November 6th-10th, 2017, a group of academics from Moldova universities and institutions of higher education gathered at Mykolas Romeris University (MRU) to participate in a Training Week on campus.

Ecosystem and governmental support are crucial for creating start-up nation, says Alex Sozonoff, Honorary doctor of Kaunas University of Technology (KTU). Having more than 40 years’ international business experience and industry knowledge in both Europe and the US, he has been serving in several management positions in Hewlett-Packard Company, and is member of several organisations, including the board of private jets company Victor. Mr Sozonoff is also the owner of Infinet Technologies.

Erasmus student Eleana Botsa from Athens, Greece, says studies at Mykolas Romeris University (MRU) have broadened her horizons and allowed her to meet many international students from various countries.

Hamlet, one of the most famous productions of the National Kaunas Drama Theatre, directed by Vidas Bareikis, will be shown on the main stage of the Theatre with English translation on Saturday, 18 November. The translation is being provided by Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) technical translation students and teachers.

During the regional finals of sustainable energy competition PowerUp! the Lithuanian finalist – the team of renewable energy professionals R-Solar. R-Solar has developed technical and economically perspective solution for photovoltaic industry, which will adapt it to the more efficient model of circular economy.

During an official visit to the UAE, President Dalia Grybauskaitė met with the Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and the Ruler of the Emirate of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum to discuss bilateral cooperation in innovation, high technologies, communications, renewable energy, and life sciences.

Italy, Germany, Malta, Romania, Luxembourg… This is not a random list of countries, but Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) students’ and graduates’ internship places. The list is by no means final, and many of the young people continue their career in the same companies.

On Thursday 16 November Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) will celebrate the International Students’ Day. This year the students will not only take managerial positions at the University departments, but also in several companies managed by KTU Alumni.

On Thursday, 27 October Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) Council has appointed Acting Vice-Rectors for Study and for Research and Innovation. During the meeting, the KTU Council has also started to prepare for the election process of the new Rector.

On October 24, an education simulation event “Vilnius Model UN 2017” took place to mark the 72nd anniversary of the United Nations Day. The event was organised by the Eastern Europe Studies Centre (EESC) together with the Swedish Institute, the Embassy of Sweden in Lithuania and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania. Three students from Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VGTU) participated in the event: Pritesh Kwatra and Josias Knöppler as delegates from Russia, and Michelle Rohla as delegate from France.