The iGEM competition is one of the most renowned student competitions in the world, and you have the chance to be a part of it this year. The iGEM is a highly multidisciplinary competition. Thus, participating teams are made up of students from different backgrounds who in the team specializes in the groups of laboratory, Read more
Congratulations to Agnė Andrijauskaitė, who successfully defended disertation on topic “The Principles of Administrative punishment under the ECHR”! This thesis explores the principles of administrative punishment within the legal framework of the Council of Europe with a special emphasis on the case law of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). It was concluded that Read more
Today, a researcher from the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Lodz, dr. Thomas Banach visited VU Law Faculty. The guest held a lecture „Unwritten Constitution of the Roman Republic“. Lecture, which had been organised by assoc. prof. Indrė Isokaitė-Valužė, Dr. T. Banach presented forms of governance in the Republic of Rome, Read more
“What is the judicial role today?”. One of the most difficult questions of law. The difference between the US and European legal systems, important judgments of the Supreme Court of the United States, the importance of comparative studies discussed with Prof. Charles Szypszak, who is Albert Coates Distinguished Professor of Public Law and Government Read more
Law Faculty of Vilnius University organized an international conference „The 30th Anniversary of the 1992 Lithuanian Constitution and Constitutional Challenges in the 21st Century“, which was dedicated to the occasion of the 30 years anniversary of the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania. Scholars and practicioners of law from Lithuania and abroad read their reports, Read more
Prof. Dr. J. Paužaitė-Kulvinskienė, together with PhD candidates G. Strikaitė-Latušinskaja, D. Kubiliūtė and D. Korchahin, last week (24 – 30 of September) visited the city of Graz (Austria) with a Twinning visit, funded by the Arqus Alliance, the topic of which was “Sustainability and technology challenges of public administration and court proceedings”. Part of the Read more
On the 17th of June the delegation from Faculty of Law and administration of University of Szczecin, led by the dean prof. dr. Ewelina Cała-Wacinkiewicz, visited VU Faculty of Law. Cooperation agreement has been signed which will allow to establish Center of Lithuanian Law in Szczecin. It will be first such center in Poland. Later Read more
In the latest QS World University Rankings 2022, Vilnius University (VU) took a record high position and for the first time, ranked 400th in this ranking. This is also the highest rating ever achieved by Lithuanian universities in the global ranking of QS universities; therefore, this position is significant not only for the history of higher Read more
Baltic-American Freedom Foundation provides fellowships for professors and academic researchers to conduct independent or collaborative research projects in the U.S. for up to 12 months. The deadline to submit application is the 31st of October 2019. More information here.
In April 2019, The Vilnius University launched a unique academic initiative by establishing the Vilnius University Technology Hub (VU Tech Hub). VU Units (the Faculties of Communication, Economics and Business Administration, Kaunas, Law, Mathematics and Informatics, Medicine, the Business School and the Life Sciences Center) joined efforts to create an especial platform for innovation and Read more
