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The final days of August are filled with nervousness for future students and their parents. The overwhelming joy felt at the news of splendid exam results confirming admission to some college or university can easily be dimmed by the search for accommodation. Last year the need to find a place to li...
On Tuesday, Gintautas Jakštas was sworn in as Minister of Education, Science and Sport. Parliament Speaker Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen administered the oath.
Air pollution remains one of the most serious issues facing the world today, even though air quality has improved a lot due to recent pandemic restrictions. It is common for us to think about outdoor air pollution, but indoor air quality – office, home, or education institution – is equally importan...
Engineering consultancy CSD Engineers has announced plans to double the size of its team in Vilnius. Over the next few years, the company will hire additional civil engineering and design specialists with French or German language skills, experience in BIM – and a passion for big projects.
Cooperation on science projects is ongoing between Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VGTU) and the Faculty of Fundamental Sciences through VGTU’s engineering lyceum.
The scope of robotic process automation and the need for creativity in the market increases rapidly. In this context, the universities face new challenges in education of the young generation that is ready to join the changing job market successfully. In terms of robotic process automation, Lithuani...
Remote-controlled unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), more often called drones, not only remain popular – the demand for UAV’s is growing. The market constantly sees new models, which have more functions, are more advanced and more consumer-friendly.
It may sound unexpected, but war is a key driver of the technological advancement,” says associate professor Andrius Ušinskas from the Department of Electronic Systems at Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VGTU). Recently, the researcher participated in a project on secret communication technol...
Vilnius University got 30 positions higher ranking in recently released QS World University Rankings 2020. The university took the 458th position this year. Last year it was placed 488 in the ranking.
The Lithuanian government approved on Wednesday a university network reorganization plan worked out by the Education and Science Ministry and will now send it to the parliament.
The Lithuanian Education and Science Ministry has unveiled a university network reorganization plan that calls for merging all universities in the country's second-biggest city of Kaunas and dividing the Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences (LEU) between Vilnius University (VU) and Vytautas...
Over 22,000 applicants have been invited to study in Lithuania's universities and colleges, including about 14,000 in slots financed by the state or on scholarships.
The QS World University Rankings 2016–2017 marks an important milestone for Lithuanian academics with Vilnius University (VU) entering the list of the 500 most prominent universities in the world.
A perennially wet bathroom mat is a nuisance and a source of conflict in many a household. Two Lithuanian students have come up with a solution. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.
Imagine your morning routine: you come to the office, swipe your key card to enter the building, blow into a breathalyzer by the door and your boss gets a text message telling him or her your blood alcohol content.
Building a closer relationship between Lithuania and Indonesia through partnerships across education, science, business and tourism could boost both economies.
Rotten WiFi, a Lithuanian WiFi watchdog startup in the UK, tested the WiFi connections of more than 350 universities around the world and found that Lithuanian universities dominated the top 10 in their rankings. Five of the top 10 positions belong to Lithuanian universities, and these also occupy t...
During the Lithuanian-Chinese business forum on Monday in Beijing, cooperation agreements were signed between the Chinese telecommunications company Huawei and Vilnius University (VU), Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VGTU) and Kaunas University of Technology (KTU).
Journalists and education experts criticise the trends in Lithuania‘s institutions of higher education, which in turn criticise journalists and experts who talk about the bad aspects only, but never see the good ones.
