EducationFamous entrepreneur and venture capitalist from Silicon Valley Michael Baum, who is the founder and CEO of FOUNDER.org, has chosen a team from Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) to the Class of 2016. Startup Rubbee offering the innovative e-bike conversion kit, created by KTU masters student Gediminas Nemanis, is among 41 companies selected for funding and mentoring by FOUNDER.org. On Tuesday 30 June, 11 a.m., VMU Honorary Doctorate will be awarded at VMU Aula Magna (7 Gimnazijos Street, Kaunas) to His Excellency the President of the Republic of Poland Mr Bronisław Komorowski. Last week the graduation ceremony of Kaunas University of Technology took place at Žalgiris Arena – 60 international students received their diplomas. In total almost 2 thousand undergraduates and almost a thousand of masters graduated this year. On 19 June, Mr. Takeo Obayashi, the Honorary Consul of Lithuania in Osaka, Japan, visited Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VGTU), and discussed the possibilities of cooperation with the authorities of VGTU. DuPont Pioneer Gains Exclusive License for Genome-Editing Technology from Vilnius University2015-06-26, 17:58DuPont Pioneer (DuPont) announced a technology license and research collaboration agreement with Vilnius University earlier this week to further the technical and commercial utility of guided Cas9 genome editing technology. International Workshop on Piezoelectric Materials and Applications in Actuators (IWPMA 2015) is an annual conference that brings together researchers, leading international specialist and industry working on piezoelectric materials, ultrasonic technologies and dynamics of the systems. On June 8-11, at the exhibition Expo 2015 in Milan, Lithuania presented six modern technologies, including one from Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VGTU). In 2014, higher education and general government sectors spent EUR 260.5 mln. on research and experimental development (R&D). On the 13-14 of June, 2015, volunteers from 15 Lithuanian Higher Education Institutions and guests from Poland, Czech Republic, Estonia, Turkey and Greece came to Klaipėda to participate in the 24th National Platform of Erasmus Student Network Lithuania. During the event students were discussing about organization's current issues, shared their experience and, most important, elected the national board and coordinators for the upcoming academic year. 3 International students applying to the first year of Bachelor's degree studies at VGTU will be awarded a full scholarship (tuition fee and monthly allowance to cover study material cost) for the academic year 2015-2016. Students can submit their applications until 1st of August, 2015. |
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