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Lecture on China‘s international relations
VMU Centre for Asian Studies continues “Time for Asia” events and invites you to learn more about China’s role in international affairs and relationship with both neighboring and distant powers. The lecture “China’s Relations with (Re-)Emerging Powers and Regions” will be held by dr. Konstantinas ...

Open lectures about China
VMU Centre for Asian studies “Time for Asia“ events start the spring semester with two open lectures about China. We are honored to present you Prof. Gao Fei from China Foreign Affairs University (CFAU). He previously held positions of Director of Study Center of China Diplomacy, Director of Rese...

VMU Asian Week 2018
The Centre for Asian Studies (CAS) at Vytautas Magnus University together with the students’ clubs “Hashi”, “Wu Wei” and “Hallyu” invites you to the annual event VMU Asian Week 2018. The event will take place on March 5-9 in various venues of VMU and other public places of Kaunas. VMU Asian Week is...

Discussion with doc. A. Zykas at the Vilnius Book Fair
During the Vilnius Book Fair on Thursday, February 22nd, at 2:00 P.M., in the Conference Hall 1.2, a discussion with the doc. Aurelijus Zykas “Lead by soft power. Image, world, Japan” (led by Richard Jonaitis). During the event the newest Mr. A. Zykas’ monograph “Lead by soft power: communication o...

Historical discovery: C. Sugihara‘s third child was born in Kaunas
Recently, Ms. Madoka Sugihara, grand-daughter of Chiune Sugihara, granted the permission to Vytautas Magnus University’s Centre for Asian Studies to publish historical document Nr. 220 issued by Prof. Dr. Mažylis Private Hospital (currently Mažylis Maternity Hospital) which testifies the birth of Ha...

Himalayas 2017: presentation of expeditions in Kaunas
On December 15th at VMU Small Hall (S. Daukantas st. 23, II floor) Saulius Damulevičius together with the VMU Centre for Asian Studies, Lukla.lt and press “Aukso pieva” invites you to the presentation of the expeditions during which Saulius will tell you how such expeditions are being carried out. T...