On 8 November, Vytautas Magnus University, celebrating its 35th re-establishment anniversary this year, will become a space that will unite. Whether you are a pupil trying to find your career path, a student seeking your first job opportunity, or a graduate ready to inspire others or rejoice in the success of your fellow VMU alumni, this event is for you. For businesses, VMU Connections serves as a platform where you can directly meet young and talented VMU students, introduce your company, meet future colleagues, and create future opportunities.
It is a unique opportunity for pupils, VMU students and alumni, as well as business representatives, to engage with each other and share knowledge, experiences, and career opportunities all in one day.
The programme will include songs by bands Antis, Foje, Rondo, Poliarizuoti Stiklai, Rebelheart, and Kardiofonas, as well as the most popular compositions by performers Kastytis Kerbedis, Ovidijus Vyšniauskas, Vytautas Kernagis, and Eurika Masytė.
It’s a great opportunity to explore various career paths, hear first-hand stories from professionals, and discover your dream job.
It’s the day when alumni return to the university to share their experiences, strengthen connections, and inspire others to pursue professional success.
Are you still wondering whether it’s truly worth attending the events offered by VMU Connections? Let us help dispel any doubts:
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES. At the Organisations Fair, you’ll get acquainted with 30 different companies and organisations (Kauno Grūdai, Rovaltra, Employment Service, Hoptrans, Citco, Lytagra, Agrochema, Ecit Norian, Lithuanian Energy Institute, FL Technics, Evolution, and Lithuanian Police, among others), learn about their activities, and even have an opportunity to participate in live job or internship interviews – you might leave the event with a job or internship secured!
NETWORKING. By interacting with so many company and organisation representatives, you will establish valuable connections with employers, company representatives, and alumni. These contacts will be useful when searching for a job or planning your career path.
ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF SKILLS. By presenting yourself to employers or participating in live interviews, you will be able to assess your skills, gain valuable experience in how to properly present yourself, and thus enhance your competencies.
PROPER PREPARATION. To ensure you are not daunted by interacting with company and organisation representatives, we will help you prepare for the event. From 14 to 29 October, you can attend free online training sessions where you will learn how to properly write your CV, present yourself in a job interview, build self-confidence, plan your career path, and search for jobs effectively.
Alumni, don’t miss the opportunity not only to reminisce about your student days and reunite with long-lost coursemates and teachers but also to discover new opportunities at VMU Connections. You can look forward to:
NETWORKING. You will meet other alumni, make new acquaintances, and strengthen connections with former coursemates. It’s a great opportunity to share experiences and ideas, and perhaps even discover new career opportunities.
RETURNING TO YOUR ALMA MATER. Visiting the university allows you to recall your student days, see how VMU has evolved and grown, and feel part of the community even after graduation. It’s a chance to reconnect with your alma mater and organise a meeting with your coursemates.
COOPERATION. VMU Connections is an excellent platform to make contact not only with other alumni but also with university teachers and business representatives who could become potential partners in projects or mentors on your career path.
NEW OPPORTUNITIES. VMU has much to offer its alumni – from business opportunities to free training sessions or workouts in a modern sports centre. You will find all the benefits and offers you are entitled to on the VMU Alumni ID platform, and hear about them first-hand during VMU Connections.
Participating in VMU Connections is a fantastic opportunity to meet talented and motivated students, expand your company’s or organisation’s network, find future employees or interns, and establish valuable cooperation opportunities. Here are a few more reasons why taking part in VMU Connections could be a significant step for your business:
BROAD KNOWLEDGE. Studies at VMU are based on the principles of Artes Liberales, meaning VMU students have a broad outlook and education – they are not only knowledgeable in their field but also possess knowledge in other disciplines.
MULTILINGUALISM. VMU students can study more than 30 different foreign languages, not to mention our Scandinavian studies specialists, Germanists, Anglicists, Francophones, experts in East Asian cultures and languages, as well as international students! Here you’ll find plenty of suitable interns and employees for international companies.
RECRUITMENT. Conduct live interviews for vacant job or internship positions right here and now – we will connect you with students who are eager to test their skills in a job interview. This is a great opportunity for you to carry out initial selection processes and find your ideal candidate.
COLLABORATION OPPORTUNITIES. We invite you to network and introduce your business to more than just students – meet lecturers, heads of study programmes, centre and department heads, and discover collaboration opportunities for your business.
| 10.00 A.M. – 10.30 A.M. | Opening of the event
The event will take place at VMU Great Hall (28 S. Daukanto g., Kaunas). |
| 10.30 A.M. – 2.00 P.M. | Organizations Fair
Looking for new career opportunities, to network with companies and organizations, and to discover and establish new professional contacts? |
| 4.00 P.M. – 5.00 P.M. | Hybrid conference in English “Liberal Arts: Navigating Careers, Personal Growth, and the AI Era”
VMU alumni will share experiences of how their liberal arts education helped them overcome career challenges or pivot in their professional journeys. |
| 6.00 P.M. – 8.00 P.M. | Festive concert “Songs for the 35th anniversary of VMU re-establishment”
VMU Connections will culminate with a festive concert of the VMU Chamber Orchestra and soloists, which will be dedicated to the entire university community and feature the most popular songs from the period of VMU re-establishment, 1989–1993. Performers: |
During Career Day, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., you will have the opportunity to participate in selection interviews for various internship and employment positions offered by companies and organisations. You can find current offers and the registration form for these interviews HERE.
| AGROCHEMA | We are a reliable and honest agro-business company that has been developing its activities in Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia for 30 years. We are the Lithuanian market leader in liquid nitrogen fertilisers. We continuously develop the assortment and quality of nitrogen fertilisers, provide consultations and practical recommendations for our clients, and offer effective plant protection solutions and purified bags of seeds. We trade in fertilisers, grains, and plant protection products, offer elevator services, and engage in the retail of agricultural products. |
| ALLIANZ LIETUVA | Over more than two decades in the financial market, we have accumulated the necessary experience and expertise to offer our clients the best solutions in insurance, financial management, saving, and investing. We have been operating in the Lithuanian market since 2001. During this time, we have become one of the leaders in financial and insurance services. Allianz Lietuva is part of the Allianz Group, founded in 1890 in Berlin. The Group operates in almost 70 countries, has more than 157,000 employees worldwide, and is one of the world’s leading insurance and asset management companies with 125 million private and corporate customers. |
| AUTEKS | A reliable and steadily operating transport service company that has rapidly expanded its service range over the years, earning the trust of regular customers and partners. Our main goal is to provide clients with the highest quality service, timely deliveries, and flexibility and responsiveness in situations that demand rapid changes. We specialise in logistics and vehicle transportation in Western Europe.
Social networks: LinkedIn |
| BALTEC CNC TECHNOLOGIES | An innovative company operating for more than 20 years, specialising in the manufacturing of precision mechanical components. The main machining processes of the company include milling and turning on modern programmable (CNC) machines. The company’s products are widely used across various industries, including automotive manufacturing, medical rehabilitation technology, and the energy sector. The majority of the company’s products are exported to Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, Norway, and the Netherlands. The company has around 100 employees, most of whom work at the production base.
Social networks: Facebook |
| CITCO GROUP OF COMPANIES | A global leader in fund services, corporate governance, and related asset services, with staff across 50 office locations worldwide. With more than $1.8 trillion in assets under administration, we deliver end-to-end solutions and exceptional service to meet our clients’ needs.
Social networks: LinkedIn |
| ECIT NORIAN | A provider of accounting, payroll, and automation services that aims to deliver smarter, faster, and better solutions. We enhance our customers’ competitiveness by offering the best prices on the market and ensuring high quality. We achieve this through a unique management model and a high level of automation. NORIAN’s foundation is built on having the best people in the industry and a strong culture based on customer engagement, innovation, and teamwork. We simplify accounting and take pride in our work and achievements.
Social networks: Facebook |
| EVOLUTION LITHUANIA | A market-leading creator of online entertainment services. Our success is driven by more than 21,000 EVOlutionaries from 30 countries around the world, working in product development, software development, IT solutions, game hosting, and business support. The dynamic and creative environment at Evolution fosters unique opportunities for personal and professional growth. Evolution is a Swedish company established in 2006 and listed on Nasdaq Nordic (EVO). Evolution Lithuania’s journey started in 2020 and our modern studio in Kaunas employs over 500 EVOlutionaries who develop and manage online game products and provide video studio services.
Social networks: Instagram |
| FL TECHNICS | A global provider of aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services, offering solutions to commercial aviation customers worldwide, with offices in Lithuania, Indonesia, and Thailand. Our hangars and workshops are based in Lithuania, Indonesia, and the UK, and we have an extensive network of line maintenance support stations across Europe, Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Canada.
Social networks: LinkedIn |
| HOPTRANS | A transport and logistics company, one of the leaders in its field in Lithuania and Western Europe. Rapidly growing and uniting professionals in the field, the company, over its more than 30 years of operation, has carved out its niche, gained international recognition, and is currently known as a highly innovative and customer-oriented company. We provide road, sea, rail, air, and multimodal freight services, and organise various e-commerce projects. |
| IMPACT BRANDS | A US-based, incredibly fast-growing team of digital talents with an ambitious mission to #IMPACTBILLIONS. Our 7 brands produce high-quality natural and organic health supplements, food products, beauty skincare, and pet care products. We’ve rapidly grown to over 360 talented members working from around the world towards a primary goal – to positively impact the lives of 1 billion people and push forward for more! All our family members work remotely from their homes or any place they feel most comfortable. Our unique style allows for personal potential to unfold and strengthens our company. Some of our members choose to leave the cold winters behind and work in the tropics under the palm trees! |
| KAUNO GRŪDAI | Kauno Grūdai is part of AB Akola Group, one of the largest agricultural and food production company groups in the Baltic States region, operating across the entire production chain, from field to table. The shares of AB Akola Group are listed on the Nasdaq Vilnius stock exchange. The combined annual revenues of the companies managed by Akola Group amount to 2 billion euros.
Social networks: LinkedIn |
| KAUNAS CITY MUNICIPALITY | The right of self-government for administrative units (resident communities), as enshrined in the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania, is exercised through their representative institutions – municipal councils and mayors. The Law on Local Self-Government establishes a system of municipal executive bodies – the municipal administration, headed by the Director of Municipal Administration, and territorial subdivisions of the municipal administration – elderships, which are led by elders, and sub-elderships formed from residential areas or their parts, represented by sub-elders.
Social networks: Instagram |
| COFFEE FRIEND | An international retail chain of coffee and coffee machines operating in Europe under locally tailored brand names in each market. We focus on a unique shopping experience and high-quality products. We know that good coffee at home is a moment of enjoyment – and sometimes, that’s all you need. We care that your coffee is perfect, fresh, and aromatic. That’s why we’ve spent years studying coffee varieties and production methods. We know how to make excellent coffee at just the touch of a button. We don’t talk about coffee machines in the language of instructions – we’re here to talk about them like friends: simply, concretely, and warmly, and to help you choose and maintain everything needed for a perfect cup of coffee at home.
Social networks: Facebook |
| LITHUANIAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY | The Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry (LAMMC) conducts scientific research and experiments in the fields of agronomy, forestry, and related fields. LAMMC provides high-level education, offers doctoral studies, provides services to farmers, collaborates with businesses, creates innovative products, and disseminates new scientific knowledge to society. Doctoral studies in agronomy and forestry at LAMMC provide opportunities for growth and development. Doctoral students share their ideas and research results at national and international events, traineeships, and secondments.
Social networks: LinkedIn |
| LITHUANIAN ENERGY INSTITUTE | We are an internationally renowned centre of excellence for research, innovation, and technologies in energy and related areas. We actively conduct scientific research both nationally and internationally, carry out business-driven research, create new products, and train specialists for Lithuanian science and economy.
Social networks: LinkedIn |
| MILITARY CONSCRIPTION AND RECRUITMENT SERVICE OF LITHUANIAN ARMED FORCES | The Conscription and Recruitment Service is one of the divisions of the Lithuanian Armed Forces. In peacetime, the Service administers conscription and recruits, summons, and selects personnel for active military service or alternative national defence service in the Lithuanian Armed Forces. This division of the Lithuanian Armed Forces has its headquarters in Vilnius, with regional offices located in Alytus, Kaunas, Klaipėda, Šiauliai, Panevėžys, and Vilnius, and its sub-offices spread throughout Lithuania.
Social networks: Facebook |
| LITHUANIAN POLICE | The Lithuanian Police ensures public order and the safety of individuals and society. The main tasks of the Lithuanian Police are protecting human rights and freedoms; ensuring public order and safety; rendering emergency assistance to individuals when necessary due to their physical or mental helplessness, as well as individuals who have been victims of criminal deeds, other violations of law, natural calamities, or similar factors; preventing, detecting, and investigating criminal deeds and other violations of law; and supervising traffic safety.
Social networks: Facebook |
| STATE SECURITY DEPARTMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA | The objectives of the State Security Department of the Republic of Lithuania are to collect and provide intelligence information to decision-makers and the highest authorities of the state; analyse and forecast social, political, and economic processes related to threats to national security; and prevent threats to the state’s national security in cooperation with other institutions ensuring national security.
Social networks: LinkedIn |
| LITHUANIAN AGRICULTURAL ADVISORY SERVICE | Currently, more than 400 employees work in 46 district and municipal offices. They provide clients with comprehensive services in accounting, business economy, crop production, animal husbandry, forestry, and occupational and fire safety, offer consultations, and conduct training.
Social networks: Facebook |
| LYTAGRA | A corporate group of 6 companies, including 2 agricultural companies, with 26 branches across Lithuania and Latvia. Lytagra is one of the largest companies in Lithuania. The company’s branches engage in the retail of new agricultural machinery and spare parts for agricultural machinery, provide agricultural machinery services, showcase agricultural machinery exhibitions, and employ regional agricultural machinery managers. This way, the company strives to be as close as possible to its clients – farmers and agricultural companies – and deliver its services to them in a timely manner.
Social networks: Facebook |
| MARGUČIAI | We trade in new and used agricultural, horticultural, and gardening machinery, farm tools, and smart farming solutions. We are pleased to offer high-quality agricultural, utility, and horticultural machinery from more than eighty manufacturers. Thanks to our focused long-term efforts, we have earned the trust of not only customers but also manufacturers: sixty-one factories have granted us the exclusive right in Lithuania to represent them in the sale and technical service of their products. While they may not be the most famous manufacturers in the world, over time we have carefully selected responsible and reliable partners.
Social networks: LinkedIn |
| MOODY’S | In a world shaped by increasingly interconnected risks, Moody’s (NYSE:MCO) data, insights, and innovative technologies help customers develop a holistic view of their world and unlock opportunities. With a rich history of experience in global markets and a diverse workforce of approximately 15,000 across more than 40 countries, Moody’s gives customers the comprehensive perspective needed to act with confidence and thrive. |
| NANDO | A significant portion of this biotechnology company’s activities is focused on the sale of agricultural products, as well as product development and improvement. The company also provides consultation services for its customers, offering technological advice to farmers, distributors, and suppliers in Western Europe. Currently, the company offers four groups of products for agriculture: surfactants, amino acids, corn seeds, and preparations containing microorganisms. The company not only operates in Lithuania but also exports to Latvia, Estonia, Belarus, Russia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Poland. |
| ROVALTRA | For over 25 years – since 1997 – the company has been actively and successfully trading and servicing various agricultural, grain storage, utility and forestry machinery in Lithuania. The company has five branches located in Vilnius, Kaunas, Panevėžys, Šilutė, and Telšiai. We represent the sale of Valtra tractors, Merlo telehandlers, and other agricultural machinery.
Social networks: Facebook |
| EMPLOYMENT SERVICE UNDER THE MINISTRY OF SOCIAL SECURITY AND LABOUR OF THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA | The Employment Service implements employment support policy. Our aim is to help jobseekers find employment more quickly, acquire necessary skills, and compete successfully in the labour market, and to help employers find suitable employees.
Social networks: Facebook |
| VIČIŪNAI GROUP | Vičiūnai Group is one of the largest food industry companies in the Baltic countries and one of the world’s leading producers of surimi. Established in Lithuania in 1991, the company today comprises more than 60 companies operating across Europe. The main brand of Vičiūnai Group, “Viči,” is renowned for its high-quality fish and seafood products, including surimi, prawns, fish, and many other frozen and prepared products. |
| PUBLIC MANAGEMENT AGENCY | The Public Management Agency is a government agency with a role equivalent to that of an HR partner in shaping human resources management policy in the public sector. The agency attracts individuals with the necessary competencies to the civil service, applies progressive governance practices in institutions, organises centralised training for civil servants, ensures the development and dissemination of a positive work reputation in the public sector, and pays special attention to the search, career management, and development of heads of institutions. Annually, it organises 30 to 40 competitions for heads of public institutions and about 2,000 competitions for civil servants.
Social networks: LinkedIn |
| WALLESS | WALLESS is a Baltic law firm with offices in Vilnius, Riga, Tallinn, and Tartu. The WALLESS Baltic legal team unites over 150 law professionals with top-tier experts as leading partners across all major practices in the three Baltic countries. The team provides a full scope of specialised region-wide seamless business law services, with particular strength in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, banking and finance, fintech, commercial and regulatory, real estate, tax, dispute resolution, and white-collar and government investigations.
Social networks: Facebook |
Take part in the event preparation and learn how to find the right job, write an outstanding CV, and plan the steps to take when looking for your first job.
That's right! Come prepared for a 5-minute job interview and you could be one of the fastest people in the world to get hired.
A great opportunity to build connections for the future, with 30 companies attending the event and at least 10 speakers sharing their success stories. This is a real chance to see what VMU alumni are up to in their careers.
Discover the latest trends in the labour market, how VMU supports the creation of start-ups, and why it's worth returning to VMU after 5, 10, or even 30 years.
Performers at the concert will include the VMU Chamber Orchestra (Chief Conductor Vytautas Lukočius), representatives of VMU Music Academy’s Jazz Department Adrijus Kudaba (guitar), Deividas Pileckas (keyboard), Julijus Sipavičius (percussion), and soloists Justinas Lapatinskas (graduate of VMU Music Academy) and Vytautė Tamutytė (student of VMU Music Academy).
The programme will include songs by bands Antis, Foje, Rondo, Poliarizuoti Stiklai, Rebelheart, and Kardiofonas, as well as the most popular compositions by performers Kastytis Kerbedis, Ovidijus Vyšniauskas, Vytautas Kernagis, and Eurika Masytė.
