The transport sector in Lithuania is undergoing a rapid change as the development of an automatization of processes and application of smart digital technologies gain momentum. In addition to changes in technologies, the issues of ecology and environmental protection are equally important and have an increasing impact on the transport sector of our country. “I hope that the transport system will soon reach high electrification rates, and only quiet, energy efficient vehicles that protect human life will ride our streets,” associate professor Vidas Žuraulis from the Department of Automobile Engineering at Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VGTU) forecasts environment and people friendly future of transport.

David John Woods, a consultant pharmacist, educator, and researcher with a background in medical informatics, rational drug use, evidence-based practice, pharmaceutical education, and paediatric clinical pharmacy paid a visit to the Faculty of Medicine of Vilnius University from the University of Otago in New Zealand. For two weeks, students in the Pharmacy Programme had the great opportunity to attend a short course in clinical pharmacy that he presented. This was the second time that the tutor had visited Lithuania and the first time he had worked at Vilnius University. He came here at the invitation of Prof Vaiva Hendrixson, the vice-dean for studies at the Faculty of Medicine. The main coordinator of his visit was Indrė Tračiokienė, lecturer in the Pharmacy Study Programme.

On May 10, a meeting chaired by First Deputy Chancellor Deividas Matulionis was held with the heads of diplomatic missions accredited in Lithuania to discuss the activities of the European Humanities University (EHU) and its preparations for the meeting of EHU sponsors and donors in Vilnius on 11 June.

Cleantech is today’s buzz word raising serious questions on the impact of climate change. Cleantech can provide solutions for changes within our nearest environment and our planet in general. Vilnius university (VU), as a member of Cleantech Cluster Lithuania, hosted “Cleantech Conference Vilnius“ event, where scientists, startups and business were able to share their good practice, exchange contacts and present their cleantech technologies.

Lithuania is due to sign an agreement with the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) on the establishment of incubators in Vilnius and Kaunas, the only in Central and Eastern Europe.

Scholarships doubled in value, relevant research topics that meet the needs of modern business, easily accessible information about the topics and supervisors, and numerous opportunities to work with the best scientists. These are the top arguments for you to choose doctoral studies at Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VGTU).

“Before I left the United States, I was told to expect a lot of things by people who have never been to Lithuania. None of those things came true”, says James Gray, one of the first Erasmus+ exchange students coming to Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) from the University of Central Florida (UCF) in the United States.

Cleantech is today’s buzz word raising serious questions on the impact of climate change. Cleantech can provide solutions for changes within our nearest environment and our planet in general. Vilnius university (VU), as a member of Cleantech Cluster Lithuania, hosted “Cleantech Conference Vilnius“ event, where scientists, startups and business were able to share their good practice, exchange contacts and present their cleantech technologies.

One of today’s technologies with the fastest growth is plasmonics which is capable of ensuring a more rapid functioning of electronic elements. The field of plasmonics was analyzed by Prof. L. Nickelson from the Department of Electronic Systems of the Faculty of Electronics of Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VGTU) alongside with her colleagues. Plasmonics and role thereof in the context of technologies is explored in the recently issued L. Nickelson's textbook “Electromagnetic Theory and Plasmonics for Engineers”.

Researchers of Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (LSMU) and Italian high-tech company Gruppo Fos Lithuania are developing innovative technology for the personalised care of the patients who have experienced a stroke. After collecting multiple data of physiological parameters, the multimodal system will choose personalised rehabilitation solutions for each patient.