The Cyberactioning project team held its 2-day kick-off meeting at the Resource Production Centre for the Digital University – CEPRUD of the University of Granada on 13-14 of November.

The Research Council of Lithuania has announced the results of the Comparative Expert Assessment of Research and Development Activities of Lithuanian Institutions for 2018–2023. The results show that Vilnius University (VU) is the leader in a number of areas. The highest assessment score – five points – for the quality of research in Lithuania was awarded to four VU fields – biochemistry, ethnology, philology, and philosophy. Regarding the cumulative estimate of all three criteria (quality of research, impact, development potential), two of the VU fields – biochemistry and history and archeology – were the only ones in Lithuania to receive the highest score of 14.5 (out of 15).

Four years ago, in order to increase the accessibility of higher education and encourage talented yet financially disadvantaged students to pursue their academic goals, Vilnius University (VU) established a special annual 450th Anniversary Scholarship.

Lithuanian and Swedish researchers are developing smart forestry solutions aiming to revolutionise the forest sector by introducing digital technologies.

“Scientific research requires passion, doing things not out of calculation, but out of vocation. Sometimes you have to ignore logic and listen to your inner voice, your intuition, trust yourself if you have some ideas and dare to follow them,” said Dr. Vika Gabė, who has defended her PhD thesis at the Medical Faculty this year on “The Inhibition of the Biofilm of Streptococcus Mutans Using Gallic Acid Esters”. We talked to Dr. V. Gabė about her thesis research, her love for science, the challenges she has faced and her future career plans.

The construction industry is one of the world's most important and evolving industries. With the increasing demand for sustainability and longevity, researchers are constantly looking for innovative solutions and technologies to improve the industry. One of such scientists is Dr. Alinda Dey, who came from India to study at the Faculty of Civil Engineering of Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VILNIUS TECH).

The name of Lithuania was firmly placed on the map at iGEM, an international, prestigious synthetic biology competition. This year was the ninth year that VU students have taken part in the competition, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. On 2–5 November, the Vilnius-Lithuania iGEM team, participated in this year’s final held in Paris; the team was recognised among the best, taking second place.

MRU Law School Dean Prof. Dr. Lyra Jakulevičienė and the Director of the European and International Business Law program prof. Virginijus Bitė paid an official visit to MRU's partner Savoie Mont Blanc University (USMB) in Chambery (France) in October.

‍In a historic European first and building on ECIU University’s micro-credential journey, the European University Alliance is rolling out centralized, tamper-proof micro-credentials to its learners. E-sealed by the ECIU (European Consortium of Innovative Universities) and issued using the EDC (European Digital Credentials) platform, micro-credentials offer students new opportunities to broaden their horizons and gain practical skills through real-life challenges.

“The search for solutions to the environmental problems in our region will involve technological transformations and changes in the behaviour of the population,” says Aistė Balžekienė, a professor of sociology at the KTU Faculty of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities and one of the developers of the UN Environment GEO-7 review.