Researchers at the Institute of Social Sciences and Applied Informatics of Kaunas Faculty of Vilnius University are implementing the project “Transnational cooperation initiative fostering developing forward thinking skills of students, teachers and workforce in sustainability-relevant sectors posed by Business 4.0 trends through innovation in Business & Engineering education and training”. From 8-12 May 2023, the project participants, Assoc. Prof. Dr Ilona Kiaušienė and Administrator Vaidilutė Kaminskienė, attended in a training course at the University of Western Attica, Athens, Greece.

The 15th International Conference on Culture & Creativity* invites leading academic scientists, researchers, scholars, and professionals to discuss current trends and issues in cultural management and the creative industries. The conference is a great interdisciplinary platform for researchers, practitioners, and educators to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, and issues in these fields. We welcome discourse on the practical challenges encountered and solutions adopted in the realms of Cultural & Creative Industries, Creative Business, Arts & Culture Management and Marketing.

*The conference will be held remotely on 16 November, 2023.

Key dates:

2023/10/31        Abstracts/Full-Text Paper Submission, Registration and Payment Deadline

2023/11/06        Notification of Acceptance/Rejection

2023/11/16        Conference Date

2024/02/29        Publishing of Approved Papers

Conference language: English.

Take a chance to publish your article in the ISI Web of Science journal! The two best papers selected by the Scientific Committee will be published in ISI Web of Science journal “Transformations in Business & Economics”.

On 23 June, 2023 (Friday) the VU Kaunas Faculty will hold the graduation ceremony for the class of 2023 at the Kaunas Lutheran Holy Trinity Church (Muitinės Str. 8a).

The event will also be streamed live via Kaunas Faculty YouTube Channel and Facebook page.

The Faculty courtyards will be open for guests of the ceremony from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

Family members, friends and lecturers are invited to congratulate the graduates after the diplomas are awarded and are welcome to take photos in front of the Sundial or the VU KnF photo wall at the Linden Courtyard.

Photographs and video recordings will be made during the event.

PROGRAMME

From 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM the diplomas will be awarded to:
- Graduates of the full-time Bachelor study programmes: English and Another Foreign Language (Swedish), Audiovisual Translation, and Lithuanian Philology and Advertising;
- Graduates of the Master study programmes: Audiovisual Translation, Public Discourse Linguistics, and Lithuanian Literature and Creative Writing.

From 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM the diplomas will be awarded to:
- Graduates of the full-time Bachelor study programmes: Applied Systems of Finance and Accounting, and Economics and Management;
- Graduates of the Master study programmes: Marketing and Sales Management and International Business Management.
We look forward to seeing you at the ceremony.

*Graduates unable to attend the event may collect their diploma from 26 June at the Dean’s office (Mon-Thu at 9:00 AM–5:00 PM, Fri at 9:00 AM– 4:00 PM). Contact phone: +370 37 422 523.

Warm and sunny weather in June invites to celebrate International Picnic Day. Let’s take a break from work in our sunny courtyard at noon to enjoy some fresh air and the good company of our colleagues and fellow students.

Bring your lunch box and have a taste of ours – the picnic will be a delicious treat in this busy period right before the end of the school year!

The Dean of Vilnius University Kaunas Faculty invites teachers, students and non-academic staff for a picnic-conversation

Tempus disputandi – Time to discuss

on Wednesday, 7 June, at 12.00 – 13.00

Location: Faculty courtyard, the lawn in front of Napoleon's house

On the menu for the Picnic:

• current issues of the ending school year;
• ambassadorship in Faculty activities and beyond;
• plans for the closing of the academic year and your requests.

Like every year, with summertime comes Vilnius University Summer Challenge. Every hot season this game reminds to be physically active and invites to compete in a friendly manner within VU community.

During the Challenge, from the 1st of June to 31st of August, all members of VU community will compete on the physical activity scale: students, lecturers, researchers, administrators, and other employees. VU Summer Challenge invites you to challenge yourself and your colleague during the summer season, and to develop a healthy habit (or not to forget it during the holidays).

On 29 May the Chairwoman of the committee of the Master study programme International Business Management Assoc. Prof., Dr. Ingrida Šarkiūnaitė and one of the committee members, Assist. Dr. Rasa Bartkutė, met with the representatives of the Manipal Center for European Studies (Manipal Academy of Higher Education, India) Assist. Prof. Richa Gupta and Academic Affairs Coordinator Jyothi Kumar.

The guests aimed to discuss various possibilities of cooperation with the lecturers of the International Business Management programme in the fields of science and studies, such as preparing joint tasks, projects, as well as student exchange opportunities. "My colleagues and I from Manipal went through the programme structure in Master in International Business Management at Vilnius University and were so pleased to realize the mutual academic connect between the programmes offered at our institutions. We see a lot of opportunities for cooperation,” – the Academic Affairs Coordinator Jyothi Kumar revealed to the representatives of VU Kaunas Faculty.

On May 30, 2023 at 16.00 cybersecurity and risk professional CISO at a fintech company and a member of Women4Cyber Lithuania Aušra Dilijonaitė will speak on Cybersecurity risk management: tips and examples. The lecture will be held in English on Teams platform, the link to join the lecture online: https://bit.ly/425vR5B

During the lecture, Aušra will share her experience, lessons learned and some examples from designing risk management programs, processes and conducting risk assessments of different types, including organization-wide, onsite and cloud infrastructure, industrial control systems, critical infrastructure, IT systems and applications.

Invitation to Thesis Defence

Final Thesis defence sessions are open to the public. Here are the defence dates for the Kaunas Faculty student class of 2023:

International Business Management (MA) | 1 June 2023, 10:00 am. V auditorium

English and Another Foreign Language (Swedish) (BA) | 5 June 2023 (defence session in English) and 6 June 2023 (defence session in Swedish), 10:00 am, M. Biržiškos auditorium (building No. 4)

Audiovisual Translation (BA) | 7 June 2023, 10:00 am, Videoconference studio (Vaizdo konferencijų studija, building No. 4)