EducationInjury biomechanics specialist from Switzerland: "We are responsible for keeping our roads safe"2015-04-29, 16:56Every day terrible disasters on the roads are shocking the audience of TV news, but the next morning people forget everything and rebel against the new laws, issued to ensure their safety on the roads. The laws seem for them unnecessary, ''fabricated'' by the government and too expensive. They think so, until they face the misfortune themselves. Professor Dr. Kai-Uwe Schmitt from Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich, who delivered a cycle of lectures on Injury Biomechanics for Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VGTU) students, persuades that any defensive driving measures are not going to protect anybody, unless traffic participants themselves change their way of thinking. The researchers of Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VGTU) developed an innovation, which is rushing into the Lithuanian construction sector. They put plastic inserts, resembling geometric cubes and forming voids, into the slabs of a building. The plastic inserts are much cheaper and facilitate the structures, reinforce sound insulation, reduce costs of materials and work. The technology can reduce the amount of concrete in construction even by forty percent, according to the latest calculations. VGTU is on the trusted universities‘ list of the Ministry of Higher Education, the Sultanate of Oman2015-04-27, 16:15On April 20-22, the representatives of Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VGTU) participated at the international exhibition GHEDEX, focusing on Higher Education, Training and Career Opportunities in the Sultanate of Oman. About eighteen thousand people from all over the Persian Gulf visited this international event. European Space Agency (ESA) presented a number of institutions around the world with stunning images of a giant 3,000-star cluster of Westerlund 2 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Hubble Space Telescope. One of the photographs will also be delivered to the Molėtai Astronomical Observatory of the VU Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astronomy. The giant star cluster captured in the picture is only about 2 million years old and contains some of our galaxy's hottest, brightest, and most massive stars. In 2014, 3,862 libraries (2,561 of them in educational establishments), 632 culture centres, 104 museums, 39 theatres, 7 state concert organisations, 28 cinemas and film halls operated in Lithuania. Robots used to exist only in the realm of science fiction, but these days they are rapidly becoming a part of everyday life in the shape of drones, intelligent cars, industrial robots and robotic vacuum cleaners. The Parliament's legal affairs committee has decided to set up a working group to come up with proposals for legislation on how to make best use of robotics. We spoke to Luxembourg S&D member Mady Delvaux, who will write a report on this on behalf of the working group. Baltic Aviation Academy, aviation training centre based in Central Europe expands its training capabilities in Asian market by establishing BAA Singapore training base. In cooperation with partners, China-based aerospace company Haite Group, BAA Singapore is ready to provide Pilot Type Rating, Cabin Crew and Ground Handling training to Asia, Pacific and MENA markets. Vilnius City Municipality Council approved of the construction of a multifunctional health, education and activity centre in Vilnius. A tender for investors should be announced in May 2015. In 2014, the share of Lithuania's population aged 30 to 34 who had completed tertiary education stood at 53.3%, which the is highest share in the European Union, Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, said. In 2013, the rate was 51.3%. PhD From the Oldest University in Europe for KTU Environmental Engineering Students2015-04-20, 16:35Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) has signed a double PhD studies agreement with the University of Bologna (Italy). From now on KTU Environmental Engineering PhD students will have the opportunity to study in Bologna and to acquire a double degree upon graduation. |
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