Vilnius University

  • Tribune

VU Business School and Moody’s sign support agreement to finance GEM study

Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) returns to Lithuania: Moody’s is providing €60,000 in support to help analyze, assess, and address the…

3 years ago
  • Society

Forbes: Prof Siksnys deserves to share the glory of this year’s Nobel Prize in chemistry with its winners

This year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry still evokes resonance not only in Lithuania but also in the most respected foreign…

4 years ago
  • HISTORY

Lithuanians research Bronze Age farmers in Central Asia

High in the Tian Shan mountains of Kyrgyzstan, archaeologists from Vilnius University discovered the strongest evidence yet for early and…

4 years ago
  • Society

Lithuania’s students are invited to join CERN

The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) invites students from Lithuania for internships and work in the world’s largest particle…

6 years ago
  • Economy

Vilnius University student with team discovers a new cell type

Webpage of one of the most prestigious scientific journals in the world, Nature, recently published an article “A Single-cell Atlas…

6 years ago
  • Society

100 Volunteers from Vilnius University join Israeli Embassy’s “Perach” initiative

Vilnius University (VU) together with Embassy of Israel in Lithuania started a joined student mentorship program “Kelrodė žvaigždė“ (The Guiding…

7 years ago
  • Society

Lithuanian government okays university network reorganization plan

The Lithuanian government approved on Wednesday a university network reorganization plan worked out by the Education and Science Ministry and…

7 years ago
  • Society

Lithuanian ministry unveils university network reorganization plan

The Lithuanian Education and Science Ministry has unveiled a university network reorganization plan that calls for merging all universities in…

7 years ago
  • Society

Over 22,000 applicants invited to study in Lithuania’s universities

Over 22,000 applicants have been invited to study in Lithuania's universities and colleges, including about 14,000 in slots financed by…

7 years ago
  • Economy

90 our of 100 universities in the world request Lithuanian lasers

One of the things Lithuania is best known for is the laser industry. While perhaps not at the very pinnacle…

7 years ago
  • Culture

Banker Zutautas appointed temporary head of national opera and ballet theater

Sigitas Zutautas, a banking and project management specialist, will temporarily head the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theater (LNOBT) after…

7 years ago
  • Society

Lithuania should have 4 universities after reform – working group

Lithuania should have two international-level universities and two technological universities after a planned reform of the current higher education system,…

8 years ago
  • Society

Vilnius University to issue ‘memory diplomas’ to those expelled by totalitarian regimes

Vilnius University (VU) has launched a project to commemorate members of its staff and students who were prevented from pursuing…

8 years ago
  • Society

University index published in Lithuania

Computer engineering is best taught at the Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), finances at the ISM University of Management and…

8 years ago
  • Society

Vilnius University included among world’s top 500

The QS World University Rankings 2016–2017 marks an important milestone for Lithuanian academics with Vilnius University (VU) entering the list…

8 years ago
  • Society

Vilnius hosts one of Europe’s biggest archaeology events

The European Association of Archeologists (EAA) is opening a congress in Vilnius on Wednesday, which is one of the biggest…

8 years ago
  • Society

Lithuanian professor salaries ‘put them in poverty’

Artūras Žukauskas, the rector at Vilnius University, says he believes that Lithuanian professors' wages are too low.To read this article,…

8 years ago
  • Society

WHO uses Lithuania’s progress in cardiac care as example for other countries

In a report on the state of cardiology and cardiac healthcare services, the World Health Organisation praised Lithuania for making…

8 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Lithuanian Professor elected to UN Committee on discrimination for second time

Vilnius University Gender Studies Centre director Professor Dalia Leinartė has been elected as a member of the United Nations Committee…

8 years ago
  • Politics

Political leaders and commentators react to president’s State of the Nation address

In her annual address on Thursday, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė did not put the blame for the country's problems solely…

8 years ago