VMU Centre for Asian Studies invites to Kyōgen performance, which will be held in Kaunas on Septemeber  13, at Kaunas Drama Theatre. This first time in Lithuania Kyōgen will be performed by Kyogen master Mr. Shime Shigeyama and the Little Theatre of Kyōgen (Male divadlo kjogenu) from Czech Republic. Two comical pieces of Kyōgen will […]

Prof. Yoshihiko Ikegami (Professor Emeritus of Tokyo University, Professor of Showa Women University), a famous researcher of cognitive linguistics and semiotics, will deliver lectures at VMU in September for University students. Professor, invited by the Centre for Asian Studies and supported by Japan Foundation, will deliver the lectures for the MA students of East Asia […]

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On August 3, VMU and Providence University, Taiwan, signed the Memorandum of Understanding on Academic Cooperation and the Agreement of Exchange. The parties affirmed their intent to promote educational and academic exchanges that will be of mutual benefit for both institutions. According to the agreement each institution can send to the other for one semester […]

In July, Centre for Asian Studies has received a financial support from Suntory Holdings Limited company. The support is awarded for the international joint research project “Reception of Japanese and Korean Popular Culture in Europe”.

Please be informed about coming cultural events of the Embassy of Japan. You are kindly invited to participate. Try Japan flyer (new)

VMU Centre for Asian Studies invites to the International Symposium ”Representation of Japan in Western Medias. Comparison with the Korean Case”, which will be held in Kaunas on November 4-5, 2010, at the VMU “Gallery 101” (Laisvės av. 53, Kaunas). It is the fourth international symposium, organised by the Centre since 2007. Students and scholars […]

The 13th International Symposium “European Discourses on Japan” (Europäische Japan-Diskurse) will be held at VMU Centre for Asian Studies on September 10-11. This annual Symposium is jointly organized by several European universities and is held at different European Cities. This year it will be held at Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas. The topic of this year […]

On July 19, the student exchange agreement and general agreement for academic cooperation between Vytautas Magnus University and Dongguk University, South Korea was signed. The agreements considered educational and academic exchanges including exchange of academic staff, coordination joint research and training, exchange of documentation and research materials, exchange of students for study and research. Beginning […]

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