The VILNIUS TECH International Relations Office has organised the annual Language Club since 2021. Sixteen VILNIUS TECH international (10 full-time and 6 Erasmus exchange) students took the role of language teachers and ran the Language Club for over 100 peers this year from October to December. As a result, students acquired basic foreign language skills and discovered new cultures.

Best greetings to all new Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) international students joining us this year. Right before the start of the spring semester, which begins next Tuesday, February 1, we are inviting you to take part in the Welcome Week, packed with events, both informative and fun. 

Each year an increasing number of people are diagnosed with cancer. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), over 19 million cases were diagnosed globally in 2020. Lung cancer is among the most common cancers. How does this disease affect the body? Is it inherited? Finally, why is lung cancer often only diagnosed in later stages?

On the 1st of April, the day of the 443rd anniversary of Vilnius University (VU), a science communication competition “Science Sprint” will take place. The competitors will have to present their research or science idea in 3 minutes. The authors of the best presentations will be rewarded with cash prizes.

In the face of the major challenges facing Europe, universities are uniquely positioned at the crossroads of education, research and innovation, in shaping sustainable and resilient economies. The two new initiatives adopted yesterday by the European Commission, a European strategy for universities and a Commission proposal for a Council Recommendation on building bridges for effective European Higher Education cooperation, will support universities in this endeavour by:

A group of chemists from Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Lithuania synthesised materials that were used for constructing a record-breaking perovskite solar module, with an efficiency of 21.4 per cent. This was achieved through the passivation of the active solar cell layer, which increases the efficiency of the cell and significantly improves its stability.

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a one-year master’s degree programme focused on the development of the competencies required for the creation, management and development of business in strategically important industrial sectors, especially for executives and senior managers.

Beatričė Raščiūtė, a lecturer at Vilnius University’s Internal diseases, family medicine and oncology clinic and a resident of emergency medicine, says that she chose this field for its variety and unexpectedness. Raščiūtė and her colleagues participated in an international conference about the biomarkers, where they were awarded the second place in the best poster group.

On the occasion of the 6th meeting of the Arqus Rectors’ Council, the announcement about the Arqus Alliance expansion was made, adding two new members to the Alliance: the universities of Minho in northern Portugal and Wroclaw in the north of Poland. Both are comprehensive research universities with extensive experience in joint projects and a common profile as internationalised institutions with deep regional engagement in medium-sized cities.