If you were in Lithuania at the moment, you would be quick to realize that all the chatter and talks in bars and pubs across the country is about one thing and one thing only – world championship of basketball, which is currently held in Spain. Lithuanians are mad about various sports and follow national sportsmen religiously. If you are a person who understands this passion, come to study Sports in a country which almost comes to a standstill when our sportsmen are competing! Famous Lithuanian sportsmen – our disk thrower Virgilijus Alekna, sprinter Rytis Sakalauskas and, most recently, our […]
Read moreRecently we published a quick poll on our website in both English and Russian languages, asking what brought you to studyinlithuania.lt. We found out, that 31% of our visitors at the english version of the site are interested in MA programmes (compared to 28% in Russian version), 28% – in BA programmes (compared to 42%) and 27% and 13% respectively came here to learn more about Lithuanian Universities and Colleges. Thank you for taking part and keep an eye for future polls! This helps us a great deal to further perfect this site. Don’t forget that in case you can’t […]
Read moreNew Joint Master’s Degree Programme Work and Organizational Psychology is offered by MRU jointly along with Tallinn’s University of Technology (TUT) in Estonia. After completion of the programme, students will receive a double diploma in Master of Psychology. Students, applying for the “Work and Organizational Psychology” programme’s state non-financed place, can apply for EU structural fund-financed study places. The way study places will be financed from EU funds is as follows: Up to 10 students applying for a state non-financed place can apply for EU structural funds-financed place; A student agreeing to study in an EU structural funds financed place […]
Read moreFelix Ebberg from Dortmund University of Applied Sciences studied informatics at Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) for six months. ‘I will definitely come back here. I already have experience of living in Lithuania. And once I have the education I may even be willing to start my professional career here’, says Ebberg, a KTU study exchange student from Germany. How did you choose KTU for study exchange? I wanted to study abroad and was considering Australia, but then I realised how expensive it was. I have studied in Finland through Erasmus exchange programme where I met students from other countries, […]
Read moreSmiles, spirit of initiative and contagious enthusiasm, these are the three first words that come to our mind when we think about Nienke Bos, the recently graduated student at Vytautas Magnus University (VMU). Nienke, a 24 years old girl from a small village in the Netherlands, has recently gained her MA diploma in “Media Analysis and Journalism”, a well-consolidated degree programme offered by the Faculty of Political Science. Over the last two years, she has achieved excellent results in her study career, contributing to deepen the personal horizons of many VMU local students with her international experience and ending up […]
Read moreLithuanian Seimas (our parliament), has recently passed a new revision of law governing the life and work of foreigners in Lithuania. Most notably, new legislation will let foreign students stay in Lithuania after their studies to look for a job, sort out their paperwork for continuous education or have a deserved rest without the hassle of renewing the living permit on different grounds than before. Besides that, there will be many more benefits for those who wish to do business and work in Lithuania – from shorter procedures to lower barriers of entry. These new regulations will come into effect […]
Read moreOleksandra Korychenska, young and talented Ukrainian chose to study Chemistry in Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania, and hasn‘t regretted her decision: „I find everything I need for quality education and research, and on top of that the city is beautiful, people are friendly and I have all the opportunities to go abroad”. She has no doubts about career prospects after she graduates, as recent employers surveys show KTU to lead among Lithuanian technological Universities in terms of skills that graduates possess; therefore it will be easy to get a job. But the most immediate plans for first-year master degree student […]
Read moreSo you have made up your mind to study abroad? Or maybe you are just about to –good thing to see you here, which means you have already begun researching your options and Lithuania popped up on your radar! Most of the questions you might have at this point (how much would the study cost, where and how would you live, what the country is like for a student) can be answered right here, on our site. But one thing might prove difficult to grasp if you’re not an expert of Higher Education system in Lithuania – the difference between […]
Read moreScientists of Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VGTU) created an electronic smart chip for medical purposes, in order to obtain three-dimensional images. This technology will facilitate the diagnosis of oncological diseases and will contribute to the creation of handheld ultrasound apparatus of new generation. This new Lithuanian chip has entered the list of ten best products of 2013, selected by “Euro practice”, the international association, uniting creators, researchers and manufacturers of micro and nano-electronics. Five hundred thirty eight products from forty one country participated at the contest. Our smart chip was among ten best products because of its innovation and relevancy […]
Read moreNew Mykolas Romeris and Korea’s Dongseo University (DSU) joint double diploma Bachelor’s Degree programme “Informatics and Digital Contents” was accredited for a 5-year period by the Centre for Quality Assessment in Higher Education (SKVC). Studies in the joint Bachelor’s Degree programme, all in English, will take 4 years: two years of studies at Mykolas Romeris University and last two years of studies in South Korea. This is a unique programme not only in the Baltics, but in Eastern and Central Europe, offered in English, allowing students to receive a double diploma from two universities. Students from various parts of the […]
Read moreMedical studies continue to be the most popular subject in Lithuania among foreign students. Every tenth new students last year (428 out of 4152) chose medicine in either Lithuanian University of Health Sciences or Vilnius University. Another few hundred studied Odontology, Pharmacy and Veterinary, proving how attractive biomedical sciences are in Lithuania. The top ten list of most popular subjects among foreign students: Medicine (Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Vilnius University, 428 students) Media and Visual Design (European Humanities University, 313 students) Media and Communication (European Humanities University, 348 students) International Business Administration (LCC International University, 191 studentas) International law […]
Read moreOne of them is the newly introduced joint-degree Master programmes in Lithuania is the Sociolinguistics and Multilingualism (SoMu), offered by Vytautas Magnus University (Kaunas, Lithuania), Johannes Gutenberg University (Mainz, Germany), Stockholm University (Sweden), and the University of Tartu (Estonia). Among the existing MA programmes in sociolinguistics, this program is unique in regard to: its language focus (students acquire competences in two internationally popular languages and at least two lesser-used and taught languages); its geographical focus on the entire Nordic and Baltic-Sea region (there is no linguistic MA programme which would cover such a wide range of languages spoken around the […]
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