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An interdisciplinary conference in memory L. Donskis
The Interdisciplinary Intellectual Practices and Moral Imagination of Leonidas Donskis In memory of philosopher Professor Leonidas Donskis, the Department of Philosophy and Social Critique at Vytautas Magnus University (VMU) is organizing an interdisciplinary conference of humanities and social s...

Lectures by the Swedish Think Tank Expert
On February 21-22 an expert from the think tank The Swedish institute of International Affairs - PhD Anke Schmidt-Felzamnn will give lectures on the Baltic Sea region cooperation, impact of NordStream 2 gas pipeline project on the states of the Baltic Sea region and operation of think tanks and comm...

Obama’s legacy and beyond
November 23 (Wednesday) 17:45 VMU American Studies Club will host a discussion on Barack Obama’s legacy and the future of the United States. Debate will take place in Putvinskio g. 23-106. There is an on-going debate on the Obama’s doctrine and what impact his legacy will have for the future U.S...

Public lecture about climate change
21st November 16:30 public lecture by dr. Florian Rabitz will be held in the Faculty of Political science and Diplomacy (Putvinskio g. 23-312) about the climate change. Climate change is the defining environmental problem of our times yet political attempts at reducing global greenhouse gas e...

A new book about Finland’s and Sweden’s Security Policy
Visiting professor at Vytautas Magnus University A. Rusi published a new book "Together or Separately – Finland’s and Sweden’s Security Policy at the Crossroads" (Yhdessä vai Erikseen- Suomen ja Ruotsin turvallisuuspolitiikka käännekohdassa) The book "Together or Separately" deals with the secur...

Public lectures by a visiting professor
21-23 November, public lectures by prof. Alpo Rusi, visiting professor at Vytautas Magnus University, will be held. Prof. A. Rusi served in the Foreign Ministry of Finland in several assignments (Hamburg, Copenhagen, New York, Bonn), and from 1994 to 1999 as foreign policy adviser to the Presiden...