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On Thursday (23/01/2020) night, at the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theater hosted the “People 2020” awards ceremony, which honored and awarded the people who made the most resonance in society last year for their work and achievements. The man of science of the year became Aurimas Vyšniauskas, a scientist of the Molecular Department of Physics of the Center of Physical and Technological Sciences, Doctor of Chemical Sciences, author of the discovery that can help to cure incurable diseases.

We are delighted and proud to have such an excellent lecturer as dr. Aurimas Vyšniauskas!

Jesumine Anagbo Temienor from Nigeria is a second year Master’s student at the Faculty of Chemistry and Geosciences pursuing degree in Geology. In addition to theoretical knowledge and practical experience at the faculty’s lab, he took Erasmus + traineeship opportunity last summer. Jesumine interned at two different companies in Slovenia and also collaborated with the Faculty of Geology at the University of Ljubljana. He is graduating next year and plans to continue his studies to a PhD level.

We are happy to invite our students to open lectures 'Emerging therapeutic agents and therapies' (Dr. Vita Daukšaitė), which will be held on 25 and 27 of November from 4 p.m. in the Institute of Chemistry (Faculty of Chemistry and Geosciences), Naugarduko 24, Vilnius, auditorium of Inorganic Chemistry.

Christmas holidays                                                        December  23 − January 1

Exam days                                                                        January 2 − 26

Winter break                                                                   January 27 − February 3

Rytis Vincentas Urbonas, Director of Sanobiotec - a modern biotechnology company without analogues in Lithuania, which is taking the first steps towards success, explains what motivated him to engage in such unconventional activities, names the challenges he faces and points out what Lithuania should pay more attention to in order to improve the quality of life in the country.

On 24–27 September, an international multidimensional event presenting the opportunities offered by Lithuanian institutions of higher education, in particular Vilnius University, was held at Karaganda Medical University in Kazakhstan. This meeting was a part of an EU-funded project to promote study opportunities in Lithuania. The events were actively attended by students and researchers from Karaganda State A.E. Buketov University, Karaganda Technical University, and Karaganda Medical University.

On  September 18-20, an international event – “Baltic Polymer Symposium 2019” -  was held in Vilnius.  As the chairman of the conference organizing committee Prof. Ričardas Makuška noted at the opening ceremony,  the “Baltic Polymer Symposium 2019” is a great opportunity for young scientists and doctoral students to present their scientific achievements, share their experience and discover new opportunities for collaboration.

Nordplus is a Nordic-Baltic international cooperation program promoting student and teacher mobility. Aldas Jacas, a third year geography student at Vilnius University, learned about this project while it was held in Lithuania. “After the project there was very good feedback on the activities that it organizes, I learned about the possibilities to make international contacts and the opportunity to deepen my geographic knowledge,” says Aldas, and we continue to talk about his own experience with Nordplus in Iceland.

Vilnius University Council announces a public international Rector’s election at Vilnius University. Candidates may submit their applications from the 19th of August until the 31st of October, 2019.

Vilnius University (VU) strengthened its ranking in QS World University Rankings 2020 by 30 positions and now holds 458th place worldwide. VU is also ranked the highest among other Lithuanian higher education institutions and is the only one to improve its stance in this year’s evaluation results.