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International seminar “Environment and climate change”

Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy (VMU AA) students are invited to participate at the international seminar “Environment and climate change”, which will be held on 25 April, 10:00-12:00 at VMU Agriculture Academy Central building 503a. (Studentų str. 11, Akademija, Kaunas distr.)

Lecturers and topics:

  1. Professor, Dr.sc.ing. Ainis Lagzdins. University of Life Sciences and Technologies, Faculty of Environment and Civil Engineering, Department of Environmental Engineering and Water Management, “Long-term monitoring agricultural nonpoint and point source pollution of water”.
  2. Ing. et Ing. Miroslav Kravka. University of Life Sciences Prague, Department of Landscape and Urban Planning, Czech. “Land-use and soil interractions: soil structure and water retention issues”.
  3. Dawid Bedla. University of Agriculture in Krakow, Department of Ecology, Climatology and Air Protection, Poland. “Implementation of blue-green infrastructure in cities”.
  4. Prof. Osama Youssf. Mansoura University, Faculty of Engineering, Structural Engineering Department, Egypt.“Environmentally Friendly Concrete”.

Date: 25 April

Time: 10:00-12:00 (EEST)

Place: VMU Agriculture Academy Central building 503 a. (Studentų str. 11, Akademija, Kaunas distr.)

Sport and Health Week – get active with the VMU Sports Centre!

On 17-20 April, the VMU Sports Centre is organising a Sport and Health Week to celebrate International Health Day.  The aim of the week is to invite and bring together the university community, to promote physical activity and the habit of taking care of one’s health and physical well-being.

On all days of the event, the Sports Centre will invite the university community to 3×3 basketball, volleyball, chess, football, badminton, and barbell press and bullet firing competitions. On 19 April, a physical activity and wellness studio will be set up in the lobby of the VMU ŽŪA Main building. Participants will have the opportunity to take tests to assess their physical condition, and specialist consultations will be available. These tests and consultations will be free of charge for VMU students, lecturers, and staff.

PROGRAMME:

  • Badminton tournament, 18:00 VMU Sports Centre (ŽŪA Main building), Studentų str. 11, Akademija, Kaunas district.
  • 3×3 basketball tournament, 18:00 VMU President Valdas Adamkus Sports Centre, Studentų str. 9A, Akademija, Kaunas district.
  • Football 6×6 tournament (2 games x 10 min.), 19:00 VMU President Valdas Adamkus Sports Centre, Studentų str. 9A, Akademija, Kaunas district.
  • Barbell press with your own weight, for girls with 50% of your own weight. Weigh-in from 18:30, competition starts at 19:00. VMU Sports Centre (ŽŪA Main building), Studentų str. 11, Akademija, Kaunas district.
  • Health Day, 11:00-14:00 VMU Sports Centre (ŽŪA Main building), Studentų str. 11, Akademija, Kaunas district.
  • Volleyball 4×4 tournament: 2 boys and 2 girls per team, 2 games up to 21 points, 17:30 VMU President Valdas Adamkus Sports Centre, Studentų str. 9A, Akademija, Kaunas district.
  • Chess tournament, 18:00 VMU Sports Centre (ŽŪA Main building) Studentų str. 11, Akademija, Kaunas district.
  • Bullet firing, 5 shots, 3 best scores, 18:00 VMU Sports Centre (ŽŪA Main building) Studentų str. 11, Akademija, Kaunas district.

 

To participate in the sports tournaments, REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.

Regular physical activity is one of the most important things we can do for our health. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), regular physical activity has been shown to help prevent and manage non-communicable diseases such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes and some cancers.

Engaging in physical activity activities such as walking, cycling, active recreation and playing games improves brain function, mental health, quality of life and well-being, maintains healthy body weight and strengthens bones and muscles.

So don’t wait, invite your study friends, and take part in the tournaments organised by Sport and Health Week!

Apply now: Erasmus+ Traineeship Competition

A competition is open for Erasmus+ student or recent graduate traineeship grants. Application deadline is the 30th of April, 2023.

The placement period is from 2 to 6 months. Recent graduate traineeship must end – in a year after graduation.

Selection

All VMU fulltime degree students who have not used more than 10 months of their Erasmus mobility (study / traineeship) period are eligible for the Erasmus grant.

Selection documents

For student traineeship (traineeship during student’s year of studies)

Documents must be submitted online.

For recent graduate traineeship (application must be submitted during the last year of studies)

The priority in the selection is given to

  • students whom traineeship is an obligatory part of their study programme;
  • students who have never been Erasmus traineeship students before.

Selection criteria

  • student’s motivation;
  • good knowledge of the language which will be used during the traineeship;
  • student’s work, study, traineeship, participation in the international / academic projects, social activities experience in Lithuania and abroad;
  • conformability between the chosen traineeship and student’s study programme;
  • study results (first year MA students should attach transcript of records of their BA/MA degree to the application form).

The competition results will be sent to every participant via e-mail.

Competitions for Erasmus+ traineeships will take place each month until June 2023.

More information

VMU AA MBA programme “Customs Process Management” presentation

Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy (VMU AA) starts new MBA study programme Customs Process Management.
Join special webinar and find out why this programme could be a choice for you and listen to the presentation “Customs Process Management”.
Date: 18 April 2023
Time: 4 p.m. (EEST)
Place: online, via MS Teams
Registration is required.

Admission to PhD studies at VMU Agriculture Academy

Agriculture Academy of Vytautas Magnus University (VMU AA) offers doctoral studies in 8 fields of research in natural, social, technological and agricultural sciences.

Application for admission to doctoral studies will be carried online.

 Research Area Research field Dates of receipt of documents
Natural sciences Ecology and Environmental Science Will be available later
Technological sciences Environmental Engineering 05 06 2023  – 23 06 2023 (no later than 5 p.m.)
Mechanical Engineering 05 06 2023  – 23 06 2023 (no later than 5 p.m.)
Transport Engineering Will be available later
Agricultural sciences Agronomy 05 06 2023  – 25 08 2023
Forestry 05 06 2023  – 25 08 2023
Social sciences Economy 05 06 2023  – 30 08 2023
Management 05 06 2023  – 30 08 2023

The application for participation in the admission to doctoral studies and scanned copies of the necessary documents are provided online.

The application will be registered, when will be filled all necessary parts of Admission to doctoral studies online system epasirasymas.vdu.lt.

The application is considered not to be registered if all the necessary documents or information is not provided.

More information about the admission, dissertation topics, candidates for scientific supervisors and document forms.

More information:

Research and Innovation department Doctoral School
Universiteto str. 8A-202, 53341 Akademija, Kaunas distr.
+ 370 37 752 254, +370 672 63856
monika.brimaite@vdu.lt

+ 370 37 209 815
doktorantura@vdu.lt

A Survey of the Quality of Accommodation Services is Being Conducted

We invite you to participate and express your opinion in the university-level “Evaluation of Accommodation Services in Dormitories” survey, launched by the Student Affairs Department (SAD). The purpose of the survey is to find out the opinion of persons living in VMU dormitories about accommodation conditions and provided services.

We kindly invite students who live in VMU dormitories in Kaunas, Akademija (Kaunas District), or Vilnius to participate in this year’s survey and evaluate their opinions and suggestions, which would help to improve the performance and services provided in dormitories. We are hoping that you would dedicate ~10 minutes of your time to completing this questionnaire. The link to the survey was sent to all the residents by e-mail to their personal e-mail addresses. We invite you to fill in the survey by April 30, 2023. 

Survey link

Taking into account the results of last year’s survey, the following changes/improvements have been made to the VMU halls of residence in 2022 in order to create the most favourable and comfortable living and leisure conditions for students living in the VMU halls:

No. Dormitory Significant changes/improvements in 2022
1 No. 2, located at the address Vytauto pr. 71, Kaunas Outdoor bicycle racks installed
2 No. 5, located at the address Universiteto str. 8, Akademija, Kaunas District Features a Meditation Room, outdoor bicycle racks installed, and exterior staircase repaired
3 No. 6, located at the address A. Vivulskio str. 36, Vilnius Partial cosmetic renovation of rooms

The survey on VMU dormitories is carried out annually to make the results comparable, assess changes in accommodation services, and make new proposals.

Thank you all for your cooperation in taking 10 minutes to complete the survey – you are helping us to improve and grow!

If you have any questions, please contact the Student Affairs Department by email: srd@vdu.lt or by phone: (8 37) 327 977.

StudentPulse Surveys will be Launched at the University

Vytautas Magnus University is constantly looking for ways to improve the student experience at the university. It is very important to listen to students’ opinion and find out what factors determine successful studies, to respond to the evaluations in a timely manner, and to find solutions to change processes and create an attractive and comfortable environment.

The University has signed a cooperation agreement with the developers of the StudentPulse platform. A new student survey to measure the pulse and mood of student life will be launched in April. According to the developers of this innovative platform, it is a tool that allows quickly collect students’ feedback and, by quickly analysing the data, to take important decisions that can ensure both the quality of studies and the well-being and experience of students at the University. Frequent surveys, quick feedback, and  active involvement of faculty representatives responsible for organising and implementing study processes can improve the study environment. The ability to consistently monitor the results of the surveys, to gather students’ suggestions and to better understand what students’ needs and aspirations are most important will help everyone to assess how and what could be improved in the student life of the university, in each faculty or academy.

In the spring semester of 2023, StudentPulse surveys will be opened to students in the first and second years of their Bachelor and integrated programmes, as well as to students in the first year of their Master’s degree programmes. Short surveys consisting of a few questions will be administered in line with the key stages of the study process and the rhythm of university life. The surveys will be anonymous.

We invite students to actively express their views, so that representatives of faculties or academies could feel the pulse of student life and improve together, by communicating and creating a comfortable environment for the development of successful studies!

More about StudentPulse

Registration for Interuniversity Optional Study Courses is Underway

Cooperation between Kaunas universities continues. We invite students to choose and study interuniversity optional study courses (modules) free of charge in the next academic year 2023-2024.

In 2022, students from four Kaunas universities (Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuanian Sports University and Lithuanian University of Health Sciences) had the opportunity to study undergraduate and postgraduate interuniversity courses in autumn and spring semesters in different Kaunas universities. This initiative has attracted a lot of interest from students, who have taken additional courses to broaden their skills. A survey of students showed that they enjoyed getting to know a different learning environment and other scientific fields, found it interesting to discuss with students from other study programmes, and were happy that they could easily combine their studies between two universities.

If you want to enrich your studies with new experiences and are interested in subjects that are not directly related to your study programme, we invite you to take advantage of the opportunity to study additionally at a different Kaunas University. We offer the following relevant competences: foreign languages, public speaking and communication, psychology, civil society, machine learning, multimedia technologies, innovation, health, physical activity, nutrition, and others. The new knowledge will help to broaden your personal and professional competences and offer additional career prospects. 

Registration form. Registration is open until 25th of June 2023. The number of places is limited.

List of Courses. Before choosing a course (module), please read its description and assess in which semester (autumn or spring) it will be delivered. You can choose one course from the same study cycle you are currently studying at and from another university.

You will be able to study an optional course (module) at other Kaunas’ university as an unclassified student and according to your university’s internal procedures you will be able to claim the credits to get recognised into your study programme at your university. Signing a contract and studying a study course (module) is free of charge.

Public lecture “The experience of world communities in the implementation of solutions for sustainable rural development”

We kindly invite to participate at the public lecture by assoc. prof. dr. Pavel Kotyza from Prague University on topic “The experience of world communities in the implementation of solutions for sustainable rural development”. The lecture will be held online on 5 April 17 p.m. (EEST).

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Date: 5 April
Time: 17 p.m. (EEST)
Place: online

Vytautas magnus University Agriculture Academy (VMU AA) Faculty of Bioeconomy Development Department of Business and Rural Development Management professor dr. Vilma Atkočiūnienė

Japanese delegation from Gifu University visited VMU Agriculture Academy

This month delegation from Japan’s Gifu University visited Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy (VMU AA).  During the visit, the guests got acquainted with the research conducted at the VMU Agricultural Academy, study programs and visited Academy’s laboratories. The purpose of the meeting was to establish relations with the VMU Agriculture Academy researchers, find common research directions, discuss staff and student exchanges and future joint programs. Cooperation is planned to be developed in environmental engineering, biochemistry, food safety and other areas.