DR. HALINA BERESNEVIČIŪTĖ NOSALOVA VISITING VYTAUTAS MAGNUS UNIVERSITY
On 11-18 June, Dr. Halina Beresnevičiūtė Nosalova from Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic, was visiting Vytautas Magnus University. During her visit, Dr. H. Beresnevičiūtė-Nosalova worked in libraries, where she collected material for the courses on history and literature of the Baltic region. She also gathered material for forthcoming publications in the field of Lithuanian 19th c. social history and Czech-Lithuanian cultural relations. Dr. Halina Beresnevičiūtė-Nosalova also met with university professors and researchers, namely prof. Egidijus Aleksandravičius and Dr. Daiva Dapkutė from the Department of History at Vytautas Magnus University.
Dr. Halina Beresnevičiūtė Nosalova was visiting Vytautas Magnus University
Photographs from Dr. Halina Beresnevičiūtė Nosalova personal archive
LIEPAJA UNIVERSITY LECTURER VISITED VYTAUTAS MAGNUS UNIVERSITY
On June 3-7 a lecturer from the Liepaja University (LiepU), Latvia, mg. philol. Sandra Okuneva (Sandra Okuņeva), had a traineeship at Vytautas Magnus University (VMU) in Kaunas. S. Okuneva is a director of the Bachelor's degree programme „Baltic Philology, Culture and Communication“ at the Faculty of Humanities and Arts and a phD student at the same time.
During the visit, S. Okuneva got acquainted with the study programmes and research areas of the Faculty of Humanities of VMU. She worked in the VMU library collecting materials for her research and testing the possibilities of the library's reading rooms, which provide an environment conducive to study and research and comfortable working conditions. Lecturer also visited VMU Centre of Letonics. The chief coordinator of the Center Dr Kristina Vaisvalavičienė and ethnologist Dr Auksė Noreikaitė told the gest the main areas of their investigations and activities.
S. Okuneva, commenting on the results of the internship, expressed her gratitude to her Lithuanian colleagues for the warm welcome introducing the University and the city of Kaunas, as well as for the financial support for the internship provided by the project "Promotion of Cooperation between Foreign Baltic Studies Centres and Lithuanian Scientific and Educational Institutions". According to S. Okuneva, professional and informal communication not only strengthens the cooperation between our higher education institutions, but also enriches the content of studies at the Liepaja University.
S. Okuneva at Vytautas Magnus University (VMU) in Kaunas
Photographs from S. Okuneva personal archive
TEREZA KABELAČOVA FROM MASARYK UNIVERSITY (BRNO) VISITING VILNIUS UNIVERSITY
On 2023 May 21-27 Tereza Kabelačova, a researcher at the Institute of General Linguistics and Baltic Studies of Masaryk University in Brno, visited Vilnius University. During the visit, she worked in the VU Central Library, collected materials for the Lithuanian courses and scientific research, got acquainted with the latest literature. In the meetings with VU colleagues, she discussed the development of studies and scientific research, cooperation in the field of Baltic studies and joint conferences.
VISIT OF LINA PESTAL FROM VIENNA UNIVERSITY TO VILNIUS UNIVERSITY
On 2023 May 17-23 Lina Pestal visited Vilnius University. During the visit Lina Pestal worked in the VU and Martynas Mažvydas libraries, participated in various events - Lithuanian and Ukrainian poetry and music evening, prof. dr. Neringa Klumbytė's lectures.
Lina Pestal visited Vilnius University
Photographs from L. Pestal personal archive
DR. VYTAUTAS RINKEVIČIUS VISITING MASARYK UNIVERSITY IN BRNO
On 2023 April 30-May 7 dr. Vytautas Rinkevičius visited Institute of General Linguistics and Baltic Studies at the Masaryk University in Brno, where he gave lectures to students.
Dr. Gina Holvoet and DR. Birutė Spraunienė visit to Stockholm University
On 2023 May 14-21 Dr. Gina Holvoet and Dr. Birutė Spraunienė visited Stockholm University, where they participated in meetings with colleagues of the Baltic Languages Department of the Slavic and Baltic Languages, Finnish, Dutch and German Institute.
Dr. Gina Holvoet and Dr. Birutė Spraunienė
Photographs from G. Holvoet personal archive
WARSAW UNIVERSITY STUDENT ANDŽĖJUS ŽAKAS VISIT TO VILNIUS UNIVERSITY
On 2023 May 14-21 Andžėjus Žakas, a student at the University of Warsaw, visited Vilnius University.
Assoc. prof. dr. Inesa Szulska visited the University of Vilnius
On May 24-30 2023 assoc. prof. dr. Inesa Szulska of the Department of Baltic Studies of the University of Warsaw visited Vilnius University.
Assoc. prof. dr. Inesa Szulska and Gina Holvoet
Photographs from G. Holvoet personal archive
Assoc. prof. dr. Pietro Dini visit to Vilnius University
2023 May 28-June 3 Assoc. prof. dr. Pietro Dini, the head of the Center for Baltic Studies at the University of Pisa visited Vilnius University.
Editorial board of the magazine "Archivum Lithuanicum"
Photographs from G. Holvoet personal archive
DR. ERNESTA KAZAKĖNAITĖ FROM VILNIUS UNIVERSITY VISIT TO GOETHE UNIVERSITY FRANKFURT
From the 5th to the 11th of June 2023, Vilnius University teacher Dr. Ernesta Kazakėnaitė visited Goethe University Frankfurt.
Dr. Ernesta Kazakėnaitė
Photographs from Ernesta Kazakėnaitė personal archive.