Žvėrynas Gymnasium  director Daiva Žiurienė.  Photo  Ludo Segers
Society

Back to school

Business has been advertising it for more than a month. Songs have been written about it. But yesterday, reality hit and it was back to school for all young people in Lithuania from primary schools to universities. […]

Mantas Radvila
Economy

Lithuanian game developer with 30m users aiming to triple revenue in 2015

With over 30 million downloads worldwide of their game development platform, Kaunas-based TutoTOONS is going from strength to strength. Established as a start-up two years ago by two Lithuanian game developers, the company now has 15 staff in Kaunas and Barcelona, and has ambitious plans for further expansion. One of TutoTOONS’s founders, Mantas Radvila, makes no secret of the fact that he had a chance to settle in the US and develop his business there, but chose Lithuania instead. DELFI, a Lithuanian media network, caught up with Mr Radvila to discover the reasons behind this decision, and what the secret of the company’s success is. […]

Society
Dalia Grybauskaitė
Politics

Lithuanian president delivers State of the Nation address: The world is not a peaceful place

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė made her annual State of the Nation address at the Lithuanian parliament, Seimas, on Thursday. In her speech, the president mostly focused on national defence, security challenges stemming from Russia‘s aggressive policies, as well as emigration of working-age population. Grybauskaitė also stressed the need to work more on addressing social issues, particularly in childcare institutions. […]

Society

Polish community stages protest in Vilnius over school reorganization

Representatives of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania (LLRA), a party representing Lithuania’s Polish-speaking community, as well as of education establishments on Monday held a protest outside the office of the Government of Lithuania, demanding to preserve ethnic minority schools, currently undergoing reorganization. […]

No Picture
Opinion

Reading, writing and reproduction: Danish sex education includes lessons on fertility

It has gained global attention that sex education in Denmark will now focus on fertility as well as avoiding unwanted pregnancies. The background for this change is that 25 percent of couples wishing to have a baby do not achieve pregnancy within the first year. Sex education is critical to ensuring the reproductive rights of men and women wishing to avoid pregnancy as well as those that strive to achieve it. […]

Enthusiastic APPLE educators  Photo Ludo Segers
Global LT

APPLE’s contribution to Lithuania’s education system feted in Washington

On Friday, the Lithuanian Ambassador to the United States, Žygimantas Pavilionis, hosted a large group of teachers who played an important role in education during the last 25 years that followed Lithuania regaining independence. Aimed to contribute to a then fledging Lithuanian educational system, APPLE was set up as an organisation in 1990 by American teachers, many with strong ties to Lithuania. Many of the teachers attending the 25th anniversary travelled from distant parts of the USA and even Canada to celebrate the success of this unique venture. […]