Today, the Dean of the VU Law Faculty, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Haroldas Šinkūnas, and the Director of the Lithuanian Probation Service, Romas Ostanavičius, have signed a cooperation agreement. The parties agreed on cooperation between the institutions by informing each other about planned conferences, seminars and introducing students to the activities and specifics of the Read more
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Invitation to Join CopyrightX 2024
The Faculty of Law at Vilnius University invites you to register and participate in the CopyrightX project organized by VU Faculty of Law and Harvard Law School. CopyrightX is a twelve-week interactive course on U.S. copyright law. During the lectures, students will examine specific copyright cases and participate in interesting discussions about the principles Read more
International group of experts will evaluate VU law studies
On 17 October 2023, an international team of experts will visit the Law Fcaulty to evaluate the studies at Vilnius University Law Faculty. The external evaluation team will consist of professors from higher education institutions with experience in higher education management, a social partner and a student representative. During the visit, the experts will Read more
A lecture on the teaching method used in the USA – students will be able to study with American fellows in the Spring semester
Methodological lecture “Analytical dialogue – from knowledge to understanding” was held for the University community at the Law Faculty on September 27th. The lecture was led by an enthusiast and practitioner of the analytical method prof. Charles Szypszak (the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) and Assoc. Prof. Donatas Murauskas (VU Law Faculty). Read more
Student Scientific Society invites to register and write an article
Student Scientific Society of the VU Law Faculty kindly invites to register and together with a team write an article! In the link below, you will find a list of tutors and topics, which will be updated, but we remind you (and strongly encourage) that you can formulate the topics yourself. Link: https://vustudentuatstovybe-my.sharepoint.com/:x:/g/personal/info_vutfsmd_lt/EccgDCYwSERLsvp0f4mY9vcBypiOvkhaVt_5WCd4pR59Dg?e=RST23J&fbclid=IwAR3COVYJko02gm0JEcqtR2SJIgpw7_USomQkzHYuFooVW9Oi5LlJAEbAZ6M Topics Read more
18TH EUROPEAN LAW SUMMER SCHOOL – INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES
The 18th European Law Summer School was concluded yesterday. All week, since September 6th, students had been listening lectures on topic “Europe in a state of emergency – with what Law?” (ger. „Europa im Ausnahmezustand – mit welchem Recht?“, fr. „L’Europe en état d’urgence – avec quel droit?“). This year, the annual event attracted Read more
International students have started studies at the VU Law Faculty
This year 31 students have started master studies in the program “International and European Law”, all of them arrived from various countries: Ukraine, Georgia, France, Latvia, Mexico, India, Cameroon, Pakistan, Morocco, Bangladesh, Azerbaijan. VU Law Faculty accepted 27 Erasmus students from Germany, France, Spain, Portugal, Slovakia, Japan and Turkey. This semester they will study Read more
VU Law Faculty has started the new academic year
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
VU Law Faculty MA graduates awarded at the Supreme Court of Lithuania
Yesterday, the Supreme Court of Lithuania hosted the award ceremony for the best Master’s thesis of 2023. The event, which has already become a tradition, is taking place for the eighth time this year. Each year Vytautas Magnus University, Mykolas Romeris University and Vilnius University submit up to 5 best final Master of Law Read more
STUDENT-TEACHER DIALOGUE – THE PRACTICE OF TRAINING LAWYERS IN USA APPLIED AT THE VU LAW FACULTY
As we learn from the Hollywood movies, USA lawyers are notoriously eloquent, and trials in this country often reminds plays. While the image of lawyers in the movies may not necessarily match the reality, US lawyers do have exceptional analytical, quick-thinking, and responsive skills. One of the prerequisites for this ability is the analytical Read more