This year in June an agreement was signed between  Vytautas Magnus University (VMU) and China Foreign Affairs University (CFAU). This university is the fifth VMU partner in China.

CFAU is one of China’s higher education institutions which prepare the high-level diplomats, politicians and businessmen working in the international field. Many  graduates from this university are leaders in the Chinese current politics and international relations. That is why sometimes CFAU is called “the cradle of China’s diplomacy”. The university also organizes educational programs for foreign diplomats and opinion makers.

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VMU Centre for Asian Studies and Japan Embassy in Lithuania invite everyone to a Kendo lecture-seminar which will take place at the hall of VMU Great Hall (S. Daukanto 28, Kaunas), on the 7th of June, 14:00-15:30.The event will be in English.
The lecturers:
Masahito Yumura M.D.: “The last Japanese Sword Man – Tesshu Yamaoka”
Graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University
Doctor of Medicine. Surgeon.
8 kendo dan. President of NPO “International Goodwill Kendo Club“ (more…)

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Vytautas Magnus University invites students both from Lithuania and other countries to apply for Master degree study program East Asia Region Studies (EARS). Applications are accepted until June 27. All necessary application and admission procedures are explained in detail on university’s website. International students of selected countries are also encouraged to use the opportunity of receiving a scholarship offered by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Lithuania.

EARS was launched at 2007 and is the first and the only one graduate program in Lithuania and Baltic States that offers English courses in the field of East Asian contemporary politics and society. Research paper and master’s thesis are also written in English. The Program is taught by one of the best specialists of East Asia, regional studies and international relations, including prof. E. Račius, assoc. prof. J.D. Mininger, assoc. prof. V. Vobolevičius, dr. L. Didvalis, dr. I. Karpavičiūtė, dr. G. Česnakas and dr. G. Žukaitė. (more…)

From June 1, 2016, entrance procedures to Lithuanian universities have started. For those interested in East Asian countries, VMU offers BA program (in Lithuanian) “East Asian Languages and Cultures” (“Rytų Azijos šalių kalbos ir kultūros“- RASK).

This program was launched in 2012 at the Faculty of Humanities. The duration of the program is 4 years, the contents of the program focus on Chinese, Japanese and Korean history, religion, art and folklore. The students will have an opportunity to analyse in deep the cultural specifics of these countries and study thousand year old traditions. The students will also be able to learn one of East Asian languages at the advanced level and to gain basic communication skills in a second language upon their choice.

As the student exchange opportunities with East Asian universities have expanded significantly, all students of the program (starting from the second study year) will be encouraged to study at least one semester in one of East Asian universities. After graduation students will acquire bachelor degree in Regional Culture Studies in the field of Humanities.

VMU Centre for Asian Studies Chiune Sugihara Reading Room enters the last stage of moving to other premises. Today, the part of the Reading Room, dedicated to Humanities, Social and Natural Sciences, was started to crate. The funds of Reading Room will be available since autumn. Sorry for temporary inconveniences.

On May 18th Hebei International Studies University Rector prof. Sun Jianzhong with delegation visited VMU Faculty of Humanities. Students and faculty exchange opportunities were discussed and guests have expressed a desire to create a joint program together with VMU. The meeting was attended by Asian Studies Centre head dr. Aurelius Zykas, who represented  longtime ASC experience in the field of Chinese studies.

The second national level “Chinese Bridge” competition was held on May 7th 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. One of the participants was VMU fourth year student Rimvydas Markevičius who fascinated commission not only with excellent Chinese language but also an exceptional talent – calligraphic writing. During this year contest Rimvydas won second place, and together with the winner Saulė Bulavaitė (Vilnius University) received the right of way to represent Lithuania in China.

We would like to invite proposals for the upcoming issue of a semi-annual open access blind peer review journal ‘International Journal of Area Studies‘ (IJAS) to be published in March, 2017. This issue is constructed on a trans-regional basis and we welcome the texts dealing with North Europe, East Asia, South Asia, Middle East and Sub-Saharan Africa.

Application Deadline: October 31, 2016

The Journal, published semiannually in March and October, is devoted to area studies from the humanities and social sciences perspectives (including but not limited to research on history, religion, philosophy, politics, and social processes in the regions of the world). We are interested in receiving article proposals related to different facets of the aforementioned scientific fields. (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…)