'International University: What is Your Superpower?'

September 21-25, 2020 

The Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (LSMU) is proud to announce an International Staff Week, 2020 'International University: What is Your Superpower?' to be held in Kaunas, the second largest city of Lithuania!

International Week (IW) is designed for both, teachers and staff from the partner universities. Representatives of academic society are invited: those interested in improvement of internationalization aspect of home university, everybody looking for experience exchange and possibly establishment of new cooperation bonds. You are invited to experience Lithuanian hospitality, to explore local food, culture and traditions.

For teachers IW offers the opportunity to teach the local and international students in various biomedical and health sciences, to develop professional networks and collaboration. The target group is teaching staff in Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing, Public Health, Veterinary Medicine, Food Science, Animal Science and other health-related programmes.

For staff IW offers the opportunity to interact with the colleagues from other countries, to share experience and ideas in the field of internationalization and intercultural communication. The target group is international office managers, international academic coordinators or staff members involved in international activities at the partner universities.

Open call for all participants to apply for a short presentation (up to 15 min) of their home institution's successful internationalization. The chosen candidates (2 or 3) will have a chance to present their story of success to the audience of the event. If you wish to prepare a presentation, please mark accordingly in the registration form.

Programme

IW includes individual teaching activities (for teachers), lectures, workshops (for staff), interactive games and networking, cultural and social events.

Welcome dinner, tasting of Lithuanian traditional food and trip to the open-air museum in Rumšiškės are the highlights which should not be missed!

For the full programme of the week please click here. 

Fees

There is no participation fee. All events of the week (including coffee breaks, lunches, welcome dinner) will be covered by LSMU.

Participants are expected to cover their travel, accommodation and other expenses (not related to the IW programme).

Participants are invited to apply in the framework of Erasmus+ teacher/staff mobility or other mobility programme. Please note that participants are expected to cover their costs of travel and accommodation by themselves and to make necessary travel arrangements and reservations.  

Registration

Maximum of 50 participants will be selected for the participation in the Staff Week.

Please fill in on-line registration form here

The deadline for registration: 1^st MARCH 2020 

What do the participants of the previous International Weeks at LSMU say? Click here

Do you have any questions?

Please contact us: staffweek@lsmu.lt