The nonprofit Lithuanian publication Reitingai has announced its rankings of Lithuanian universities and colleges for 2014. The European Humanities University is ranked third among six private universities, based on its overall rating.

What can be done to make the teaching profession more attractive? Which city will be officially designated as European Capital of Culture in 2018? How can the European Union encourage entrepreneurship among young people? What are the EU's priorities for sport? These and many more topics will be discussed at the Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council on 20-21 May.

According to Nerijus Maciulis, Chief Economist at Swedbank, Lithuanian universities should be rated based on their graduates' employment rate and the earnings of their graduates.

Lithuanian governmental agency Enterprise Lithuania together with Lithuanian companies and universities for a third year in a row is taking part in one of the world's largest life science exhibitions MIXiii-BIOMED 2014 in Tel Aviv on 20-22 May.

On Wednesday, the first Lithuanian picture from space made by satellite LituanicaSAT-1 was presented in Vilnius University.

There is no airport at Rapa Iti and it takes 50 hours to get there by cargo ship from Tahiti. Boats travelling there are few and far between, making Rapa Iti one of the South Pacific's most isolated islands, along with Pitcairn and Easter Island. Its dark and wild coast is overlooked by the forts of twelve ancient clans at the top of the sleeping volcano. Humpback whales can be seen from afar. But this slice of paradise is also part of the European Union.

Games, workshops, debates, competitions, dances and above all useful information: the festival of Europe on 17 May was a great opportunity for people to visit the European Parliament and the other EU institutions in Brussels. Nearly 15,000 visitors flocked to the Parliament, where the importance of the European elections was highlighted. Take a look at our slideshow and watch our video to get an idea of the atmosphere.

Perched between Brazil and Suriname lies French Guiana, Europe's gateway to the galaxy. It might boast a majestic rainforest, but as a French territory it is still part of the European Union and even uses the euro as its currency. A space centre was located near Kourou more than 50 years ago to take advantage of French Guiana's location close to the equator, meaning space rockets launched from here benefit from an extra velocity of 460 metres per second when they are launched eastward.

Vilnius University continues topping the list of Lithuanian universities, the Lithuanian magazine Reitingai announced on Wednesday.

Iceland and Norway on Friday became the first non-EU countries to associate to Horizon 2020, the seven-year EU research and innovation programme launched in January. The decision, taken at a meeting of the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Committee, takes effect from the beginning of Horizon 2020 allowing these two countries' researchers and companies to participate on the same basis as their counterparts in the EU. In return, the two countries will contribute financially to Horizon 2020, the biggest ever EU research and innovation programme with a budget of nearly €80 billion.