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REGISTRATION FOR THE SUMMER COURSE IS OPEN

The two & four-week summer course starts on 13 July 2026 and will tak place at the Faculty of Philology, Vilnius University.

Information on the summer course

LEVEL EXAMINATIONS TAKE PLACE ON 12 JUNE 2026

The examinations of Lithuanian language proficiency levels A1, A2, B1, B2, and C1 will take place on 12 June 2026. More information is available here.

Applications are due on 17 April 2026

The Education Exchanges Support Foundation offers scholarships for Lithuanian studies in the autumn semester of the 2026–2027 academic year. The call for applications for Lithuanian short-term studies is now OPEN!

Applications are due on 18 March 2026

Students, professors, and researchers of foreign institutions of higher education as well as individuals of Lithuanian descent can submit their scholarship applications for the Lithuanian language summer course in July 2026. Applications are accepted until 18 March 2026 local time (+2GMT).

The Department of Lithuanian Studies offers three Lithuanian language courses, the semester course, evening course (registration is open for level A1.2 only), and free mover course starting in February 2026 at the Faculty of Philology, Vilnius University (Universiteto St 5). Students can sign up by filling out the application form.

The timetables are available here.

REGISTRATION FOR THE WINTER COURSE 2026 IS OPEN

The two-week Lithuanian language winter course starts on 5 January 2026. Language classes will take place at the Faculty of Philology, Vilnius University. Detailed information on the two-week winter course is available here.

“We Learn Lithuanian With Fun” is a collection of distributive tasks and language games intended for classroom use with learners at levels A2–B1. The material is suitable for both adults and children from the age of 12. Some of the tasks may also be of benefit to younger learners.

The 7th International Conference of Applied Linguistics Languages and People will be held from 25–27 September 2025 at the Faculty of Philology, Vilnius University, Lithuania.

REGISTRATION FOR LITHUANIAN LANGUAGE COURSES IN SEPTEMBER IS OPEN

The Department of Lithuanian Studies offers three types of the Lithuanian language courses, the semester course, evening course (registration is over), and free mover course starting in September 2025 at the Faculty of Philology, Vilnius University (Universiteto St 5). Students can sign up by filling out the application form.

The Department of Lithuanian Studies is organising its traditional Summer Lithuanian Language and Culture Course from 7 July to 1 August. This year’s program has brought together 97 participants from 27 countries. The largest group comes from the United States (33 participants), followed by Germany (13 participants). Additional participants—ranging from one to several—have arrived from Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, the United Kingdom, Estonia, Spain, Italy, Japan, Canada, Kazakhstan, China, Latvia, Poland, Lithuania, the Netherlands, France, Russia, Singapore, Slovenia, Finland, and Sweden.

This is a new collection of texts for non-native adult speakers of Lithuanian who strive to learn the language at levels B1 & B2. Surely, it is also suitable for native speakers who want to broaden their knowledge of the Lithuanian language and learn more about Lithuania. The texts include pre- and post-textual exercises.

The Authors of the interdisciplinary monograph "Diasporas of Lithuanian Descent in the East and Their Identity: The Cases of Trans-Volga Russia and Kazakhstan" are Loreta Vilkienė, Vytis Čiubrinskas, Jolanta Kuznecovienė, Irena Šutinienė.

REGISTRATION TO THE COURSE FOR UKRAINIANS FROM FEBRUARY IS OVER

Welcome to sign up for a free-of-charge Lithuanian language course for citizens of Ukraine.The Lithuanian language course at levels A1.2, B1.1, and B1.2 starts online and on-site on 3 February 2025. Classes on-site will be held twice a week at the Faculty of Philology, Vilnius University (Universiteto St 5).

REGISTRATION IS OVER

My name is Richard, and I'm a PhD student at Vilnius University. I'd like to invite you to join my Lithuanian course!

About the course:
Have you ever wanted to confidently search for a new apartment or plan a dinner party in Lithuanian?

This Lithuanian language summer course is the biggest one held in summer by the Department of Lithuanian Studies. 115 students from 29 countries have joined it, 25 of them arriving from the USA, 10 from Ukraine, 9 from Germany, and 7 from Finland. One, two or a couple of students have come from Ireland, Argentina, Australia, Belarus, Brazil, Czech Republic, Denmark. Great Britain, Spain, Italy, Japan, Canada, Kazakhstan, China, Cyprus, Poland, Lithuania, Norway, South Africa, Portugal, France, Russia, Slovakia, Taiwan, and Turkey.

In the last ten years, research on language attitudes has also intensified in Lithuania. A number of research articles and monographs that focus on language attitudes or analyse them among other issues have been published

it is a third edition of the textbook for non-native speakers. The books of Po truputį (Student's Book, Exercise Book, and digital Teacher's Book) will help you learn to write, read, and understand texts by hearing.

Applications are due on 20 November 2022

Students, professors, and researchers of foreign institutions of higher education as well as individuals of Lithuanian descent can submit their applications to receive a scholarship for the Lithuanian language and culture winter course in January 2023. Applications can be submitted here until 20 November 2022 local time (+2GMT).

On 29–30 September 2022, the Faculty of Philology of Vilnius University, Department of Lithuanian Studies, Lithuanian Association of Applied Linguistics LITAKA and the Institute of the Lithuanian Language will hold the Sixth International Conference of Applied Linguistics ‘Languages and People: Problems and Solutions.'

THE COURSE WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE FACULTY OF PHILOLOGY

Vilnius University invites Ukrainian citizens who left Ukraine for Lithuania due to military action by the Russian Federation in Ukraine to submit their applications for the intensive Lithuanian language and culture course.