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Advancing Toward Sustainability: Reflections on Bankers’ Day at VIKO BANKAS
2023-12-14On December 13th this year, Bankers’ Day unfolded, showcasing VIKO BANKAS’s unique simulation experience to students hailing from ten different countries. Gitana Mečėjienė, Head of the Department of Banking, emphasized the practical significance of VIKO’s Faculty of Economics in offering a hands-on banking simulation during the final year of the degree program. Mečėjienė stressed the […]
Strengthening Digital Competences in Humanities Education: Insights from the Erasmus+ Project
2023-12-12On the 4th of December 2023, the Erasmus+ project titled “Digital readiness and capacity building of humanities professors in universities through partnership with digital technologies companies,” under contract No. 2021-1-LT01-KA220-HED-000031124, convened at Vilnius University’s Faculty of Economics. The following day witnessed a pivotal project publicity event aimed at enhancing the digital competences and capacities of […]
Representative of Vilniaus Kolegija / Higher Education Institution Participates in EURASHE Skills Community of Practice Events
2023-12-05On December 1, 2023 Rita Liepuonienė, Vice-Rector for Studies at Vilniaus Kolegija / Higher Education Institution, participated in a seminar at the European Parliament on Lifelong Learning Week 2023. The aim of Lifelong Learning Week is to raise awareness of the potential of lifelong learning to address the many challenges of modern society. The seminar […]
Empowering Students with Disabilities: Certificates Conferred Following Specialized Training
2023-11-10From November 6th to 8th, 2023, the ERASMUS+ project “Educational Empowerment and Social Inclusion of Students with Disabilities through Digital Solutions and Assistive Technologies (EESI-DIGI)” hosted an impactful training program. This three-day event, held at the Faculty of Economics of Vilnius College of Economics, saw the participation of students with disabilities and educators from five […]
A New Library Services Platform Being Installed in the Library of Vilniaus Kolegija / Higher Education Institution
2023-11-09More than 40 country’s education and research institutions are beginning to implement a new generation library services platform, consisting of the Alma and Primo VE library products from the international company “Ex Libris,” announced Vilnius University (VU). “The new library services platform will provide the Lithuanian academic community with new opportunities on a national scale […]
We are pleased to announce the winners of the “HACK Agrifood Challenge Lab’23” hackathon!
2023-10-31The Agromaster Sector Challenges Laboratory organized by EIT Food concluded with three winning teams instead of just one this year. On October 17-18, the “HACK AgriFood Challenges Lab’23” took place, where students and other registered innovators tackled the most pressing challenges in the agricultural sector today. Nearly 70 participants not only proposed solutions for a […]
Vilniaus Kolegija / Higher Education Institution Strengthens Cooperation with the Municipality of Šalčininkai District
2023-10-25Leaders of Vilniaus Kolegija visited the Šalčininkai District Municipality and discussed opportunities of expanded collaboration not only in the field of youth studies but also in jointly implemented social projects, applied research, and outsourced project activities that would ensure benefits not only in specialist training but also have an impact on the region’s development. The […]
A new project has started!
2023-10-18From 2023 to 2026, twelve European partners, including Vilniaus kolegija, combine their strengths within the subsidised Partnership for Excellence – Erasmus+ Teacher Academies project “Social Change Through Sustainable Communication in Lifelong Learning in Schools and Society” (TASC). This project focuses on sustainable communication. From October 4 till October 6, the partners from seven different countries […]
Research work of the Parenting Skills Consortium presented to the President of the EU Parliament
2023-10-16Roberta Metsola, President of the EU Parliament in Brussels accepted the book „Reimagining Parenthood in diverse context“ from Carmel Borg, professor at Malta University. Since 2013 6 higher education institutes in Europe as Satakunta University of Applied Sciences – SAMK, Vilniaus Kolegija/University of Applied Sciences, Nottingham Trent University, UCLL Welzijn Hasselt and Zuyd Hogeschool | […]
Introducing Digital Tools for Enhancing the Employability of Individuals with Disabilities
2023-10-06On September 26, the Faculty of Economics of VIKO has hosted the second partner meeting of ERASMUS+ project titled “Promoting Employment for People with Disabilities by Enhancing Their Digital Skills and Competences to Support Remote Working Schemes (DigitAbility)”. The project involves researchers from the Faculties of Economics, Electronics and Informatics, and Pedagogy. The project aims […]
Vilniaus kolegija has been accepted into the European higher education consortium HEROES
2023-10-05Vilniaus kolegija has been accepted into the European higher education consortium HEROES (Higher Education Roaming Opportunities and Engagement for Society), which is preparing an application for the European Commission’s invitation to create European University Alliances. The consortium consists of 9 universities of applied sciences in Belgium, the Netherlands, Portugal, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, the Czech […]
Vilniaus Kolegija / Higher Education Institution Became Member Of CoARA Coalition (eng. Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment)
2023-10-04Vilniaus Kolegija has joined the Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment (CoARA) and the agreement. This agreement establishes a common direction for changes in the evaluation practices of scientific research, researchers, and organizations conducting scientific research, with the main goal of maximizing the quality and impact of scientific research. The agreement outlines the principles, commitments, and […]