The sixth annual edition of international university rankings ''QS World University Rankings by Subject'' published the world's top universities in different subject areas. There are only two universities from Lithuania on the top list - Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VGTU) and Vilnius University (VU). For the second year, they ranked the performance of VGTU as the best from the Baltic countries for Engineering - Civil & Structural, and ranked VGTU from 51st to 101th place in the world – it is the highest achievement for Lithuania, while VU shares the 301st-400th place for Physics & Astronomy.

Last Saturday, March 19 finals of International Erasmus Games organised by Erasmus Student Network (ESN) Lithuania took place in Vilnius. Teams of basketball, volleyball and futsal from 10 institutions of higher education played in the finals; in total around 160 international degree and exchange students with their fans gathered together for the international student sports event.

Japanese energy and technologies corporation Hitachi renewed its collaboration agreement with Kaunas University of Technology (KTU). The agreement was signed by the company's Vice-President Uozumi Hiroto and KTU's Rector Petras Baršauskas earlier this month.

International Week at Vilnius Gediminas Technical University will be hold on Faculty of Transport Engineering on 18-22 April, 2016.

The third coin of 5 euro from the series of "Lithuanian science" is dedicated to Physics and will be introduced into circulation by the Bank of Lithuania on the 29th of March.

Lithuanian Competition Council has approved Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) acquisition of almost 79 percent of shares of ISM University of Management and Economics. This decision was made after the Council concluded that the consolidation of the two universities will not create the domineering position, and will not restrict the competition in certain markets.

Adaptation to a new culture, language and other differences is a huge challenge for everyone leaving their home country for studies abroad. For assisting international students to deal with these issues and to integrate more easily into the University's social and academic life, Department of International Relations at Kaunas University of Technology (KTU DIR) is organising series of events on different topics.

Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VGTU) is actively promoting cooperation between higher education institutions and business in the development of research, cultural and educational activities. For this reason, on 14 March, VGTU and AIG (American International Group) Europe Limited, Lithuanian Branch (hereinafter referred to as the AIG) signed the Cooperation Agreement.

„Welcome to the future of Lithuania and Europe. Today (18 March - L24.lt) we open the new era in the history of national science! " – those were the welcome words of professor Artūras Žukauskas, Rector of the Vilnius University, to the guests of the Grand Opening Ceremony of the two new research facilities – Joint Centre for Life Sciences and National Centre of Physical and Technological Sciences, also the visitors of the CERN exhibition.

Following the Constitution and having regard to the Decree of 8 October 2015 issued by President Dalia Grybauskaitė, the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania ratified the Agreement establishing the European Molecular Biology Conference, signed in Geneva on 13 February 1969.