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At 6 p.m., Tuesday, on March 26, in the VMU Aula Magna (Gimnazijos g. 7), a charity concert will be held and donations will be accepted in support of Japanese people. Japan extended a helping hand to Lithuania many times in the past, but now it needs our help.

Donations can also be transferred to the special bank accounts of the Lithuanian Red Cross Society: at AB SEB Bankas – no. LT27 7044 0600 0090 8211, at AB Swedbank – no. LT72 7300 0100 0244 8010, at AB DnB NORD bank – no. LT43 4010 0424 0057 6560. In the field for the purpose of the transfer (“Pervedimo paskirtis”), please indicate “Nukentėjusiems Japonijoje” (“For the victims of disaster in Japan”). You can also donate by calling short code phone numbers: 1891 – donation size 5 Lt, 1892 – 10 Lt. The campaign of support to the victims of disaster in Japan will run until April 14.

The event is organized by Vytautas Magnus University, Sugihara House, VMU Centre for Asian Studies and the Aula Magna Music Association. (more…)

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suntory logoThe meeting of the project “Reception of Japanese and Korean Popular Culture in Europe” (coordinator – VMU Centre for Asian Studies, sponsor – Suntory Foundation) will be held in Seoul (South Korea), on January 10. Nine project members will present their research projects, discuss the results and make conclusions.

The project meeting will be hosted at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS), which is the partner university of VMU in South Korea. Project members are: Prof. T. Kitamura (Osaka University), Prof. S. Choi (HUFS), Prof. S. Li (Pusan National University), Assoc. Prof. N. Onohara (University of Hyogo), Assoc. Prof. S. Kim (HUFS), Dr. K. Koma (VMU), Mr. M. Šiaučiūnas (Kyunghee University), Mr. J. Seo (VMU), Mr. A. Zykas (VMU).

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Official book donation ceremony from the Embassy of People’s Republic of China to Vytautas Magnus University will be held on December 9. The ambasador H.E. Mr. TONG Mingtao and University’s Rector, Prof. Zigmas Lydeka will participate during the ceremony.

The collection of books, presented from the Embassy, consists of 500 new items about China’s culture, arts, education, history, geography, politics, law, religion, etc. in Chinese and English languages.

Event will start at 10:30, December 10, on the second floor of the Faculty of Humanities. (more…)

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world-mapVMU Centre for Asian Studies invites to a public lecture-discussion of Ms. Kong Joo Shin (New York University) “Development of East Asian Economy: between the State and the Free Market“. Lecture will be delivered on 21 October (Thursday) at the Centre for Asian Studies (Vaižganto 30, Kaunas). Lecture starts at 16:30.

The lecture is part of the course “Economic Expansion in East Asia” (lect. Dr. V. Vobolevičius) of the MA East Asia Region Studies program. However, we invite everybody to join the lecture and discussion.

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The Centre for Asian Studies invites for a lecture of H.E. Mr. Akio KAWATO, Japanese ex-diplomat, under the title “The way to survive the global paradigm shift: Japan’s strategy for security and prosperity“. The lecture will be delivered on November 10, 2010 at Sugihara auditorium (302) of the Faculty of Political Science and Diplomacy (Gedimino 44, Kaunas). Lecture time: 14:00-16:00.

Japan has been prospering, enjoying freedom in the society, but heavily relying on the U.S. security guarantee. Now things are changing: growing Chinese power (political, economic and military) and ailing West. What should be Japan’s strategy for future? (more…)

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VMU Centre for Asian Studies invites to the event “Korea visits Kaunas”, which is organised on October 22 (Friday) at Kaunas Cultural Centre of Various Nations (Šv. Gertrūdos street 58). The event starts at 15:00. It is organised jointly with Korean Culture Centre at Warshaw.

You can find more information at the Lithuanian version.
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