International Scientific Conference
Latvian Language Institute of the Latvian University invites to the International Scientific Conference "Onomastic investigations" in Riga, May 10-11, 2018.
Application form, Приглашение, Einladung, Invitation, Ielūgums.
LITHUANIAN UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES PROFESSOR DR. GINTAUTAS KUNDROTAS’ ACADEMIC VISIT TO MAXIM TANK BELARUSIAN STATE PEDAGOGICAL UNIVERSITY
On 16-22 October 2017, Prof. Dr. Gintautas Kundrotas from the Department of Germanic, Romance, Slavonic Philology and Didactics at Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences visited the Centre for Lithuanian Studies at Maxim Tank Belarusian State Pedagogical University. The professor delivered lecturers on segmental and supersegmental units of language, parts of speech and their forms, loanwords, international words and pronunciation to the students of the Centre for Lithuanian Studies.
THE VISIT OF PROF. DR. ASTA KAZLAUSKIENĖ AND ASSOC. PROF. DR. LAIMA ANGLICKIENĖ AT THE GEORGIAN TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
On 15-22 October 2017, Prof. Dr. Asta Kazlauskienė and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Laima Anglickienė (Vytautas Magnus University) were visiting the Centre of the Lithuanian Language and Culture at the Georgian Technical University in Tbilisi. They gave lectures to students of beginners and advanced groups, had meetings with the staff of the Centre of the Lithuanian Language and Culture and other university lecturers studying the Lithuanian language, and provided counselling to students writing research papers.
INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC WORKSHOP
On 12-14 October 2017, the international scientific workshop “The Baltists’ Agora: Literature, Culture, and Mythology” was held in Riga (Latvia). It was organized by the Literary Baltic Studies Group at the Lithuanian Literature and Folklore Institute in cooperation with the Centre for Linguistics at the University of Latvia. The event was aimed at problematizing research on Baltic identity and self-consciousness in the context of literature, culture and mythology. During this academic workshop, not only the relations between Lithuanian and foreign Baltists and their institutions were developed, but also the most recent research in Baltic studies was presented.
More information about scientific workshop you can find at: http://baltnexus.lt/news/430/19/%C4%AEVYKO-TARPTAUTINIS-AKADEMINIS-SEMINARAS-BALTIST%C5%B2-AGORA-LITERAT%C5%AARA-KULT%C5%AARA-MITOLOGIJA.
INTERNSHIP OF GINTARĖ JUDŽENTYTĖ
On 8-15 October 2017, lecturer from the Department of Lithuanian Language, Faculty of Philology at Vilnius University Gintarė Judžentytė participated in an internship at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. During the visit, Gintarė Judžentytė delivered a series of lectures on "The History of the Lithuanian Language" and "A System of Pronouns in Standard Lithuanian" to students of the Department of Baltic Studies.
INTERNSHIP OF DR. MANFREDAS ŽVIRGŽDAS
On 2-16 October 2017, Dr. Manfredas Žvirgždas from the Institute of Lithuanian Literature and Folklore participated in an internship at Masaryk University in Brno. During the visit, he gave a series of lectures entitled "Introduction to the Lithuanian Classical Literature" in Lithuanian and English to students of Baltic studies.
THE VISIT OF PROF. DR. PIETRO U. DINI AT VILNIUS UNIVERSITY
On 28 September - 8 October 2017, Prof. Dr. Pietro U. Dini (University of Pisa) was visiting the Faculty of Philology at Vilnius University. He delivered a workshop to the students, consulted on the issues of historical, general linguistics and translation theory. The professor also gave a presentation in the conference "Translation: sameness, likeness and match".
International scientific conference dedicated to the 150th birthday of Jānis Zēvers / Johann Sehwers “Jānis Zēvers / Johann Sehwers – 150”
Latvian Language Institute of the University of Latvia, University of Latvia Faculty of Humanties Department of Germanic Studies, University of Latvia Faculty of Humanties Department of Russian and Slavonic Studies, Ventspils University College Faculty of Translation Studies invites you to participate in the international scientific conference dedicated to the 150th birthday of Jānis Zēvers / Johann Sehwers “Jānis Zēvers / Johann Sehwers – 150”.
Please submit the Participant Form including an abstract (up to 700 characters) by November 30, 2017 via e-mail to renate.silina-pinke@lu.lv.
ASSOC. PROF. EDMUNDAS TRUMPA’S FROM UNIVERSITY OF LATVIA ACADEMIC VISIT TO VILNIUS UNIVERSITY
On 2-8 October 2017, Associate Professor Dr. Edmundas Trumpa visited the Faculty of Philology of Vilnius University. During the academic visit, Dr. E. Trumpa delivered a lecture, discussed possibilities for cooperation between the University of Latvia and Vilnius University, and met colleagues from Vilnius University, the Institute of Lithuanian Literature and Folklore as well as members of the Lithuanian Writers’ Union.
THE VISIT OF EVA KRIVANKOVA AT VILNIUS UNIVERSITY
On 17-23 September 2017, lecturer Eva Krivankova (Masaryk University, Brno) was visiting the Faculty of Philology at Vilnius University. During the visit, E. Krivankova worked at the Library of Vilnius University, was consulted by the lecturers from the Department of Baltic Studies and the Department of Lithuanian Language.