Sometimes, the inspiration to create something new can lie in the old, forgotten things. This is what VILNIUS TECH Faculty of Electronics first-year electronics engineering student and our intern, Vilius Rudgalvis, discovered when he decided to revive an electric scooter that had been gathering dust for years. This vehicle has a special history – it was created in 2016 by Ricardas Lescinskas, a member of the VILNIUS TECH "LinkMenu fabrikas" team. At that time, electric scooters were just beginning to make their way into the market – there was no "Bolt" or other electric scooter-sharing services, and the scooter itself was made from used parts and hand-welded.

A project led by Vilnius University (VU) Faculty of Law lecturers Dr. Goda Strikaitė-Latušinskaja and Dr. Paulius Jurčys—where, for the first time worldwide, the lecturers’ own digital counterparts (AI knowledge twins) were integrated into the learning process—has been nominated for the prestigious “AI Lithuania” award in the “AI Innovation in Education” category.

Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuanian Sports University, Mykolas Romeris University and Vilnius College have been granted the status of Teacher Training Centre by The Lithuanian Ministry of Education, Science and Sport. The status has been granted for six years.

Although cities occupy only 3% of the Earth's land, they are home to about 3.5 billion people, or half of the world's population, which leads to them accouting for 95% of the carbon dioxide emissions from the transport sector. As the number of city residents continues to grow, so do air pollution levels, traffic congestion, and, subsequently, more wasted money and time, harm to public health, and damage to the environment. Experts unanimously agree: these problems can be addressed by developing sustainable transport.

Smartwatches are one of the most striking outcomes of the information technology revolution. Wearable devices not only help to monitor health but can also identify asymptomatic sub-clinical cases, thus preventing serious complications such as stroke.

Patrik Ščajev, a senior researcher at the Faculty of Physics of Vilnius University (VU), in collaboration with colleagues from the US, has published an article in the prestigious journal "Advanced Energy Materials". The research team applied an innovative method that has been advanced at VU and offered new insights into replacing silicon in the creation of more efficient and affordable solar cells.

Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Lithuania researchers and scientists from Japan have developed a unique nanolaser. Although the dimensions of this laser are so small that its structure can only be seen through a powerful microscope, its potential is vast. With applications in early medical diagnostics, data communication, and security technologies, this invention could also become a key tool for the study of light and matter interactions.

On 4th December, after President Gitanas Nausėda signed a decree on the composition of the new Government, Assoc. Prof. Dr Marija Jakubauskienė, Director of the Institute of Health Sciences of the Faculty of Medicine of Vilnius University (VU), was appointed Minister of Health of the Republic of Lithuania. The VU community is delighted with this significant recognition and wishes her the best of luck in her future endeavours.

Dr. Carlos Viscasillas Vázquez, Vilnius University, Faculty of Physics, Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astronomy (ITPA), researcher undertook an academic visit to Lund University as part of the Erasmus+ for Teaching program.

From November 21 to 25, Mykolas Romeris University (MRU) psychology students Vlada Šavliukevič, Mayla Milanovič, Karina Makovska, and Rūta Matiukaitė, along with the Director of the Institute of Psychology, Prof. Dr. Rasa Pilkauskaitė-Valickienė, and Prof. Dr. Aistė Diržytė, participated in the international psychology conference “NextGen in Psychology,” held in Sofia, Bulgaria.