The Studienstiftung des Abgeordnetenhauses was founded by the Berlin House of Representatives in 1994 as a late sign of gratitude to the Allied Forces who occupied, befriended, and protected Berlin and its citizens for almost fifty years after the end of World War II. The Foundation wants to sustain and develop contact with France, Great Britain, the United States, Russia and other successor states of the former Soviet Union.

Young people who make a difference deserve recognition. That is why the European Parliament and the International Charlemagne Prize Foundation award the Charlemagne Youth Prize every year. Today we open applications for the 10th edition. If you are between 16 and 30 years old and run a project with a European dimension, do not hesitate to apply for our competition. The winning projects will benefit from recognition and media coverage as well as prize money to further develop the initiative.

Oct. 21st, 2016, members of the Senate of Mykolas Romeris University (MRU) approved awarding of an Honorary Doctor to the President of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) Prof. Koen Lenaerts.

Meet Adas Meškėnas, director at LinkMenų fabrikas – a makerspace, a creative and yet an academic space, something in between and even something else. He says the recent revival of makerspaces is turning people into makers interested in how things actually work rather than consumers and introduces a few startups that are or have been working at its premises.

EU space programmes already deliver services that benefit millions of people. The European space industry is strong and competitive, creating jobs and business opportunities for entrepreneurs. Today's proposal for a new space policy will foster new services and promote Europe's leadership in space.

VMU International Office invites Lithuanian and international degree students of VMU to join the university’s Mentor’s Program and become mentors for new incoming international students.

Björn W. Schuller, professor of Machine Learning in the Department of Computing at Imperial College London (United Kingdom) will read the lectures and lead for discussions for students, PhD students and lecturers of Vilnius Gediminas Technical University on 24-28 October 2016.

On Wednesday 26 October, 1.30 p.m., Ms Althea Cawley Murphree, Second Secretary and Vice-Consul of the US Embassy in Vilnius, will hold a lecture about the US Presidential Election 2016 at Vytautas Magnus University (52 K. Donelaičio g., Room 422).

Students who are trying to improve their creative, artistic self-expression – not only top academic results – are invited to join the 7 KTU’s art societies that unite dance, music, theatre and photography enthusiasts.

The Seimas approved the amendments to the Law on Education (draft No XIIP-4391(2)), submitted by Dalia Grybauskaitė, President of the Republic. The amendments are intended for establishing the framework to fight against violence in all general education and vocational schools of Lithuania and regulate the procedure for notifying about instances of cyber-bullying.