On February 17-23 VMU delegation visited three academic institutions in the Republic of China (Taiwan), where they discussed the possibilities to create a joint study program in the field of East Asian studies, as well as issues of possible student and teachers exchange, collaboration in academic research. The delegation visited the following institutions: National University […]
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On January 30, 2011 the Senate of VMU approved the new BA program “Cultures and Languages of East Asian Countries”. The program is planned to be launched from September 2012 by VMU Faculty of Humanities. During a 4 years long program the particular attention will be paid to Chinese, Japanese and Korean history, religion, arts, folklore. The program […]
In the end of the year 2011 alumni of East Asian study program sent their greetings to the Centre for East Asian Studies on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Centre. In their greeting letters the former students shared different memories, be it nostalgic or ironic, about their study years. You can find […]
In Lithuanian book stores readers can already find the Lithuanian translation of contemporary Korean writer Kim Younghua’s book “Kas gi nutiko lifte įstrigusiam vyriškiui?” (“What’s happened to a man stuck in the elevator?”). This book can be regarded as a starting point for Lithuanian readers’ acquaintance with contemporary Korean prose. The book is translated by […]
On 2011 November 7 the book exhibition “They restored Asian Studies in Lithuania” will be opened in Vytautas Magnus University, in the hall in front of V. Biržiška reading room (K. Donelaičio str. 52, 2nd floor) . This exhibition hosts written, edited and translated books by Prof. A. Andrijauskas, Dr. R. Neimantas and A. Ališauskas.These three […]
On November 3 the photo exhibition was opened in the Historical Presidential Palace in Kaunas (Vilniaus str. 33). This exhibition is dedicated to the 20th anniversary of reestablished diplomatic relations between Japan and Lithuania. The exhibition will be opened until the middle of November. The exhibition was opened by the Ambassador of Japan to Lithuania H.E. […]
This year the library of Vytautas Magnus University is donated a significant collection of publications on Asian and African country topics, compiled by the famous Lithuanian orientalist Dr. Romualdas Neimantas (1939-2009) during his lifetime. The collection consists of more than a thousand scientific and fiction books about Asian and African cultures in Russian, Lithuanian, English, […]
The open meeting of the project “Japan in the West: a Comparative Analysis” will take place in the afternoon of November 4 at the Historical Presidential Palace of the Republic of Lithuania in Kaunas (Vilniaus str. 33, Kaunas). During the meeting six scholars from Vytautas Magnus University, Japan, France, Austria and Australia will discuss about the […]
This year the ex-head of Japanese Studies Centre Mr. Arvydas Ališauskas has been awarded by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan for the development of Japanese language studies in Lithuania. On October 10th the award ceremony took place in Vilnius, in the residence of the ambassador of Japan H. E. Miyoko Akashi. This is […]
