On the 23rd of November discussion organised by Vilnius University Faculty of Law together with European Commission representation office in Lithuania took place at Aula Parva of Vilnius University. European Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality Věra Jourová, Lithuanian minister of foreign affairs Linas Linkevičius, VU Faculty of Law dean prof. dr. Tomas Davulis and Vice-director of Read more
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Dr. Gintarė Surblytė-Namavičienė visits NYU
Dr. Gintarė Surblytė-Namavičienė is visiting New York University (NYU) this week and has participated in the conference on Trade secrets and algorithmic systems. She has presented a paper on Algorithmic Systems, Trade Secrecy and Competition.
Visit to European Commission representation office in Lithuania
On the 14th of November students of The International and EU Law programme visited European Commission representation office in Lithuania and participated there in the discussions regarding hot topics in Europe. They talked and discussed such questions as Brexit, migration, security, populismus and the rule of law.
Germany’s ambassador to Lithuania Angelika Viets gave a lecture on populism in Europe
On the 12th of November Germany’s ambassador to Lithuania Angelika Viets visited VU Faculty of Law and gave lecture on “Symphony or March – which sound in Europe? Populism and right-wing political movements: Challenges in Germany and Europe”. It was ambassador’s first lecture in Lithuanian universities. During her speech ambassador expressed worries about rise of Read more
Dr. Karolis Gudas participated in the international symposium in Taiwan
Lecturer of VU Faculty of Law dr. Karolis Gudas participated as a speaker in the East Asia International Symposium on Climate Change and Energy Security in Taipei, Taiwan. He presented the reforms in the energy sector in Lithuania and the main infrastructure projects in this field. Scholars, representatives of government and business institutions from China, Read more
Registration to Law Without Walls project
VU Faculty of Law students have possibility to participate in part-virtual experiential learning project designed to change the mindsets and skillsets of lawyers called Law Without Walls. Registration has already started! While LWOW teams create innovations at the intersection of law, business, and technology, LWOW’s real value is building collaborative relationships and developing skills that Read more
Electronic publication “Digitalization in Law”
The sixth edition of international conference papers of the PhD students and young researchers has been published. This year it is devoted once again to very challenging and many different discussions raising topic “Digitalization in Law”. Themes of presentations span from from cybercrimes to the right to be offline; from protection of personal data to Read more
“The John H. Jackson Moot Court” Competition
The John H. Jackson Moot Court Competition (formerly known as the ELSA Moot Court Competition) on WTO Law, one of the biggest moot court competitions in the world, will be launched this week! Stay tuned and take the unique chance to participate in the 17th edition of the competition! Face the Global Challenge! More information
New academic year has been started at the Faculty
This week new academic year traditionally has been opened at Vilnius University and also the the Law Faculty. This year about 300 students will study study programmes in Lithuanian language and about 80 students will study in Erasmus courses or in Master programme International and EU Law. While meeting students from foreign countries VU Faculty Read more
Data protection officer certification course for the first time in the Baltic States
We kindly invite you to participate in Data Protection Officer Certification course organized by Maastricht University European Centre on Privacy and Cyber Security in collaboration with Vilnius University which will be held on 5-9 November in Vilnius. The course will be delivered by world-class practitioners from the Netherlands, Belgium, Lithuania. More information and registration.