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We cordially invite you to participate at the events of Sugihara Week 2018, which will take place in Kaunas from 3rd to 9th September 2018. Sugihara Week, organized for the first time, is the event which aims to perpetuate the achievement of Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara. This personality lived...

Baltic Summer University (BSU), a project organized by VMU, has drawn together over 100 students from various countries of the world for the second time in a row in Kaunas. Students from Europe and farther regions have joined the project: the USA, Australia, Hong Kong, Vietnam, China, Japan, Indon...

July 28, the documentary “Kaunas. The City of Sugihara and Japan” created by the Centre for Asian Studies will be introduced for Japanese society. The Japan Premiere will be taking place on July 28, 13:00 in Gifu City Library. On the same evening, the movie will be shown at Yaotsu Town (which has a ...

Registration is currently open for Lithuanian Language and Culture Summer Course Lithuanian Language and Culture Summer Course is a 30-day programme in July-August which includes Lithuanian language classes, courses in various fields and provides an extensive cultural programme. The course offers a...

The end of May marked official announcement of decision to establish King Sejong Institute (KSI) at Vytautas Magnus University. This new institution will contribute to the spread of Korean language and culture in Lithuania and strengthen Korean studies that began at VMU more than a decade ago. The...

On May 24 – June 30 VMU Centre for Asian Studies invites you to visit Japanese post stamps exhibition “Prefectures”. The exhibition displays a part of Mr. Leonas Veržbolauskas collection of Japanese post stamps. The exhibition is located in the 4thfloor gallery at the VMU Multifunctional Research ...