Шановні члени спільноти Каунаського факультету!

Завтра громадяни нашої країни святкуватимуть День відновлення незалежності Литви. Цього року – це вже 32 весна, коли до слова «Литва» ми додаємо ще одне, особливе слово – «незалежна». На жаль, Україна продовжує свою боротьбу за Незалежність на полях битв. Тому багатьох із вас у цей  важливий для нашої країни день охоплюють двоїсті почуття. З одного боку, хочеться вийти на вулицю й разом з усіма навколо святкувати здобуття свободи, з гордістю нести державні прапори, брати участь в урочистих заходах. З іншого боку, незручно навіть усміхатися й на повний голос висловлювати свою радість, бо в цей саме час в Україні наші брати й сестри віддають життя за свою свободу. Я переконаний: найкраще, що ми можемо зробити сьогодні, – не ігнорувати ці двоїсті почуття і, відзначаючи 11 березня, наскільки це можливо, радіти тому, що ми – люди вільної країни. А пізніше, і, сподіваємось, у недалекому майбутньому ми з радістю відсвяткуємо ще одне свято свободи й незалежності, і це буде день Свободи України. Тому зараз, вітаючи вас усіх, дорогі члени спільноти з Днем Відновлення незалежності Литви, хочу сказати: СЛАВА УКРАЇНІ!

Декан Каунаського факультету доц. д-р Кястутіс Дряуніс

The citizens of Ukraine, who are bravely fighting for their freedom and life, are in need of financial and humanitarian support. Therefore, we invite you to join Vilnius University, the Government of the Republic of Lithuania and other initiatives to support Ukrainian citizens. Since the dissemination of information about aid is an effective tool in the fight against Russian aggression, be sure to share it with others. 

The appeal of the Council of Young Scientists of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine to the international academic community on the war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine.

We welcome applications for ERASMUS+, ARQUS, COIMBRA GROUP and bilateral exchange studies! Applications for the 2022/2023 Fall semester or full Academic year are open until the 1st of March, 00:00 EET. For more information, please go to: https://www.vu.lt/tarptautiniai-rysiai/naujienos and The VU International Relations Department website.

IMPORTANT! You can apply for different mobility options at the same time.

Apply for ERASMUS+ mobility here. The list of the partner universities. You can find the list of partner universities on the ERASMUS+ registration system as well. The ERASMUS+ registration system also provides information on student engagement, registration stats, as well as the following lists for you to download (in xls format): partners list, eligible candidates list, list of the entire faculty students (list of registered faculty students).
Apply for ARQUS ir COIMBRA GROUP mobility here
Apply for Bilateral exchange studies here
Online Info Sessions are scheduled on:

February 10th and 23rd, 14:00 EET (in Lithuanian) 
February 17th, 14:00 EET (in English)
The results will be announced on the International Relations Department website no later than 2 weeks after the e-registration is closed.

Find more information here.

Any questions? Please contact the Kaunas Faculty International Relations Coordinator Livija Grikietis via e-mail

THE AGENDA OF THE VISIT

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25/08/2020-06/09/2020

In 1910, Austrian architect Adolf Loos published an essay “Ornament and Crime”, where he criticised décor in contemporaneous production, claiming that it is amoral to waste resources on adding unnecessary ornament. Loos was not the only one, other famous modernists, including Le Corbusier, were also indifferent or even hostile towards décor. The ‘ideal’ modern house is white, without any decorations. Yet it is only a fragment in the history of ornament. The 20th-century design included not only pure colours and innovative shapes but also diverse ornaments, and the study of them allows us not only to show a new side of modernism but also to demonstrate the variations of regional modernism.

This exhibition focuses on the phenomenon known as the Baltic Modernism. Through ornament, this exhibition presents the history of regional modernism of three Baltic countries of closely intertwined cultural histories during the Soviet occupation. The aim is to show the similarities and variations in the designs of the three countries by introducing the principles of local modernism when many objects and tendencies presented may not correspond to the paradigms of traditional modernism and, thus, fall in the realm of alternative histories. It is also interesting to observe an ornament in Soviet culture. On the one hand, an ornament carries an important role in objects influenced by crafts and folk arts, while on the other hand, it can also be seen as an anomaly in the production system built on rationalisation. Kaunas Public Library as a fascinating landmark from the same period is used as a background, to put the objects back into the context where and for which they were created.

The objects on photos are from the collections of Lithuanian National Museum of Art,

Latvian National Museum of Art and Estonian Museum of Applied Art and Design

Exhibition was supported by the Research Council of Lithuania.

Curator: Triin Jerlei (Vilnius University)

Graphic design: Jesse O’Neill

Having taken the Lithuanian Government’s decisions into account, the working group at Vilnius University, responsible for coronavirus prevention, has decided to extend the remote work period at Vilnius University up until 31 May.