Information about COVID-19

• Taking into consideration the recommendations by the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Lithuania and the National Public Health Center under the Ministry of Health, all visits to/from all foreign countries by international teachers, researchers, students and other employees are suspended until further notice. If possible, please move these visits to the fall semester or other convenient time.
• All business trips and other visits to foreign countries that have been confirmed for the spring semester but have not yet taken place shall be cancelled and applications for upcoming trips shall not be confirmed until further notice.
• All exceptional cases regarding unavoidable business trips shall be permitted only with the permission of the Rector or Vice-Rector for International Relations.
• All cancelled business trips shall be treated as having taken place and the cost actually incurred shall be reimbursed to employees who had experienced financial losses and submitted the travel certificate along with documents confirming the losses. Please address your questions related to the reimbursement of the costs of business trips and other related matters to the Department of Finances (Genutė Baltrušaitienė, phone +370 37 327 882, email genute.baltrusaitiene@vdu.lt).
• In order to protect the persons in their immediate environment and to help them monitor their health, all employees and students who are currently abroad on business or for other visits (in all countries) shall be required to work and study remotely for 14 days after their return.
• All inquiries by the employees regarding business trips in general or their cancellation can be directed to the Human Resources Department (Eglė Šiugždienė, phone +370 327 885, egle.siugzdiene@vdu.lt), while those who are departing on the basis of international exchange programmes should approach the International Cooperation Department (Konstantinas Kurževas, phone +370 37 327 987, email konstantinas.kurzevas@vdu.lt).
• We currently recommend postponing all unnecessary business trips in Lithuania. We also recommend postponing all personal trips abroad.

• All international and local events and activities (conferences, seminars, tours, visits to VMU museums or exhibitions, project meetings, discussions, sports events, cultural or art events, Sports Centre’s activities etc.) that are dedicated not just to VMU community are cancelled until 15 May. (Information shall be updated if there are any changes in the situation.)
• We recommend for meetings and other gatherings by VMU employees to be organised only if absolutely necessary and to use online measures in all other cases.
• Please inform the persons responsible for international visits and events as well as your colleagues and foreign partners as soon as possible.
• We recommend postponing events until the fall semester of 2020 or until the next year. Please use the online form of communication in all other cases.

• International studies and internships

The students who are currently studying or doing internships at universities abroad as participants of Erasmus+ or other exchange programs must follow and comply with the recommendations of the countries and the universities that they are visiting. If the students decide to return to VMU, they must report their return to the deans of their faculties and the International Cooperation Office (phone +370 37 327 987, email konstantinas.kurzevas@vdu.lt), and, upon returning, follow the recommendations of National Public Health Centre under the Ministry of Health  and self-isolate for 14 days. VMU shall provide the possibilities to continue studies at the home university.

• Organisation of the online study process

From 13 March (Friday), all in-class activities are cancelled! Lectures and seminars will take place online or by giving the students independent tasks. All relevant information in relation to the study process will be published on Moodle. Recommendations for teachers.

• Practical activities, internships, and work in the lab

From 13 March until 30 March, all practical activities (e.g. dance, art, music, acting, etc.), lab activities and student internships in other institutions shall be suspended. They will take place on a more intensive schedule from April until May. Please follow the constantly updated information.

• Organisation of interim tests

From 13 March, all interim tests shall be postponed for two weeks, except for tests that have already been adapted for online work. Lecturers of each subject shall inform their students about the new times of tests separately. Please follow the constantly updated information.

• Work of non-academic employees

All administrative and other non-academic employees work as usual, avoiding larger gatherings and contacts.

Following the resolution of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania on COVID 19, the library stops its services from March 13 to March 27. Consultations are available by e-mail info@bibl.vdu.lt or by telephone +370 37 327861.

We invite you to use remote access to over 58 subscribed foreign and Lithuanian databases, University Research Management System (VMU CRIS)  and VMU virtual library resources.

In order to prevent the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), VMU encourages the community to be socially responsible and civic, comply with the measures introduced by the National Public Health Centre under the Ministry of Health (NPHC), and follow information about the virus and its prevention.

Measures that reduce the risk of contracting the coronavirus:

• Washing hands with water and soap (at least 7 times a day) or cleaning hands using an alcohol-based hand rub;
• Covering your nose and mouth with a tissue or bent elbow when coughing or sneezing;
• Avoiding close contact with persons who are coughing, sneezing, or have a fever;
• Avoiding unnecessary travel.

Information published 27th February, 2020.

In order to prevent the emergence and potential spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus) in Lithuania, Vytautas Magnus University encourages students to be civic-minded and socially responsible, perform all actions specified by the National Public Health Center under the Ministry of Health, and follow the information about the virus and its prevention.

Measures that reduce the risk of contracting the coronavirus:

• Washing hands with water and soap or cleaning hands using an alcohol-based hand rub;
• Covering your nose and mouth with a tissue or bent elbow when coughing or sneezing;
• Avoiding contact with persons who have a cold or are suffering from flu-like symptoms.

Information for students who planned to travel to countries suffering from the coronavirus outbreak (China, South Korea, or Northern Italy (Lombardy, Veneto, Piedmont and Emilia-Romagna))

VMU recommends refraining from travel to these high-risk countries. Those who have already arrived in the aforementioned countries are recommended to follow the official information about the coronavirus and take all preventative measures that are specified by the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Lithuania and international experts.

Information for students who have recently returned from countries suffering from the coronavirus outbreaks

VMU recommends you to stay home and observe your health for the period of 14 days following the last day of the visit in the aforementioned countries. Send an e-mail informing the lecturers and the administration of the faculty in which you are studying and provide a document that confirms your trip.

Information for students who are arriving to reside in the university’s dormitories from countries suffering from the coronavirus outbreaks

VMU will provide the conditions for these students to reside in separate dormitory rooms and monitor their health and well-being for the incubation period of 14 days. If you are arriving or returning to reside in the dormitories from the countries suffering from the coronavirus outbreak, please inform the dormitory manager about destination from where you are arriving and, if needed, provide a document confirming the trip.

In accordance with the recommendations of the National Public Health Center under the Ministry of Health, all persons who have recently visited the countries that are suffering from outbreaks of COVID-19 must provide information to the National Public Health Center of Lithuania and fill in an online form which can be found at http://nvsc.lrv.lt/korona-eng.

Please remember that if you experience flu-like symptoms (fever, cough, difficulty breathing) during the incubation period of 14 days, it is recommended to immediately call the emergency phone number 112.

If you have any questions, you are welcome to contact VMU at studentas@vdu.lt or +370 37 75 11 75.

Vytautas Magnus University has been cooperating with the National Public Health Center from the very beginning and following the recommendations: all the recommended personal protection measures have been purchased and delivered to the university’s buildings, the cleaning, ventilation, and disinfection of all premises has been intensified. All members of the academic community are recommended to maintain their personal hygiene.

Further information and advice for the public regarding the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is provided on the website of the World Health Organization.

Information published 28th February, 2020.

In order to prevent the emergence and potential spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus), Vytautas Magnnus University is suspending new guest room reservations for an unlimited period of time (until further notice) in the dormitories in Kaunas, Akademija, Kaunad district and Vilnius city. This information is relevant for students who are currently living in the dormitories of VMU and who are planning to reserve rooms for their guests. All previously confirmed reservations will not be cancelled and guests will be accommodated in the dormitories.

Students, who are currently not living in the dormitories and who are interested in reside in the dormitory for a short period of time (to 30 days), may reserve themselves places in the quest rooms as usual.

IMPORTANT: VMU recommends students, whose guests are arriving from countries suffering from the coronavirus outbreak (China, South Korea, Northern Italy, Hong Kong, Iran, Japan or Singapure), to refrain from travelling and cancel guest room reservations. In case it is not possible – we kindly ask our students to be civic-minded and socially responsible and to inform Student Centre of the arrival of their guests in advance by an email studentas@vdu.lt or phone (8 37) 751 175.

VMU encourages students to follow recommendations of National Public Health Center under the Ministry of Health, and follow the information about the virus and its prevention.

If you have any questions, you are welcomed to contact VMU at studentas@vdu.lt or (8 37) 751 175.