The open meeting of the project “Representation of Japanese contemporary popular culture in Europe” will take place on October 26 at the Small Hall of VMU (Daukanto str. 28, Kaunas). During the meeting seven scholars from Lithuania, Japan, France, Israel and Latvia will discuss about Japan as one of the generators of global popular culture in Europe.

Everyone interested in these issues is invited to listen to the presentations and to take part in discussions. The aim of the meeting is to present the results of individual research, to discuss the further tendencies for the joint research and to prepare for the publication to be released next year. The project is sponsored by the Japan Foundation. (more…)

On October 4, VMU signed the exchange agreement and Memorandum of Understanding with Meiji University in Japan. One year ago both institutions started discussions about possibilities of academic and student exchange, financial support and scholarships, collaboration in joint research and other projects, and already had some successful exchange projects.

For more information about the University, please refer to the University’s homepage.

Everyone interested in Japanese language is invited to the fourth Japanese language speech contest, which is going to take place in Kaunas, on October 25.
Those who wish to participate at the contest are requested to prepare a brief speech in Japanese language. All speeches will be evaluated by the jury. The jury members include representatives from the Embassy of Japan to Lithuania, University of Osaka, Vytautas Magnus University, Vilnius University and Klaipeda University. The winners of the contest will be awarded with valuable prizes. The special prize is a Winner Cup presented by the Embassy of Japan. (more…)

Recently, the book, “Yureop-soseo Balteu samguk (Baltic states in Europe)”, written by Jinseok Seo, research fellow of the Centre for Asian Studies, was published by Seoul publisher Myungji.

In his book, author bases on his personal experience obtained during his life in Estonia and Lithuania. He presents the overwiew of the Baltic states, including the social, political, economic issues, directing his book towards wider Korean public. This is one of the rare books on the Baltic States, written in Korean.

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12 students of Showa Joshi University from Japan are visiting VMU Centre for Asian Studies on September 17.

All VMU students are invited to join and to have nice time with our guests. Meeting starts at 9:00.

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All international students are kindly invited to join the selective interdisciplinary course on the development of Korean society and culture (taught in English). It is a good opportunity to have a closer look to the country of the Morning Calm.

The course will be taught by two teachers from South Korea: Dr. Hyun Jeong-im (Sogang University, Seoul, South Korea) and Seo Jinseok (VMU).

Name of the course: The History of Korean Culture
Time: every Thursday, 14:00-15:30
Place: aud. 304, at Laisvės al. 53

In August (2012), the Centre for Asian Studies successfully finished the international and interdisciplinary collective research project “Comparative Research of the Reception of Japanese and Korean Popular Culture in Europe“, supported by Suntory foundation (Japan) subsidy program 2010-2011. As result, the selection of articles was published.

The selection of articles discusses the acceptance of Japanese and Korean culture in Europe, which could be considered as one of the most influential factors in constructing the image of these two Asian countries. This book is composed of six articles, contributed by J. Hyun (Sogang University), K. Koma (VMU), S. Li (Pusan University), S. Linhart (Vienna University), N. Onohara (Hyogo University) and Aurelijus Zykas (VDU).

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…)