On 26 and 28 April, Vytautas Magnus University will host online events for students who are planning to apply for master degree studies. The event series, titled I Got the Degree… What’s Next?, will offer webinars, present Erasmus+ mobility possibilities, introduce master degree studies at VMU and other activities related to VMU and employment in Lithuania. Participants are invited to register online in advance. Please note that the schedule of all activities is shown in local Lithuanian time (GMT+3), make sure to convert it to your time zone.

An online event “Day for Career - Contact Exchange’21” organized by VILNIUS TECH for partners of university and students will take place on April 29th 2 pm.

Mykolas Romeris University (MRU) Master's Degree student Vygandas Paul Mastavičius combines studies with work in the U.S. as a licensed co-owner of a Starbucks Cafe. He says in order to work and study at the same time, you need to maintain a balance, and have a clear agenda so that everything is done on the same day," said the MRU student. He started working when he was 18 and studied continuously from that time. Now, a business partner in a Starbucks Cafe venture, he discussed the differences in business cultures and his personal experiences working abroad.

Even though it became tremendously more difficult to travel around the world and get to know different cultures because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, this winter Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VILNIUS TECH) International Relations Office offered a unique opportunity for students to take part in a virtual Online Winter School, organized by the partners of University, Kyungpook National University (KNU) in South Korea. 6 students of the faculties of Creative Industries, Business Management, and Mechanics took a part in this online adventure and today sharing their experience with us.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is receiving more and more public attention – we use smart technologies both at home and at work, business and the state invest in AI specialists. To encourage the students to choose the final projects’ topics, which are related to analysing AI applications, KTU has established a 10-thousand-euro prize fund. The authors of the best projects will be awarded one-time targeted scholarships.

From 3rd to 7th May 2021, Vilnius University (VU) hosts the Arqus Academy Week 2021, a week full of interesting discussions, lectures, workshops and other events organised by the Arqus European University Alliance.This first edition, with the motto of “shaping the university of the future”, aims to engage the communities of the seven universities in discussing a renewed vision for higher education.

Artificial intelligence, genetic engineering, electromobiles or quantum computers are the next generation technology innovations the world is focusing on today. They change not only industry, but also the lives of each of us and future generations. The need for specialists able to operate in the dynamic business environment and implement research-based innovations is growing. To this end Vilnius University (VU) Business School in conjunction with the European Nuclear Research Organization (CERN), one of the world’s largest scientific research organizations, will offer Deeptech Entrepreneurship, a unique Master’s Degree programme in the Baltic countries, in the next academic year.

Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) has received the Erasmus+ Higher Education Charter (ECHE), the document that entitles the University to participate in the new phase of the world’s largest Erasmus + academic exchange programme in 2021-2027.

With the aggressive spread of Coronavirus around the globe, existing controls have proved to be ineffective. It takes some time to obtain the results of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests and to detect SARS-CoV-2 infection, and the tests are then sometimes inaccurate. It is difficult and dangerous for personnel to take samples from the nasopharynx of potentially infected persons. In later stages of the disease, it is difficult to detect the virus in the upper respiratory tract.

KTU together with LINPRA (Lithuanian Association of Engineering Industry) invites you to participate in the following Call of Interest to SMEs and Start-ups, as part of our Gazelle Accelerator programme, business acceleration activity of EIT Manufacturing.