High in the Tian Shan mountains of Kyrgyzstan, archaeologists from Vilnius University discovered the strongest evidence yet for early and intensive farming of grain crops initially domesticated in the Fertile Crescent of southwest Asia. This research illuminates how the earliest food globalization processes unfolded during a time when the web of organized trade routes, known as the Silk Road, was still thousands of years away.

Researchers at KTU Centre of Packing Innovations and Research, Lithuania have found a solution, which will help beverage makers to pour the liquid through a 120-micrometre filter from a bottle with solid walls. The invention, commissioned by MV GROUP Production, has already been patented. It will improve the quality of beverages and is suited for mass production.

The new European University – ECIU University – is not shy in taking a novel approach to its board. The board members of all the member universities are participating in making crucial decisions together with seven so-called external, societal stakeholders who take up a pivotal role on the board. University works closely with business, city government and public organisations to solve real-life challenges.

Next year will mark the start of the new Erasmus+ programme, with a twice bigger budget of 30 billion Eur allocated by the European Commission. A bigger share of the programme will be dedicated to the support for education and training projects.

Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) has set out to accomplish an ambitious plan: in five years, the University will modernise 5 out of 12 of its dormitories. The first dormitory to be renovated is a 12-storey residence hall located at Gričiupio Street 13, in Kaunas.

Starting next September, families in Lithuania will be able to home-school their children in accordance with the standard pre-primary, primary, basic or secondary education curricula.

Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), KEEN in collaboration with the Science, Innovation and Technology Agency (MITA) presents a program created by experts from Cambridge University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Lithuanian and foreign scientists and researchers are invited to participate in a first 3-day training course at Santaka Valley, Kaunas, Lithuania.

Air pollution remains one of the most serious issues facing the world today, even though air quality has improved a lot due to recent pandemic restrictions. It is common for us to think about outdoor air pollution, but indoor air quality – office, home, or education institution – is equally important. Students, who came from Georgia to study at Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VGTU), tried to solve this problem by designing a multifunctional device that resembles a waterfall to purify air within large public premises.

Mykolas Romeris University (MRU) is in 1st place among all state Lithuanian universities in international studies area, ratings in the magazine, "Reitingai," indicate.

Diseases and epidemics are an integral part of the human history. Although modern technologies contribute to the continuous improvement of medicine, the life expectancy is getting higher, more effective ways are being found to facilitate everyday life and living mode, but these changes have a significant impact on the environment surrounding us, says Dr Aistis Žalnora, professor of medical history at the faculty of Medicine in Vilnius University.