We invite students to events that will help them integrate more easily into academic life. From August 28. #studentAUK events begin. Active, engaging, and full of discoveries await you. During these events, students will have the opportunity to get to know the faculty, lecturers, curators, fellow students, and learn more about lectures, electronic systems, and the advantages of being a student.
Join our remote lectures on Friday, August 28, where we will provide detailed information about the most important news that will make it easier for you to start your studies!
10:00 AM Online lecture "WHAT TO DO When You Don't Know What to Do? Services for Students" https://www.studentauk.vu.lt/en/events/services-for-students-webinar.
11:15 AM Online lecture "Start at VU: How to Use E-services?" https://www.studentauk.vu.lt/en/events/e-services .
12:30 PM Online lecture "Sleepless Library: Discover Spaces and Resources for Study" https://www.studentauk.vu.lt/en/events/library-remote-lecture.
Tuesday, September 1:
10:00 AM–12:00 PM The beginning of the academic year event will be held at the Linden Courtyard of the VU Kaunas Faculty. During the event, the Dean will greet the faculty community, and students, lecturers, and administrative staff will be able to participate in a speed-friending chat game, sample academic discussion cocktails, socialize, and enjoy other entertainment. The event venue is Liepų Kiemelis, Muitinės str. 12, Kaunas.
12:30 PM From Karaliaus Mindaugas Avenue, in front of Vytautas Church (Aleksoto str. 3), we will take a bus to Vilnius to participate in the traditional Vilnius University community procession and the start-of-year celebration.
REGISTRATION LINK for students, lecturers, alumni, and faculty staff wishing to go to Vilnius: https://bit.ly/3Rexhv5.
2:45 PM The ceremonial procession of the Vilnius University community along Gediminas Avenue will begin - from the Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania to the Great Courtyard of Vilnius University.
3:00 – 4:30 PM Ceremony of the beginning of the academic year RENOVATIO STUDIORUM in the Grand Courtyard, where VU leaders and guests will greet the audience, the first-year students will take their oath, and the beginning of the new academic year will be officially announced.
5:15 PM Departure back to Kaunas from the parking lot at Cathedral Square. Return to Kaunas is planned for around 7 PM.
First-year master's students meeting with study programme committees at the Kaunas faculty of Vilnius University:
- Financial Technology – Assist. Prof., Dr. Mantas Vaitonis; 4.30-5.30 PM, Auditorium No. I, building II, Muitinės str. 12.
- Lithuanian Literature and Creative Writing – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Skirmantė Šarkauskienė; 4.30-5.30 PM, online meeting: https://bit.ly/4xHEjI8 .
- Marketing and Sales Management – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ingrida Griesienė; 4.30-5.30 PM, Auditorium No. VI, building II, Muitinės str. 12.
- Art Management – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Audronė Rimkutė; 4.30-5.30 PM, Auditorium No. XVIII, building IV, Muitinės str. 12.
- International Business Management – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ingrida Šarkiūnaitė; 4.30-5.30 PM, III computer class, building III, Karaliaus Mindaugo pr. 4.
- Sustainable Financial Economics – Prof. Dr. Kristina Rudžionienė; 4.30-5.30 PM, Vega Auditorium, building II, Muitinės str. 12.
- Public Discourse Linguistics: Media Rhetorics and Communication – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Rita Baranauskienė; 4.30-5.30 PM, J. Jablonskis Auditorium, IV building, Muitinės str. 12.
Wednesday, September 2:
10:00 AM Lectio Prima “I Am Proud to Study at VU or From Here We Rise to the Stars” Prof. Dr. Virginija Jurėnienė’s lecture on the history of Vilnius University. The lecture will take place at Prof. Vladas Gronskas Auditorium, Building II, Muitinės str. 8, Kaunas
11:00 AM First-year students meet with the chairs of the Bachelor's programme committees:
- Information Systems and Cyber Security – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ilona Veitaitė; XVIII auditorium, building IV, Muitinės str. 12.
- Marketing Technologies (LT, EN) – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dovilė Balevičienė; VI auditorium, building II, Muitinės str. 6.
- Economics and Management (LT, EN) – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ilona Kiaušienė; M. Biržiškos auditorium, building IV, Muitinės str. 12.
1:00 PM Lecture by International Studies Administrator Indrė Višinskaitė and International Studies Coordinator Livija Grikietis, “A Guide to Starting Studies: Help, Answers and International Opportunities”. The lecture will be held at Prof. Vladas Gronskas Auditorium, Building II, Muitinės str. 8.
1:30 PM Lecture by the VU Counseling and Career Center and the Community Welfare Department, “Student Services: What to Do When You Don't Know What to Do? Advice from career consultants:” The lecture will be held at Prof. Vladas Gronskas Auditorium, Building II, Muitinės str. 8.
3:00 PM Guided Tour around the Kaunas Faculty building complex:
- The tour in English begins in the Linden Courtyard (Muitinės str. 12).
7:00 PM The Community Dance Party with Folklore Ensemble “Uosinta” in the Linden Courtyard (If it rains, in the Council Hall (Building IV, Basement, Muitinės str. 12).
Thursday, September 3:
3:00 PM Guided Tour around the Kaunas Faculty building complex:
- The tour in English begins in the Linden Courtyard (Muitinės str. 12).
5:00 PM Barbecue Evening, a concert and creative T-shirt workshop in the Linden Courtyard (if it rains, the event will take place in the Council Hall (building IV, basement, Muitinės str. 12).
Friday, September 4:
Vilnius University Students’ Representation (VU SR) invites you to participate in the Integration Festival "Ad Astra" in the courtyards of the Vilnius University Central Building.
Students and staff of the Kaunas Faculty of Vilnius University can travel to the "Ad Astra" festival events by a chartered bus.
We leave at 11 AM. The bus will be waiting at Aleksoto Str. 3, opposite the Vytautas the Great Church.
Those wishing to travel from Kaunas to the “Ad Astra” Integration Festival are kindly requested to register, as the bus seats are limited. LINK FOR THE REGISTRATION: https://bit.ly/4h8Xa9Z.
"Ad Astra" program:
1:00 PM Historical Tour of the VU Library for Students and Staff of the Kaunas Faculty.
1:00–10:00 PM "Ad Astra" Student Activities Festival and VU Contact Fair in the Courtyards of Vilnius University.
10:00 PM Departure Back to Kaunas from the Parking Lot at Cathedral Square. Return to Kaunas is planned for around 11:30 PM.
A university is not only about lectures. It is about people, new connections, experiences and opportunities. Discover VU Kaunas Faculty and start your academic journey!