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Open lecture about China‘s foreign policy

On October 19th, “Time for Asia” events start a new season with an open lecture about China’s foreign policy. The lecture will be held at 5:30 P.M. in VMU multifunctional science and studies center (V. Putvinskis 23) 310 auditorium. We are honored to have Prof. Jisheng Sun who is the current Vice...

Lithuanian Language Summer Course has started

Lithuanian Language and Culture Summer Course started on 14 July 2017. The summer programme combines learning the Lithuanian language with classes on literature, Lithuanian identity, history, cinema and traditional arts. There also is a large number of activities: traditional Lithuanian dances, ...

Visit of Zen Master Taigen Shodo Harada Roshi

On June 25-28th, a world-famous master of Japanese Rinzai Zen, calligraphy and kyūdo archery, a monk and an author of several books, Taigen Shodo Harada Roshi will visit Lithuania. During these days the Master will have public talks in Kaunas, Vilnius, and Judroniai Village. Centre for Asian ...

Sugihara Week Events in September

Centre for Asian Studies invites you to visit the events of Sugihara Week. Sugihara Week, organized on September 2nd-8th, 2017 for the first time, is the event which aims to perpetuate the memory of Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara. This personality lived in Kaunas (Lithuania) during 1939-40 and...

BA and MA Studies in VMU

June 1st marked the start of the entrance procedure both for Bachelor and Master degree programs at Vytautas Magnus University (VMU). The Faculty of Humanities at VMU invites you to participate in an entrance to specializations based on humanities. Bachelor degree programs in English: Engl...

Intensive Lithuanian Language Courses for Erasmus+ Students

Students coming to Lithuania for Erasmus+ studies or traineeship have the opportunity to learn Lithuanian language and to prepare themselves for their mobility period in Lithuania. During the summer course students are offered a comprehensive programme consisting of Lithuanian language classe...