On May 11, 2023, a scientific conference of Lithuanian philology students "Final Rehearsal" is being held at the Vilnius University Kaunas Faculty.

We invite third, fourth year undergraduates and first, second year graduate students of Vilnius University Kaunas Faculty and Faculty of Philology to present their courseworks or final theses, share scientific insights and discoveries.

Important dates:

Annotations are accepted until May 3, 2023 by e-mail .

The conference programme will be published by May 4, 2023.

Date of the conference: May 11, 2023, 10:00 a.m.

Location: Vilnius University Kaunas Faculty, Prof. V. Žulis aud., Muitinės St. 14.

Scientific Committee:

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Skirmantė Biržietienė

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Eglė Gabrėnaitė

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Robertas Kudirka

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Eglė Keturakienė

Prof. dr. B. Speičytė

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Judžentytė-Šinkūnienė

Organizational Committee:

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Rita Baranauskienė

Stud. Eglė Navickaitė

Stud. Marta Smaliukaitė

Stud. Simonas Granskas

Contacts: .

The Kaunas Faculty dance ensemble UOSINTA invites you to the spring equinox party "Hello, Spring!".

Let's wake up the sleeping nature and welcome the return of spring with dances, songs and fun.

The event will take place on 22 March (Wednesday) at 19:00 EET (7 pm) at the Kaunas Faculty Council Hall (entrance via auditorium No. X). See you there!

You’re thinking about studying at Vilnius University but don’t know where to start? Don’t worry, we’ll guide you! In this webinar you will hear all about study programmes, how not to get lost in application process, and other important things that you should know before starting your future here.

Date:        2023 03 15

Time:        4:30 PM UTC+2

Type:        Bachelor

Get to know all about IT & Computer Sciences studies at Vilnius University!

Time:                        Programme:

16:30 - 16:40            Introduction to VU

16:40 - 16:50            Information Systems and Cyber Security

16:50 - 17:00            Software Engineering

17:00 - 17:10            Q&A

More information: https://bit.ly/42jBRJg

We would like to invite you to do a good work by donating blood! 

On 14th of March The National Blood Centre will be waiting for all members of the Kaunas Faculty community who want to do a noble deed at the University premises. 

28th Conference on Information Society and University Studies (IVUS‘2023)

12 May, 2023; Kaunas, Lithuania

Information Technologies 2023 is a joint co-located event that brings together three conferences and is aimed at Master & PhD students as well as at young scientists at the beginning of their career to share ideas, present research results and provide new scientific opportunities. The participation of researchers and practitioners of the field is also encouraged.

 Venue: Vilnius University Kaunas Faculty, Muitinės Str. 8, Kaunas, 2nd Floor, Lobby next to Prof. Vladas Gronskas auditorium.

Date and time: 2 March 2023, at 12.00–13.00

Meeting with Mrs. Ieva Pranka, the representative of the Baltic-German University Liaison Office on the 2nd round of the project competition 2023 of the Baltic-German University Liaison Office.

Read more information about the project competition here.

Vilnius University Kaunas Faculty (www.knf.vu.lt)

Thursday, 2 March 2023 at 12:00-13:30

Muitinės Str. 12, Auditorium X

Registration deadline: 28 February     Link for registration: https://bit.ly/3IMkbxZ 

Workshop facilitator: Dr. Thor Möller, Germany

Content

This workshop will give an overview and basic knowledge about modern project management (PM) solutions. It will present the different PM approaches and project design from traditional PM to agile approaches and a comparison of both. Then, hybrid approaches will be introduced as different combinations of traditional and agile PM. Finally, it will provide a tool for selection of the most suitable project design for each project.

Who can participate: the workshop is oriented to MSs, BSc and PhD students and open to professionals who work in the field of IT project management.

What background knowledge is required: no special background is required, general understanding of business and organisation is desired.

 Form of workshop: work in groups

 Programme:

 The trainer gives short inputs to following central questions and the participants have to apply the learnings in small workshops on a given case study about an IT project.

Question 1: What are the main steps of traditional project management?

Group work 1: What would you fix in a kickoff meeting and what would be the main steps in your IT project, if you apply traditional project management?

Question 2: What are the main steps of agile project management?

Group work 2: What would you fix in a kickoff meeting and what would be the main steps in your IT project, if you apply agile project management?

Question 3: What are the advantages of each PM approach?

Group work 3: What approach seem to be more suitable for your IT project and why?

Question 4: What are sound strategies to combine traditional and agile approaches to hybrid approaches?

Group work 4: What seem to be the best combination of PM methods for your IT project?

Question 5: How to select the most suitable approach to each project?

About the trainer

Dr. Thor Möller is the former President of GPM German Project Management Association and well-known expert in project management in Germany and all over the world. He has published more than 10 books about PM and developed different national and international standards in PM. Different associations and universities awarded him for his expertise and performances. Today he is the owner of four small companies in Germany with 50 employees in total.

Don’t you feel like it’s time to invite spring to take over?

The Kaunas Faculty dance ensemble Uosinta invites students to participate in a traditional Lithuanian carnival called Užgavėnės, dedicated to celebrating the end of winter and the approaching spring.

Vyk Žiemą Lauk" is going to take place at the Council Hall basement on 21 February, 7 p.m.

We will say goodbye to winter by dancing, singing and having fun. Wear a carnival mask at the event and get a prize!