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International scientific conference “Monastic Life in Lithuania: History and Perspectives” dedicated to the 400th anniversary of the foundation of the Benedictine Monastery in Kaunas
On May 30-31, 2024, commemorating the 400th anniversary of Kaunas Benedictine Monastery foundation, the research cluster “The Church’s Relations with the State and Society in Lithuania“ of Vytautas Magnus University is organising an international scientific conference in order to present new histori...

International Conference “Contemporary Studies of Family and Calendar Holidays: Challenges and Perspectives”
Department of Cultural Studies celebrate the 30th anniversary of ethnological studies at Vytautas Magnus University and organise international Conference on the topic “Contemporary Studies of Family and Calendar Holidays: Challenges and Perspectives” which will be held on 14 October. Conference wil...

Competitions for „Erasmus+“ and bilateral exchange studies in spring semester of academic year 2023-2024
With the start of the new academic year competitions for Erasmus+ studies in EU/EEA countries and Erasmus+ and bilateral exchange studies in non-EU/EEA countries for the spring semester of the academic year 2023-2024 are being announced! The contests will continue until October 2 and the results ...

Call for applications to participate in CBSS Summer University 2023 in Gdańsk, Poland
Call for applications to participate in CBSS Summer University 2023 in Gdańsk, Poland "STRATEGIC NARRATIVES OF BALTICNESS. Foundations of Identity". When: 16 September – 24 September 2023 Where: Gdańsk, Poland: the University of Gdańsk How many credits: 5 ECTS For whom: University students and P...

Liepaja University lecturer visited Vytautas Magnus University
On June 3-7 lecturer from the Liepaja University (LiepU), Latvia, mg. philol. Sandra Okuneva (Sandra Okuņeva), had a traineeship at Vytautas Magnus University (VMU) in Kaunas. S. Okuneva is a director of the Bachelor's degree programme „Baltic Philology, Culture and Communication“ at the Faculty of...

Invitation for PhD students and young scholars’ seminar “Academic Perspectives” dedicated to prof. Vesselin Tepavicharov on 1-5th September 2023
Department of Ethnology at the Faculty of History of Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” is pleased to invite you to this year’s seminar for PhD students and young scholars titled "Academic Perspectives", which will be held from 1 to 5 September 2023 in the already approved for academic forums h...