May 24th, 2023, Baku Business University (BBU) awarded the title of Honorary Professor of Baku Business University to Mykolas Romeris University (MRU) Academic Affairs Centre Head Assc. Prof. Inga Juknytė-Petreikienė. She was recognized for “great contributions to the development of international relations of the university,“ BBU repesentatives noted.

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President Gitanas Nausėda met on Thursday with Jan Raczynsky, chair of the Board of the international human rights organization Memorial and active supporter of cooperation between the Memorial and the Lithuanian Genocide and Resistance Research Centre.

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Real estate development company UAB Rinktinės NT has caused public outrage and attracted criticism from politicians for cutting down a hundred-year-old oak tree in Vilnius city centre.

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Results of a population survey conducted by the Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia show that a half (50.3%) of the population of Latvia aged 16 and over were reading books (including e-books or audio books) in 2022. The greatest proportion of people reading books was recorded among women, young people aged 16–24, and people having higher education.

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On Sunday, the Golden Cross of the Stage awards were presented to theatre artists at the Lithuanian National Drama Theatre on the eve of World Theatre Day.

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On 21 March, Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė met with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, who is on a visit to Lithuania for the first time at the invitation of the prime minister, the press service of the Government said.

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The Ministry of Education, Science and Sport announced on Friday it would allocate additional support for future teachers of German and French languages.

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The Vilnius City Council has renamed the Literary Museum of Alexander Pushkin opened in the 1950s to the historic Markučiai Manor, the Council said in a statement.

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At a solemn ceremony on 9 March, Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė awarded twelve artists with the Government’s Culture and Arts Prize for their merits to Lithuanian culture and art.

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The Italian Embassy in Vilnius organises in Kaunas an exhibition of historical documents that show the Italian support to the independence of Lithuania since 1919.

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The distinctive sound of the violin has enchanted audiences for centuries, and today it is crowning a friendship between nations. Violinist Rūta Lipinaitytė, who performed with the unique Taiwan Artists Symphony Orchestra, explained that there were many reasons to accept the invitation to play in a foreign country, and stated that the performer’s role on the stage is now both musical and social.

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Gaining experience, learning and development opportunities are among the most important values that are becoming increasingly important as life expectancy increases and retirement becomes later in life. The knowledge and skills acquired at school or university are not sufficient to last a lifetime, therefore continuous learning and the development of competences are essential for a successful professional and social life, states the National Audit Office.

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On Thursday evening, the annual Delfi Titans were awarded in a ceremony at the Merchants’ Club in Vilnius in recognition of the people who made the biggest difference in the past year.

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Minister of Education, Science and Sport Jurgita Šiugždinienė says the ministry is talking to relevant institutions on having the Polish language in place next to German and French among second foreign languages taught at schools in Lithuania.

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The beginning of 2023 marks not only the 700th anniversary of Vilnius, but also the 4th edition of the “SU-MENĖK” initiative organised by the capital’s municipality on February weekends.

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President of Latvia Egils Levits has met with directors and organisers of XXVII National Song and XVII Dance Festival of Latvia, the presidency said.

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Laima Vilimienė, current head of the Klaipėda State Musical Theatre, has won a competition for the general manager of the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre (LNOBT), the Culture Ministry announced on Wednesday.

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Lithuanian director Marija Kavtaradzė has won the best director’s award at the Sundance Film Festival for her film Slow (Tu man nieko neprimeni). This is her second feature film after Summer Survivors (Išgyventi vasarą) released in 2018.

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On 25 January, the Lithuanian capital Vilnius finally started celebrating its 700th anniversary and got the jam-packed cultural programme going for the entire year.

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Three Lithuanian classical music performers have been announced winners of the International Classical Music Awards for 2022, the Lithuanian Musicians Union said.

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