EducationThe European Commission Officer: Lithuania Shows What Can Be Achieved in Short Time2015-09-22, 18:49Close cooperation with business is among the top priorities in the strategies of most European universities, and the achievements of Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) in this field are remarkable – says Heike Fischbach, Policy Officer for Education and Culture at European Commission's General Directorate. In the beginning of this month Gary L. Martin, Director of Partnership Directorate at NASA Ames Research Centre visited Kaunas University of Technology (KTU). The new nanosatellite navigation system, which is being created at KTU, and internship possibilities for students and researchers were among the focuses of the discussion during the meeting. "2015-2016 QS World University Rankings" published the International University ranking. Like last year, four from thirteen Lithuanian higher education institutions entered the list of 700 top world's universities this year: Vilnius University (VU), Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VGTU), Vytautas Magnus University (VMU) and Kaunas University of Technology (KTU). The Institute of Foreign Languages of Vilnius University organises 6th International Conference LINGUISTIC, EDUCATIONAL AND INTERCULTURAL RESEARCH 2015 (LEIC RESEARCH 2015), which will be held on September 17-18, 2015. Ambitious goals set for Bank of Lithuania and Vilnius University's Research Centre2015-09-18, 18:17The Research Centre, founded by the Bank of Lithuania and Vilnius University, has set up a team of talented scientists and commences active operations this month. In the beginning of this week the QS World University Rankings 2015 were announced. According to them, Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) not only remains second strongest university in Lithuania, but has moved up by almost 100 places in the Rankings. This week the VMU Dept. of Political Science will be organizing several events dedicated to politics and international relations. Following the world university ranking 2015/2016, published by "QS World University Rankings", VU improved its position to 501-550 from the 551-600 position previously. 14–18 September KTU's Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture is inviting all its students and the rest of the University's community to the festival "Statybininkų dienos'15". The festival's programme is packed with seminars, workshops, excursions and sports competitions. Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) and National Structural Integrity Research Centre (NSIRC) in Cambridge, United Kingdom has signed a cooperation agreement: until 2022 KTU will prepare 5 doctors of science for the Centre. KTU is one of 11 academic partners of NSIRC; among them are Brunel, Loughborough, Leicester, Manchester, Coventry, Southampton, Strathclyde and Birmingham universities. |
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