Under the Lithuanian Studies Priority Implementation Program of the Research Council of Lithuania for 2025–2030, Professor Aurelija Leonavičienė of the Institute of Languages, Literature and Translation Studies, who has assembled an international team of researchers, has received funding for the scientific project “Transposition of Cultural Meanings in Translations of Lithuanian Literary Texts into English, Spanish, Italian, French, and German (1990–2026)”. The project will be implemented from 1 July 2026 and will last four years.

In the first stage of the project, a bibliographic index of translations into English, Spanish, Italian, French, and German for the period 1990–2026 will be prepared. This will be a structured, interactive and reusable digital open access database, which will serve as a basis for further research into the dynamics of the field of translations.

By examining the transposition of cultural meanings in translations into the aforementioned languages, it will be investigated how the cultural meanings of the Other in Lithuanian literature were received in translations from different countries, which translation methods and strategies were chosen by the translators. It will also aim to reveal what Lithuanian literature translations reveal about the systematic knowledge of Lithuanian culture and the representation of the Other in the cultures of translation.

From 15 to 19 June 2026, the VU Kaunas Faculty hosted the international “Erasmus+” Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) "ENGAGE+: Immersive Technologies for Customer Experience Management in Digital Business". The programme focused on exploring the application of immersive technologies and customer experience management in the context of digital business.

Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) is a short-term international learning initiative that enables students to participate in lectures and seminars, collaborate on team projects, and gain experience in an international academic environment alongside peers from different countries.

The programme brought together students from Estonia, Croatia, Poland, and the VU Kaunas Faculty who were studying Manufacturing Information Systems, International Business Management, Information Systems and Cybersecurity, and Marketing Technologies. The diversity of academic disciplines created an interdisciplinary learning environment, encouraged collaboration in international teams, and fostered interest in different fields of study and academic cultures.

We invite the community of the Kaunas Faculty of Vilnius University to discover Bridge—an intellectual card game often compared to chess. It is the only card game in the world that is officially recognised as a sport. Bridge requires strategic and logical thinking, a good memory, teamwork, and the ability to understand the logic behind your partner’s strategy.

This game originated in Great Britain in the late 19th century and is now popular worldwide among people who enjoy intellectual challenges, strategy, and social interaction. Bridge is particularly popular in university communities (such as Cambridge, Yale, and others), where it brings together enthusiasts of strategic thinking, logic, and teamwork.

If you want to learn to play Bridge or meet like-minded people, we invite you to our first meeting, led by Assoc. Prof. Dr Liepa Bikulčienė.

The meeting will take place on May 27 at 5:30 p.m. in the J. Jablonskis Auditorium.

We look forward to welcoming curious members of the Faculty community who want to try a new intellectual activity and spend their time meaningfully.

The defence of the Bachelor’s and Master‘s Theses is open to the public.

Everyone who is interested is welcome to attend the defence of the Bachelor’s study programmes:

• English and Another Foreign Language (Swedish) on 3 June 2026 at 10:00 EEST, at M. Biržiška auditorium (second floor, Building No. IV, Muitinės Str. 14);
• Audiovisual Translation on 8 June 2026 at 11:30 EEST, at M. Biržiška auditorium (second floor, Building No. IV, Muitinės Str. 14).

Everyone who is interested is welcome to attend the defence of the Master’s study programmes:

• International Business Management on 3 June 2026 at 10:00 EEST, at auditorium No 5 and at auditorium VeGa (second floor, Building No. II, Muitinės Str. 6);
• Audiovisual Translation on 8 June 2026 at 10:00 EEST, at M. Biržiška auditorium (second floor, Building No. IV, Muitinės Str. 14).

Good luck to the undergraduate and graduate students!

We look forward to seeing you at the graduation ceremony on June 19.

On May 8th, the 20th Prof. Vladas Gronskas International Scientific Conference invited young researchers and business experts to the Kaunas Faculty of Vilnius University to present the latest research results in economics, finance, business administration and management, and marketing, and to share insights and engage in discussions with business practitioners.

The sixty-first seminar will take place on May 21, 2026, at 15:00, on the 3rd floor. The topic of the seminar is “Models and Methods for Informatics, Environment, Education and Economics”. The presentation will be delivered in English.

The seminar will focus on the development of information technologies for near-duplicate document detection based on a multi-stage processing pipeline; the creation of an intelligent environmental monitoring system for pollutant emissions; the construction of information and analytical systems designed to support decision-making in water resource management; and the development and implementation of a technology for constructing the content of educational programmes through data structuring and algorithmization using artificial intelligence.

About the speakers

Dina Kantayeva
Dina Kantayeva is a researcher in the field of information technology and is currently pursuing her PhD in Computer Science at Astana IT University in Kazakhstan. Her research focuses on natural language processing, algorithm optimization, and the development of scalable architectures for intelligent document management.

Dilara Abzhanova
Dilara Abzhanova is a researcher in the field of information technology and is currently pursuing her PhD in Computer Science at Astana IT University, Kazakhstan. Her research focuses on intelligent environmental monitoring systems, data analysis methods, and the application of artificial intelligence technologies to environmental data processing.

Ayanbek Serikov
Ayanbek Serikov is a doctoral student at Astana IT University, Kazakhstan. His PhD research focuses on models and methods for forming the content of higher and postgraduate education programmes based on data structuring. His research interests include AI applications in education, hybrid human–AI systems for educational programme development, the impact of prompt engineering on the quality of generated content, and analytical models integrating labour market analysis with student performance prediction.

Aliya Aubakirova
Aliya Aubakirova is a doctoral researcher and lecturer in the field of information systems at Astana IT University, Kazakhstan. Her PhD research focuses on the development of models and methods for information and analytical decision-support systems aimed at efficient water resource management. Her research covers the application of GIS, remote sensing, IoT, and artificial intelligence in environmental monitoring and water resource analysis. She specialises in time series analysis, predictive modelling, and the integration of multi-source data for decision-making processes.

On behalf of the organisers

Prof. (HP) Dr Remigijus Čiegis

On Friday, 19 June 2026, the Kaunas Faculty of Vilnius University will hold the graduation ceremony for the Class of 2026 at the Kaunas Lutheran Holy Trinity Church (Muitinės St. 8a).

The event will also be streamed live on the Kaunas Faculty YouTube channel and Facebook page.

The Faculty courtyards will be open to guests from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Family members, friends and lecturers are invited to congratulate the graduates after the diplomas have been awarded and are welcome to take photos by the Sundial or at the VU KnF photo wall in the Linden Courtyard.

Please note that photographs and video recordings will be made during the event.

Programme

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Diplomas will be awarded to:

Graduates of the full-time Bachelor’s programmes: English and Another Foreign Language (Swedish), Audiovisual Translation, Lithuanian Philology and Advertising, and Lithuanian Philology and Advertising: Content Creation and Marketing.

Graduates of the Master’s programmes: Audiovisual Translation, Lithuanian Literature and Creative Writing, and Public Discourse Linguistics: Media Rhetoric and Communication.

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Diplomas will be awarded to:

Graduates of the full-time Bachelor’s programmes: Economics and Management, and Applied Systems of Finance and Accounting.

Graduates of the Master’s programmes: Marketing and Sales Management, and International Business Management.

We look forward to seeing you at the ceremony.

* Graduates who are unable to attend the event may collect their diplomas from the Dean’s Office. Please contact the Study Department by phone at +370 37 422 523 or by email at to arrange an appointment to collect the diploma during the summer.

On April 4, the Lithuanian Students' Judo Championship was held in Kaunas, where approximately 90 athletes from across the country participated. The participants competed not only for the top places but also to test their physical and mental limits.

In the weight category up to 63 kilogrammes, a second-year student of the Bachelor’s study programme Economics and Management, Gertrūda Leonavičiūtė, won third place. This victory is impressive because the athlete returned to competition after an injury, and her decision to participate was quite spontaneous.

“I am glad I decided to participate—this victory means a lot to me,” says the student.