EducationThe European Union officially kick-started its programme of activities at the EXPO 2015 Universal Exhibition in Milan. Centred on the theme of global food and nutrition challenges, EXPO is an opportunity for the EU to showcase its work in different food related areas and help raise awareness of this important global issue. To ensure a lasting legacy, the main focus will be put on the role of science with dedicated events and a set of recommendations to be unveiled on 15 October, the day before World Food Day. The central role of science will also be reflected in the EU pavilion, the EU's main exhibition space at EXPO. The Honorary Doctorate Degree of VGTU — to the outstanding engineering Professor H. Adeli2015-05-08, 14:09During the festive meeting of the Senate of Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VGTU), Hojjat Adeli, the outstanding researcher, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Geodetic Science in the Ohio State University (USA), received regalia of the Honorary Doctorate Degree of Vilnius Gediminas Technical University. Magazine "Reitingai"("Rankings") introduced institutional ranking of Lithuanian universities. Rankings of 2015 demonstrated that VU is the best Lithuanian university again among the state universities. VU received 74.3 points out of 100 possible. Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) stays in the second place with 57.3 points, while Vytautas Magnus University remains the third with 52.2 points (state university ranking). Although millions of euro is being invested to establish science and business valleys in Lithuania, both businesspeople and Lithuania's top politicians admit that cooperation between business and science is lacking. The delegation of students and teachers from Häme University of Applied Sciences in Finland visited Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VGTU) on April 13-17. The students, studying transport economy and management, learned about higher education system of Lithuania and studies at VGTU, as well as visited various transport companies. VU Rector prof. Artūras Žukauskas met with Mr. Wei Ruixing, newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Republic of Lithuania last week. VU was the first institution of higher education visited by a new Ambassador. On 15 April Ambassador Wei Ruixing presented the Letter of Credence to H. E. Dalia Grybauskaitė, President of the Republic of Lithuania. During the meeting W. Ruixing welcomed prof. A. Žukauskas to have been elected for the post of Rector of Vilnius University, the oldest and largest high school, expressed his appreciation for the successful development of cooperation between the two countries. It was stated that one of the greatest achievements of the co-operation is foundation of VU Confucius Institute. The Ambassador promised to make every effort to further promote cooperation in science, education and culture, academic exchanges between VU and Chinese research institutions. Prof. A. Žukauskas explained to W. Ruixing, that relations of VU and China are developing furthermore successfully as "Since 2013 VU is supported by a large private Chinese company "Huawei". The company established the first academy of computer networks in the region and mobile business applications laboratory in the VU Faculty of Physics. Our students work with Huawei equipment".
Almost 300 applicants for one place – the competition in international work placement programme Vulcanus in Japan is fierce. Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) nuclear energy masters student Edgaras Šmigeskis was among the lucky ones to win a work placement in a Japanese company. QS World University Rankings by Subject: VGTU is the best university for civil engineering and architecture studies2015-05-02, 10:45The fifth annual edition of international university rankings ''QS World University Rankings by Subject'' published the world's top universities in different subject areas. For Architecture as well as Civil and Structural Engineering, they ranked the performance of Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VGTU) the best among the Baltic countries. Lithuania's Science and Education Minister Dainius Pavalkis has handed in his resignation letter to Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevicius. From the 27th of April till 3rd of May ESN Lithuania organizes „Blood donation week"! Unpaid donation actions will take place in four biggest Lithuanian cities Vilnius, Kaunas, Šiauliai and Klaipėda during different days of this week. |
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