Arqus Research & Innovation project invites researchers to two mini-webinars on co-creation practices involving different stakeholders in content creation at partner universities. The first webinar will be held on 6 March 2023 at 10 a.m. (time zone CET) and the second on 20 March at 10 a.m. (time zone CET). The mini-seminars will take place online, link will be sent only to registered participants.

"To put it simply, sleep is a state during which, after an active day, all the 'damage' to the body caused by our activity is reversed and everything is restored," says Dr. Laura Bojarskaitė, a neuroscientist and a spokesperson for science at Vilnius University and the University of Oslo.

Gaining independence, learning a new language and new ways of living, experiencing a different culture, upgrading your CV, finding new friends… What would you add to the list of benefits of studying or doing an internship abroad? Apply for Erasmus+ exchange studies or internship and get ready for your next adventure. Applications are open until March 1.

“When my supervisor and I first considered whether we should opt for this topic, the available information was so scarce, we wondered whether the topic is so simple that everyone already knew everything about it or was the topic so complicated that no one has been willing to explore it,” explained physical medicine and rehabilitation doctor, Tomas Aukštikalnis.

On February 15, VILNIUS TECH international students together with ESN VILNIUS TECH organised a Charity Food Fair to contribute to humanitarian aid for those affected by terrifying earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria. In the form of cultural exchange and presentation of traditional eastern dishes, students reminded of the value of unity and the importance of support in an emergency situation.

KTU opened admissions to international students. Check out the available programmes at https://apply.ktu.edu/, choose yours and apply today. Admissions for the autumn semester are open until July 31, 2023.

In Lithuania, as in the rest of Europe, there is a shortage of organs suitable for transplantation. Therefore, the use of machine learning provides hope that the forecasts for those waiting for a transplant will become more reliable and the overall procedure will be smoother. Transplantation of solid organs is a unique and complex branch of surgery. The success of the operation depends on the complex and multifaceted relationship of the donor, the preparation of the recipient waiting for the operation, and the variables of the surgical procedure. Machine learning models have been proposed for more accurate preoperative diagnosis and postoperative prognosis. Three teams joined forces to create the model planned in Lithuania: the VU Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics, the Institute of Data Science and Digital Technologies, and the Vilnius University (VU) Faculty of Medicine in partnership with the Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos Organ Transplantation Coordination Center.

On 9 February, Vilnius University (VU) hosted a discussion about the book Poetry of Adam Mickiewicz. Volume One/Poezye Adama Mickiewicza. Tom pierwszy. The book is considered to be the starting point for Polish and Lithuanian Romanticism, which celebrated its 200th anniversary in 2022.

Didier Reynders, member of the European Commission responsible for justice, visited Vilnius University today. During the visit, he met with VU Rector Prof. Rimvydas Petrauskas and assoc. prof. dr. Haroldas Šinkūnas, the Dean of Vu Law Faculty.

Although tiny pieces of microplastics cannot be seen with the naked eye, scientists are finding them everywhere: in water bodies, in natural environments, in the soil, in foodstuffs and even in the human body. There is a particular concern that microplastics are being found in the blood.