Lithuania

Lithuanians still suspicious of each other but proud of Lithuania

There have never been so many people proud of Lithuania as at present times. Eight out of ten people living in Lithuania are proud of being Lithuanian citizens. According to research, such as public concentration […]

Society

Lithuanian created AI solution for measuring emotional climate of New York

Young researcher from Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Lithuania – Domantas Didžiapetris – created an artificial intelligence based solution for measuring the emotional climate in Manhattan Island, New York. After carrying out sentiment analysis of […]

Danish Chamber of Commerce gifts for children with cancer
Society

Danish Chamber of Commerce gifts for children with cancer

Danish Chamber of Commerce charity group has visited the Oncohaematology Centre of the Children’s Hospital on May 13! Inspired by the experience of the Danish Children’s Cancer Foundation in helping families to learn more about […]

Map of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
History

Cartography of a private domain: the 1645 map of the Duchy of Biržai

European cartography experienced a considerable rise in the 16th and the first half of the 17th century when maps became a practical necessity. Their importance rose in Lithuania too as people required more precise pictures of different localities due to intensifying economic ties with Europe, military conflicts and local land and administrative reforms. This is how the view of southern Lithuania emerged in 1559 according to the description of forests by Grigalius Valavičius. […]