Next week, on 15–16 February Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) will celebrate the Centennial of the restoration of the State together with all Lithuanians across the world. The University has invited more than 15 artists, who will provide their contemporary interpretation of various events in Lithuanian history, focusing on the contribution of the University’s community on the creation of the State.

Open, honest and purposeful conversation can help you to find the right answers in tough times, and guide you to feel better able to face difficult situations. Sometimes it may be difficult to deal with stress, anxiety or tension, or find a way out on your own due to unfavourable circumstances in your life.

Lithuania last year saw a decline in the overall number of patent applications, but Chinese applicants were more active than in earlier years, the State Patent Bureau said.

Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) 261 bachelors, masters and doctors of science were awarded KTU Diplomas. Among them were 17 international graduates.

A Ph.D. student at Vilnius University Faculty of Physics, Jurgis Aleksandravičius, together with Dr Saulius Rudys won the DLR Special Prize at the European Satellite Navigation Competition.

Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development, Neven Mimica, attends today the Global Partnership for Education Conference in Dakar, Senegal and calls on global leaders to step up their investment in education.

Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) Santaka Valley will house the 11th Hacker Games, the biggest hackathon of the year on 2–4 March, 2018. According to the organisers, Startup Lithuania, Hacker Games are attracting around 200 curious and creative young minds every year. After event, there are several innovative products created and quite a few potential startup teams formed.

On February 8th International Days will be held in auditorium 03, Saulėtekio al. 11, 13:45 to 14:30 (for English speaking students).

Blockchain technology is often referred to as the “second internet” and the enabler for the New Era in many other technologies. Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VGTU) is working to make blockchain technologies part of the University’s research and curricula. This week VGTU has made a significant step to put this goal into reality. The University signed a membership agreement to become part of Hyperledger, an open source collaborative effort created to advance cross-industry blockchain technologies hosted by Linux Foundation. It is a multi-project, multi-stakeholder effort that includes more than 185 organizations including leaders in finance, banking, IoT, supply chain, manufacturing and technology.

Team of architects, urbanists and IT specialists from Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Lithuania, are developing a user-friendly software, which will allow to determine readability of urban areas. The readability index comprising of several factors, can be used for determining area safety, for monitoring and modifying usage of city districts, for providing factual information on the qualities of urban spaces.