"Student, Be a Student" is back!

The project "Students, become a student" (MPS) organized by Vytautas Magnus University (VDU) Student Representation is back after a four-year hiatus! During the activities that will take place on February 14-18, students of grades 10-12 will have the opportunity to try out the student routine, the desired study program and the university.

In the project, students from various Lithuanian schools will get to know VMU study subjects, teachers, university environment and student organizations. During 5 working days, students will learn not only how students can sit for 90 minutes. lecture, but also what VMU's associate studies are or what VMU's liberality and learning model mean Liberal arts. Throughout the project, mentors selected from the VMU Student Representation will help the students and share their experience.

The current VDU SA president Ieva Vengrovskaja participated in the last "Teacher, become a student" (MPS) project organized by VDU SA, who responded about the project with a big smile on her face: "I was a 4th grade student at the Vilnius Gymnasium, not even thinking about studying in Lithuania, but wanting to study abroad. The director of my school, who offered me to participate in this project, probably did not even imagine how this project would change my future." Ieva says that during the project she got to know the teachers and students of the program she wanted to study and made friendships that continue to this day, and unexpectedly found herself at VMU He saw the meaning of the organization's activities in the student representation.

Students usually think about how to pass the matriculation exams as best as possible, but they lack ways to familiarize themselves with the activities and learning opportunities after school. If you are still thinking about what you would like to study or, on the contrary, you already know your future plans - MPS is a great opportunity to learn about the study program of interest not only theoretically, by reading the program description on the Internet, but also to try it in practice - by participating in the study process and informal activities.

Until January 9 students can fill out a questionnaire and write a motivational letter, thus expressing their desire to participate in the project.

Registration form: https://bit.ly/moksleivi-pabuk-studentu-22

The VMU Student Representative Office will contact the selected students on January 17. and the students will have their first student task: to create a 4-day schedule from the sent study subjects according to the subjects that interest the student and the study profile he has chosen. The schedule will be drawn up until January 23.

January 30 students will get to know their assigned mentors, they will be able to communicate remotely, and already on February 13, before the study week, they will have the opportunity to meet live in Kaunas, get to know the organizers and start the adventure of studying and being a student.

The project is adapted to students with individual needs.

Project participants who are not from the city of Kaunas will be accommodated in the VDU Academy campus dormitory free of charge.

The project is free.

Meals are not paid for during the project, the participants have to take care of it themselves.

Selected student-participants or their parents (guardians) will have to sign a contract.

The project is organized in cooperation with VMU administration.