural environments, in the soil, in foodstuffs and even in the human body. There is a particular concern that microplastics are being found in the blood.

The researchers from Lithuania and Cyprus claim that the energy payback period of using phase change materials, new technology in the construction industry, is the shortest in a colder climate. The optimal location for their usage is the interior on the northern side of the building. The study provides informed answers regarding the application of PCMs to improve buildings’ energy efficiency.

Jan. 23rd, 2023, the Mykolas Romeris University’s (MRU) Election Organizing Commission announced that there are two candidates that will take part in MRU Council elections.

Since the term of office of the Works Council of Vilnius University has expired, pursuant to the provisions and requirements laid down in the Labour Code of the Republic of Lithuania, the election of a new Vilnius University Works Council is being held.

The nomination of candidates for the Works Council will take place from 26 January 2023 to 13 February 2023 in accordance with the following:

every employee that has been working at Vilnius University for no less than three months may nominate one candidate by submitting a free-form request to the Works Council Electoral Commission to include that person on the candidate list;
only employees that have been working at Vilnius University for longer than six months shall be nominated;
one may nominate another employee or themselves. If the nomination is for another employee, a free-form consent agreement signed by the candidate shall be submitted alongside the request to include that person on the candidate list;
the request to include a person on the candidate list and, when another employee is nominated, their consent agreement shall be submitted to the Works Council Electoral Commission by sending scanned or photographed copies of these documents by e-mail to between 26 January 2023, 09:00 and 13 February 2023, 17:00.

The Works Council election will take place on 9 March 2023 by electronic vote. Every employee who has a right to vote will receive an electronic voting ballot in their VU mailbox. Employees who have not recently used their official Vilnius University e-mail address, have forgotten or have not updated their login credentials, or have other difficulties accessing their VU mailbox are recommended to urgently contact their unit’s IT specialists or their supervisors.

The 2023 Works Council election is organised by the Works Council Electoral Commission, which is formed pursuant to the Order of the Rector of Vilnius University. If you have any questions regarding the registration of candidates or other matters relating to the Works Council election, please submit them by e-mail to . All the information on the Works Council election is published on the Vilnius University website and on the Intranet under Works Council election 2023.

The Vilnius University Works Council will be composed of 11 members:

• ten members elected from the candidates nominated by the University’s academic and non-academic employees who have the right to vote. Every employee that has the electoral right may nominate one candidate (themselves or a fellow employee);
• one member from a candidate list proposed by the trade unions acting at the employer’s level. Trade unions hold the right to nominate no less than three candidates.

All members of academic or non-academic staff at Vilnius University, 18 and over, who have been working at Vilnius University no less than six months, are eligible for the status of Works Council member candidate, except for the employer or representatives of the employer under the law, the delegation of powers, and the founding documents (i.e. the Rector, the Pro-Rectors, the heads of the core academic units), and members of the Works Council Electoral Commission.

Candidates to the Works Council members may be nominated and voted for at the Works Council election by all Vilnius University employees who have been employed for no less than three months, except for the employer or representatives of the employer under the law, the delegation of powers, and the founding documents (i.e. the Rector, the Pro-Rectors, the heads of the core academic units).

The Works Council is an independent body which represents all employees, and its members are elected from among the employees of the organisation.

The main functions of the Works Council and its members are to take part in the informing and consulting procedures, pursuant to the Labour Code of the Republic of Lithuania. Informing encompasses the Works Council’s right, in cases specified and in accordance with the procedure set out in the Labour Code of the Republic of Lithuania, to receive information on the work, social, and other conditions of the employees of the employer. Consulting means that, in cases specified in the Labour Code of the Republic of Lithuania, the Works Council has a right to submit its opinion and receive the reasoned opinion of the employer regarding the setting of work, social, and other conditions for the employees.

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