Vytautas Magnus University Freedom only education can bring Where we are: Northern Europe → Lithuania → Kaunas Lithuania: basic facts • Official name: Republic of Lithuania • Capital: Vilnius • Population: 2.8 million • Language: Lithuanian • Currency: Euro (€) • Largest cities: Vilnius, Kaunas, Klaipėda, Šiauliai • Part of the Schengen area Lithuanian words to know • Ačiū – Thank you • Labas rytas – Good morning • Laba diena – Good afternoon • Labas vakaras – Good evening • Viso gero – Good-bye • Šaltibarščiai – Cold beet-root soup • Pasivaikščiojimas – A walk • Nebeprisikiškiakopūsteliaujantie siems – Particularly for those who never pick up enough wood sorrels for themselves anymore Kaunas – the heart of Lithuania Vytautas Magnus University Who is Vytautas Magnus and why do Lithuanians like him so much? • Grand Duke of Lithuania (from 1392 to 1430) • Brought the greatest military and political prosperity to the country • In 1410 won the Battle of Grünwald (Tannenberg) against Teutonic Order • Extended the state border all the way to the shores of the Black Sea History 1920 – Course of Higher Learning were established as a temporary substitute for a university. 1922 – After reorganization of courses of Higher Learning, the University of Lithuania was established. 1930 – University of Lithuania was renamed to Vytautas Magnus University, commemorating 500 years of death of Vytautas Magnus. 1950 – University was closed by the Soviet government. 1989 – VMU was re-established. 2019 – Aleksandras Stulginskis University (ASU) and the Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences (LUES) were integrated into Vytautas Magnus University. 2020 – Centenary of Higher Education in Lithuania Faculties and divisions: 9 faculties, 3 academies • Faculty of Arts • Faculty of Catholic Theology • Faculty of Economics and Management • Faculty of Humanities • Faculty of Informatics • Faculty of Law • Faculty of Natural Sciences • Faculty of Political Science and Diplomacy • Faculty of Social Sciences • Music Academy • Education Academy • Agriculture Academy: • Faculty of Agronomy • Faculty of Bioeconomy Development • Faculty of Forest Sciences and Ecology • Faculty of Water and Land Management • Faculty of Agricultural Engineering • Institute of Foreign Languages • Innovative Studies Institute • VMU Botanical Garden 30+ study, research and arts centres 50+ laboratories and computer classes • Andrei Sakharov Research Centre for • Audiovisual Technology Lab Democratic Development • Biocromatography • Arts Centre • Capillary Electrophoresis • Centre for Asian Studies • Environmental Sciences • Centre for Enterprise Practices • HPLC and UPLC • Center of Computational Linguistics • Intelligent Systems • Centre of Multilingualism • Laboratories for Biotechnology • Demographic Research Centre • Energy Security Research Centre • Media Lab • Institute of Education Sciences • Microbiology • Institute of Foreign Languages • Micro synthesis • Innovative Studies Institute • Miniaturised Bioreaction • Lithuanian Emigration Institute • Neuroscience • Sound Studio • 3D Modelling VMU: students & studies • 69 BA programmes • 73 MA programmes • 33% programmes in EN • Almost 10 000 BA and MA students • > 36 000 graduates (since’89) • > 400 PhD students • 500+ courses • 30 languages • 23 PhD fields VMU international • >1600 int. students each year • >700 Erasmus+ partners • >200 Bilateral partners • 17 Double Diploma Programmes (12 HEIs, 8 countries) • 3 Joint Degree Study Programmes(8 HEIs, 8 countries) Baltic Summer University • Summer programme offering a collection of courses every year • Over 100 students from more approximately 30 countries • Cultural and social programme • Unforgettable summer experience • bsu.vdu.lt International Cooperation Department • Visiting address: V. Putvinskio g. 23, room 207- 215 • Phone: + 370 37 327 986 • Email: [email protected] • Website: www.vdu.lt/en • Facebook: VMU International • Instagram: vmuinternational.