People of Lithuania are the most active readers of web portals in the European Union. Such data was published by the European Commission (DESI - Digital Economy and Society Index).

Professor Artūras Žukauskas was officially inaugurated as the Rector of Vilnius University during the Inauguration Ceremony on 1 April 2015.

Take part in our new guest photographer contest, inspired by 2015 being the European Year for Development. Every month until September we will be announcing a different topic linked to development. Send us your photo inspired by the theme of that month, along with the submission form and you could be invited to Strasbourg to make a photo reportage.

Professor Dr. Kai-Uwe Schmitt from Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich, ranking twelve according to the Academic Ranking of World Universities, delivers a cycle of lectures at Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VGTU).

Digital technology is part of everyday life. From studying to watching films, buying or selling online to connecting with friends or your doctor – the internet is a goldmine of digital opportunities. But every day in the EU people and companies run into many barriers – from geo-blocking or cross-border parcel delivery inefficiencies to unconnected e-services. Digital services too often remain confined to national borders. The Juncker Commission has made it a priority to remove these obstacles and create a Digital Single Market: making the EU's single market freedoms "go digital", and boosting growth and jobs on our continent. The College of Commissioners today had a first discussion on the Digital Single Market Strategy due in May – and set out the main areas the Commission will focus its work on to trigger real changes for consumers and businesses alike.

The Ministry of Education and Science (MES) is inviting nominations for Science Award to foreign Lithuanians. This year, three foreign Lithuanian scientists will be awarded for the international scientific achievements and cooperation with Lithuania.

StormGeo, the biggest global provider of decision support solutions and services for weather-sensitive operations for the oil and gas, wind energy and shipping industries, is establishing a product development office in Vilnius.

A teacher of Japanese, native speaker Yumiko Nunokawa came to study to Lithuania because she was enchanted by the art of Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis. Yumiko graduated from Goldsmiths, University of London with a Master of Music degree in 2005 and after hearing Čiurlionis' music she started researching work of this Lithuanian composer and artist. Now Yumiko is a second-year doctoral student of Musicology in faculty of Social sciences, arts and humanities, researching on artistic language of Čiurlionis.

To create something that does not exist yet. To foresee future problems and to find solutions to them today. This ambitious goal is a main motivator behind the concept of unique in Europe media lab which is being developed by Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) together with partners. KTU's M-Lab will focus on research on human and nature interactions.

European University Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder), Germany offers 120-hour intensive Polish and German language courses.