Round table discussion: Vytautas the Great University in the Kaunas region

Vytautas Magnus University Rector Prof. On behalf of J. Augutis, we kindly invite you to participate on November 24, 2016. 4 p.m. In the small hall of VDU (28 S. Daukanto str., II century) organized round table discussion - seminar on the topic: "Vytautas the Great University in the Kaunas region".

The purpose of the round table discussion - the seminar "Vytautas Didios University in the Kaunas Region" is to review the activities, initiatives, and initiatives of the university, its community, the municipalities of the city and district of Kaunas, and the interested groups operating in them, which would reflect on each other in order to achieve a real regional impact.

VMU is a very important institution of the region, which has a huge influence on the growth and development of the region, (…) but the impact of the university is much greater than it indicates when introducing itself in the development of the area of impact on the region and the country - VMU is unable to present itself properly and underestimates its importance. Excerpt from 2014 of the conclusions of the Study Quality Assessment Center on the international institutional assessment of Vytautas the Great University in the area of "Regional and entire country impact on the development of the country".

Agenda:

16:00 - 16:10 A word of welcome. "Vytautas the Great University in Kaunas", VMU Rector Prof. J. Augutis

16:10 - 16:25 Introductory presentation: "University's impact on the city and the region: a retrospective view", head of VDU Kaunas History Center prof. J. Vaičenonis

16:25 - 17:50 Discussion with participants on the topic: "Synergy of initiatives, activities and cooperation between Vytautas Magnus University and interested persons in the Kaunas region"

17:50 - 18:00 Round table discussions - closing of the seminar "Vytautas the Great University in the Kaunas region" and summarizing the results

Participants in the discussion:

VMU rector prof. J. Augutis

Head of VDU Kaunas History Center prof. J. Vaičenonis

VMU public policy expert, VMU Faculty of Social Sciences dean prof. A. Krupavičius VMU Students' Representative President E. Sarkanas

Kaunas city municipality representative (Kaunas deputy mayor S. Kairys is invited) Kaunas district municipality representative (Kaunas district deputy mayor K. Povilaitis is invited)

The round table discussion - seminar is moderated by Mantas Simanavičius, director of the VMU Student Affairs Department

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