On June 8-11, at the exhibition Expo 2015 in Milan, Lithuania presented six modern technologies, including one from Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VGTU).

In 2014, higher education and general government sectors spent EUR 260.5 mln. on research and experimental development (R&D).

On the 13-14 of June, 2015, volunteers from 15 Lithuanian Higher Education Institutions and guests from Poland, Czech Republic, Estonia, Turkey and Greece came to Klaipėda to participate in the 24th National Platform of Erasmus Student Network Lithuania. During the event students were discussing about organization's current issues, shared their experience and, most important, elected the national board and coordinators for the upcoming academic year.

3 International students applying to the first year of Bachelor's degree studies at VGTU will be awarded a full scholarship (tuition fee and monthly allowance to cover study material cost) for the academic year 2015-2016. Students can submit their applications until 1st of August, 2015.

Members of the agriculture, energy and international trade committees are visiting on 18 and 19 June the Milan Expo, the world exhibition whose motto is "feeding the planet, energy for life". The aim of the visit is to promote efforts to increase global food security, fight food waste and encourage healthy lifestyles.

The European Youth Event (EYE) will return next year and you could be a part of it! #EYE2016 organisers are looking for enthusiastic young people and organisations that want to help shape the event's programme. Check out the Facebook page for the latest news, including all the information about the previous edition in 2014 and its follow-up phase.

"We are leaders among European technical research institutions by providing research and development for the benefit of small and medium enterprises (up to 500 employees). There is a fierce competition for these projects among best European universities and research institutions, thus our achievement is outstanding", says professor Rymantas Jonas Kažys, Head of Ultrasound Research Institute at Kaunas University of Technology (KTU).

On 18-23 June, Vytautas Magnus University will hold celebrations for its latest graduates. This time, aside from diplomas, honorary doctorate will be awarded to Professor Katherine Tyson McCrea. The full program of the festivities is presented below.

Stuart Hameroff, professor from USA will give a lecture "Quantum brain vibrations – Can transcranial ultrasound ('TUS') treat mental and cognitive disorders?"at Vilnius University.

On the initiative of Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VGTU), Faculty of Environmental Engineering Road Research Institute, the General Assembly of the Association of European National Highway Research Institutes and Laboratories FEHRL took place in Vilnius, attended by more than thirty Directors of the European National Road Research Institutes.