Kristijonas Donelaitis
Culture

New fonts help reinterpret canonical work by 300-year-old Lithuanian writer

The nearly year-long commemoration of the 300th birth anniversary of Kristijonas Donelaitis pays tribute to the Prussian-Lithuanian pastor and poet whose magnitude of legacy in Lithuanian literature has been shaped up by the first classic Lithuanian language poem, The Seasons (Metai), in which he depicted everyday life of Lithuanian peasants, their struggle with serfdom, and the annual cycle of life. […]

Society

Over 17,000 young people left Lithuania in 2013

17,600 young people emigrated from Lithuania last year, and 8,800 returned, according to figures from Statistics Lithuania. […]

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Economy

Shortage of IT specialists in Lithuania nearing 13,000

Every year, over 1,000 students finish information technology (IT) studies in Lithuania; however, according to employers, it is not enough to meet the current demand of IT specialists in the country. […]

Rūta Avulytė-Moreira
Society

Kaunas University of Technology international relations department head: Internationality is a way to nurture broad-mindedness

“Lithuania is not an entity existing solely within its borders any more, nor are the universities. The most successful and valuable research and study projects are being carried out with international partners. On the other hand, only by staying open to the world can we treasure and sustain our traditions and values,” says Rūta Avulytė Moreira, the Director of Department of International Relations at Kaunas University of Technology (KTU). […]

Economy

Volume of construction work in Lithuania up 16.8 percent

Statistics Lithuania informs that in the second quarter of 2014, against the second quarter of 2013, the volume of construction work carried out increased by 16.8 percent and amounted to LTL 2.2 billion (EUR 637 million). […]

Alexander Dyukov
Society

Russian historian Alexander Dyukov – persona non grata in Lithuania for whitewashing Soviet crimes

Alexander Dyukov, a Russian citizen who was not allowed to enter Lithuania earlier this week, is a representative of the Russian special services, using his publications to justify crimes of the Stalinist regime, according to historian and Lithuanian MP Arvydas Anušauskas. […]