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)

The Dean of Vilnius University Kaunas Faculty invites lecturers, members of the Students’ Representation, students and non-academic staff for a conversation over a cup of tea.

Tempus disputandi with the Vilnius University Rector, the Pro-Rector for Organisation Development and Community Affairs, and the Chancellor

Monday, 24 April, 11:15 AM – 12:30 PM at the Prof. V. Gronskas auditorium

Topics for discussion:

• The strategic plan of Vilnius University and the contribution of the Kaunas Faculty;
• Topics relevant to the members of the VU community;
• Updates, plans and ideas for the current semester.

Cyber Battle of Nordic-Baltics encourages ICT teachers and educators to find the interested students and form their own teams and register for the competitions of ethical hacking this autumn. Alongside with the tournament for youth, a networking and learning opportunity for the teachers, educators, policy makers and cyber education enthusiasts called Cybercation – Nordic-Baltic Educators’ Forum will take place on 11 November in Tartu, Estonia. The forum is organised by the Nordic Council of Ministers' office in Estonia and CTF Tech. Read more about the forum here.

Cyber Battle of Nordic-Baltics 2023 is the biggest students’ ethical hacking event in the Nordic-Baltic region which aims to raise awareness of young people and educational institutions on cyber security. The competition is organised in cooperation with CTF Tech. It’s goal is to teach cyber security fundamentals in practical, realistic, and ethical manner in order to improve the cyber security skills in the region and thus make it more stable and secure.

The Battle will take place on 11 November in Tartu, Estonia. However, local teams will have to pass through the semi-final competition during the virtual bootcamp on 22–24 September. Nordic Council of Ministers Office in Estonia is covering the travelling expenses for the best teams from each country to participate in the grand finale. Find more information about the event here.  

 Who?

• The event is aimed at young people in the age of 15-24 who are interested in the cyber world but have no previous exposure or experience in the field.
• Teams consisting of 3-5 members from all Nordic-Baltic countries are welcomed to take part.
• This year there is also an opportunity to participate with “girls only” team. They have the same tasks, but compete against other “girls only” teams.

Dealine to register you team is 17 September 2023.

Register your team here.

When?

• Virtual bootcamp led by the cyber experts for the Nordic-Baltic teams will take place on 22-24 September, both days from 11am till 3.30pm (EET). Bootcamps are followed by self-studying the additional materials. At the end of the bootcamp semi-final will take place, where the best national teams will be selected.
• Final competition for the best teams will take place on November 11 in Tartu, Estonia.

Why?

• During the two-day cyber course, our cybersecurity experts will provide you with the basic knowledge and skills to work in the cyber world using a fun learning environment.
• You will acquire basic knowledge on the following topics: Linux Basics, Port Scanning, DNS (name server) and Web Server Listing, Brute-Forcing, Metaslpoit, Cyber Security and Cyber Wisdom, Steganography, Cryptography, Web Vulnerabilities, Security Vulnerabilities.
• And last, but not least you will gain an insight into the minds of hackers.

See the recap of Cyber Battle Nordic-Baltics 2022 here.

Last year, in the contest of ethical hacking  Cyber Battle of Nordic-Baltics 2022, Lithuania was represented by the team of second-year students of the bachelor's study program Information Systems and Cyber Security of Vilnius University Kaunas Faculty named "ITGuys N' Routers" and won the 7th place in the battle.