VILNIUS UNIVERSITY E.MA Director Prof. Dainius Žalimas, Head of the Institute of International and the European Union Law, Law Faculty Websites: Fields of competence: Public International Law, International Humanitarian Law, www.tf.vu.lt/en Law of International Organizations, Human Rights Law. www.tspmi.vu.lt/en/ Other academics involved in E.MA 2011/2012 Lecturer Dr. Vygant ė Milaši ūtė, Dr. Indr ė Isokait ė Department: The university and the city Law Vilnius - the Capital of Lithuania As the capital of the Republic of Lithuania, Vilnius is an administrative, cultural, political and business center. About one seventh of the country’s population Contact persons: (approximately 600,000 people) lives here. The city was found in 1323. The Old Town, situated in a picturesque valley of two rivers – the Vilnia and the Neris, is Prof. Dainius Žalimas the heart of the capital, the oldest and architecturally the richest part of Vilnius. It E.MA Director is one of the largest old town centers in Europe and it was declared a World Room 313. Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1994. Vilnius is home to people of different ethnic Sauletekio av. 9, I backgrounds and religions. building, Vilnius For more information: http://www.vilnius.lt/index.php?2976595810 and LT10222 http://www.slideshare.net/VilniausSavivaldybe/vilnius-the-capital-of-lithuania Lithuania Vilnius University Tel. +37052366166 The University of Vilnius – is one of the oldest and most famous establishments of Fax +37052366163 higher education in Eastern and Central Europe. It was founded in 1579 when King Email: Stephen Bathory's charter transformed the Jesuit college into an establishment of [email protected] higher education, Academia et Universitas Vilnensis Societatis Jesu, the transformation being confirmed by Pope Gregory XIII. Functioning for a long time as the only school of higher learning in Lithuania, it was a preserver of cultural and Jolanta Apolewicz scientific traditions, and has played a significant part in the cultural life not only of Room 313. Lithuania, but the neighboring countries as well. Sauletekio av. 9, I The Vilnius University has 12 faculties, 8 institutes, 10 study and research building, Vilnius centers, the oldest Library in Lithuania, 3 university hospitals, an Astronomical Observatory, a Botanical Garden, a Computer Center, and St. John's Church. LT10222 The Law Faculty together with The Institute of International Relations and Political Lithuania Science are departments of Vilnius University to be involved into Human Rights Tel. +37052366166 Education. Fax +37052366163 For more information: http://www.vu.lt/en/ Email: [email protected] Second semester courses Courses available for E.MA students: The courses taught in 2012/2013 are: • Diplomatic and Consular Law - Prof. Dr. Dainius Žalimas, assist. Gintare Makauskait ė, Law Faculty, Institute of International and EU Law (3 ECTS) • Human Rights in Europe and the European Union - Lect. Dr. Vygant ė Milaši ūtė, Law Faculty, Institute of International and EU Law (3 ECTS) • International Humanitarian Law - Assist. Renata Vaišvilien ė, Law Faculty, Institute of International and EU Law (3 ECTS) • War, Ethics and International Law - Assist. Neringa Mickevi čiūtė, Law Faculty, Institute of International and EU Law (4,5 ECTS) • Nationalism and Its Manifestations in Eastern and Central Europe - The Institute of International Relations and Political Science (4,5 ECTS) • The History of the Holocaust in Central and Eastern Europe - The Institute of International Relations and Political Science (4,5 ECTS) • Human rights in Central and Eastern Europe - The Institute of International Relations and Political Science (4,5 ECTS) • Ethics and Human Rights - The Institute of International Relations and Political Science (4,5 ECTS) • Regions of Instability and Armed Conflicts in Territory of the Common wealth of Independent States - The Institute of International Relations and Political Science (4,5 ECTS) • Globalisation Challenges - The Institute of International Relations and Political Science (4,5 ECTS) Deadline for enrolment in the courses: February 2013 Examination procedures: Oral and written examination or written examination only; new examination procedures (as a part of examination center project) are in the process of improvement. Thesis Research areas: Law Faculty: Public International Law; Human Rights and Humanitarian Law; Law of International Organizations. The Institute of International Relations and Political Science: The History of the Holocaust; Challenges of International Terrorism; Human Rights, Nationalism and National Minorities Thesis supervision: Thesis supervisors (consultations): Each student is supervised by one expert and the E.MA director, Prof. Žalimas. A tutorial seminar is held at regular intervals where E.MA students and supervisors come together to discuss the progress of the thesis in a group. Number of copies to hand in at the hosting university (+ 2 copies to the E.MA Secretariat) : 2 Library Sauletekio Information Center (SIC) 9 Separate department of Vilnius University, established for students of Law, Economics and Communication in 2004, modern, fully equipped all necessary national and international law databases. Access with student`s card. Opening hours: 9 a.m. – 7 p.m., on Sat. 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. For more information go to: http://www.sic.vu.lt/, http://www.mb.vu.lt/en/titulinis Library of the Institute of International Relations and Political Science of Vilnius University, European Documentation Center (EDC) Access with student`s card. Opening hours: Mon – Thu 11 a.m. – 6 p.m., Fri 11 a.m. – 5 pm. For more information go to: http://www.mb.vu.lt/en/titulinis Contacts with NGOs and/or IGOs NGOs: • Lithuanian Red Cross Society – http://www.redcross.lt/home.html • Transparency International – national section http://www.transparency.lt/new/index.php National Organisations: • Human Rights Monitoring Institute – http://www.hrmi.lt/ • Law Institutute – http://www.teise.org/index.php?lang=en IGOs: • United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) – http://www.undp.lt/en/ • International Labour Organization (ILO) Lithuania – http://www.lrtt.lt/en/ Administration and logistics Information concerning visa arrangements: The Migration Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania http://www.migracija.lt/index.php?91098797574 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania http://www.urm.lt/index.php?9382430914 Contact details of a person facilitating the visa arrangement process at the Law Faculty: Senior specialist for ERASMUS programme G. Dubonyt ė, Room 610, Sauletekio av. 9, I building, Vilnius LT10222, Lithuania, Tel. +37052366188, Fax +37052366163, Email: [email protected] IT and logistics: Computer classrooms. Access with student`s card. Opening hours: 9 a.m. – 7 p.m., on Sat. 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. For more information go to: http://www.sic.vu.lt/ .