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Public lectures by foreign partners of the faculty
The Faculty of Political Science and Diplomacy invites to public lectures by foreign partners of the faculty. During Erasmus Teaching Exchange Week ( May 2 - 5) lecturers from Ukraine, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Japan, Mexico and Romania will give lectures at the faculty: Visiting professor Un...

Online Discussion with the Scientists from Ukraine: The Role of Universities in Wartime
Vytautas Magnus University (VMU) Faculty of Political Science and Diplomacy community highly condemns Putin's actions and supports Ukrainian colleagues. VMU stands in solidarity with Ukraine and terminates all cooperation with Russian and Belarusian partners. On Wednesday, 23 March at 15:00 (Vilni...

Her Excellency the Ambassador of Slovenia Božena Forštnarič Boroje lecture
Her Excellency the Ambassador of Slovenia Božena Forštnarič Boroje will give a lecture on the Slovenian Presidency of the EU Council in 2021. Tuesday, November 16, 11:30 - 12:30, on MS Teams platform Ambassador Božena Forštnarič Boroje headed the Human Rights Department at the Ministry of Foreign ...

Prof. Steven Livingston public lecture-discussion “Are Social Media Platforms Uniquely Responsible for Democratic Backsliding?”
Since the 2016 Brexit referendum and the US presidential election, there’s been an explosion of books and articles hoping to explain the decline of liberal democracy. One common explanation involves social media algorithms. The priorities of the social media behemoths are shaped not by a sense of ...

Open lecture: Strategic autonomy, European military and other initiatives – what is the future of EU foreign and security policy?
Faculty of Political Science and Diplomacy together with Faculty of Humanities invites to an open lecture/discussion with Nicolas Tenzer, 20 10 2021, V. Putvinskis str. 23 - 310: Strategic autonomy, European military and other initiatives – what is the future of EU foreign and security policy? Disc...

On-line Discussion on EU Public Diplomacy and Media Narratives
The Faculty of Political Science & Diplomacy organized the on-line discussion on EU Public diplomacy and Media Narratives. During the workshop the main results of Jean Monnet Project Youth Opinion and Opportunities for EU Public Diplomacy: Youth Narratives and Perceptions of the EU and EU-Ukrai...