Naujienos

On March 4-11, Linas Didvalis, Associate Professor at the Department of Cultural Studies, Faculty of Humanities, Vytautas Magnus University, visited Cracow University in Poland. During the visit, the students were presented with the documentary film "Visas of Life. The Chain of Courage“ that tells the story of the beginning of the Second World War, when Jewish refugees arriving in Lithuania from Poland were helped by the Japanese consul in Kaunas, Chiune Sugihara, and a wide network of other people. Dr. Didvalis also gave lectures on Lithuanian-Japanese relations and the peculiarities of the East Asian region. In between the lectures, there were meetings with researchers, lecturers, international relations coordinators. This allowed to exchange experiences and discuss future plans.