January 26th, Bachelor‘s and Master‘s diplomas were served to Kazimieras Simonavičius University graduates: 17th Law Masters and 2nd international Business Law Bachelors, 1st Entrepreneurship and management Bachelors, 2nd Creative and Cultural Industries Bachelors, 1st Fashion Industry Bachelors, 1st Entertainment and tourism industries Bachelors, 1st Political Communication and journalism Bachelors.

The graduates were congratulated by KSU Rector Prof. Dr. Arūnas Augustinaitis, Law Faculty Dean Dr. Aida Kišūnaitė, Business School lecturer Dr. Austė Kiškienė, Creative Society and Economy Institute director Assoc. Prof. Dr. Remigijus Venckus, Head of Economic Linguistics Cathedral Prof. Dr. Elena Jolanta Zabarskaitė and Creative and Cultural Industries graduate Olesia Kazoit.

Dear colleagues,

Being together, long and sincere talks, cheerful jokes, pleasant meetings, genuine wishes, pleasing surprises and endless cosiness – all of these things create the real holiday. Season‘s greetings and a happy New Year! I wish you cosy holidays, meaningful and creative year!

I kindly invite you to watch the video greetings from the community of Kazimieras Simonavičius University. To watch the video, please click the picture below or the link: .

Prof. Dr. Arūnas Augustinaitis
Kazimieras Simonavičius University Rector

We kindly inform you that Kazimieras Simonavičius University moves to the new building (address: Darius ir Girėnas str. 21, Vilnius). You will find it at the new place from November 14th.

Prof. dr hab. Monika Jaworska-Witkowska, Dean of Faculty of Social Sciences, Kujawsko-Pomorska Szkola Wyższa in Bydgoszcz, Iwona Waszkiewicz , Deputy Mayor of Bydgoszcz, prof. dr. Arūnas Augustinaitis, KSU Rector, and prof. dr hab. Lech Witkowski.

On October 27-28^th Kazimieras Simonavičius University (KSU) Rector prof. dr. Arūnas Augustinaitis participated in the International Interdisciplinary Conference “One World – Many Cultures“ which took place in Bydgoszcz, Poland. The 7^th international conference is organized by Kujawy and Pomorze University in Bydgoszcz.

On the first day of the conference KSU Rector prof. dr. Arūnas Augustinaitis shared his experience and talked about Management and Ethics of Private University in a Changing Europe.

KSU together with Kujawy and Pomerania University in Bydgoszcz (Poland), the Kyrgyz National University (Kyrgyzstan) and Romanian University of Sibiu signed the quadripartite cooperation agreement to share didactic experiences, to cooperate in business, culture and sports, to raise quality and efficiency of studies, to strengthen the competitiveness of universities and ensure the interaction of education, business and innovation.

The last meeting of Kazimieras Simonavičius University Senate was held on September 27^th. The University thanks the Senate President Romualdas Ginevičius for responsible leadership and the members of the Senate for implemented ideas.

The University has begun the preparation for the new Senate elections.

At the last meeting of the Senate the President Romualdas Ginevičius was also greeted with 70-year anniversary. Kazimieras Simonavičius University community sincerely thanks the Senate President for inspiration and ideas, and wish success in work and personal life.

Director of Creative Society and Economy Institute assoc. prof. dr. Remigijus Venckus will visit the Estonian Academy of Arts on September 26-30. The visit marks the beginning of cooperation between Kazimieras Simonavičius University and Estonian Academy of Arts.

Director will meet the Tallinn Art Academy senior researcher assoc. prof. dr. Raivo Kelomees on September 28^th.

According to assoc. prof. dr. R. Venckus, dr. Raivo Kelomees is one of the most famous contemporary media art explorers in Estonia, he has also engaged in the practice of video art and has been invited to many universities as a lecturer. We hope that in the future assoc. prof. dr. R. Kelomees will visit Kazimieras Simonavičius University too.

Modern university is more than a place where professors come to share their knowledge and experience and students come to gain it. It is a space where individuals meet each other: professionals of different fields, young talents and future colleagues. A space where ideas and projects are born. Different talents, personal qualities and experience are realized here. To be open not only to ideas but also to individuals, it is necessary to communicate. In order to encourage closer communication between students, professors and administration staff, Kazimieras Simonavičius University organizes informal, cozy and fun celebration of a new academic year. This year celebration started at the University and then continued in Vingis park where KSU Picnic took place. We invite you to watch a short video about the celebration:

The representatives of Kazimieras Simonavičius University and Kujawy and Pomorze University in Bydgoszcz (Poland) met in Vilnius on the 6th of September. KSU Rector prof. dr. Arūnas Augustinaitis, Vice-Rector Andrius Tekorius, director of Creative Society and Economy Institute assoc. prof. dr. Remigijus Venckus, international coordinator Vaiva-Poškaitė Tomaševič, Dean of Faculty of Social Sciences and Modern Languages of Kujawy and Pomorze University in Bydgoszcz prof. Monika Jaworska-Witkowska, prof. Lech Witkowski, and dr. Marta Małecka participated in the meeting. Cooperation opportunities in science and studies were discussed during the meeting.

Kazimieras Simonavičius University, Kujawy and Pomorze University in Bydgoszcz, Kyrgyz National University named after J. Balasygan and Romanian – Germanian University of Sibiu are the memebers of International Consortium of Rectors and Presidents of Universities and Higher Education Institutions. The meeting held in KSU this week is a a part of long-term and consistant cooperation.

Dear KSU community members: students, graduates, lecturers, administration personnel and friends, we invite you to celebrate the beginning of the new academic year together!

Students, we kindly ask you to fill in the registration form till the 29th of August. Everyone who registers till the 29^th of August will be treated to the most delicious Beigel and non-alcohol punch for free!
You can find the registration form here: https://goo.gl/hkdp3g

FEAST PROGRAMME
September 1^st

11:00 – 11:30 Official opening of the new academic year at the University (J. Basanavičius str. 29 A)

11:30 – 12:00 Moving to the Vingis Park

12:00 – 14:00 KSU PICNIC in the Vingis Park near the „Picnic” bistro, M. K. Čiurlionis str. 98:
• DJ JuoKaz
• Party meniu: beigels, humus, crispy vegetables and punch. Yummy!)
• Dance lesson
• Photoshoot
• Active games and entertainment
• First year students meeting with mentors
14:30 First year students go to the afterparty “Even the forest doesn’t scare us” which is organized by KSU Students Association. The price is only 10 euros. Registration is necessary: https://goo.gl/pZnzns

Based of Inter-institutional agreement and interest for the benefits of students and professors and administrative

International University Travnik

staff within Erasmus+ programme, Kazimieras Simonavičus University and International University Travnik from Travnik, Bosnia and Herzegovina proudly announces joint Erasmus+ mobility programme for 2016/17. It is agreed on 3 staff mobility for teaching, also –  3 students mobility for studies and  2 staff mobility for training from IUT to KSU. Also it will be planned 1 staff mobility for teaching, 1 student’s mobility for studies and 1 staff mobility for training from KSU to IUT.

Participant of the international workshop

On 15th of July Kazimieras Simonavičius University organized international workshop “Bridging the Gender Gap: Gender Equality Index of Taiwan“ which took place in Vilnius. Scholars from Kazimieras Simonavičius University (Lithuania) and University of Latvia and representatives from Taiwan Government Department of Gender Equality, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Ministry of the Interior and Ministry of Labor participated in the event.

Assoc. prof. dr. L. Labanauskas and dr. M. Zitmanė

This was the second international workshop on gender equality theme which Kazimieras Simonavičius University organized this year. The first workshop “Sharing EU Expertise: Gender Equality Index of Taiwan“ took place in Vilnius on the 25th of February.

Participants of the international workshop were congratulated by Kazimieras Simonavičius University Vice-Rector Andrius Tekorius, Head of the Taipei Mission in the Republic of Latvia, Ambassador Gary Ko and the General Director of Taiwan Government Department of Gender Equality Pi-Shia Huang.

Coordinator of scientific research project assoc. prof. dr. Liutauras Labanauskas and Scholar from University of Latvia dr. Marita Zitmanė presented to participants the project of scientific research “Sharing EU Expertise: Gender Equality Index of Taiwan“ which was created by international scientific research team from Kazimieras Simonavičius University, University of Latvia and National Pingtung University of Science and Technology (Taiwan). Participants discussed the programme of this project, the opportunities of creating and setting the gender equality index of Taiwan.

Assoc. prof. dr. L. Labanauskas, Andrius Tekorius, Gary Ko and Pi-Shia Huang

Delegation of Taiwan also visited the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) situated in Vilnius. They were introduced with the structure of EIGE, ongoing projects, gender equality index which was set and created by EIGE, its creation history, methodology and opportunities of application.

Collaboration between Kazimieras Simonavičius University, National Kaohsiung University and National Pingtung University of Science and Technology started in 2012 when the collaboration agreement was assigned.

KSU’s Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that KSU’s Interdisciplinary Research Center for Children Rights has become a member of The European Network of Masters in Children’s Rights, which brings together universities and other organizations involved in the promotion of the Rights of the Child, through the training of professionals working in the field of childhood.

The Network of Masters in Children’s Rights was founded in September 2004 in Berlin – the initiativee to create ENMCR came from the regional office for Latin America and the Caribbean of Save the Children Sweden (SCS) and individuals in Europe devoted to the promotion and realization of children’s rights.

Dr. Aida Kišūnaite, Head of IRCCR, notes that becoming a member of ENMCR, is an important step in IRCCR’s activities and has mutual benefits.  IRCCR along with its academic staff and research experience, will contribute to the network by providing the training courses for local professionals working in the field of children’s rights.  In addition to that IRCCR will participate in sharing the experiences and knowledge in preparing international research projects, and also in establishing joint courses/modules in children’s rights for the BA and MA students at KSU.