In early November, the 28th General Assembly of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP) was held in Singapore. Dr. Gražina Tautvaišienė, the Deputy Director of Vilnius University Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astronomy was elected as a Vice-president of the IUPAP and the President of the Astrophysics Commission.

New technologies such as wearable computers and face recognition promise to change the way we work, shop and entertain. Creating a digital single market could help boost Europe's high-tech businesses and create more jobs. At a workshop organised by the EP's internal market committee on Thursday 13 November, MEPs and experts looked at ways how to achieve this. Workshop participants also tried out some new gadgets.

Minister of Economy Evaldas Gustas met with European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation Carlos Moedas and stressed that high technology and engineering industry form research and innovation potential in Lithuania.

On Friday, taking part in the opening of the KTU (Kaunas Technology University) Science and Technology Centre and Technological Business Incubator, Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevicius stressed that funds properly invested in science and technologies always bring great returns.

Have you ever wondered what international students see as important when they are studying abroad? The report Key Influencers of International Student Satisfaction 2014 announced by StudyPortals gives a unique insight into what students think about studying abroad.

Today the trade union of the education system employees organizes a strike demanding, among other things, a decent salary and the possibility of earlier retirement. In their press release, the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania indicated that the party understands and supports striking employees of the education system.

Twenty five partners have joined the educational social action initiated by the Bank of Lithuania, which will introduce the public to the key principles for checking the authenticity of euro banknotes. This information will reach people through more than 1.2 thousand information screens managed by banks, traders, service providers, airports and other institutions.

Low digital skills and competences among school pupils and the need to integrate effective use of information and communication technologies into teacher training are among the most pressing challenges faced by European school education today, according to a report published by the European Commission and the New Media Consortium, a US-based not-for-profit body bringing together experts in education technology. The first-ever Horizon Report Europe: 2014 Schools edition outlines the trends and technological developments that are likely to have an impact on education over the next five years. It grades the challenges faced by European schools in three categories: 'Solvable', 'Difficult' and 'Wicked'.

The Italian island Sicily is the largest island of the Mediterranean Sea. This is where five  students and four teachers of our gymnasium fled to meet other participants of the Comenius project “FVF: Friendship via Flavour” from Germany, the Czech Republic, Turkey and Italy.

In two years, Lithuanian business and science projects may be funded EUR 2 million under the European Space Agency (ESA) programmes.