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#schnapsidee – who hasn’t experienced that?
Who hasn’t experienced die Schnapsidee? Thinking about a German word or expression for a long time might leave a lasting impression on you. Often you find it stranger and stranger and every now and then you could even burst out in laughter while thinking about it. Together with students of German...

Lecture: “From Sanskrit to “melagienos”: the world through the prism of Lithuanian language”
When learning new languages (and revising the forgotten ones), not only do we learn how to greet someone or ask for directions, but we can also explore the entire world of culture and its values: from grammatical constructions to words with meanings understandable only by the users of one lang...

Opening of Taiwan Photography Exhibition
VMU Centre for Asian Studies is inviting not to miss the opening of Dr. Arvydas Kumpis photography exhibition “Taiwan: Between Tradition and Modernity” which is going to take place on October 1st, 13:45 at the 4th floor gallery (V. Putvinskio g. 23, Kaunas). After the opening we are inviting all t...

European Day of Languages with the Transform4Europe Alliance
The Transform4Europe Alliance invites you to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the European Day of Languages on the 24th of September together. With this initiative we wish to promote multilingualism and language learning as an inevitable component of HE in Europe, raise awareness among the communit...

International conference “Teaching methodologies and approaches to border, migration and diaspora studies”
Vytautas Magnus university as a Part of GlocalEAst consortium organizes a conference "Teaching methodologies and approaches to border, migration and diaspora studies" on 23rd of September 2021. During the conference Lithuanian and international scholars and experts will discuss actual challenges o...

Invitation to a conference about Baltics-East Asia ties
This and next year Baltic states will celebrate multiple anniversaries commemorating the establishment of diplomatic relations with East Asian states: 100 years since the first bilateral relations and 30 years since re-establishment. On this occasion, the Centre for Asian studies is inviting researc...