Naujienos

On 4-11 November 2019, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Laima Anglickienė and Dr. Jurgita Macijauskaitė-Bonda from Vytautas Magnus University were visiting the Centre of Baltic Studies at Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University in Ukraine. During their visit, they met students studying the Lithuanian language and delivered lectures on Lithuanian ethnology and folklore. Jurgita Macijauskaitė-Bonda covered topics related to folk narratives, giving more attention to etiological and belief legends. Laima Anglickienė focused on festive customs and traditions. Associate professor and Ukrainian students watched a film on traditional festivals and discussed similarities and differences between Lithuanian and Ukrainian traditions. After the presentation a quiz on Lithuania and its traditions was organized.

During their visit, lecturers from Vytautas Magnus University also met the Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, the Head of the Department of Foreign Languages, the Head of the Department of International relations and other colleagues from Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University with whom they discussed possibilities for further cooperation.