“When choosing a university future students try not only to choose the best study programme, but also check the alumni network of that university. The university graduates from alumni clubs and associations are transforming into professional communities, who provide career and study support for students and graduates”, says Rimantė Hopenienė, the coordinator of KTU Alumni Association.

Four Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) students – Martynas Lendraitis, Kristijonas Kerekeš, Povilas Piartli and Donatas Miklušis – have been chosen for the summer internship at NASA Ames Research Centre. Three of them are studying at KTU Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Design and one (Donatas) – at the Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering.

Two guests from Bandung Institute of Technology, director of Partnership and International Relations Edwan Kardena and Head for Mobility Programme and Global Education Ayi Rohayati visited VGTU from 15th to 19th of May. While visiting the university they have met our International office Director Mrs. Aušra Pelėdienė, Vice-director Aleksandra Sokolova and Senior Erasmus+ Manager Ieva Bagdonaitė. They also had meetings with Director of Science and Research office assoc. Prof. Dr. Vaidotas Vaišis and Head of Department of Environmental Protection Prof. Dr. Saulius Vasarevičius.

Office of the Government has opened its doors for creative labs of education experts and developers from Europe and the US. Participants of the innovations event have tried out some of the technology solutions, including mini-computer programming to create an automated plant watering system.

Erasmus+ programme for two students of Kaunas University of Technology Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture provided a great change to expand their professional knowledge, to improve communication and foreign language skills and to broaden horizons.

President Dalia Grybauskaitė opened a tech and innovations festival LOGIN held for the eleventh time in Vilnius. This year, the event was launched at the Center for Civil Education – the most modern museum in the Baltic countries, located in the Park of the Presidential Palace.

On 16 of May Vilnius University honoured two outstanding personalities – professor OTMAR SEUL (the Paris Nanterre University) and professor MARIE-CLAUDE VIANO (Lille University of Science and Technology) by awarding them with a degree of Doctor Honoris Causa.

The State Patent Bureau of the Republic of Lithuania (SPB) and Kaunas University of Technology National Innovation and Entrepreneurship Centre (KTU NIEC) has signed the collaboration agreement, which laid foundation for the new Patent Library – PATLIB Centre. This will be the first time, when a PATLIB Centre is established at a university.

Last week the Faculty of Business Management at Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VGTU) hosted an International Week. Over 30 professors and researchers from all over the world participated in the Week, which was held on 8-12 May.

The latest issue of magazine Reitingai (Eng. Rankings) presents the ranking of Lithuanian higher education institutions again.