Vilnius University (Edgaras Kurauskas photo)
Society

Lithuania’s students are invited to join CERN

The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) invites students from Lithuania for internships and work in the world’s largest particle physics laboratory. This is a unique opportunity for students and specialists from various fields to work in an international team and get to know the scientific work that goes on inside the modern laboratories. […]

Rapolas Žilionis
Economy

Vilnius University student with team discovers a new cell type

Webpage of one of the most prestigious scientific journals in the world, Nature, recently published an article “A Single-cell Atlas of the Airway Epithelium Reveals the CFTR-rich Pulmonary Ionocyte”. It centres around the discovery of a new type of cell – pulmonary ionocyte. Dr. Lindsey Plasschaert and Vilnius University (VU) Life Sciences Centre doctorate student Rapolas Žilionis are first authors on this paper. […]

Lithuanian stand in the Munich (Germany) Fair, which will take place June 26-29
Economy

90 our of 100 universities in the world request Lithuanian lasers

One of the things Lithuania is best known for is the laser industry. While perhaps not at the very pinnacle of the industry, the country does not compare all too poorly against highly developed states such as the USA, Germany, France, China and others. And at the same time the industry shows no signs of slowing down, with growing sales and increasing numbers of manufacturers, which should keep Lithuania within the top echelon of the laser industry. […]

Vilnius University
Society

Vilnius University included among world’s top 500

The QS World University Rankings 2016–2017 marks an important milestone for Lithuanian academics with Vilnius University (VU) entering the list of the 500 most prominent universities in the world. […]

Dalia Grybauskaitė
Politics

Political leaders and commentators react to president’s State of the Nation address

In her annual address on Thursday, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė did not put the blame for the country’s problems solely on the government and managed to maintain balance and not show her support for any political group in the run-up to the general elections, a political analyst said. […]