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.
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President Dalia Grybauskaitė is going on an official visit to Switzerland on Tuesday, 6 October, at the invitation of Swiss President Simonetta Sommaruga.
Van Williams, CIO, chief of product engineering and manager of Virtustream development centre in Lithuania, says that the Baltic countries should be more active in attracting global funding. Also, he is convinced that the main asset of any business are innovative professionals, discovered and foster...
Close cooperation with business is among the top priorities in the strategies of most European universities, and the achievements of Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) in this field are remarkable, says Heike Fischbach, Policy Officer for Education and Culture at European Commission’s General Dir...
In the latest world university ranking 2015/2016, published by QS World University Rankings, Vilnius University (VU) improved its position to 501-550 from the 551-600 position previously, the university reports.
After the European Union's (EU) Ambassador to Moscow Vygaudas Ušackas spoke about insufficient activity of Lithuanian universities in joint student exchange and research programs with Russian universities, representatives of universities say that the problem lies with academic level.
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...
“In India language changes every thousand kilometres, and everyone worships their own god. Regardless of that, cricket is being played everywhere”, says J. K. Tandon, CEO of A&Z Exports International. Last week the Indian company has donated cricket equipment to the Kaunas University of Technology (...
On 15 July, John Erland Østergaard, the founder and director of the Danish company Blue Ocean Robotics, and Thomas Solupajev-Ronlev, partner in the company’s Lithuanian subsidiary, paid their third visit to Panevėžys. During their previous visits the businessmen visited the robotics laboratory of th...
Indian youth looking for higher education are interested in opportunities of study in Europe. An increasing number of Indian students come to Lithuania, according to timesofindia.com.
The recent sensation around the homophobic Facebook post written by the Lithuanian DJ “Ten Walls” (Marijus Adomaitis) has generated – as usual in these cases – a number of polarized reactions, but most of all has re-opened once again the Pandora’s vase of the admittedly-difficult relation that Lithu...
A scientific research website was launched in Lithuania on Friday, providing opportunities for business to order research.
Italian musicologist and semiotician, professor Dario Martinelli says that the most beautiful view in Lithuania is at the confluence of the Nemunas and the Neris rivers at Kaunas Santaka park.
With the rapid progress of science and technology, and the increasing demands of top employers for specialists with knowledge in a range of fields, traditional degree programs are being expanded and diversified. It is with this in mind that Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) and the Lithuanian Un...
To create something that does not exist yet. To foresee future problems and to find solutions to them today. This ambitious goal is a main motivator behind the concept of unique in Europe media lab which is being developed by Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) together with partners. KTU’s M-Lab ...
On 5 February, Enterprise Lithuania hosted its annual startup event Startup Lithuania Overview 2014. During the event, the highlights of Lithuania Startup Ecocystem of 2014 were announced and awards were given to the teams that achieved the most in 2014, Enterprise Lithuania reports.
Silicon Valley serial entrepreneur Michael Baum is coming to Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) to deliver a lecture and a pitching event. Baum is a CEO of 100 million worth investment company and startup academy FOUNDER.org which invests in student entrepreneurs from the world's top universities...
Global Game Jam is an annual, global marathon for game developers and enthusiasts also held in Lithuania. The event took place across three locations in Lithuania on January 23-25. The purpose of the marathon is to give a platform for professional game developers and enthusiasts. Event is seen as a ...
Every businessperson in his of her life has encountered a situation when they need to upgrade their competence package. However, usually there is no time for proper studies, and the quality of available lectures by individual speakers is often compromised. Lauri Koponen, Head of KTU Executive School...
The Ministry of Education and Science has addressed higher education institutions urging to announce the lowest passing entrance scores in 2015. The necessity to establish admission threshold is provided for in the Law on Higher Education and Research.
