Vytautas Magnus University (Lithuania) announces the opening of registration for summer courses in Lithuanian language, Lithuanian culture and science for 2022 to be held online or in Lithuania, Vilnius or Kaunas, during 16.07.2022 – 14.08.2022.

        Vytautas Magnus University is happy to introduce its summer courses for those, who want to learn new things, meet incredible people, and make the best of their summer.

The detailed information is available on this link: www.balticsummeruniversity.com/scholarships/        

    Deadlines:

  1. Registration deadline: 01 June 2022
  2. Scholarship and tuition waiver deadline applications available until 27 April 2022 for students, lecturers or researchers.

    Courses:

  1. Lithuanian language & Lithuanian culture

            Language lessons are for complete beginners to advanced learners, who want to continue their journey, cultural and social lectures and activities designed to create an immersive experience of Lithuanian culture adapted to the online format, captivating special tasks and interactions with Lithuanians and your new friends from around the world united by the desire to learn Lithuanian.

            Scholarship and tuition waiver applications are available until 27 April 2022 for students, lecturers or researchers at foreign HEIs OR people living abroad able to prove their Lithuanian origin.

            Credits:                      6 ECTS

            Mode:                        Online or in Lithuania: Vilnius or Kaunas

            Price:                          Online: 300EUR full, 50% off for students, In Lithuania: 900 EUR, 20% off for students

 

  1. Bioeconomy: from principles to practice

            Bioeconomy has a great potential to reduce the impact of climate change and contribute to sustainable development goals. Bioeconomy sector focuses on the sustainable use of biological resources in production of goods and services.

            Therefore, implementation of bioeconomy is a path to sustainability and welfare of the countries. The aim of this summer school is to build a common understanding of bioeconomy, focusing on economic, environmental, and social perspectives.

            Dates:                         08 Aug 2022 — 12 Aug 2022

            Target audience:       Everyone interested in bioeconomy

            Credits:                      2 ECTS

            Mode:                         Online

            Price:                         200 EUR, 150 EUR for students

 

  1. Methods in Molecular Genetics

            This course is a comprehensive overview of key techniques in molecular biology mostly related to DNA analysis. The course covers the techniques of DNA/RNA extraction, gel electrophoresis, PCR and restriction digestion; data analysis using computer software. Upon completion of this course, the trainee would be able to extract genomic DNA/RNA from animal cells, perform agarose gel electrophoresis to analyse the DNA profile; amplify specific fragments of DNA using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique; perform restriction digestion experiments and visualise data obtained. School consists of lectures, practical exercises in laboratories, data analysis and case studies seminars.

            Bachelor level, Master level and PhD students, researchers and university teachers from areas of

Target audience: biology, bioinformatics, genetics, molecular biology, microbiology, biotechnology, bioengineering, biophysics, health sciences.

            Dates:                         18 July 2022 — 29 July 2022           

            Credits:                      3 ECTS

            Mode:                        In Lithuania: Vilnius or Kaunas

            Price:                          600 EUR, for students: 500 EUR

           

  1. Personal growth with PsyCap

            Positive psychological characteristic (PsyCap) is a developmental state of a person with high emphasis on four characteristics that have a decisive influence on a person’s productivity and quality of life. In today’s volatile and ever-changing world, it is very important to improve your personality in order to be resistant to a variety of everyday stressors, live meaningfully, realize full potential and successfully achieve life goals. This course focuses on studying positive aspects of personality, including: self-efficacy (belief in personal competence), optimism, hope and resilience.

            Dates:                         01 Aug 2022 — 14 Aug 2022

            Target audience:       Everyone interested in the topic of PsyCap and self-improvement

            Credits:                      4 ECTS

            Mode:                        In Lithuania: Vilnius or Kaunas

            Price:                         600 EUR, for students: 500 EUR

 

  1. Seeking for meaningful innovation: Curiosity, Creativity and Communication

            The program deals with various strategies for stimulating creativity, communication opportunities to arouse curiosity and convey information in an innovative manner. The active reporting methods will be applied.

 

            Dates:                         18 July 2022 — 29 July 2022

            Target audience:       Everyone interested in the topic

            Credits:                      2 ECTS

            Mode:                        In Lithuania: Vilnius or Kaunas

            Price:                         450 EUR

The detailed information is available on this link: www.balticsummeruniversity.com/scholarships/      

For more information, please contact the International Cooperation Department of the University: Tel: +998 66 240-38-53,  irossu1420@gmail.com