Welcome to Vytautas Magnus University!
What distinguishes Vytautas Magnus University (VMU) is our visionary approach towards organising studies, scientific research, and academic community life.
Scholars from Lithuania and abroad who participated in the reestablishment of VMU in 1989 have also defined our principles which we have been followed ever since: the commitment to foster a liberal and democratic learning environment, emphasizing the importance of aesthetics, honesty, tolerance, and independent thought. We promote these ideals while nurturing creativity, academic progress, and cultural identity within our community.
VMU is a comprehensive university devoted to excellence in teaching, learning, research, arts, and innovation, and fostering critical thinking, imaginative response as well as the desire and capacity for lifelong learning of our students who will have an impact on the world, locally and globally.
Please find more information about VMU published HERE.
All VMU departments and main contacts are published on the VMU website.
The VMU map is available HERE.
International Cooperation Department contacts can be found HERE.
Kaunas is one of Lithuania’s most beautiful and oldest cities, the fourth largest city in the Baltic States, located at the crossroads of Europe and the heart of the country.
It could be described as a city that never accepted its role as the second city in the country. It is not only a city of old traditions, but also a large centre of business and industry. During the interwar period, Kaunas was the "temporary capital" of Lithuania and developed into a modern, vibrant and dynamic cultural centre of the country.
With almost three hundred thousand inhabitants, it can also claim to be a city of young people, with over 35,000 students (the largest number in Lithuania) studying at one of the seven universities here.
What is unique about Kaunas is that contemporary business centres full of state-of-the-art technology are complemented with an inspiring layer of interwar modernism (it is protected by the European and UNESCO Heritage) spread all over the city.
Compact and conveniently designed, Kaunas can be explored in a couple of hours between meetings or on the way to dinner from your hotel.
For more information, please visit the KaunasIN website.
Download the city map or the city guides about Kaunas.
Lithuania is a member of the European Union (EU) and Schengen Area. Citizens of the EU countries and 30 other states, including Australia, Canada, the UK, the USA, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia etc., can stay in the Schengen Area for a period of 90 days without a visa. Check: do you need a visa to enter Lithuania?
If you are required to obtain a visa, please contact the VMU coordinator responsible for your visit at the university. You can find more information about the visa application procedure HERE (choose the English version of the website).
Which airport are you arriving at: Vilnius Airport or Kaunas Airport? Look at the options and plan your trip accordingly.
There are four ways to reach Kaunas FROM VILNIUS AIRPORT, so you can choose which is more convenient for you:
If you arrive at KAUNAS AIRPORT, you can use three ways to reach Kaunas centre:
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
The internal city public transport includes buses and trolleybuses which run from 4.30 a.m. until 10.30 p.m.
Download the Trafi app for real-time traffic and timetables and check for information on how to purchase travel tickets.
Please note: you will have to press the ‘STOP’ button to signal to the driver that you would like to get off at the next stop. To board a bus, make sure you are visible at the bus stop.
VMU ICD suggests these options for accommodation:
Dining place suggestions in the city centre:
VMU Academy campus:
Lithuania is a country with some of the fastest internet in the world! There are many Free Wi-Fi areas around the city, so upon arrival to our country, you do not need to sit with your computer in hotels and conference halls.
Time zone: UTC +2
Currency: Euro
Official language: Lithuanian
Country code for phone: +370
Climate: European continental influenced climate with warm, dry summers and fairly severe winters.
Electricity: 220V, C, F sockets
General emergency number: 112
24/7 Pharmacies: BENU pharmacy, address: Savanorių pr. 66 / Žemaičių g. 31, Kaunas,Tel. +370 37 205 796
