Maynooth University joins the Arqus efforts towards building a forward-looking, open, integrated and research-driven European University, building transformative excellence with and for all. The Arqus Coordinator and the Arqus Executive Manager made the first official visit to Maynooth University on 20th January.

Vilnius is set to move lessons out of classrooms and into open urban areas including squares, streets, museums, and companies. Today saw an official introduction of the project Vilnius is a School (Lith. Vilnius yra mokykla), which aims to move at least 10% of lessons to urban spaces. Last year, the initiative helped Vilnius beat 600 cities around the world in Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Mayors Challenge and win one million dollars.

On Friday 27 January, 7–9 p.m. (EET), a lecture titled Entrepreneurial & Academic scope of Sustainable Tourism will be hosted by the University of Alicante (UA), which is a member of the Transform4Europe European University Alliance. The lecture will be held in Alicante and online.

Unmanned aerial vehicles are no longer a surprise to passers-by during events or on a sunny afternoon in the city centre. Drones, which have long been used in warfare, are now popular not only with professional and amateur filmmakers but also with researchers. KTU scientist Rytis Maskeliūnas together with a team of researchers used UAV technology to detect changes in building facades against a crowded city background.

Mykolas Romeris University (MRU) is preparing to welcome a new crop of more than 90 international exchange students from 25 countries during the spring 2023 semester.

For the fifth time, Lithuanian National Broadcaster, LRT has invited us to remember the most outstanding events, personalities, initiatives, and achievements of the year 2022, which inspired us all and helped Lithuania to grow and improve. Meda Surdokaitė, a Kaunas University of Technology GIFTed Talent Academy student has won in a Future of the Year category. As stated in the LRT press release, Surdokaitė became “Future of the Year” for her achievements in the EU Young Scientists competition.

At the beginning of December, US scientists reached a significant milestone in their attempt to refine a process that could provide an almost limitless energy supply. For the first time, scientists working for more than 60 years on one of the most complex physics problems succeeded in producing more energy in a fusion reactor than was used to make the reaction.

At the beginning of December, US scientists reached a significant milestone in their attempt to refine a process that could provide an almost limitless energy supply. For the first time, scientists working for more than 60 years on one of the most complex physics problems succeeded in producing more energy in a fusion reactor than was used to make the reaction.

The Swedish news channel "SVT" featured researchers of Vilnius University's (VU) Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics (MIF). Dr Linas Bukaukas and Eduardas Kutka spoke about cybersecurity challenges and battles between "trolls" and "elves" in cyberspace.

The "UI GreenMetric" World University Ranking evaluates universities according to various sustainability indicators. In 2022, there were 1,050 global universities evaluated from 85 countries based on their contribution and impact in such areas such as science and studies, infrastructure, energy, climate change, waste management, water and transport use. Mykolas Romeris University (MRU) was the only Lithuanian university included in the "UI GreenMetric" ranking. MRU was ranked 198th among the most sustainable universities in Europe and 570th among universities worldwide. In 2022, MRU rose 127 positions higher in the world university ranking category compared to 2021.