“Erasmus+” Traineeship Competition

All[1] full-time degree students who want to participate in the competition for Erasmus+ student or Erasmus+ recent graduate traineeship scholarships should submit their application documents until the 22nd of April, 2018.

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 graduates 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 – 21/09/2018, for recent graduates – in a year after graduation).

Competition results will be sent to every participant via e-mail as well as published in the VMU web site on the 3^th of May, 2018. For more information please visit VMU webpage www.vdu.lt/en/studies/internships/erasmus-traineeships/.

[1] Only the last year students (except those, who are finishing their studies in January, 2018) 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 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 start of the 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.

Baltic Summer University 2018

Competition for Erasmus+ Studies in Partner Countries

Competition for Erasmus+ studies

If you want to gain even more international study experience, improve your foreign language skills, become a VMU Ambassador and a part of even bigger international community, participate in the competition and fill in the online application form on https://goo.gl/kcTvbg until February 28 (23:59), 2018.

Eligible applicants are full time students. Students with disabilities or special needs have an opportunity to receive additional funding.

The results of competition will be announced on March 12, 2018 on VMU website. Each selected student will also be informed personally by e-mail.

Additional information about Erasmus+ studies, partnerships with Higher Education Institutions in foreign countries, criteria of the selection, scholarships, contacts:

www.vdu.lt/en;
Individual consultations with International Programme’s Coordinators in the faculties.

Erasmus+ Programme Coordinators at VMU International Cooperation Department for Faculty of Economics and Management:

Monika Lisauskaitė, email – monika.lisauskaite@vdu.lt

Faculty of Economics and Management, International Relations Coordinator:

Rasuolė Andruškevičiūtė, email – rasuole.andruskeviciute@vdu.lt

Competition for the Erasmus+ Traineeship Grants

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 graduates 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 – 21/09/2018, for recent graduates – in a year after graduation).

Competition results will be sent to every participant via e-mail as well as published in the VMU web site on the 4^th of February, 2018. For more information please visit VMU webpage www.vdu.lt/en/studies/internships/erasmus-traineeships/.

[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.

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 third year in a row.

Faculty of Economics and Management was evaluated as excellent business school by “Eduniversal” and for the second time got 3 Palmes Award, 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 2016

VMU Master programs in EDUNIVERSAL TOP 20

Vytautas Magnus university Faculty of Economics and Management is proud to announce that after being certified by an official EDUNIVERSAL bailiff, we received the results of the Eduniversal Ranking for the 4000 Best Masters and MBAs in 32 fields of study worldwide. The following programs from your institution are ranked:

This recognition acknowledges the quality and success of our institution has achieved over the past year, to which EDUNIVERSAL team measure across three main criteria:

The reputation of the programs: highly recognized by recruiting companies and have an active approach towards them.
The salary of first employment after graduation: placement of our graduates in the best job positions on the market.
Student satisfaction: working to improve our programs by taking into account feedback from our students.

With the pace of change in higher education today, EDUNIVERSAL ranking shows the quality of ranked programs continuously improve and adapt to today’s robust global economy. This has brought a positive and higher level of expectation for future students.

Application opens for Sports Business MBA by EB Institute

Euroleague Basketball and Vytautas Magnus University (VMU) have officially opened the application process for the 2017-18 Sports Business MBA by EB Institute.

The MBA focuses on modern approaches to sports business, consisting of six modules over three academic semesters, including internship and group work opportunities, then ending with an MBA thesis. Students enrolling for the course will be equipped with all of the necessary tools to become professionals in a broad range of sporting companies, organisations and endeavours, including clubs, leagues, international and national federations, sports marketing agencies, sponsors, technology providers and media outlets, to name a few.

Students will obtain both the systemic understanding and working knowledge of all major areas of contemporary sports business and management: marketing, finance, media and communication, law, strategy and economics. VMU study programmes prepare specialists who are equipped with interdisciplinary knowledge and abilities, analytical and critical thinking, and capability to work in the international market, rather than narrowly specialised graduates who would only meet the short-term demands of today. A liberal arts university with studies based on the Harvard model, it provides an interdisciplinary education as well as competences that are important in the dynamic labour market.

The course awards 90 ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) to graduates. The MBA uses blended learning, featuring the latest e-learning tools offering maximum flexibility and sustained interaction with professors on a unique 15-month journey, with four in-person sessions complementing this. Throughout their MBA, students will interact with academic and industry experts, the latter of these representing companies and organisations at the forefront of the sports industry.

In September 2017, the first session will take place at Euroleague Basketball’s headquarters in Barcelona, Spain. During five days students will participate in the course introduction, learning educational tools for the e-learning platform, team building sessions, all the while focusing on presentations by Euroleague Basketball Department Directors.

In January 2018, the second session will take place on VMU’s campus in Kaunas, Lithuania. During five days students will focus on the academic course components, as well as spend a full day visiting Zalgiris Kaunas and the Zalgirio Arena, learning from the club and arena management.

In May 2018, the third in-person session will take place at Kombank Arena in Belgrade, Serbia. During four days students will go behind the scenes at one of the largest sports events in the world, the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four. The focus will be on presentations from industry leaders, with past examples from the EBI Master including senior executives from adidas, AEG, ESPN, IMG, NBA, New Era, Spalding, Special Olympics, Turkish Airlines and Twitter to name a few.

In November 2018, the fourth session will take place on VMU’s campus in Kaunas, Lithuania. During three days students will defend their MBA Thesis during a Viva, as well as celebrate a graduation ceremony in the basketball heartland of Lithuania.

Application is now open – for more information please visit www.euroleague.net/ebinstitute

Apply now!

VMU and Euroleague Announced Launch of Study Programme

Euroleague Basketball and Vytautas Magnus University (VMU) today announced the launch of the Sports Business MBA by EB Institute during a press conference held on the VMU campus in Kaunas, Lithuania. The new partnership comes 10 years after the initial creation of the Euroleague Basketball Master in Sports Marketing and Communication.

The announcement was made by Euroleague Basketball President and CEO Jordi Bertomeu, together with VMU Rector Professor Juozas Augutis. Euroleague Basketball and VMU have created the MBA to enhance educational opportunities for existing and would-be professionals in sports business to learn directly from industry and academic experts.

The new programme builds on EB Institute’s 10-year-old EBI Master in Sports Management and Marketing, which has seen 220 students from 38 countries follow the course co-organised with the Ca’ Foscari University in Venice, Italy. The MBA will focus on modern approaches to sports business, consisting of six modules over three academic semesters, including internship and group work opportunities, ending with a final master thesis.

The MBA continues the educational tradition that Euroleague Basketball began with its founding in 2000. The training and improvement of professionals working in clubs and domestic leagues, a priority since day one, has been accomplished by organising a multitude of clinics, workshops, summits, seminars, working groups and conferences. These together with academic offerings have always been dedicated to the same goal: training new professionals whilst elevating the prospects of those already working in the sports industry. Alumni in the first decade of the EBI Master have become professionals in a broad range of sporting companies, organisations and endeavours, including clubs, domestic leagues, Euroleague Basketball, FIBA, national federations, adidas, Nike, Microsoft, SAP, Vodafone, media outlets and marketing agencies.

“This new partnership is a major step forward in a project launched 10 years ago, whose next level will continue with Vytautas Magnus University. This is one of many ways in which Euroleague Basketball gives back and reinvests in the basketball community,” Mr. Bertomeu said. “I wish to thank Professor Augutis and all his colleagues at Vytautas Magnus University for their willingness to partner with Euroleague Basketball; Zalgiris Kaunas for their support and contribution to this project; as well as the city of Kaunas, where basketball is always of capital importance.”

The Vytautas Magnus University Faculty of Economics and Management professors who will oversee the study programme of the Sports Business MBA have received international recognition for their excellence. Students will obtain both systemic understanding and working knowledge of all major areas of contemporary sports business and management: marketing, finance, media and communication, law, strategy and economics.

“VMU has always been a globally focused university and we are very glad that this has been recognised and appreciated by Euroleague Basketball, Europe’s top-level basketball competition organiser. For the last two years, the VMU Faculty of Economics and Management has been ranked among the 700 best business schools in the world. VMU is one of the leading Baltic universities in the field of internationality,” Professor Augutis, VMU Rector said.

VMU study programmes prepare specialists who are equipped with interdisciplinary knowledge and abilities, analytical and critical thinking, and capability to work in the international market, rather than narrowly specialised graduates who would only meet the short-term demands of today. Being a liberal arts university it provides an interdisciplinary education as well as competences that are important in the dynamic labour market.

The first edition of the MBA will last for 14 months, commencing in September 2017 and graduating in October 2018. Students completing the course will achieve 90 ECTS (European Credit Transfer System). The blended learning format will include four-week long in-person sessions on Euroleague Basketball headquarters in Barcelona, Spain; VMU’s campus in Kaunas; full, behind-the-scenes immersion at one of the largest sports events in the world, the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four in Belgrade, Serbia; before students return to the VMU campus to defend their final master thesis including Viva. The in-person sessions are combined with an e-learning platform that offers students maximum flexibility and sustained interaction with their professors.

Throughout their MBA training, students will hear from both academic and industry experts, with the latter of these representing companies and organisations at the forefront of the sports industry. Examples from the EBI Master in the past have included executives from adidas, Spalding, ESPN, IMG, NBA, New Era, Nike, Special Olympics, Turkish Airlines, Twitter and AEG, to name a few. The MBA will also feature guest academic teachers from elite European institutions to be announced soon. Pre-enrolment is scheduled to commence on April 12, 2017, when more information will be made available on the websites of VMU and Euroleague.

VMU’s Faculty of Economics and Management Eduniversal award

This year the faculty of Economics and Management was evaluated as excellent business school by Eduniversal – international business ranking. FEM got 3 Palmes, which means that faculty is nationally strong and align with other 700 best business schools in the world.

This year the award of ranking was in Perth (Australia), where VMU Faculty of Economics and Management was represented by Dean Rita Bendaravičiene.

The aim of Eduniversal business universities’ ranking is objectively compare various business and management schools around the world. The ranking helps for students and academic staff 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 ranking.