VMU Faculty of Economics and Management organizes Young Scientists Conference
Already for the 24th spring the Faculty of Economics and Management will be hosting young scientists (PhD and Master students) Scientific Conference on “Processes and Tendencies in the EU Economics, Finance and Business” and is inviting to take part in it.
Date: the 12th of May, 2021.
Opening of the conference: 10 AM, Lithuanian time (online with a plenary discussion of scientists).
Click here to join the conference
Speakers of plenary discussion:
- Head of the Policy analysis and review group of the European Commission Representation in Lithuania Laimutė Pilukaitė, presentation title: „Brexit happened. Change is coming“;
- Lecturer of Vytautas Magnus University, Faculty of Economics and Management dr. Viktorija Starkauskienė, presentation title: „The economics of happiness and reasons for the happiness of the countries according to United Nations happiness index“.
Form of participation in the conference: posters. Posters will be published in e. issue of the Conference Proceedings for Young Scientists (requirements are provided below).
Deadline for submission of posters: the 9th of May, 2021. Posters will be placed in online platform, conference participants will have access to all papers.
REQUIREMENTS FOR POSTER PRESENTATIONS
The main language of the conference is Lithuanian, but we kindly invite English speakers to participate and take an active part in presenting their discoveries, research and new ideas.
We would also like to offer the opportunity to publish in the international peer-reviewed scientific journal “Management of Organizations: Systematic Research”, which is registered in international databases. Requirements for articles in this publication can be found at: https://content.sciendo.com/view/journals/mosr/mosr-overview.xml For more information please write to Edita – edita.eiciuviene@vdu.lt
Topics for presentations and discussions:
- Changes and Trends in the EU Economy;
- Problems and Solutions of Modern Marketing;
- Financial Policy and Investment Management: Issues and Solutions;
- New Trends in Organizational Management.
REGISTRATION TO THE CONFERENCE (deadline is the 5th of May, 2021).
MORE INFORMATION:
Gintarė Leckė
Email: gintare.lecke@vdu.lt
The Dean’s Office of the Faculty of Economics and Management works remotely
The Dean’s Office of the Faculty of Economics and Management works remotely
For a visit, please register by e-mail: evf@vdu.lt, or by phone: +370-659-71834.
You can contact faculty’s personnel by e-mail or by phone:
Dean of the Faculty – Rita Bendaravičienėta.bendaraviciene@vdu.lt; +370-37-327850.
Vice Dean for Studies – Mantautas Račkauskas: mantautas.rackauskas@vdu.lt; +370-659-71834.
International Relations Coordinator – Rasuolė Andruškevičiūtė: rasuole.andruskeviciute@vdu.lt; +370-37-327994.
Head of Bachelor Studies – Jonė Kalendienė: jone.kalendiene@vdu.lt; +370-37-327852.
Head of Master Studies – Renata Legenzova: renata.legenzova@vdu.lt; +370-37-327870.
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Young Scientists Conference
Already for the 27 rd spring the Faculty of Economics and Management will be hosting young scientists (PhD and Master students) Scientific Conference on “EU economy, business and management in the context of global challenges” and is inviting to take part in it.
Date: the 17th of May 2024.
Opening of the conference: 10 AM (online with a plenary discussion of scientists).
To access the video, please download AdobeConnect application (Windows or Mac).
Form of participation in the conference: posters. Posters will be published in e. issue of the Conference Proceedings for Young Scientists (requirements are provided below).
Deadline for submission of posters: the 13th of May 2024. Posters will be placed in online platform, conference participants will have access to all papers.
Along with the article, it is necessary to submit a review of the scientific article by scientific supervisor (free form). Articles together with a review by scientific supervisor send to: laura.laurinaityte@vdu.lt
REQUIREMENTS FOR POSTER PRESENTATION (EN)
The main language of the conference is Lithuanian, but we kindly invite English speakers to participate and take an active part in presenting their discoveries, research and new ideas.
We would also like to offer the opportunity to publish in the international peer-reviewed scientific journal “Management of Organizations: Systematic Research”, which is registered in international databases. Requirements for articles in this publication can be found at: https://content.sciendo.com/view/journals/mosr/mosr-overview.xml. For more information please write to Edita – edita.eiciuviene@vdu.lt.
Topics for presentations and discussions:
- Changes and Trends in the EU Economy;
- Problems and Solutions of Modern Marketing;
- Financial Policy and Investment Management: Issues and Solutions;
- New Trends in Organizational Management.
REGISTRATION TO THE CONFERENCE(deadline is the 10th of May 2024).
MORE INFORMATION:
Akvilė Karaliūtė
Email: akvile.karaliute@vdu.lt
VMU FEM International Recognition – “Eduniversal” award
Vytautas Magnus University Faculty of Economics and Management (VMU FEM) was recognized by the international business schools ranking organisation “Eduniversal” for the fifth year in a row.
Faculty of Economics and Management was evaluated as excellent business school by “Eduniversal” and for the fifth time received 3 Palmes Award – Excellent Business School with reinforcing international influence, which means that faculty is nationally strong and aligned with other 700 best business schools in the world.
The aim of “Eduniversal” business universities’ ranking is to objectively compare various business and management schools around the world. The ranking helps for students and academic staff to choose university for studies and work as well. There are 1000 business schools from 154 countries all over the world, which are evaluated by “Eduniversal”, using a system of ranks called palms. The selection methodology for the classification of palms and ratings is based on each of the business schools’ influence on three levels: international recognition, determined by accreditations, memberships and international regional and local rankings; international awareness, determined by the votes of Deans and Directors; and the suggestions from the members of the International Scientific Community.
“Eduniversal” Award Ceremony 2018:
Next class of Sports Business MBA tips off in Barcelona
Published: https://www.euroleague.net/ebinstitute/news/i/a3f7vkxpjwiqc7kx/next-class-of-sports-business-mba-tips-off-in-barcelona
The 2019-21 class of the Sports Business MBA by EB Institute, delivered in collaboration with Vytautas Magnus University, began their studies last week with the first in-person session at Euroleague Basketball headquarters in Barcelona, Spain. Twenty-two students from 12 different countries started their 16-month journey by participating in the tip-off meeting.
Rita Bendaraviciene, Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Management at Vytautas Magnus University, welcomed the students in the opening session. The students were then introduced to the program structure, grading system and timetable and were trained on the e-learning platform. They were also introduced to the six online modules by the respective module leaders and received a detailed explanation about the requirements for their term paper.
Aside from the academic introduction, students had the opportunity to ask questions in a roundtable discussion with Jordi Bertomeu, Euroleague Basketball President and CEO, and to participate in team-building activities and solve several case studies in groups, which were given by the 12 Euroleague Basketball executives who delivered the presentations. Among them were Roser Queralto, Chief Business Officer, who spoke about event strategy; Eduard J. Scott, Chief Operations Officer, who gave a presentation about basketball operations; Jose Luis Rosa-Medina, Senior Director, Corporate Partnerships & Licensing, who talked about stakeholders in sports; Luca Scafati, Director of Business Operations, who introduced BOCS to the students; and Abi Martin, Director of Corporate Social Responsibility and Development Projects, who addressed the importance and growth of the One Team Project to the Euroleague Basketball community.
“Having worked with the Euroleague Basketball organization before as a participant in the league, the Sports Business MBA studies allow an inside look at the other side of the fence,” said Rokas Mickevicius, Director of Marketing & Communication for AS Monaco Basket. “In other words, it introduces and gives knowledge not only about the principles and standards this organization implements in its work, but also it gives a wider understanding of what a modern sports organization is and how it should be operated in order to reach success on and off the field.”
Maria Kourtali, sponsorship manager of Onside added, “It was a unique experience that offered us a generic scope of the modules and allowed us to have a deeper insight into Euroleague Basketball.”
“I was pleasantly surprised by the entire organization from EuroLeague Basketball and the University,” said Lutz Heck, Business Account manager at FC Bayern Basketball. “I just felt welcome and it was super easy to get in touch with the other students and professors because all of them were friendly and open. It was clear that all of us want to make progress with this MBA. The first session showed me that my decision to do the MBA was absolutely right.”
First diplomas for graduates of “Sports Business MBA”!
The inaugural class of the Sports Business MBA by EB Institute proved a resounding success after 16 months’ worth of hard work and scholarship that culminated in mid-January with graduation ceremonies at Vytautas Magnus University in Kaunas, Lithuania.
The last of four in-person sessions in the MBA program saw all students defend their final theses in front of a commission, led by Rita Bendaraviciene, the university’s Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Management, that included all six module leaders and a Euroleague Basketball representative.
Thus culminated a unique learning process that had begun at Euroleague Basketball headquarters in Barcelona back in September of 2017, with the students embedded over a week in the day-to-day operations of a major international private sports league. The first session introduced the course modules of Sports Business, Sports Marketing and Sports Communication and included a roundtable discussion with Jordi Bertomeu, Euroleague Basketball President and CEO.
The students, who hail from all over Europe, North America and Africa, came together again for five days in January of 2018 at Vytautas Magnus University for in-person classes to augment their ongoing instruction on-line. Two of those days were spent on lectures from Zalgiris Kaunas senior management and site inspections at Zalgirio Arena, among Europe’s most-advanced sports and entertainment venues.
Their next stop was last spring’s Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four in Belgrade, Serbia, where in addition to going behind the scenes at a major international sporting event in real time, they received lectures from 11 high-profile industry leaders from companies such as AEG, Spalding, Special Olympics, IMG and Desigual. This month, back in Kaunas, their thesis topics ranged from co-branding to IOT ecosystems and event management in developing countries, with each having been developed over months under the guidance of a supervisor, true to the individual counselling ethos of the program.
“Vytautas Magnus University and Euroleague Basketball did an outstanding job to raise this MBA degree programme to the highest level,” new graduate Juste Ivaskeviciute said. “Things got very serious from the first weeks. But that is why now it feels so rewarding. It is my sixth year in the sports business field, but the theoretical insights provided by the professionals and industry leaders were unique and inspired to look at my work from different angles.”
The unique mix of professionals from the academic and sports words, including stakeholders from industry, leagues and federations, made the first Sports Business MBA by EB Institute a truly ground-breaking endeavor. The second class of the program is currently underway and actively preparing a new group of international students for success in sports business.
“Starting with the second generation, we will convey additional sports business knowledge from six guest professors from La Salle URL, University of Bologna, University Paris 1 Pantheon Sorbonne, as well as from six industry experts from global companies like Desigual, FC Bayern Munich, Adidas, NBA, Nike, German National Anti-Doping Agency,” Dean Bendaraviciene said. “All this mastery is disseminated to an audience from around the world, because of the diverse list of countries of our students, including Canada, Romania, Nigeria, Portugal, Spain, Lithuania, Greece, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Ukraine and Russia. This amount of knowledge, depth of experience and geographic breadth confirms our expertise in sports, academic excellence and 360-degree education.”
Competition for the Erasmus+ traineeship grants
All[1] fulltime degree students who want to participate in the competition for Erasmus+ student or Erasmus+ recent graduate traineeship scholarships should submit their application documents until 10/01/2019. Note, those students who are graduating studies on January 2019 and wish to take part in Erasmus+ recent graduate traineeship, should participate in this competition.
Application Documents:
- application form;
- confirmation of the host organization / enterprise (according to the International Cooperation Department’s confirmed form);
- recommendation of the faculty member (only for recent graduate traineeship).
Selection Criteria[2]:
- student’s motivation;
- good knowledge of the language which will be used during the traineeship;
- student’s work, study, traineeship, participation in the international / academic projects, social activities experience in Lithuania and abroad;
- conformability between the chosen traineeship and student’s study programme;
- study results (first year master degree students should attach transcript of records of their bachelor / master degree to the application form).
Priority is given:
- to students whom placement is an obligatory part of their study programme;
- to students who have never been Erasmus traineeship student before.
Placement period – from 2 to 4 months (the latest date of the ending: for student traineeship – 20/09/2019, for recent graduates – in a year after graduation).
Competition results will be sent to every participant via e-mail on the 20th of January, 2019. For more information please visit VMU webpage (www.vdu.lt/en/studies/internships/erasmus-traineeships/).
[1] Only the last year students can participate in the competition for Erasmus+ recent graduate traineeship scholarships. Students, who have already used more than 10 months of their Erasmus studies and / or traineeship mobility in the study cycle they are studying now, cannot participate in the competition. Non EU citizens must acquire TRP or RP before the begining of their recent graduate traineeship.
[2] Upon faculties decision there might be some extra criteria added or/ and criteria prioritized. For more information please contact international relations coordinator in your faculty.
Students with disabilities or special needs are eligible for extra funding to cover extra cost occurring (due to disability or special need) during the mobility. Please contact the coordinator.
More information about traineeship:
International Cooperation Department
Tomas Mickevičius
Email: tomas.mickevicius@vdu.lt
Phone.: 8 37 327 978
Address: V. Putvinskio g. 23 room 207, Kaunas, Lithuania
Competition for traineeships at non-EU countries
VMU students are invited to participate in competition for traineeship at non-EU countries with Erasmus+ or VMU Mobility scholarship.
Students have to submit completed online application form (Application form for traineeship in non-EU/EEE countries) until 16th of December 2018.
Selection criteria:
- traineeship compatibility with Study programme at VMU;
- confirmation from hosting organization for acceptance into traineeship programme;
- motivation;
- results of studies or research during the last two semesters (for VMU Mobility scholarship GPA should be no less than 8.0);
- good knowledge of language in which traineeship will be commenced.
Traineeship period starts no earlier than 2019-01-01 and ends no later than 2019-08-31.
Students will be personally informed via e-mail about the results till 21st of December.
Selected students will receive Erasmus+ or VMU Mobility scholarship. Eligible countries and number of scholarships:
Erasmus+ scholarship
| Group of countries | Duration of Traineeship | Number of scholarships | Scholarship |
| Countries of regions: South Asia, East Asia and Pacific; Middle East; North America; Latin America & the Caribbean | 1 – 3 months | 8 | 650 Eur/month |
| Countries of regions: Europe and Central Asia; North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa | 1 – 3 months | 550 Eur/month |
VMU Mobilitity scholarship
| Group of countries | Duration of Traineeship | Number of scholarships | Scholarship |
| Countries of regions: South Asia, East Asia and Pacific; Middle East; North America; Latin America & the Caribbean | 1 – 3 months | 8 | 650 Eur/month |
| Countries of regions: Europe and Central Asia; North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa | 1 – 3 months | 550 Eur/month |
More information about traineeship:
International Cooperation Department
Tomas Mickevičius
Email: tomas.mickevicius@vdu.lt
Phone.: 8 37 327 978
Address: V. Putvinskio g. 23 room 207, Kaunas, Lithuania
Erasmus+ Staff Mobility contest for Teaching
Competition has opened for Erasmus+ teaching visits during 2019 spring semester. The realisation period for the visits is from 1 February 2019 until 30 June 2019. The aim of the teaching visit is to read lectures to students of a foreign university and encourage them to come to VMU for Erasmus+ studies.
All lecturers who wish to participate in the contest are welcome to do so until 23 November 2018 by filling out a teaching agreement for heads of the faculty international programmes. The template of the agreement and the list of recommended universities can be found here.
Possible duration of visit: the shortest is 2 days (without travelling day) and the longest is 6 days (with travelling days). The number of hours: no less than 8 teaching hours.
Lecturers participating in the competition who have special needs have the possibility to receive additional funding.
Competition results will be announced on 4 December on the website of VMU and in the bulletin board. All lecturers who participated in the competition will also be informed via e-mail.
- Monika Lisauskaitė (faculties of Economics, Law, Political Science and Diplomacy, and Social Sciences)
- Gabrielė Gugytė (faculties of Arts, Catholic Theology, Humanities, Informatics, Music Academy, and Natural Sciences).
