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Vilniaus Kolegija (VIKO) Named Top Public Professional Higher Education Institution in Lithuania by Reitingai Magazine
2025-05-09Vilniaus Kolegija has once again secured its position as the top-ranked public Professional Higher Education Institution in Lithuania, according to the latest national rankings published by Reitingai magazine. Earning a total score of 78.81 points across all evaluated categories, Vilniaus Kolegija leads the field with exceptional results in alumni impact and employer evaluations. This key category, which […]
Best Research Projects Were Awarded at the 30th Euroweek Conference
2025-05-05For the first time Lithuania hosted the 30th Euroweek Conference, an international event bringing together students and academics from 18 different countries. Vilniaus kolegija / Higher Education Institution (VIKO) is the only lithuanian higher education institution participating in the conference. Rector Dr. Žymantė Jankauskienė pointed out that Euroweek is an exceptional international event which brings […]
The Only Higher Education Institution Representing Lithuania at the “Euroweek” Conference: Who Is It?
2025-04-10For the first time, “Euroweek” — an international conference now happening for 30th time — is being held in Lithuania. The event brings together students and researchers from 18 different countries. The only higher education institution from Lithuania participating is Vilnius kolegija (VIKO). “The topic of this year’s project is Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the […]
Meeting of the HEROES Alliance Working Group with the Alliance’s Associated Social Partners
2025-04-07On April 3, 2025, the first meeting took place between Vilniaus kolegija, a member of the European University Alliance HEROES, and the Alliance’s associated social partners. Representatives from VIKO’s strategic institutional partners – Knowledge Economy Forum, the Vilnius Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Crafts, Lithuanian student alliance and the Lithuanian Employment Service -together with the […]
Faculty of Pedagogy Hosted the Blended Intensive Programme “13 Reasons Why: Student Symposium on Suicide”
2025-03-26On March 17–21, the Faculty of Pedagogy at Vilniaus kolegija / Higher Education Institution hosted the blended intensive programme “13 Reasons Why: Student Symposium on Suicide”. Students and lecturers from Hanover University of Applied Sciences and Arts (Germany), Howest University of Applied Sciences (Belgium), the Polytechnic Institute of Santarém (Portugal) and Vorarlberg University of Applied […]
Vilniaus kolegija / Higher Education Institution successfully concludes Erasmus+ cooperation project “Universities for Sustainable Development”
2025-03-18VIKO, in collaboration with Pablo de Olavide University (Spain), Savonia University of Applied Sciences (Finland), and the company OpenODS (Spain), has successfully completed the Erasmus+ cooperation project “Universities for Sustainable Development” (USD). This initiative aimed to enhance sustainability practices in higher education institutions through innovative digital tools and methodologies. As part of the USD project, […]
Researchers from 18 countries will explore the opportunities and threats of artificial intelligence (AI) in the 21st century at Vilniaus kolegija / HEI
2025-03-14From April 28 to May 2, 2025, Vilniaus Kolegija/ HEI will bring together researchers to explore the opportunities and challenges of artificial intelligence (AI) in the 21st century. Student teams, guided by researchers from higher education institutions across 18 countries, are already preparing their projects, which they will present during the final EUROWEEK event. EUROWEEK […]
International Teaching Week at Vilniaus kolegija / Higher Education Institution
2025-03-10On March 3-7, Vilniaus kolegija / Higher Education Institution hosted the 17th and largest International Teaching Week in history, bringing together 92 lecturers from 24 countries, representing higher education institutions from around the world. Throughout the week, visiting lecturers delivered over 150 lectures and seminars to both Lithuanian and international students, offering them a unique […]
VIKO representative attends high-level meeting on the future of European universities
2025-03-03Last week dr. Jolanta Preidienė, Head of International Relations and Projects Department of VIKO, together with Sofie Mols, President of HEROES, Piet Van Hove, Secretary General of HEROES, and Joep Houterman, Rector of Fontys UAS (the Netherlands), represented HEROES Alliance in a High-Level meeting ‘Shaping the future: European Universities alliances for a Competitive Europe”, organized […]
Prof. Dr. Arthur Kolb’s visit to VIKO
2025-02-25On February 24, 2025 Prof. Dr. Arthur Kolb, Vice-President for International Relations from Kempten University of Applied Sciences, Germany, visited Vilniaus Kolegija / Higher Education Institution to learn about the study programmes, internationalisatio at VIKO, to establish cooperation in different areas, such as student and staff exchange, joint projects, BIPs etc. The communication with this […]
VIKO has officially become part of the groundbreaking European Universities alliance – HEROES!
2025-01-28From January 21-23, VIKO representatives, alongside 100+ staff members from partner institutions, attended the kick-off event at Thomas More’s campus in Geel, Belgium. The event marked the beginning of an ambitious journey as partners collaborated on specific implementation plans to bring HEROES to life! HEROES Alliance, co-funded by the European Commission under the Erasmus+ program […]
TASC – Teacher Academy Sustainable Communication project
2024-12-30Exciting week for the TASC – Teacher Academy Sustainable Communication project! Our consortium of 12 partners from 7 European countries has gathered at Vilniaus Kolegija in Vilnius for a crucial project meeting (Dec 9-14). We are honored to welcome 22 Teacher Board members who form our Advisory Board, providing essential feedback to enhance the Grade […]