The world’s public health professionals are unanimous: a strong immune system helps us to stay healthy by increasing our resistance to viruses and infections. Experts from the World Health Organization say that a healthy diet and physical activity are the most important factors in boosting the immune system. The quarantine and self-isolation announced during the COVID-19 virus pandemic has changed our lives and our eating habits. Professor Rimantas Stukas, head of the Department of Public Health of the Institute of Health Sciences of the Faculty of Medicine at Vilnius University, urges everyone not to succumb to temptation and not to forget that a healthy lifestyle should be cultivated even in the face of a pandemic.

Studying at a university means not only obtaining knowledge but also developing one’s soft skills and personal competencies. The latter aspect is very connected to students’ attitude towards their studies – if they aiming to superficial accomplishments or long-term results. Students’ academic integrity is based on their moral standards, study environment, which tolerates or doesn’t tolerate academic dishonesty, and the methods used for identifying and stopping the instances of cheating.

We would like to inform you that VGTU Central Library (Saulėtekio al. 14) renews visitor service from 27 April.

The information on COVID-19 virus is premonitory, intimidating, instructive, motivating, encouraging and much more. However, how this could change or influence our daily practice of personal finance management?

“Being a member of the GIFTed community is my favourite part of studying in Lithuania”, says Sona Yavrumyan, a first-year student of Informatics at Kaunas University of Technology (KTU). An avid fan of arts and football she enjoys a variety of free-time choices at KTU and the beauty of Lithuanian nature.

Additional EU action is needed to make sure EU help reaches the ravaged media and culture sectors, say EP Culture committee members.

Mykolas Romeris University management has made a decision to reduce rent for those students not living in the University's Student House and to reassess tuition payments for students paying for studies.

Admissions to study at Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) are open. If you are looking for a top-quality education in an openminded, innovation-driven community for an affordable price, KTU is the right choice for you. Check the available programmes and apply today.

Gustavo Gonçalves Coelho is a 25 years old Brazilian from a small city called Vargem Grande Paulista. Since 2018, Gustavo has been living in the north of Portugal and studying at the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança. Gustavo always has dreamed about improving his engineering skills. He achieved this desire in Vilnius – in a drastically different environment from his country of origin. He finished his internship just before the global pandemic but got stuck in Portugal on his way home back to Brazil. So, we sit down virtually for a talk with Gustavo to speak about his experience.

Among the winners of the Lithuanian Science Prize 2019, issued yearly by Lithuanian Academy of Sciences are Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) Materials Science Institute researchers. The award ceremony took place earlier this spring.