We are sharing the invitation to submit abstracts for the 4th annual Student academic Conference, focusing on Asia. The conference will be held on April 24, 11:00-14:00, V. Putvinskio 23-310 in Kaunas, Lithuania.

This event, which has become an integral part of VMU Asian Week, is organized by VMU Regional Studies Asian specialization students and VMU Center for Asian Studies together with the Department of Cultural Studies. As every year, students from various fields whose work and research touch on the topic of Asia are welcome, both from the humanities, social sciences, arts and other disciplines.

Abstract requirements. When submitting the abstract, it is necessary to indicate presenter’s name, surname, the university represented and the course you are studying in. The abstract of the presentation should be between 250-300 words in Lithuanian or English. Those who wish to submit their abstracts should send them to azijos.konferencijaVDU@gmail.com by March 22, 2024. Selected participants will be informed personally.

The conference will be held live, but if circumstances arise, presentations can be delivered remotely via MS Teams.

Scientific and organizational committee of the conference:

Chair: Dr. Arvydas Kumpis

members:

  • Assoc. Prof. dr. Linas Didvalis
  • Dr. Egidijus Balandis
  • PhD Candidate Liveta Ūselė
  • PhD Candidate Karolė Miuller
  • PhD Candidate Jiabin Song
  • assist. prof. Simona Kumpė
  • assist. prof. Gheorghe-Alexandru Fratila
  • Neda Baravikovaitė
  • Austėja Jočytė
  • Julija Paulauskaitė
  • Simona Valytė

More up-to-date information is available on the event’s Facebook page.

Let’s meet at the conference!