To retrieve his Masters degree certificate Najeeb Hasan arrived to Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) all the way from Budapest where he is an intern at one the United Nations (UN). ‘I am an Indian, who studied both in Lithuania and Hungary, now working with people from 21 different countries’, 29 year old Najeeb finds a nice way to sum up his international experience. Lithuania is the first foreign country Hasan visited and KTU Strategic Leadership Studies became his start to a new life. Although he misses Indian colours, food and holiday spirit, Najeeb admits that he is not thinking […]
Read moreThis week, the first joint U.K.-Lithuanian diplomas of the MRU and London Middlesex University (MU) Business and Media School (BMS) awarded to Master’s Degree programmes graduates. The BMS began activities in 2013. BMS Director Assoc. Prof. Marius Lanskoronskis said diploma awarded to students who completed the Master’s Degree programmes: Financial Markets, Communication & Creative Industries and Electronic Business Management. “Partners from London participated in the final thesis defense and were very satisfied with the organization of the study process, the quality of thesis, as well as student preparation,” BMS Director said. BMS programmes are accredited in both Lithuania and the […]
Read moreQS World University Rankings has published a list of the best universities in emerging Europe and central Asia. Four Lithuanian Universities made it to the top 100, proving that Lithuania is among the best emerging destinations for international students. Among 100, Vilnius University is 32nd, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University – 47th, Kaunas University of Technology is sharing 61-70th and Vytautas Magnus University – 81-90th places. Method of ranking the universities consisted of Academic and employer reputation, faculty/student ratio and other measurers, which you can browse through at the official website for this rating here. By visiting the website you’ll also […]
Read moreVilnius Gediminas Technical University (VGTU) tandem – a student and a researcher – created an innovative material – cellulose nanocrystals, derived from the fibre of hemp, grown in Lithuania. They can use the raw material, visually similar to flour, for the production of compositional bioplastics. Food packaging, made from such an environmentally friendly material, would be ecological and would break up quicker. Currently, one of the most common food packaging is plastic, which accounts for about ten per cent of all waste in Lithuania. In our country, about fifty thousand tons of plastic packaging appear on the market, about […]
Read moreFew minutes into the 2015 Lithuanian prime minister Algirdas Butkevicius withdrew the first symbolic euro note from an ATM, after which anyone in Lithuania could do it themselves, as Lithuania became the 19th member of the euro bloc countries. Few days ago we still operated with Litas, a national currency which served Lithuania well for more than two decades, but from 1st of January everything is priced in euros. If you have some litas saved, you will be able to change them to euros free of charge at the rate of 1 euro to 3.45 litas (or spend them in […]
Read moreA good week ago Study in Lithuania team together with representatives from 9 Lithuanian institutions of Higher Education took part in a roadshow of higher education fairs organized by the European Higher Education Fairs (EHEF) in India. During an intensive week we covered New Dheli, Bangalore and Kolkata, where we meet more than 4500 potential students from all over India. Where you among them? Are you finding it easy enough to find all of the relevant details on our site? Even if you have missed us, here is a run-down of the most frequent enquiries from these fairs. Engineering, both […]
Read moreChristmas is less than two weeks away, it is starting to snow from time to time, trees with Christmas lights are all over the place and we can officially state that we are ready to celebrate! 😉 Christmas is one of the most important festivities of the year in Lithuania, and we have some special traditions attached to it. For example on the Eve of Christmas, Lithuanians gather for a supper which has to consist of at least 12 dishes (all meatless). We break bread, say a prayer and feast. This happens after whole day without food, so you can […]
Read more1589 international students began their degree studies in Lithuania this autumn, bringing the total of international students to 4618. This continues a steady growth of 10-15% every year, and the trend is not likely to reverse. Last year, when we made a survey asking whether international students in Lithuania would recommend us to their friends, nine out of ten agreed that they would. Now we can say – they did and they still do! If you were considering to study abroad – why not chose a country which has a proven track record of an increasing number of satisfied students […]
Read moreEvery year, one of the key journals for travelers Lonely Planet forms a list of 10 countries which are absolutely must-see in the coming year. And guess who made it to the list at a solid #3? Well, we wouldn’t publish this news bulletin here otherwise, would we? After #1 Singapore and #2 Namibia, comes #3 Lithuania (the full list can be found here. If you were considering to study abroad, why not chose a country which has been voted a top destination for travels? Let’s be honest – studying is one thing, but during those few years that you […]
Read moreWe often praise how Lithuanians are among top bilingual nations in Europe, but it gets even better with the recent survey from Eurobarometer (organized by the European Commision). This research showed that, on average, a single Lithuanian can converse in 2.7 languages. Another interesting metric is the median number of languages spoken. This number means that if you were to order all Lithuanians to stand in line – the guy or girl in the middle would speak exactly that number of languages. In our case – 2,5 means that about a half (45-55%) of Lithuanians speak 2 languages, and the […]
Read moreFrom the 10th to 12th of October our team together with representatives of 14 Lithuanian Universities and Universities of Applied sciences will take part in the 8th Azerbaijan International Education and Career Exhibition. More details about the place and exhibition here. And here is the full list of our participating institutions: Aleksandras Stulginskis University Alytaus Kolegija University of applied science International School of Law and Business ISM University of Management and Economics Kaunas University of Technology Kauno Kolegija University of Applied Sciences LCC International University Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences Mykolas Romeris University VILNIUS BUSINESS COLLEGE Vilnius College Vilnius Gediminas […]
Read moreStudents can now apply to the School of American Law, established at Mykolas Romeris University (MRU) in conjunction with the Chicago-Kent College of Law – the application process is open until the 15th of October. For the second year in a row, the School offers 120-hours of specialized American law courses taking 2 semesters and which are taught by full-time professors from the Chicago-Kent College of Law. One of the main advantages of the programme is that it allows a fast track and direct access to U.S. LL.M with faster completion time. Also, there is a possibility to work and […]
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