DSC_95331On March 7, 2014, VMU signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bunkyo Gakuin university in Tokyo, Japan. On this occassion the honorable guests from the mentioned university visited our university. Delegation, led by rector prof. Nobuo Kawabe, met with VMU rector prof. Zigmas Lydeka, prorector prof. Auksė Balčytienė, International Relations director Zina Baltrenienė and the head of the Centre for Asian Studies dr. Aurelijus Zykas. Also, the representative from Japanese Embassy in Lithuania, advisor Shinichi Yamanaka, attended the official signing event as well.

During the meeting, the possibilities of students and teachers exchange between two universities were discussed. Next year Bunkyo Gakuin University’s lecturers are planing to visit Kaunas with their students, where they are planning to spend one week creating, discussing and writing joint projects. VMU japanese club ‘Hashi’ will also be joining the delegation during that week. (more…)

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626px-Asia_terrainVMU Faculty’s of Political Science and Diplomacy Department of Regional Studies informs the students that this year the admissions to EARS masters program are temporary suspended.

We hope to open the renewed EARS program again in 2015 Spring.
Admissions to RASK program this year will be held as usual.

gm8r8118This February our Centre for Asian Studies welcomed another addition to our staff – Daiva Repečkaitė. Our new coleague will work as a junior researcher and will be responsible for Korean and Indonesian projects. Daiva Repečkaitė’s research interests are international migrations and EU-China relationships.

In 2007 Daiva Repečkaitė graduated from Vilnius University with Political Science bachelor degree, in 2008 graduated from Central European University in Budapest, Hungary with masters degree in Sociology and Social Anthropology. 2009 was the year when Daiva won Japan foundation scholarship for the research practice in Japan. In 2011 Repečkaitė participated in a summer school at Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul, South Korea. Right now Daiva Repečkaitė is studying at VU University Amsterdam (the Netherlands) for her PhD.

Daiva Repečkaitė CV (English)

nmsOn January 31st daily newspaper “Lietuvos Rytas” published an article by Iveta Skliutaitė which covered the Asian New Year’s celebration at VMU. The highly anticipated event was organised by VMU Centre for Asian Studies and East Asian culture club “Wudang Tao”.

The celebration began with a public lecture about the New Year’s traditions in East Asia (lecture was conducted by the staff of the Centre for Asian Studies – Agnė Budriūnaitė, Kristina Barancovaitė-Skindaravičienė, Eglė Petrauskaitė and Aurelijus Zykas). Afterwards, the visitors were invited to look around the fair, where partners of CAS presented cultural aspects of China, Korea and Japan. In the evening, for the final part of the event everyone moved to East Asian culture studio “Wudang Tao”.

Article also presents colourful galery of the photos taken in the fair by photographer P. Mantautas.

Full article can be found here: lrytas.lt

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IMG_2654On 30th of January, Ambassador of Japan in Lithuania H.E. Kazuko Shiraishi paid a visit to the Center for Asian Studies where she met a director of VMU Library Ms. Lina Bloveščiūnienė. During the visit, Her Excellency officially presented 200 books for Chiune Sugihara Reading Room, donated by Mr. Yasutoshi Nishimura, Vice-Minister of the Minister Cabinet of Japan. All books had been personally signed by the donator.

The donated books greatly contribute to the expansion of Chiune Sugihara Reading Room, concerning Japanese studies. At the moment, the literature in the field of Japanese studies constitutes the greatest part of library funds at Sugihara Reading Room.

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On January 31st  the opening of a new art exhibition organized together with a japanese culture club “Hashi” will take place in the Centre for Asian Studies. Vilnius Art Academy student Kotryna Šešelgytė’s watercolour paintings about Japan will be available for eveyone to see the whole Spring semester.

“Hashi” club invites everyone to the official opening of the exhibition this Friday, February 7, 18.00 at Sugihara house ( Vaižganto st. 30, Kaunas).

Kotryna Šešelgyje is a young Lithuanian artist, who traveled to Japan and experienced it‘s calmness and beauty, after graduating fromVilniaus Art Academy where she was studying stained glass. It was after all disasters have happened – earthquake, tsunami, and Fukushima tragedy. Kotryna joined the volunteers to help people after the catastrophes. She was stunned by the Japanese people’s tranquility so Kotryna put her feeling of the moment in to the canvas. Watercolors and ink techniques reveals Japan which young artist has seen. Looking at the landscape you can look into reality between dreams. Experience Kotryna’s trip between consciousness and subconsciousness.
More Kotryna works http://kotrynaseselgyte.weebly.com/
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New Lunar Year celebration

Žaliojo žirgo žingsniai fotoCenter for Asian studies together with Studio of Eastern Culture Wudang Tao invite everyone to New Lunar Year celebration. The final events will take place on the 31st of January. Guests are welcome to participate in:

  • Open lecture  (16:00-17:15, Gediminas str. 44-203) about New Year celebration in different East Asia countries. The lecture will be delivered by the scholars of Center for Asian studies; (more…)
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Center for Asian Studies together with studio of Eastern culture “Wudang Tao” are pleased to invite everyone to see kimono demonstration and tea ceremony on the 17th of January, at 4 o’clock in the afternoon. This event is hosted by Wudang studio (P. Kalpoko 1-26, Kaunas) and presented by Ms. Haruka Seto, an expert from Japan embassy in Lithuania.

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