Applications for the Autumn Intake 2022 are extended

Would like to gain strong knowledge, solid skills, and invaluable international experience? Thinking about an unforgettable European student adventure and traveling the world?

Top-quality studies in a high-ranking university and living in a European Capital of Culture 2022 – Kaunas – located in the center of Europe may be the perfect combination for You.

Your lifetime adventure can start now with VMU Agriculture Academy.

Autumn Intake 2022/2023 study programmes:

Application deadlines (extended):

July 16th – For Applicants from EU Countries, Sakartvelo, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Foreigners currently residing in Lithuania.

July 25th – For Applicants from Ukraine.

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Contact person at VMU Agriculture Academy: International Coordinator Ekaterina Makrickiene ekaterina.makrickiene@vdu.lt +370 37 752 200

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Application for Accommodation for New International Students of 2022/2023

Vytautas Magnus University (VMU) has opened an application for new incoming international students for accommodation in the dormitories of VMU during the academic year 2022/2023 or just the Autumn semester. Please note, that this application is open only for new (first year) incoming full-time, Erasmus+, Bilateral or other international exchange students of Vytautas Magnus University. Other, higher year students, who are currently not living in the dormitories of VMU, would be allowed to reserve one of the rooms for the new academic year only starting from August 16th, 2022.

IMPORTANT:  the application is open only for students, who have already signed their Learning Agreements (Erasmus+, Bilateral Exchange or Visiting Students) and  Agreement of Studies (full-time Bachelor’s and Master’s degree students) (for more information about signing it, please contact International Cooperation department)

In order to reserve a place of residence in one of the dormitories of VMU, all new incoming first-year international students must follow this procedure:

NEW INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS OF VMU

learn about our dormitories, its’ location, price for accommodation services, living conditions, etc.;
create a personal account on the online accommodation system (Accommodation for others). Exchange students may use their Username / Password that they created when applying for their exchange studies at VMU; Full time Bachelor’s and Master’s degree students may use their Username / Password that they created when signing their Agreement of studies.
log in to the online accommodation system (Accommodation for others) with your personal credentials (username and password) and reserve one of the places from the provided list on Accommodation in Student Rooms (Number of places in the dormitories is limited, however, the list is constantly updated, therefore it is recommended to check it regularly).
receive an e-mail with confirmation of your reservation. This e-mail means, that room of your choice will be reserved for your arrival until 31st of August, 2022;
receive a second e-mail in the middle of the August with instructions on how to sign your electronic Agreement for Accommodation, sign it, and move into the dormitory no later than by   31st of August, 2022 (if you are planning to move-in after the 31st of August, 2022, you shall contact Student Centre by sending an e-mail to studentas@vdu.lt and inform about your intended date of arrival. In all cases you will have to pay accommodation fees starting from 1st of September 2022, otherwise your room reservation will be cancelled).

IMPORTANT: please note, that Residents will be allowed to move into their reserved rooms only starting from August 18, 2022.

FOR NON-VMU STUDENTS

Other, non-VMU, students could apply for accommodation in the dormitories of VMU:

In dormitories, which are located in Kaunas (Nr. 2) and Akademija (Nr.5), Kaunas dstr. – only starting from October 1st, 2022.
In dormitory, which is located in Vilnius (Nr. 6),only starting from August 1st, 2022.

For more information please contact:

Student Centre (Student Affairs Department)
Phone +370 37 751 175
E-mail studentas@vdu.lt

QS Rankings: VMU – the Most International University in Lithuania

In the latest QS World University Rankings, Vytautas Magnus University (VMU) is confidently positioned among the most international universities in the world, while among Lithuanian universities it is the absolute leader.

This year, the increase in the international student ratio has surpassed the results of the ranking in 2021 – the number of foreign students studying at VMU has increased by as much as 53%. VMU is ranked 389th among all universities in the world, and this is by far the best result the university has ever achieved. VMU’s international faculty ratio is also improving every year.

When comparing Lithuanian universities, QS World University Rankings provides data that the amount of attention per student is growing fastest at Vytautas Magnus University – the faculty/student ratio has increased by as much as 17%.

Employers’ feedback on the university and its graduates has also been improving the university’s reputation for three years in a row. According to the survey results, the reputation of VMU among current and potential employers of university graduates has risen by as much as 38%.

In 2022, when the total number of ranked universities in the QS World University Rankings increased to 1,422 (adding 124 new universities), VMU’s position has risen. Overall, from 2018 to the present day, VMU’s position in the ranking table has been growing steadily – over the last 5 years it has increased by as much as 25.4%.

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The QS World University Rankings is considered one of the most authoritative rankings of higher education institutions. It stands out from other ranking systems in that it tries to show the university as a whole – it focuses not only on academic performance and output, but also on the scale of the culture, innovations, openness, and accessibility of the university, as well as the assessment of the student’s relationship with the teaching staff. When assessing higher education institutions in the world, the ratio of international staff and international students is also an important criterion in this ranking: this allows universities to be open to international experts and assessments.

It is not enough for a higher education institution to provide data about itself to be included in the QS World University Rankings database. A university is included in the ranking only when it is positively rated by a certain percentage of the academic and employer community. The survey of employers and academics is conducted by QS World University Rankings themselves.

ERASMUS teaching visit to Alaaddin Keykubat University

The visit under the ERASMUS+ teaching mobility programme of assoc. prof. dr. Raimundas Rukuiža took place at Alaaddin Keykubat University at Alanya (ALKU) on 20-23 June. Main partners at ALKU were assoc. prof. Derman Vatansever Bayramol, head of the Department of Metallurgical & Materials Engineering and lecturer dr. Fatma Aydin Unal from the Faculty of Engineering. R. Rukuiža , associate professor at the Faculty of Engineering, Department of Mechanical, Energy and Biotechnology Engineering at Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy (VMU AA), gave the lectures for integrated group of ALKU MSc and PhD students, and young scientists under the topics of engineering materials testing outline, surface processing and investigation methods, tribological research methodology and equipment. VMU Agriculture Academy study and research facilities and the possibilities for ERASMUS+ exchange studies at VMU AA were also presented. The MSc and PhD students, and lecturers expressed great interest in the ERASMUS+ exchange programme for performing the study and research exchange at VMU AA, using the facilities of engineering and tribotechnical materials equipment. It was agreed that soon as the ALKU students together with their supervisors will prepare the specimens and apply for ERASMUS+ grant, the students will be accepted at Tribological Laboratory of the Faculty of Engineering of VMU Agriculture Academy.

The possible cooperation in research were discussed with the ALKU partners: Derman Vatansever Bayramol, dr. Fatma Aydin Unal and İsmail Topcu. The colleagues from Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department of ALKU are interested in cooperation in the fields of piezoelectric actuators performance improvement, ceramic powder coatings and mechanical wear metal surfaces.

The ALKU partners were also invited to participate in international tribology conference BALTTRIB 2022, which will take place at Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy on 22-24 September 2022.

“Erasmus+” mobility visit: the LANDNET workshop in North Macedonia

The 13th International LANDNET workshop took place from 25 to 27 May in Skopje, North Macedonia. The workshop was organized by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia (UN FAO REUT) in partnership with the University St. Cyril Methodius in Skopje, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy, and the Delegation of the European Union.

The event brought together representatives from governments and the private sector, NGOs, universities and research institutes from Europe and the Central Asia region to discuss on land tenure topics such as land consolidation, land banking, state land management, land abandonment and land market development.

Dr. Giedrius Pašakarnis, lecturer at the Faculty of Engineering, Department of Land Management and Geomatics, at Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy (VMU AA), took part in the seminar, taking an advantage of the opportunity provided by Erasmus+ programme funding.

On the first day of the workshop, the focus was on land banking instruments and the launch of a new UN FAO initiative on capacity development for land consolidation and land banking. Lecturer dr. G. Pašakarnis shared with the participants his experience on how the Department of Land Management and Geomatics of VMU AA educates future land consolidation projects professionals.

On the second day of the event, the focus was on the introduction of land consolidation in North Macedonia with presentations in the morning and a field trip to land consolidation project areas in Bitola municipality in the afternoon. It is important to mention that back in 2017, lecturer dr. G. Pašakarnis, as an international expert working for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, advised the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management of the Republic of North Macedonia on the selection of the areas in which it would be the most feasible to start land consolidation projects, where the municipality of Bitola was selected as one of the most suitable candidates.

The participants of the seminar were impressed by the results of the 336 ha land consolidation project in the Egri cadastral area, Bitola municipality: implementing land consolidation project, project planners were able to consolidate land parcels so that the average parcel size has increased from 0.38 hectares to 1.30 hectares, the fragmentation of land has been reduced from 874 to 260 parcels, a new roads and irrigation infrastructure was developed, and in the end, all participating farmers in the area have been very happy with the project results.

Consolidated fragmented land parcels in Ergi, Bitola municipality

Developed a new irrigation infrastructure

Developed a new rational road infrastructure

Landowners and farmers were very satisfied with the land consolidation project results

On the final day of the seminar, the focus was mainly on the reduction of abandoned land. After the seminar, lecturer dr. G. Pašakarnis visited the University St. Cyril Methodius in Skopje, Faculty of Civil Engineering where dr. Marijana Lazarevska, Vice Dean for Science and International Cooperation, dr. Gjorgji Gjorgjiev, Lecturer, and dr. Zlatko Srbinoski, Dean of the Faculty, presented the study programmes, the research facilities and the students’ work.

VMU Agriculture Academy has signed a cooperation agreement with the University St. Cyril Methodius in Skopje, Faculty of Civil Engineering, so from now on lecturers and PhD students can go on short-term Erasmus visits. The faculty lecturers invited VMU Agriculture Academy researchers to collaborate on research in water engineering, road and civil engineering, environmental protection, geodesy and geoinformation technologies, to participate in Erasmus+ researcher mobility programmes and to submit scientific articles to their journal “Scientific Journal of Civil Engineering”.

Lecturer dr. Giedrius Pašakarnis with dr. Marijana Lazarevska, Vice Dean for Science and International Cooperation of the Faculty of Civil Engineering and lecturer dr. Gjorgji Gjorgjiev

Lect. Giedrius Pašakarnis

VMU Agriculture Academy scientists visited the University of Life Sciences in Lublin

May 31–June 2 dean of Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy (VMU AA), Faculty of Agronomy associate professor dr. Aida Adamavičienė and associate professor of the Department of Plant Biology and Food Sciences dr. Živilė Tarasevičienė visited the University of Life Sciences in Lublin, under the “Erasmus +” staff teaching mobility programme.

During the visit, scientists from VMU AA gave lectures to students and introduced them to study opportunities at VMU. Possibilities of cooperation in joint research and project activities were discussed with fellow researchers.The organization of student exchanges and lecturers’ visits was discussed with representatives of the administration. During the visit a meeting was also held with representatives of the food industry company “Lubella”, where the possibilities of cooperation were discussed.

VMU Agriculture Academy diploma ceremony (photo gallery)

On June 21, 337 graduates of Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy (VMU AA) were awarded the bachelor’s and master’s degree diplomas.

Congratulations!

Pictures of VMU AA diploma ceremony:

Faculcy of Engineering

Faculcy of Bioeconomy Development

Faculcy of Agronomy

Faculcy of Forest Sciences and Ecology

VMU Agriculture Academy scientists visited Bialystok University of Technology

Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy (VMU AA) lecturers from the Faculty of Bioeconomy Development, Business and Rural Development Management Department associate professor dr. Lina Marcinkeviciute and lecturer Jolanta Vilkeviciute visited Bialystok University of Technology (BUT) under the “Erasmus+” programme during 6-11 of June.

BUT was established in 1949 and has a long tradition of educating engineers and young scientists. Now there are studying 8500 students and working 660 teachers – experts in their fields. BUT has 7 Faculties (Departments). L. Marcinkeviciute and J. Vilkeviciute visited Department of Finance and Accounting of Faculty of Engineering Management, university library.

During the visit scientists presented VMU AA Faculty of Bioeconomy Development, the main research fields and gave lectures for bachelors in the area of Law and Management.

Lecturers had discussions with the dr. hab. Prof. Zbigniew Korzeb and hab. Dr. Zofia Kołoszko-Chomentowska about the possibilities for cooperation in projects, common scientific articles, student’s and lecturer’s exchange opportunities between institutions.

The main purpose of the visit was to collect data for research, to strengthen the cooperation within “Erasmus+” programme and to establish contacts with the staff of the host institution that can lead to joint implementation of new research projects in the future.

UNeECC Annual Conference 2022 “Culture and Nature – Partners in Dialogue” at VMU AA

We are pleased to invite You to take part in the UNeECC Annual Conference 2022 titled “Culture and Nature – Partners in Dialogue”, which will be hosted by Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy, Kaunas (Lithuania), on 5-7 October, 2022.

Conference Topics:

-Culture, Science and Social Well-being
-Consciousness in Cultural Consumption
-Sustainability as a Key for Bioeconomy Challenges
-Nature and a New Cultural Mindset

Important dates concerning the Call for Papers:

-Extended deadline for submission of abstracts: 29 June 2022 (extended – 29 July).
-Abstract Acceptance Notification: 29 July 2022 (extended – 29 August).

Papers are published in the conference proceedings with ISSN and the select 5 papers to be published in a high quality journalꓽ “Tourism: An International Interdisciplinary Journal“, the second oldest tourism journal in the world, regularly published since 1953.

We are pleased to present plenary session Keynote Speakers:

Conference websiteꓽ https://uneecc.vdu.lt
For further information please contact: uneecc@vdu.lt

VMU Agriculture Academy scientists visited the University of Trieste

On June 13-14th, scientists of Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy visited the University of Trieste in Italy. During the teaching visit associate professor dr. Anželika Dautarte and international coordinator lecturer dr. Ekaterina Makrickiene paid special attention to the discussion of possibilities of double diploma programs with partners from the “Transform4Europe” University Alliance. Vytautas Magnus University was also represented by Faculty of Natural Sciences professor dr. Algimantas Paulauskas.
The meeting was attended not only by the representatives of Vytautas Magnus University and the University of Trieste, also by the staff of University of Silesia (Katowice, Poland) and the University of Sofia (Sofia, Bulgaria). The partners actively discussed the aims and content of the double degree study program and started comparing the content of individual subjects. It is planned to complete the structure of the programme in the nearest future and move on to the preparation of the contract.