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On 25-26 April, Ramunė Bagdonaitė-Stelmokienė, Director of Kolping University of Applied Sciences, and Gerda Didžklapytė, Lecturer of Social Welfare Centre, attended a meeting of partners from Latvia (Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences), Norway (Oslo Metropolitan University, Norwegian University of Science and Technology), United Kingdom (Northumbria University), which took place at Tallinn University. Students were introduced […]
On 15-19 April 2019, our teacher Gerda Didžklapytė visited the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt in Germany. During the mission, the challenges of social work in Lithuania were presented, as well as the social work during the deinstitutionalisation process and practical experience of working with families who are raising a child with multiple disabilities. Together with […]
On 28 March 2019, Klaipėda State College hosted the Social Worker Excellence Contest “On the Wave”. The social worker’s professional excellence was demonstrated by representatives of Kaunas College, Klaipėda, Marijampolė, Utena and Šiauliai State Colleges. In the competition, Kolping University of Applied Sciences was represented by five second-year Child Welfare and Social Security students. The […]
On 21 March 2019, an international scientific-practical conference “Development of Social Entrepreneurship in Changing Society” took place at Kolping University of Applied Sciences. The conference brought together not only researchers, scientists, but also practitioners who actively shared the good experiences of social business and also challenges which are faced in the development of social business. […]
On 20 March, KUAS celebrated the International Day of Happiness together with the entire city of Kaunas. KUAS students shared good emotions and delicious chocolate cupcakes with firemen, policemen and medics – the people who protect our happiness every day. On this special day, the KUAS community did not forget to celebrate also the Earth […]
On 19 March 2019, we received a big group of listeners who came to the “Guest – Open Door Day”. During the “Guest – Open Door Day”, the pupils not only listened to the lectures, but also rested in the leisure zone, played table games, and took interest in study programs at KUAS. The pupils […]
On 18 March 2019, KUAS hosted a warm and sincere “Communities Day”. On this day, we got together and shared the feeling of communion with the Lithuanian Kolping Society, the John Paul II Pilgrim Centre, the Catholic Community “Gyvieji akmenys” (Living Stones), and the Third Age University of Kaunas County. During the event, communities learned […]
On 29 January 2019, 2nd year students of the Child Welfare and Social Security Program together with the KUAS teachers Evelina Darulienė and Gerda Didžklapytė participated in the nationwide scientific-practical conference “Challenges and Opportunities for the Implementation of Family Social Policy” organized by Marijampolė College. After the plenary meeting, the work was continued in 3 […]
On 14-16 January 2019, the Director of KUAS R. Bagdonaitė-Stelmokienė took part in IFCU (International Federation of Catholic Universities) training in Rome. Participants from Philippines, Canada, USA, El Salvador, Ireland, Germany, Ukraine, France, Italy and Spain shared their experiences on the issues of academic and youth spiritual care, and looked for cooperation opportunities. During the […]
On 16 January 2019, 2nd year students of the Ecotourism study program of Kolping University of Applied Sciences (KUAS), together with Violeta Urbaitė, teacher of Tour Guiding Methods and supervisor of professional practice, went on a sightseeing tour “Excursion around Pažaislis Monastery and Church, Devil’s Museum and Kaunas Old Town”. During the practice, each student […]
