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Computer engineering is best taught at the Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), finances at the ISM University of Management and Economics, while pedagogics at the Vytautas Magnus University (VDU), according to a comparison of studies published in the Reitingai magazine.
The QS World University Rankings 2016–2017 marks an important milestone for Lithuanian academics with Vilnius University (VU) entering the list of the 500 most prominent universities in the world.
Mimicking and copying Western Europe was one of the main strategies that Lithuanians used to cope with the socio-political and existential chaos after the collapse of communism, says Dr. Rasa Baločkaitė of Vytautas Magnus University. In her research, she applies the concepts of Postcolonialist studi...
Many believe Lithuania has too many universities, and some are beginning to address this problem by downsizing or merging. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.
Vilnius-based Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences and Kaunas-based Vytautas Magnus University (VDU) are planning to merge into one higher education institution by 2019.
Most of the media coverage of the investigation into and controversy surrounding the allegations against Liberal Movement leader Eligijus Masiulis has focused on the short term impact of the crisis, but what will long term impact on the Liberals, Lithuania’s electoral system and the next general ele...
Kaunas, Lithuania's second city, is facing serious challenges as its population shrinks and young families move to the suburbs.
There were some 13 million Muslims living in Europe several years ago, according to Pew Research Center, and several more million have come from Syria and Iraq over the last few years. Professor Egdūnas Račius of the Kaunas-based Vytautas Magnus University says that religion is not always the right ...
After sixteen years in the European Union, Lithuania has to decide what it is: a donor, a user of EU support or a full-fledged stake-holder, says Lithuanian EU Commissioner Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis.
Trakai, a town in southern Lithuania, is hosting a forum of several dozen Russian intellectuals, journalists, public figures and politicians who will discuss Russia and its relations with the West. The speakers include world chess champion Gary Kasparov, journalist Masha Gessen and a member of Pussy...
Lithuania is currently undergoing a “medium-sized” political crisis, according to Lithuanian political scientists and analysts, but one that should not threaten the current Government's and ruling coalition's composition.
Prominent Lithuanian journalist Romas Sakadolskis, who had a lengthy career at the US radio station Voice of America, passed away at 68.
During the last two terms of the Seimas, there have been two political firsts in Lithuania: between 2008-2012, Andrius Kubilius was the first prime minister to remain in his post for his entire term since Lithuania's independence was regained. Now, the social democrats, who have been behind the gove...
Despite plenty of issues of common interest at international level, relations between Poland and Lithuania remain frozen.
Businessman Valdas Balčiūnas has been named the 2015 Person of Tolerance in Lithuania, the public organization “Sugihara Foundation - Diplomats for Life” told BNS on Saturday.
Falling opinion poll ratings for Lithuania’s president and an upcoming election are likely be the reasons why President Dalia Grybauskaitė has become increasingly critical of the current government of Algirdas Butkevičius, according to a leading analyst.
Rotten WiFi, a Lithuanian WiFi watchdog startup in the UK, tested the WiFi connections of more than 350 universities around the world and found that Lithuanian universities dominated the top 10 in their rankings. Five of the top 10 positions belong to Lithuanian universities, and these also occupy t...
If 2015 was an eventful year for Kaunas as the city underwent an infrastructure revamp, it also raised issues about the political currents shaping the city.
As German investment and tourism booms in Lithuania, companies are looking for employees who speak German. Unfortunately, the language does not seem to be very popular with Lithuanian students.
