MSCA4Ukraine fellow Kateryna is researching digital forensics at Vilnius University. She hopes her work will help international crime investigations in her home country and beyond. Fleeing Ukraine Heavy shelling by advancing Russian forces in the early months of 2022 left Kateryna and her family with no other choice but to flee their home in Read more
Today at VU Faculty of Law, there was a simultaneous chess match with the Speaker of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania Viktorija Čmilyte-Nielsen. The chess grandmaster was challenged by a group of law students, teachers and alumni. Simultaneously, the Speaker of the Seimas played against 12 opponents at the same time, three of Read more
On the 15th of September Vilnius University Faculty of Law and the Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania presented their joint publication “European Union Law and Lithuanian Administrative Justice” at the Tech Hub of Vilnius University. The presentation-discussion was attended by Prof. Dr. Egidijus Šileikis, Prof. Dr. Skirgailė Žalimienė, Prof. Dr. Bartosz Wojciechowski, Prof. Dr. Tomas Read more
Today, the community of the Vilnius University Law Faculty welcomed the new academic year with the shining sun and the greetings of the guests. September 1st is a special celebration for the academic community, especially for the first-year students, who are starting a new phase and taking their first steps in the field of Read more
The Dean of VU Faculty of Law assoc. prof. dr. Haroldas Šinkūnas, the Vice-Dean for Studies assoc. prof. dr. Vigita Vėbraitė, prof. Dr. Tomas Davulis, and dr. Elena Masnevaitė this week visited the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Szczecin in Poland. Activities of the Lithuanian Law Centre at the Faculty and Read more
After 7-months the team of the Faculty of Law of Vilnius University – Gabija Breiterytė, Justė Kavaliauskaitė, Vytautas Vaicekauskas and Haroldas Kupstas – finished their journey at the 30th “Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot competition”. This competition is unofficially considered to be the Olympics of international commerce and arbitration. The main part Read more
On 28 March 2023, the Faculty of Law of Vilnius University hosted a Comparative Expert Assessment of Research and Development (R&D) Activities which is organized by Research Council of Lithuania (further – RCL). RCL compiled a panel of legal experts, which evaluated Faculty’s of Law research level in the field of law. During the Read more
Today the Council of the VU Law Faculty appointed assoc. professor dr. Vida Petrylaitė as the new head of the Department of Private Law. Congratulations on new position! Assoc. prof. dr. Vida Petrylaitė researches EU social security law, balancing work and family obligations and labor law. She has published more than 40 scientific publications Read more
Today, the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania appointed dr. Danguolė Bublienė, associate professor of the Department of Private Law at the VU Law Faculty, as the President of the Supreme Court of Lithuania. 81 members of the Seimas voted for the judge of the aforementioned court, 10 against, and 18 parliamentarians abstained. “I Read more
On February 24, marking the year of Russian aggression in Ukraine, the Faculty of Law of Vilnius University, in cooperation with Ivan Franko National University of Lviv and Newcastle University, organized the international conference “Russia’s Aggression Against Ukraine: the Year Nobody Expected”. During the conference, ambassadors, scientists and practitioners drew attention to Russia’s brutal Read more
