First in the Baltics Bloomberg Financial Markets Lab was opened at Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) School of Economics and Business this week. According to business professionals, Bloomberg Financial Markets Lab will provide competitive advantage for KTU graduates in global job market.

The International summer school "VGTU-CalPoly'2015" has started at Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VGTU). VGTU International Relations Office together with USA California Polytechnic State University (CalPoly) are organizing summer school for the third time. "VGTU-CalPoly'2015" will last until July 31.

Patients are becoming more independent as they can monitor their own health using mobile applications, not only for monitoring serious cases such as kidney failure, but also to quit smoking, drink more water or exercise more. On 1 July the EP's Science and Technology Options Assessment (STOA) unit organised a workshop with experts to learn how new technologies can empower patients and improve health literacy.

On 26 June Vilnius University community gathered traditionally at St John's church for "Finis Anni Academici" – the official closing ceremony of the academic year 2014/2015.

Famous entrepreneur and venture capitalist from Silicon Valley Michael Baum, who is the founder and CEO of FOUNDER.org, has chosen a team from Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) to the Class of 2016. Startup Rubbee offering the innovative e-bike conversion kit, created by KTU masters student Gediminas Nemanis, is among 41 companies selected for funding and mentoring by FOUNDER.org.

On Tuesday 30 June, 11 a.m., VMU Honorary Doctorate will be awarded at VMU Aula Magna (7 Gimnazijos Street, Kaunas) to His Excellency the President of the Republic of Poland Mr Bronisław Komorowski.

Last week the graduation ceremony of Kaunas University of Technology took place at Žalgiris Arena – 60 international students received their diplomas. In total almost 2 thousand undergraduates and almost a thousand of masters graduated this year.

On 19 June, Mr. Takeo Obayashi, the Honorary Consul of Lithuania in Osaka, Japan, visited Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VGTU), and discussed the possibilities of cooperation with the authorities of VGTU.

DuPont Pioneer (DuPont) announced a technology license and research collaboration agreement with Vilnius University earlier this week to further the technical and commercial utility of guided Cas9 genome editing technology.

International Workshop on Piezoelectric Materials and Applications in Actuators (IWPMA 2015) is an annual conference that brings together researchers, leading international specialist and industry working on piezoelectric materials, ultrasonic technologies and dynamics of the systems.