June 1st marks the start of the entrance procedure both for Bachelor and Master degree programs at Vytautas Magnus University (VMU). The Centre for Asian Studies invites all interested in China, Japan or Korea to apply for the East Asia Region Studies program (EARS), which is the only graduate program in Lithuania and the Baltic States that is taught in English and focused on East Asian contemporary politics and society. VMU also provides scholarships for selected foreign students.

More information about the program, the application process and other requirements can be found in EARS page. Application deadline: July 1st.

We cordially invite you to participate at the events of Sugihara Week, which will take place in Kaunas from 2nd to 8th September 2017.

Sugihara Week, organized for the first time, is the event which aims to perpetuate the achievement of Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara. This personality lived in Kaunas (Lithuania) during 1939-40 and, together with Dutch Consul Jan Zvartendijk, issued the famous „Visas for Life“, thus saving thousands of lives of Jewish refugees.

Ambassador of Japan to Lithuania Mr. Toyoei Shigeeda states: (more…)

The Centre for Asian studies received a generous donation of books from our new partner in Japan, Hiroshima university. The majority of the books are concentrated on Japanese and Chinese languages, literatures. The books will be placed at the Asian Books Space and used during lectures and various activities related to East Asian studies.

Hiroshima University is the 18th partner of VMU in Japan. The Memorandum with this University was signed on May 8, 2017, and the Hiroshima University Lihuanian Centre was established.

Last week, VMU lector and chief coordinator of the Centre for Asian Studies dr. Linas Didvalis had a teaching visit to Nicolaus Copernicus University (UMK) in Torun, Poland. In addition to teaching introduction of Japanese political system to UMK students and getting familiar with Asian studies in Torun, there were also meetings with administration and academic staff, and visit to the Fourth Asian Congress.

The visit was based on ERASMUS+ Staff Mobility for Teaching.

June 2nd, 5th and 6th, 2017 the public Bachelor thesis defense of the students of East Asian Cultures and Languages program will start from 10:00 am, at the Faculty of Humanities in Putvinskio str. 23, 103 aud. (June 2nd) and 310 aud. (June 5th and 6th). Everybody is invited to listen the presentations and to participate at the discussions.

This year 60 students participate in the defense.

The list of students and their themes.

May 22, 2017 the public Master thesis defense of the students of East Asia Region Studies program will start from 10:00 am, at the Faculty of Humanities (Putvinskio str. 23, 310 aud.). Everybody is invited to listen the presentations and to participate at the discussions.

This year 6 students participate in the defense: (more…)

On May 15-20 the head of the Centre for Asian Studies Aurelijus Zykas visited Stockholm. He stayed for a few days in Stockholm University with Erasmus+ staff training program as well as participated in the 13th Sacred (Nordic Association of Japanese Studies) conference, which this year was organized by the Swedish Institute of International Affairs..

University of Stockholm is one of the largest Asian studies of institutions in Northern Europe. During the stay A. Zykas discussed students encouragement to go to Stockholm University with Erasmus + exchange studies with the staff members of the university. Discussion especially developed for graduate studies cooperation with the Nordic platforms, which would create favorable opportunities for VDU East Asian Studies graduates.

On May 8th Vytautas Magnus University (VMU) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Hiroshima University and established Hiroshima University Lithuania Centre.

The Memorandum was signed by Rector of Hiroshima University Prof. Mitsuo Ochi and Rector of VMU Juozas Augutis.  (more…)

The third national level “Chinese Bridge” competition was held on May 6th in Vilnius. During this event Lithuanian students who could speak Chinese compete with each other for an opportunity to represent Lithuania in the World “Chinese Bridge. Three participants from VMU RASK attended the competition – Zita Mažeikaitė, Saulė Čipkutė and Džiugas Ausmanas. During this year contest Saulė won second place, and together with the winner received the right of way to represent Lithuania in China. Zita and Džiugas shared the third place.

The Centre for Asian Studies invites scholars of area studies, political science, history, sociology, economics, anthropology and other subjects to submit papers to an international conference “Civil Society in East Asian Countries: Contributions to Democracy, Peace and Sustainable Development“ that will be held on October 26-27 in Kaunas, Lithuania.

The conference is dedicated to research about civil society in East Asian countries. The organizers are inviting scholars to present their insights on what role civil society is playing in East Asia, in what ways non-governmental sector is organized, what challenges and opportunities civil activists encounter in each country, and what effects civil society has on democracy, peace, international cooperation, sustainable development and other spheres on the global, regional, national and local scale. Approaches from the perspective of political science, history, sociology, economics, anthropology and other sciences are welcome. (more…)

We are happy to announce a call for papers for the 5th annual international students’ conference on Asia. The conference will take place on April 9 at Vytautas Magnus University (V. Putvinskio 23, Kaunas).

If you are interested in East Asian cultures, languages, arts, economics or other areas, this event is just for you. The conference, organized by VMU East Asian Languages ​​and Cultures students, together with the Centre for Asian Studies and the Department of Cultural Studies, is a great opportunity to share your accumulated knowledge, work or research with colleagues in this field and not only, to gain experience and improve your public speaking skills, or even get some inspirations. (more…)

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. (more…)

The National Taiwan Library announced “Guidelines to the National Taiwan Library Fellowship for International Visiting Scholars and Students”.
The library provides Fellowship for experts and scholars to pursue their academic goals in Taiwan studies or Southeast Asia studies. Please click here to read more.

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It is time for all who are interested in East Asian cultures, languages, economics, politics and more to come together for what has become an annual student research conference, organised by the VMU East Asia Cultures and Languages students.
This conference is a great opportunity to share your knowledge, work and research with colleagues in the field, to try and improve your public speaking skills, to gain experience and to listen to presentations by like-minded people. (more…)

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Are you interested in politics of Japan? Maybe you are interested in economy of China? Maybe you are fascinated in Korean art and traditions? It does not matter in which field you are interested in, as long as it is related to East Asia we have a very interesting proposition to you. (more…)

VMU Department of International Relations informs about ongoing studies exchange and internship contests as well as “Erasmus Days’21” which are going to take place on February 17th, 18th, and 19th, during which students will be able to learn more about exchange opportunities. (more…)

Beijing Normal University entrusts the European Federation of Overseas Chinese and Chinese Associations to recruit 100 candidates for MBA and MPA studies (conducted fully in English) from all over the world. Appropriate students are welcome to sign up. (more…)

Applications for scholarships for studies in China in 2021-2022 are open. Persons who are nationals of Lithuania, EU or persons from the third countries having the right to live in Lithuania are welcome to apply.

Applications may be submitted by representatives of various fields of Lithuanian science and studies institutions/ representatives of science fields – Bachelor, Masters and PhD students. (more…)