The International Association of Universities (IAU), which unites as many as 640 members, has published a commemorative publication titled, "The Promise of Higher Education - Essays in Honour of 70 Years of IAU." This publication sets out guidelines for value activities for universities in the face of the new situation facing the country and the world in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Mykolas Romeris University (MRU) representatives presented the achievements and challenges of Lithuanian higher education in the book. The book, published by the prestigious "Springer" publishing house, is also available in open access, from which more than 150,000 readers from around the world have already downloaded it.

The Vilnius-Lithuania iGEM team of students from Vilnius University (VU) took part in the International Genetically Engineered Machine Competition held in Paris on 4-14 November, and once again gained worldwide recognition by winning a gold medal. The team was nominated for 12 additional prizes, and won two of them – for the best measurement and educational activities.

Mykolas Romeris University Rector Prof. Inga Žalėnienė and the Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Global Development and Vice-President of Australia's Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) Prof. Peter Coloe have signed an agreement to cooperate in the area of cyber security.

Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) encourages students to take an interest in artificial intelligence and presents online courses developed by the University of Helsinki and the IT company Reaktor. The international, free distance learning courses Elements of AI are wide-ranging and designed specifically for those who do not specialise in IT.

Four young scientists from Vilnius University (VU) became laureates of the Best Dissertations 2020 competition. On Wednesday the winners were awarded by the President of the Republic of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda.

For the past couple of years, as the warm season arrived and another wave of the COVID-19 pandemic ended, everyone expected it to be over soon. But so far, the pandemic has not been curbed due to insufficient herd immunity to the coronavirus. While scientists are convinced that the pandemic will eventually end.

The first annual Transform4Europe conference “Societal Transformations and Sustainable Development with Respect to Environment in the Post Covid-19 Digital Era“ will take place on 8-9 December 2021, in Sofia (Bulgaria). An international multidisciplinary conference is designed for PhD students and early-stage academics.

Edvinas Kerza, one of the best experts in risk management and cybersecurity, an experienced leader specializing in both national and EU and NATO security will lecture to Cyber Security Management programme students at Mykolas Romeris University.

Registration for the annual event Student for a Day organized by Vilnius University (VU) has begun. This year, the event will take place on 15-26 November and continue for two weeks. All those interested and curious will get the chance to see how lectures at higher education institutions work, learn more about the study programmes of interest and the admission procedures.

Thinking about studying abroad and actually living in a different country, experiencing the new, post-pandemic reality? Now is the best time to finalise your decision, while admissions to Kaunas University of Technology spring semester are still open. Choose your study programme and apply until December 15, 2021.