Competition for Scholarships for Scientific or Artistic Achievements

Vytautas Magnus University (VMU) announces a competition for scholarships for the scientific or artistic achievements of VMU students, which aims to encourage students to pursue scientific or artistic activities for the purpose of representing the University.

One-off scholarships for scientific or artistic achievements in the amount of EUR 500 (five hundred euros) are awarded to the most productive and/or the students with the highest and most significant achievements (as measured by scientific (artistic) production points) in previous calendar year in the relevant group of study fields.

The scholarship is open to candidates who have at least one scientific publication, a conference presentation, or a public presentation of their work. The scholarships are awarded based on an assessment of the scientific or artistic achievements of the previous calendar year (in the period from 1 January to 31 December) in the following relevant groups of study fields:

Humanities;
Arts;
Engineering Sciences and Technological Sciences;
Social Sciences, Law, Business and Public Management;
Educational Sciences;
Mathematical Sciences, Computer Sciences, Physical Sciences, Life Sciences;
Agricultural Sciences.

Scholarships for scientific or artistic achievements shall be awarded separately according to the relevant groups of study fields:

jointly for full-time and part-time first cycle students and for first- to fourth-year students of integrated studies;
jointly for full-time and part-time second cycle students, students of vocational studies, and fifth-year students of integrated studies.

Students who are willing to apply for a scholarship for scientific or artistic achievements up to this year, students must submit data on their scientific, artistic, and other activities on the VMU Student Portal until March 1^st under “Science” in accordance with the following procedure:

log in to the VMU Student self-service portal using your personal login provided by the University, select Research in the menu box, and click on the Fill button when the column opens;
select the category of the scientific/artistic activity you want to pursue (publications and patents; other research and organizational activity; other research and artistic activity; significant prizes and awards) and provide all the necessary information and press the Save button.

IMPORTANT: publications and patents must be registered in the University’s Science Management System VMU CRIS, and points for publications shall be awarded according to the classification of scientific and artistic output approved by VMU.

More information:

Description of the procedure for awarding scholarships for scientific or artistic achievements at Vytautas Magnus university

Open Competition for University Fee Exemptions

Vytautas Magnus University (VMU) has launched an open competition for university fee exemptions for spring semester of the academic year 2023/2024. The purpose of the competition is to achieve the mission of socially responsible university by reducing social exclusion, creating appropriate financial conditions for VMU students to be accommodated and (or) study (taking into account different social (material) situations, study results and (or) accommodation in the dormitory).

University fee exemptions for spring semester 2023/2024 may be granted at a rate of up to 100% to cover:

TUITION FEES, and this exemption may be granted for students of a full-time bachelor, master, or integrated studies:

who are currently in a difficult social (financial) situation;
whose grades (taking into account credits) average for the last examination session (for first-year students – entrance competition score) is not lower than 8 (eight).

ACCOMMODATION FEES, and this exemption may be granted for students of a full-time bachelor, master, PhD or integrated studies, who are currently living in the dormitory of VMU and who have concluded Agreement for Accommodation, based on:

social (financial) situation;
dormitory and room type, where student is being accommodated (NOTE: students, who are currently living in a single-bedroom of the dormitory cannot be awarded accommodation fee exemption).

University fee exemptions through the open competition may be awarded as a matter of priority, by taking into account social (financial) status, for:

orphans, students who were granted custody or guardianship until adulthood or who have lost both of their parents (both of the parents have passed away);
students with disabilities;
students from the families with large number of children (there are four or more children in the family, who are currently students, school pupils or minors).

Given the social (material) status, students must provide following documents for the competition:

orphans: original documents of the death certificates of your mother and father, with official translations to Lithuanian, English or Russian languages with the translator’s stamp attached;
students with disabilities: original document, which proves your disability with official translations to Lithuanian, English or Russian languages with the translator’s stamp attached;
students from the families with large number of children:
- original certificate of family composition with official translations to Lithuanian, English or Russian languages with the translator’s stamp attached;
- original documents / certificates from kindergartens/schools/universities and others education institutions which proves student or school pupil status with official translations to Lithuanian, English or Russian languages with the translator’s stamp attached.

Students who are willing to apply for free exemptions, has to complete an electronic application form in Student self-service portal. How to do this?

log in to the VMU Student self-service portal using your personal login provided by the University;
select the Applications in the menu box and click on the Requests button;
select the application category Fees exemptions and compensations, click Tuition / Accommodation fee exemption by the means of competition (form F-006), complete the form, attach (upload) documents, which prove social (financial) status of the family, together with official translations to Lithuanian, English or Russian languages with the translator’s stamps attached and submit it.

Applications are open from Frebruary 1^st, 2024, to Frebruary 18^th, 2024. Results of the open competition will be published by March 1^st, 2024, by personally informing students about it by an email being sent to the VMU email address.

Tuition fee and accommodation fees exemptions shall be awarded by taking into account all the support granted for the student by VMU, awarded scholarships, granted exemptions and (or) size of the fees paid for the University and given the support and (or) scholarships awarded from the State budget funds, private legal or natural persons.

More information:

Registration for Sports and Arts Activities Has Started

We invite students of Vytautas Magnus University (VMU), who are studying in Kaunas, Akademija (Kaunas District) or Vilnius, to register for sports and (or) art activities in the spring semester of 2023/2024, organized by VMU Sports Centre and VMU Arts Centre.

All VMU students can attend sports or art group activities regardless of where and what they are studying (e.g., if you are studying Lithuanian philology, you can attend the folk-dance group “Sėja” of the VMU Academy of Agriculture, etc.).

All activities for VMU students are free-of-charge. Students can register for several activities, so you are welcome to join the activities on offer.

Registration procedure for Arts Centre collectives

Students who wish to act, dance, sing, or play must join one (or several) of the VMU Arts Centre groups based in Kaunas, Akademija (Kaunas district) or Vilnius. You can do this by registering for the ongoing activities by following three steps:

log in to the student self-service portal and select the Registration tab from the menu bar;
in the bar that appears, click on the button Registration for the Sports/Arts Centre;
then select Arts and in this section, select the desired arts activity, tick it, click on the Continue button, click on the I agree to the rules and the REGISTER button.

*The same principle applies to registration via menucentras.vdu.lt/registration/

The student will see the classes of the sports he/she has registered for in the student portal, under My activities. You can also withdraw from the selected activities in the student portal.

Once you have registered for a group at the Arts Centre, you can start attending activities as soon as possible, at the times indicated in the group’s timetable.

More information:

Registration procedure for sports activities

All VMU students who want to participate in sports at the VMU Sports Centre facilities (Studentų str. 11 and Studentų str. 9A, Akademija, Kaunas district) can register for the sports activity classes.

Students wishing to register for VMU Sports Centre activity classes should log in to the student self-service portal and select the Registration tab from the menu. In the bar that appears, click on the button Registration for the Sports. In the next step of the Activity Registration select Sport. In this section, you need to select the desired sport, tick it, click on the Continue button, and click on the I agree to the rules and the REGISTER button.

*The same principle applies to the registration via sportas.vdu.lt/registration/

The student will see the classes of the sports he/she has registered for in the student portal, under My activities. You can also withdraw from the selected activities in the student portal.

More information:

Competition for the Scholarship of Saliamonas Banaitis

Saliamonas Banaitis (1866-1933) was a public and state figure of independent Lithuania, a member of the Council of Lithuania, a signatory of the Act of Independence of the Republic of Lithuania, and a former student of Vytautas Magnus University.

Saliamonas Banaitis scholarship was established at the University in 2016 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the restoration of Lithuanian statehood by his grandchildren living in Canada. The aim of the scholarship is to support and encourage the most talented students at the University conducting research related to personalities, organisations, events, or processes of the First Independent Republic of Lithuania (1918-1940), which in one way or another are connected with the activities and environment of the signatory of the Act, S. Banaitis.

In this context, a thematic competition is being launched for students at all levels who are writing a thesis or carrying out research in one or more of the themes indicated by the founder of the scholarship:

History of Lithuania relating to the activities, professional interests, or achievements of Saliamonas Banaitis, his family or relatives.
Lithuanian culture (art) related to the activities, professional interests, or achievements of S. Banaitis, his family or relatives.
transportation of goods or people by land and water (priority is given if there is any connection with S. Banaitis, his family or relatives).
communication, publishing, and dissemination (priority is given if there is any connection with S. Banaitis, his family or relatives).
the family economy and its development (priority is given if there is any connection with S. Banaitis, his family or relatives).
amateur, village (barn) theatre or folk music (priority is given if there is any connection with S. Banaitis, his family or relatives).

The scholarship in the name of S. Banaitis, signatory of the Act of Independence of the Republic of Lithuania, with a preliminary amount of ~ 2,200 EUR (up to half of the amount of the scholarship, i.e. ~ 1,100 EUR if the scholarship is awarded to two persons), will be given to the student(s) who is/are most relevant to the field of study, and who is/are intending to have his/her/their research published.

The decision to award the scholarship is made by the Lithuanian Canadian Foundation (LCF), with which VMU has concluded a cooperation agreement, according to which the nominal S. Banaitis Scholarship is awarded to the best students at the University whose studies and/or research interest is related to the history, culture, and achievements of Lithuania. Priority is given to students who are interested in the activities, professional interests, or achievements of Saliamonas Banaitis, his family, or relatives, thus encouraging students to achieve professional and academic excellence.

Students who are willing to apply for S. Banaitis scholarship must complete an electronic application form in Student self-service portal until February 18^th. How to do this?

log in to the VMU Student self-service portal using your personal login provided by the University.
select the Applications in the menu box and click on the Requests
select the application category Finances and Scholarships and other support, click Nominal scholarship (form F-005), complete the form, justifying the area of study or research interest in the priority list of topics above and indicating its relevance: identification of work in progress, etc. and submit it.

The candidate(s) selected by the Founder of the Fellowship will be informed personally of the conditions and deadlines for the award of the scholarship by the end of May.

For more information on the scholarship and its award, please contact the Student Affairs Department at e-mail srd[eta]vdu.lt or by phone at (8 – 37) 327 976.

First international partners’ meeting of the Erasmus+ project “The digital Blue Career to overcome the Carbon Crisis – Innovations in Aquaculture Curriculum” [DiBluCa] in Kaunas

The first partner meeting of the international Erasmus+ project “The digital Blue Career to overcome the Carbon Crisis – Innovations in Aquaculture Curriculum” [DiBluCa] (No. 2023-1-LT01-KA220-HED-000154247) took place on 23-24 January at Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy (VMU AA). The project partners are Balikesir University (Turkey), University of Dubrovnik (Croatia), Odesa National University of Technology (Ukraine), University of Thessaly (Greece), coordinator – VMU AA.

COVID-19 and the crisis of the war in Ukraine have highlighted the value of digital education in Europe; the DiBluCa project will develop an innovative higher education curriculum on water sustainability, fisheries now and in the future, which will contribute to ensuring sustainable industry and long-term employment.

The project will be implemented in phases: identification of sector needs, development and/or updating of the curriculum and development of learning materials. The project includes international partner meetings, a digital portal with user-friendly e-learning and best practice modules. An innovative Aquaculture Higher Education Handbook on Tackling Global Warming will be published in English; the e-book will be available in all languages of the project partners.

Project outcomes: adapted higher education and training curricula for future aquaculture needs, long-term employment of aquaculture professionals, increased number of university students, changing attitudes and trends, improvement of the aquaculture sector, aquaculture training knowledge and skills, development of integrated training materials, interactive e-book, international conference and project dissemination events.

During the meeting the main guidelines for the implementation of the project activities were discussed. The timetable for the activities and the responsibilities of the partners were also discussed. The first result of the project was presented – experts from Balikesir University prepared questionnaires for students, teachers, and members of the target groups. These questionnaires will help to find out what the sector needs. On the second day of the meeting, cooperation opportunities were discussed with the specialists of the Lithuanian Zoo – Science Curator Kriste Stravinskaite, Head of Marketing and Education Department Aida Grockiene and Coordinator of Educational Programmes Rasa Kirkaite. Many points of contact were found, prospects for possible cooperation and plans future were discussed. The next meeting of foreign partners will take place in Volos, Greece, at the beginning of June.

The project will run from 01.11.2023 to 31.10.2025.

Get ready: the “Sharing is Caring” Event is coming back!

We invite newcomers to join the “Sharing is Caring” event, where new students can discover various essential items to establish themselves successfully and transform their new living space into a second home.

For whom this event:

new exchange students
the first year full-time international students

Where: VMU dormitory No. 2, (Baltija), Vytauto pr. 71, 44321, Kaunas

When: Friday, January 26, from 15.00 to 17.00

Registration

What makes it worthwhile to attend?

Join a culture of sharing and cut down on expenses!
Discover all essential and comfortable items for your life in Kaunas for free (gently used or new)
Connect with fellow exchange and full-time students and make new friendship
Contribute to reducing waste and lowering CO2 levels.
Treat yourself to refreshment drinks

Watch the video to see how it went last time or read the article

Please register here, it takes one minute.

There are some categories of things you may find at the event:

Kitchen stuff (from cup to the grater, etc.)
Electronics (kettle, table lamps, etc.)
Study and leisure time items (sports equipment, hobby stuff, stationery such as notebooks, paper, pens, holders, etc.)
Household items (cleaning tools such as mops, brooms, washing powder; storage containers or boxes, buckets, mirrors, hangers for clothes)

Agenda:

swapping things and enjoying your social time with others
lottery for unique things
photo shooting
enjoying souvenirs and drinks

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact the organizers: ganna.tron[eta]vdu.lt or yuliia.matiiuk[eta]vdu.lt.

About DON@. The initiative is being implemented within DON@ – Donation Opportunities for Newcomers. The project’s key objective is to facilitate the integration and improvement of living conditions of students with fewer opportunities by promoting mutual support, inclusion, and sustainable development. Read more about the DON@ project:

Our first event: video and DON@: International Students Embrace “Sharing is Caring” Event

Collection Days are coming back: share items you no longer need with newcomers!

A transnational meeting in Valencia, Spain – Platform for Items Exchange Will be Launched Within DON@ Project

A transnational meeting in Athens, Greece – The Culture of Sharing: “DON@ – Donation Opportunities for Newcomers”

A transnational meeting in Kaunas, Lithuania – Work in progress: “DON@ – Donation Opportunities for Newcomers”

What VMU students think about this initiative – New Project for Students: “DON@ – Donation Opportunities for Newcomers”

MIC 2024 Invites Scholars to Explore Next Generation Challenges

The Transform4Europe university alliance invites lecturers and researchers to participate in the 23rd Management International Conference titled Next Generation Challenges: Innovation, Regeneration and Inclusion, which will be held on 5-8 June 2024 in Trento, Italy. The conference is organised by the University of Primorska in partnership with the University of Trieste. The abstract submission deadline is 29 March.

The MIC 2024 conference aims to explore the next generation challenges facing different industries, sectors and fields, with a particular focus on fostering innovation, building resilience, promoting regeneration and ensuring inclusivity – it is open to all contributions that address the next generation challenges. The conference also aims to bring together academics, professionals, and experts from management, economics, human resource management, organizational studies, finances, accounting, and other related fields, while providing a unique platform for knowledge exchange and collaboration.

As always, MIC 2024 welcomes researchers to join the conference community, share their expertise and experience, provide new empirical evidence and engage in theoretical discussions.

Conference website

Call for papers

Abstract submission

Registration for T4EU Course Offer at BA Level (to be updated)

The university network Transform4Europe once again invites students to choose its track courses for bachelor students which aim to train a new generation of young Europeans who will work together across disciplines and acquire digital, intercultural and entrepreneurial skills. This training enables you to actively shape the necessary transformation processes in Europe. Most of the courses are conducted online.

The Transform4Europe Alliance gives you the opportunity to incorporate a succinct programme – a European-oriented Bachelor Track that leads to a certificate with up to 24 ECTS – into your studies.

All the selected courses are recognised at your university either as part of your main field of study or alongside as additional elective courses.

The Transform for Europe Track consists of common core modules on the topics of:

Knowledge Entrepreneurship;
Languages & Intercultural Competencies;
European History, Politics, Culture, Law, Economy.

Also, you select the track according to your needs and interests from 3 optional challenge-based tracks:

Digital transformation and smart regions
Environmental transformation and sustainability
Societal transformation, community building and inclusion

Once you graduate and complete the Track, you receive a certificate testifying the completion of a Transform4Europe Bachelor Track under the challenge-based track or cluster title.

What are additional benefits for students?

Exchange ideas with students from other academic disciplines.
Gaining and developing European competences in a narrower relevant subfield.
Increase your career opportunities by unique profile development.
Increase future research and career opportunities in interdisciplinary fields.
Networking possibilities with students from other European universities.
Subsidised international mobility.

Spring/summer semester 2024 (more updates to follow)

In the list below please pick the institution at which you would like to attend a course and proceed as advised. The list of institutions and modules will be updated.

University of Primorska

Course start: February, 2024
Registration Period: January 15 – February 1, 2024
End of Teaching: May 31, 2024 at UP FAMNIT for the courses Algebraic Graph Theory and Data Programing; June 4, 2024 at UP FM for the course English for Management and Marketing
End of Exams: September 6, 2024

Universidade Católica Portuguesa

Course start: February 14, 2024
Registration Period: January 15 – February 1, 2024
End of Teaching: May 2, 2024
End of Exams: Assessment in this module does not involve exams

Vytautas Magnus University

Course start: February 1, 2024
Registration Period: January 15 – January 28, 2024
End of Teaching: May 24, 2024
End of Exams: Exam session May 27 – June 14, 2024; Retakes June 15 – June 19, 2024

List of modules and registration:

A list of modules and a registration form can be found here.

CORE MODULE COURSES

Area: Knowledge Entrepreneurship

Area: Languages & Intercultural Competencies

Area: European History, Politics, Culture, Law, Economy

SPECIALIZED MODULE COURSES

Area: Digital Transformation

Area: Environmental Transformation

Area: Societal Transformation

For more information please contact sd@vdu.lt

International Scientific-Practice Conference “HUMAN AND NATURE SAFETY 2024″

We are delighted to invite You to participate in the 30th International Scientific-Practice Conference “HUMAN AND NATURE SAFETY 2024″ organized by Vytautas Magnus University which will be held on 8–10 May, 2024. Conference “HUMAN AND NATURE SAFETY” is organized annually on occasion of the International Days of Health, Environmental Protection and Occupational Safety & Health and on the 100th Anniversary of Agriculture Academy in Lithuania and the Department of Medicinal Plants of the First Lithuanian University Botanical Garden (1924–2024)

The aim of the Conference is to discuss interrelated problems of human health & safety, the development of various technological innovations, environmental issues, to disseminate state-of-the-art research knowledge and to create opportunities for scientists and young researchers to share the research results not only among researchers and students, but also for professionals in agriculture and forestry, environmental and health sciences and other fields emphasizing the importance of human safety and environmental protection.

CONFERENCE SECTIONS:

1. Biosystem Engineering (9th May, 2024):
– Technical and technological innovation for sustainable production;
– Precision engineering technologies and environmental protection;
– Technology safety, occupational risk, ergonomics;
– Water engineering.

2. Environment and Health (8th May, 2024):
Dedicated to the 100th Anniversary of the Department of Medicinal Plants of the First Lithuanian University Botanical Garden (1924–2024)

– Research of risk factors in living environment and their effects on human health;
– Conservation, research, rational and sustainable use of biodiversity.

3. Ecology, Sustainable Forestry (9th May, 2024):
– Environmental research of agro, hydro and forestry ecosystems;
– Sustainable development, protected areas, environmental impact of human activities;
– Silviculture, forest protection and multi-purpose use, recreational forestry;
– Hunting research, management of wild animal populations.

Conference seminars:

Medicinal, spice (aromatic) plants: current trends and future perspectives (8th May, 2024);
The relationship between human and nature (10th May, 2024).

Registration to the conference is active till 9th, February, 2024.

The submission deadline for scientific articles is 4th, March, 2024. Scientific articles will be published in the selected papers of the International Scientific-Practice Conference “HUMAN AND NATURE SAFETY”, indexed in the Central & Eastern European Academic Source (EBSCO) database.

CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT (*.pdf)

Contacts:

Vytautas Magnus University
Studentų g. 15a-204, LT-53362, Akademija, Kauno r.

Chairperson of the organizing committee – dr. Gediminas VASILIAUSKAS

Tel. +370 689 77015

Conference administrator – Nijolė POŠKIENĖ

Tel. +370 37 752357

Conference e-mail: zmogaus.sauga@vdu.lt

More information available on the conference website https://zgs.vdu.lt/

Conference events might be filmed and / or photographed and you can be seen in the photos or videos of the event, which can be posted on various media.

VMU AA to Hold Graduation Ceremony

January 26 11:00 a.m. The Academy of Agriculture of Vytautas the Great University (VMU AA) invites graduates all members of the Academy community and guests to participate in the festive Diploma Awarding event of the Faculty of Bioeconomy Development. The celebration will take place in the Celebratory Hall of the Central Palace of VMU AA.

We inform you that the event may be filmed and/or photographed and you may be seen in the photos or videos of the event, which may be published in various media.