Kaunas University of Technology

“For me, Antanas Mockus was the only association that I had with Lithuanians. And when I arrived here, it was very nice to find out that he’s just a sample of what Lithuania is – I met a lot of very nice, smart people here”, says Alexandra Alonso, studying Sustainable Management and Production at Ka...

“Task after task, conversation after conversation and here I am, working at one of the IT giants”, says Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) graduate Aidas Balčaitis, who now works at Amazon. Two years ago, Aidas graduated from Software Systems bachelor’s at KTU Faculty of Informatics.

This week, two big celebrations will take place: India is celebrating Holi (also known as Festival of Colour) on 9 and 10 March and on the 11th – Lithuania will celebrate the 30 years of the Re-Establishment of the State. What is common between the most populous democracy, the 7th largest country in...

For his doctoral studies, Tiwari chose KTU Ultrasound Research Institute for its internationally acclaimed state-of-the-art research.

29.15 per cent efficiency is the new world record for a tandem solar element. The record-breaking solar cell made of the semiconductors perovskite and silicon was developed by Lithuanian and German researchers. This value has been officially certified by the CalLab of the Fraunhofer Institute for So...

NBC Security, Inc., a global defense applications firm, has announced its decision to commence operations in Lithuania under the name UAB “Baltic Defense Industries”. The company has established a new office in Kaunas and plans to open a facility for the manufacturing of products for the global defe...

A team of students from Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) BeltaMom has designed a belt for pregnant women that monitors the condition of the fetus from the 2nd trimester.

The Internet Service Centre DOMREG at Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) – the registry of .lt top-level domain – informs that the number of domains has reached 198 923 in 2019. Since 2018, the growth of 3.15% is observed. The number of registered .lt domains is expected to reach 200 000 in the n...

Lithuania, like other small open economies in Eastern Europe, is often characterized by linear production and consumption. Despite the European Union (EU) initiatives to prompt practical implementation of the principles of the circular economy, the problems of insufficient production from natural re...

Researchers of Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) have created a digital assessment tool and first virtual training programme that will help businesses to evaluate capabilities and readiness to operate in the international market and develop competencies needed for this. Target group – CEO and ow...

Smart heater for hot tubs, which uses wood pellets and can be controlled by an app, allows enjoying pleasures of the Nordic spa with more comfort, smaller expenses and less impact for the environment. Created together with Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) scientists, commercialised by TimberIN ...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one of the most relevant issues in the course of the current 4h Industrial Revolution. According to the scientists of Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), the forthcoming 5th Industrial Revolution will focus on the synergy between humans and AI.

Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Lithuania researchers together with Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design, Ukraine are developing new generation knitted bulletproof vests that provide a good balance between protection and comfort.

In 2016, the Brexit vote came as a surprise to many nations when the United Kingdom (UK) called a referendum on whether to leave the European Union (EU). According to the World Economic Forum (WEF), 17.4 million Britons voted to leave the EU, whilst 16.1 million to remain, resulting 52 per cent to 4...

A team of researchers from the Institute of Materials Science at Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) together with colleagues from Japan and Latvia came up with a method that forces over 300 million metal nanoparticles to self-assemble into regular structures, which enhance their interaction with ...

Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Lithuania students created a mobile app that allows translating sign language characters. The app is also an alternative way of text typing.

A team of researchers at Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) has developed a novel approach to precision grinding of hard and brittle materials achieving unparalleled efficiency of the process. By experimenting with tungsten carbide they created an innovative technology allowing to shape the extre...

According to the research by “Invest Lithuania”, 80 per cent of industrial engineers in Lithuania are men. However, chemical engineering is a predominantly female environment. “I would say that chemistry is a feminine professional field,” says Violeta Kauneliene, an associate professor at the Kaunas...

Tandem perovskite-CIGS solar cells, produced as a result of the collaboration between Lithuanian and German researchers, have reached an efficiency of 23.26 percent, which currently is a world record value in this type of cells. One reason for the success lies in the cell’s intermediate layer of org...

In Lithuania, where the number of working-age people is constantly decreasing due to demographic factors, many companies face the shortage of qualified employees. According to Vilmantė Kumpikaitė-Valiūnienė, professor at Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), the companies should not shy from employ...