Education Fairs in Kazakhstan

In March 10–16 associated professor Rytis Skominas from the Faculty of Water and Land Management and professor Audrius Gargasas from the Faculty of Bioeconomy Development participated in Education fairs in Kazakhstan under the project „Increasing the Recognition and Prestige of Lithuanian Higher Education Institutions in Kazakhstan and Promotion of Studies in Lithuania” (09.3.1-ESFA-V-709-01-0001). The project is funded by the European Social Fund Agency.

The education fairs were organized in two cities of Kazakhstan: in Shymkent and Almaty. The education fair in Shymkent was well-attended with participants who had an interest to study in Lithuania. During the fair Rytis Skominas made a presentation about study possibilities in Vytautas Magnus University. The Education fair in Almaty where divided into two parts: in the morning participants were introduced about the studies in Lithuania and after the lunch was a meeting with Kazakhstan universities. During the meeting were discussed about student exchange possibilities and double diploma.

Education fair in Shymkent

After the Education fair in Shymkent were visited the Nazarbayev Intellectual School. The delegates from Lithuania had a possibility to meet the pupils and to introduce them with study programs in Vytautas Magnus University and in Kaunas Technology University.

Meeting with pupils in Nazarbayev Intellectual School

At the end of the visit Rytis Skominas and Andrius Gargasas also visited Kazakh National Agrarian University and Eurasian Technological University. During the meetings were discussed about the collaboration in study and research fields.

Meeting in Kazakh National Agrarian University

ERASMUS+ teaching visit in FAYOUM UNIVERSITY

Lecturer Otilija Miseckaite (Institute of the Water Resources Engineering, Faculty of Water and Land Management) with the support by Erasmus+ teaching programme visited Fayoim University, Egipt. She presented the lectures in the field of Modern environmental engineering management and the possibilities for exchanges studies at VDU Agronomy Academy. During the stay at the Fayom University the possible cooperation in research, the inter-university cooperation within the framework of the Erasmus + program establish and strengthen the scientific cooperation were discussed.

Otilija Miseckaite also attended the 9th International Agriculture Conference „Sustainable Agricultural Development 2019“ held on 4-6th March in Fayoum University. 365 scientists from 64 universities and 33 research centres discussed various agricultural fields through 8 axes of agricultural development, including agriculture, engineering and production of plants in various disciplines and animal production, poultry and food science and technology and microbiology and genetics at the Conference.

Fayoum University is one of the Egyptian universities established by the Republican Decree No. (84) for the year 2005 after being a branch of Cairo University in the past. Nowadays, the University have 20 faculties: Education, Agriculture, Engineering, Social Work, Dar Al-Uloum, Science, Tourism and Hotels, Specific Education, Archeology, Medicine, Arts, Computers and Information, Early Childhood Education, Nursing, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Law, and finally Physical Education as well as Technical Institute for Nursing, Institute of Research and Strategic Studies of the Nile Basin Countries, also three accredited colleges: Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Faculty of Science and Faculty of Early Childhood Education.

Teaching visit to University of Zagreb (Croatia) and attendance in international conference

In March 04-08, 2019 professors PhD Algirdas Jasinskas (Vytautas Magnus University, Agriculture Academy, Faculty of Agricultural Engineering) and Kęstutis Romaneckas (Vytautas Magnus University, Agriculture Academy, Faculty of Agronomy) visited University of Zagreb according to the programme ERASMUS+.

The main objectives of the mobility was to increase the professional oral and objective skills while presentations for foreign students; to increase skills in English; to grow up the competencies exchange; to grow up the relations with teachers and students in University of Zagreb. Also to attend to the international scientific conference “Actual tasks on agricultural engineering” with presentations and articles. During visit, professors presented lectures on the topics: Soil tillage and sowing systems for sustainability; Weed management. Theory and practice in Lithuania; Evaluation of agricultural technologies. During the lectures professors discussed with students and colleagues about the differences of Lithuanian and Croatia economic, climate and environment situation, technical approaches and technologies in agriculture. In scientific conference, they presented 3 oral presentations. Two articles were published in materials of conference (CA WOS Conference Proceedings). In free time, professors made sightseeing in wonderful places of Zagreb and Opatia.

ERASMUS Studies

Dear students
Please not forget about possibilities of ERASMUS studies in other European countries !
That is the possibility to study in other European university and get the ERASMUS grant.

Required information and application for ERASMUS studies abroad.

Final meeting on information and distribution of places will take place on 02 April 2019 (Tuesday) at 14:30– Central building of VMU-AA Room 506.

Regards
Assoc. prof. dr. Raimundas Rukuiza
VMU-AA ERASMUS coordinator

Training visit to RHIZO-MIC UG in Germany by Erasmus+ program

Nijolė Maršalkienė researcher of the Institute of Ecology and Environment, had been to RHIZO-MIC UG enterprise in Germany for training visit by Erasmus program. A training visit was organised from 25 to 28 February 2018.

The aim of training visit at RHIZO-MIC UG was focused on learning about the practical aspects of production, formulation and application of microbial products containing beneficial microorganisms in agriculture and using as soil improvers, bio-fertilizers, biostimulants, plant protection agents, having positive effects on plant production and helping plants to with-stand biotic and abiotic stress situations.

During the training session, the Institute of Biosciences in Bernburg (Anhalt University of Applied Science) visited also, with aim to get the experience and knowledge in the field of evaluating bioactive secondary metabolites from endophytic microorganisms for cosmetic, pharmacological and agricultural applications. The visit in laboratories and training on antagonistic activities of endophytic bacteria on pathogenic fungi was done.

Nijolė Maršalkienė had an opportunity to present the research of the Institute of Ecology and Environment done in the field of beneficial microorganisms for agriculture application and discussed about the future cooperation.

Visit to the Georgian Technical University

Professor Juozas Padgurskas (Institute of the Transport and Machinery Engineering) 17 – 23 February visited in Tbilisi. The main aim of the visit is to provide a course of lectures on green tribology, engineering materials testing to train the students who can follow engineering testing developments and apply this principles in the research, discuss the inter-university cooperation within the framework of the Erasmus + program establish and strengthen the scientific cooperation with the Georgian Technical University scientists, who are working in the mechanical engineering and tribology fields.

Georgian Technical University is the main and largest technical university in Georgia, founded in 1922.

During the stay at the GTU the possibility of developing cooperation between universities in the ERASMUS + Program was discussed with Head of the International Affairs and Standards Office Prof. Otar Zumburidze. During the meeting with staff of the Transport and Mechanical Engineering Faculty was discussed the prospects of scientific cooperation and organization of research projects.

Our University is preparing to submit an application under the call H2020-MSCA-RISE 2019 Bio-Waste materials for green tribology: research and training. Georgia Technical University is our partner in this application.

In Georgia TU since 2012 operates Lithuanian language and culture centre, where all students situated in Tbilisi universities prepare for the studies in Lithuania, getting acquaint with Lithuanian culture, learn the Lithuanian language and songs. During the visit on 18 February it was an opportunity to visit the centre.

Teaching visit in Czech University of Life Sciences Prague under the ERASMUS+ programme

Professor Eglė Jotautienė and assoc. professor Antanas Juostas from Institute of Agricultural Engineering and Safety visited Czech University of Life Sciences Prague Faculty of Engineering by “Erasmus+” teaching mobility program (Staff Mobility for Teaching).

Professors and reasearchers of VDU Faculty of Agricultural Engineering and University of Life Sciences and Technologies Faculty of Engineering long time collaborating according ERASMUS+ Staff Mobility for Teaching and Training progrmme and particpating in Conferences, organizing Research projects and PhD processes. The Faculty of Engineering was established in 1952 as a part of the University of Agriculture under the original name Faculty of Mechanization. The Faculty has belonged to the renamed Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague since 01.01.1995. During its existence, the Faculty of Engineering has educated more than 8,000 graduates in the full-time and combined forms of study. Members of the Faculty are engaged in activities in pedagogic, research, expertise and consultancy areas. The Faculty consists of ten departments, Laboratory of Information Technologies, a Technology Certification Centre and Department of Expert Activities (Expert Institute).

In the scope of its accredited two-level study programmes, the Faculty’s offer aimed at study applicants includes the following three-year Bachelor’s degree programmes and two-year follow-up Master’s degree programmes: Agriculture Machinery, Road and City Automobile Transport, Technique and Technology of Waste Treatment, Technological Equipment of Buildings, Trade and Business with Technology, Information and Control Technology in the Agro-Food Complex, Technology and Environmental Engineering, Maintenance Engineering and Agricultural Engineering.

The international relations play an increasingly important role in the life of the Faculty of Engineering through teaching and research activities.

Prof. Eglė Jotautienė presented the study programs and mobility of ERASMUS+ possibilities in Vytautas Magnus University of Agriculture Academy. Eglė Jotautienė and Antanas Juostas presented the lectures on topic „Innovative technologies in agrimachinery”. Bachelor and Master degree students and professors paid big interest on the topics presented during the lectures. There has been good discussion and interesting questions about Precision Agriculture.

The dean of Engineering faculty, assoc. prof. Ing. Jiří Mašek, Ph.D, has presented faculty laboratories. Shortly explained the areas of researches.

This visit was a good possibility to receive and exchange the specific and new information in the development of research projects and research tests. The gained experience will be useful for enhancing the quality of studies at our university. The visit has given an opportunity for exchanging the ideas on future education and research cooperation’s, improving the academic relations between departments and student’s mobility and enhancing the studies direction towards the research results utilization to business.

International Week

We invite all students, lecturers and other university staff members to participate in the ,,International Week” in Business and Rural Development Research Institute, Faculty of Bioeconomy Development. Lectures take time on 4-8 th of March, during them foreign university lecturers will give lectures for students in English.

Also, on 6 th of March, from 14:30 o’clock (third building, room 610) we welcome you to attend international seminar ,,Possibilities and Perspectives for Common Research Project and Science”, presentations and posters themes are written in agenda below.

There is no pre-registration for lectures / seminars.

We kindly invite you to participate.

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Visit in the University of Perugia

Assoc. prof. dr. Anastasija Novikova from the Research Institute for Bioeconomy visited the University of Perugia during the 11-15 of February. She met main researchers from the Environmental Laboratory of university of Perugia and discussed the possibilities of future scientific collaboration, worked together on the framework of ongoing research on valuation of agricultural landscape. The colleagues from university of Perugia kindly shared their experience in preparation of research projects and gave advices in paper preparation. The visit and stay in the Environmental laboratory of University of Perugia will serve as the continuation of cooperation between the faculties and Departments of the host and home universities.

ERASMUS+ training visit to Limassol

In February 10–16 associated professor Rytis Skominas from the Faculty of Water and Land Management and associated professor Bernardas Vaznonis from the Faculty of Bioeconomy Development participated in training courses “Leadership and Management in Educational Establishments” in Limassol, Cyprus. The main topics of training courses were – “Strategic Leadership and Management”, “Managing Delivery of the Vision”, “Motivating and Inspiring People”, “Working with Organisational and Individual Key Performance Indicators and Competences” and “Strategically Managing the Environment, and Planning”. The courses had the following elements: lectures, group discussions using a brainstorming format, workshops. During the courses the biggest attention was given for management of educational institutions, cultural diversity environment, improvement of intercultural communication and language skills. During the visit Rytis Skominas and Bernardas Vaznonis also visited Cyprus University of Technology.

At the end of the visit Rytis Skominas and Bernardas Vaznonis had a stopover near the Kouris Dam. Kouris is the largest dam of a network of 107 dams in Cyprus. The dam was constructed in 1989. It is made from earth and has a height of 115 meters with capacity of 115 mln. m3 of water.