Faculty news

We invite graduates to a graduation ceremony on 3 February at 11:00 am at St. St. John's Church! The ceremony will include the awarding of diplomas to MIF graduates, congratulatory speeches and a musical performance. The ceremony will end at 2 pm. If you are not planning to attend the award ceremony, please inform the MIF Studies Department by 27 January (studijos@mif.vu.lt). Graduates who will not attend the ceremony will be able to pick up their diploma from the MIF Study Office from 5 February by prior arrangement. Diplomas will be kept at the Faculty for one year.

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A device used to speed the discovery of vaccines and drugs after a pandemic, to make the movie "Avatar", build model cars, and predict the weather. Eduardas Kutka, a lecturer at Vilnius universiy, faculty of Mathematics and Informatics (VU MIF), says that the possibilities of supercomputers are extremely wide. Being much more than an ordinary computer, it can perform complex calculations and computational operations much faster and more efficiently.

The Arqus Alliance of European Universities invites its community to apply for the Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programme (BIP), which is based on Challenge-Based Learning (CBL). This multidisciplinary program will encompass various fields of knowledge, engaging professors, students at different academic stages (Bachelor’s and Master’s), and university staff. The programme starts at the beginning of March.

The Lithuanian language has been largely inaccessible in many of our daily technologies for a long time. Why can't we communicate with our smart devices in Lithuanian? Why doesn't a robot vacuum respond to commands given in Lithuanian? Why are voice assistants in our native language so limited? Researchers at Vilnius University (VU) have worked for over ten years to make technology more accessible in Lithuania.

Dr. Gintautas Bareikis has been nominated for the Best Lecturer of the Year award at the Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics at Vilnius University. This decision was made by the students and the university committee. What motivates a scientist in their work? What qualities does he hope to instill in his students before they enter the world? Here is an interview with Dr. G. Bareikis.

Arqus is organising the 2025 edition of the Summer School for Teaching Innovation in the Minho region.

During the festive season, the Vilnius University (VU) Culture Centre invites both citizens and visitors of the capital city to enjoy the magical atmosphere of holiday anticipation through an inspiring program of musical events.