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It was not an easy two weeks for Lithuanians forced to spend time inside their homes and apartments due to the quarantine. But it was not easy for international students studying in Vilnius either. As the second week of quarantine ended, Korean student Jihwang Wui from Seoul said he spent more time ...
Kenyan student Linah Kitui had never been to Europe before coming to Vilnius this February. A Psychology student, she is in Lithuania during the difficult quarantine period that has enveloped the country.
In the face of fierce virus spread and massive self-isolation, everyone must remain positive. That's why Talia Shaban, Erudito Licejus International First Grade Teacher, decided to send a personal supporting message to all families.
As Lithuania entered its first week of quarantine, international students at Mykolas Romeris University remained calm but reflective about not being able to use the Library and access auditoriums or attend classes in person due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Serbian student Lazar Petrovič says it is not easy to reach Lithuania from Serbia but worth the effort.
Jörgen Kipp, Purchasing Manager at HELLA Lithuania, came to Kaunas two years ago to live and work. He says that from day one, the city became a pleasant discovery for him.
Having won a Lithuanian State Scholarship, Kazakh student Adil Karim from Almaty came to Mykolas Romeris University last year to better his English language skills, learn Lithuanian and take classes in history, psychology.
Vietnamese student Tri Huynh Viet Minh from Saigon is full of curiosity. Having won a scholarship to study law at Moscow’s RUDN University, he is spending an exchange semester in Vilnius at Mykolas Romeris University.
The food, culture, customs and weather all differ in Vilnius from what Egyptian student Rasha Geneid was accustomed to in her home town of Ismailia, about 115-kilometers from Cairo.
On scholarship and spending a semester at Mykolas Romeris University, 22-year-old Bangladesh student Nusrat Jahan Anannya says cold weather is no big deal and loves Vilnius‘ public transport system.
In Japan, it is common to eat a sponge-like Christmas cake during Christmas explains student Tetsuya Oka from Tokyo.
When Digital Marketing student Gustavo Kahn from Panama was looking for a place to study in Europe, Lithuania was not on his list. The 20-year-old, who describes himself as shy and introverted, said he had decided to study in Vilnius after factoring in the costs of studies elsewhere in Europe as wel...
Greek student Davis Giorgi is a researcher and interested in the behavior and actions of people. Coming to Vilnius for his Master’s, he has been observing and studying the inhabitants.
Environmental researcher Mykolas Romeris University Prof. Paulo Pereira from Portugal is based in Vilnius but has a commanding global presence from his 3rd floor spacious LAB office. Flanked by PhD students from China, Croatia, and Portugal, he heads the Environmental Management LAB. His interests i...
If Mariami Silagadze from Tbilisi worried what others thought about her disabilities due to cerebral palsy and slight limp, she may have never ended up in Vilnius. Whether hitchhiking to Berlin, or living and working in Lithuania, she says that she’s an example that it’s possible to overcome childho...
Manuel Palacios from Mexico City gave up a profitable bakery business in the heart of Mexico City to study and live in Vilnius.
Athletic, outgoing, Father Petras Pich, a Catalan from Spain living in Lithuania, has been an avid sports enthusiast since his youth. He has been a skier since the age of 5. He enjoys playing football, tennis and basketball and he loves walking.
This past summer, after her mother passed away in Oklahoma, Mykolas Romeris University (MRU) Lecturer Kristina Schimmels did not visit the U.S. as she did every summer for the past 8 years.
Historian, lecturer, polyglot Frenchman Arnaud Parent speaks, writes and lectures in Lithuanian. He lives in Vilnius and is busy writing the biography of French physician Jean-Emmanuel Gilibert, who lived in Vilnius 1781-1783 in Lithuanian.
The Lithuanian government approved on Wednesday a proposal that foreigners who reside in Lithuania on a permanent or temporary basis and have access to medical care under bilateral agreements and receive pensions from another country should be covered under compulsory health insurance.
