Dear students of Vilnius University Kaunas Faculty,
First of all, congratulations to all of the first-year students who have become members of our community! We wish that the studies you have chosen would not only help you develop as a professional, but also help you grow as an individual.
We also congratulate all higher-year students and invite you to continue the discussions and exchange of knowledge and experiences during the academic year of 2023-2024, so that you can be outstanding professionals of your field after you close the doors of the Kaunas Faculty.
Vilnius University (VU) traditionally starts the 2023-2024 academic year with the #StudentAUK introductory day events, where first-year students will not only learn all they need to know about their studies and life at the university, but will also get to meet senior students, lecturers and the faculty administration by engaging in fun activities, discussions and meetings. This is a great opportunity to meet your new fellow students and feel what it’s like to be part of the Vilnius University community. For more information about events at Vilnius University, click here: https://www.studentauk.vu.lt/en/discover-vu/
The introductory days will start with remote lectures on VU’s electronic systems and how to use them:
31 August, Wednesday, 10:00 AM (in English), click here to join the training online
On 31 August, Thursday we will start the academic year with the integration festival “Ad astra” organized by the Vilnius University Students’ Representation.
At the VU Contact Fair, you will have the opportunity to get to know the student organisations of VU, leisure and sports clubs, and take part in various workshops. The integration festival “Ad astra” will take place at the Grand Courtyard, the courtyards of M. K. Sarbievius, Mikalojus Daukša, as well as the Astronomical Observatory and Adomas Mickevičius courtyards (Universiteto str. 3, Vilnius).
Students and staff of the Kaunas Faculty will have the opportunity to travel to the festival events by chartered bus.
We leave at 9:30 AM for Vilnius by bus from Karaliaus Mindaugas str. in front of the Church of Vytautas the Great.
Please fill out the registration form if you would like to travel from Kaunas, as the number of seats on the bus is limited.
The VU Students’ Representation is also kindly asking attendees to register for the integration festival “Ad astra”.
11 AM | Historical tour of the VU Library for students and staff of the Kaunas Faculty
1:00 PM – 10 PM | “Ad Astra” festival and VU Contact Fair in the VU courtyards
10:00 PM | Departure from Vilnius by bus from the Simonas Daukantas Square in front of the President Palace, return to Kaunas around 11:30 PM
1 September, Friday | The opening of the new academic year at the VU Kaunas Faculty
11 AM | Vilnius University and Kaunas Faculty Flag raising ceremony in the courtyard of Napoleon’s House, Muitinės Str. 12, Kaunas
Kaunas Faculty community tea in the courtyard and preparations for the Vilnius University procession and the Renovatio Studiorum ceremony
Registration for students, lecturers and faculty staff who wish to go to Vilnius and to take part in the Vilnius University procession and the Renovatio Studiorum ceremony
12:30 PM | Departure by bus to Vilnius (from Karaliaus Mindaugas Ave. in front of the church of Vytautas the Great)
2:45 PM | Ceremonial procession of the Vilnius University community along Gediminas Avenue from the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania to the Great Courtyard of Vilnius University, where VU leaders and guests will greet everyone, the first-year students will take their oath, and the beginning of the new academic year will be officially announced
3:00-4:30 PM | Ceremony of the beginning of the academic year RENOVATIO STUDIORUM in the Grand Courtyard
5:30 PM | Departure from the bus parking lot at Daukantas Square in front of the Presidential Palace and the University back to Kaunas. Return to the church of Vytautas the Great in Kaunas around 7 PM
At VU Kaunas Faculty
5 PM | International Business Management students' meeting with the Chairwoman of the committee of the study programme Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ingrida Šarkiūnaitė at Auditorium No VII (Building II, Muitinės Str. 8).
Introductory days for first-year Bachelor students
VILNIUS UNIVERSITY SAYS HELLO TO YOU!
4 September, Monday
9:00-10:00 AM | Information Systems and Cyber Security students’ meeting with the Chairman of the committee of the study programme Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vytautas Rudžionis at the Prof. Vladas Gronskas Auditorium (Building II, Muitinės Str. 8).
10:00-11:00 AM | Information from the Study Department (presented by the Administrator of International Studies Indrė Višinskaitė) and
Presentation of international study opportunities (presented by Coordinator of International Studies Livija Grikietis) at the Prof. V. Gronskas' Auditorium (Building II, Muitinės str. 8)
11:00-12:00 AM | Meeting with the Kaunas Faculty administration, moderator Greta Bedalytė, Vilnius University Students’ Representation in Kaunas Faculty Integration Coordinator
Lecture on the history of Vilnius University by Prof. Virginija Jurėnienė at the Prof. V. Gronskas' Auditorium (Building II, Muitinės str. 8)
Break
1:00-2:00 PM | Studentship and volunteering. Experiences of professional and personal development by Ernestas Žiogas, 3rd year student of Economics and Management at Prof. V. Gronskas’ Auditorium (Building II, Muitinės str. 8)
3:00-4:00 PM | Guided tour of the building ensemble of the Kaunas Faculty
For students of Information Systems and Cyber Security (In English) the tour will begin at Building III with Indrė
5 September, Tuesday
9:30-10:30 AM | Speed-friending of first-year students, lecturers and administrative staff about studying and being a student, organised by VU SR in Kaunas Faculty, Location: the Linden Courtyard or the Council Hall in case of bad weather conditions (Building IV, Muitinės str. 12)
10:30-11:30 AM | Information from the Student Services and Career Centre by Lina Uturytė, Career Consultant at Prof. V. Gronskas’ classroom (Building II, Muitinės str. 8)
11.30 AM-12.30 PM | Emotional Well-being Workshop byDovilė Grigienė, Community Psychologist at Prof. V. Gronskas' Auditorium (Building II, Muitinės g. 8)
Break
1:30-2:30 PM | The library and its resources by Viktorija Mačiulyte, Senior Librarian at Prof. V. Gronskas’ Auditorium (Building II, Muitinės g. 8)
2:30-3:30 PM | How to study at university? by Jorė Bendinskaitė, a 3rd year student of Marketing Technologies at Prof. V. Gronskas Auditorium (Building II, Muitinės str. 8)
3:30-5:30 PM | Hackathon of student initiatives organised by VU SR in Kaunas Faculty, at the Linden Courtyard or at the Council Hall in case of bad weather conditions (Building IV, Muitinės str. 12)
13 September, Wednesday
7:00-9:00 PM | Community evening with the folklore group Uosinta in the Council Hall (Building IV, basement, Muitinės str. 12)