About

Global Faculty Week 2025

Kaunas University of Technology kindly invites colleagues from partner universities worldwide to its “Global Faculty Week 2025” to be held on 5-9 May 2025 in Kaunas. The purpose of the event is to integrate international and intercultural dimensions into the curriculum, strengthen the idea of internationalization at home, maintain and develop international cooperation.

The global faculty week 2025 will be held in a hybrid format. Colleagues who do not have a possibility to come to Kaunas for a physical visit, are very welcome to choose the possibility of virtual teaching.

The event is open for academic staff willing to give face-to-face or online lectures, share experiences with our professors and find common areas of cooperation.

In addition, we also welcome administrative staff to join us on the topic of “AI integration in higher education: challenges and opportunities” and will prepare a week-long programme with open lectures and workshops on this topic together with cultural activities that will give the opportunity to gain new knowledge, start discussions as well as will help strengthen the existing and create new partnerships with colleagues from all over the world.

Language of the event and lectures is English.

The activity is eligible for Erasmus+ funding as STA (staff mobility for teaching). For more information about grants please contact International Offices at your institutions.

Hosting Faculties

Faculty of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities

Faculty of Chemical Technology

Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Faculty of Informatics

School of Economics and Business

Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture

Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Design

Application

For the teaching visit, please note that it takes some time to find a matching study programme, hosting professor and discuss the content of lectures therefore we encourage you to apply as early as possible.

Selection of applicants will be an ongoing process. The applicants will be notified about the results and will receive further organizational guidelines as soon as possible after receiving the confirmation from the host faculties.

Application must include a resume and a list of proposed lectures. (For Teaching Visit)

Check this section again once submitting the application, if any thing is missing, it will show you the details to be submitted. And a confirmation email will be sent to your email once the application is done, do check it to confirm that the application has been submitted.

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Programme

Day 1: 5th of May

11:30 – 13:30	Registration and Welcome
	11:30 – 12:00	Registration
	12:00 – 12:30	Welcome Words
	12:30 – 13:30	Guest Speaker
14:00 – 16:00	University Tour
16:00 – 19:00	Free time
19:00 – 22:00	Welcome Dinner

Day 2: 6th of May

10:00 – 12:00	Workshop for staff about AI tools
13:00 – 15:00	Workshop for teachers about AI tools
15:00 – 17:00	Open lecture on AI

Day 3: 7th of May

10:00 – 12:00	Workshop for staff about AI tools Part 2
13:00 – 15:00	Workshop for teachers Part 2
19:00	Company visit*

Day 4: 8th of May

09:00 – 12:00	Group work
13:30 – 19:00	Guided city tour*

Day 5: 9th of May

10:00 – 12:00

Closing of the event

The programme may be subject to change.

*Paid activity, which should be covered by the participants.

Visitor's guide

Kaunas University of Technology have prepared a detailed guide to help you prepare for your arrival and stay in Kaunas. There you will find:

how to reach city from the airport;
how to navigate in the city;
recommendations for accommodation;
tips on places to visit and have a meal;
additional useful information.

Visitor's guide

Contacts

We are happy to assist you in any matters related to your visit. Please do not hesitate to contact

Ms. Monika Kačenauskienė, Academic Exchange Office

Email: monika.kacenauskiene@ktu.lt

After you submit your application, it is forwarded to the relevant faculty for further consideration and finding you a relevant lecture which you may teach.

Global Faculty Week 2024

On April 22–26, Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) hosted Global Faculty Week 2024, which aimed to enrich the study content with an international study experience at home. For the first time, answering the demands of the participants, KTU invited both lecturers and administrative staff to the Global Faculty Week. A training course on burnout and stress, a topic most pertinent to nowadays’ lifestyle, was offered for the guests and KTU community.

The Global Faculty Week 2024 welcomed participants from four continents – Africa, America, Asia and Europe, representing almost 60 partner universities. The guests delivered lectures, and shared their knowledge and expertise with the University students from all the faculties.

The largest number of visiting teachers and staff came to the School of Economics and Business. During the Global Faculty Week, lecturers from all over the world taught at all KTU faculties, thus significantly contributing to internationalisation at home.

In addition to the professional activities, the participants of the event were invited to attend open lectures on burnout by Simona Pajaujienė and Almantas Dulkys, as well as attended a rich cultural programme, during which they were able to get to know not only KTU and Kaunas but also visited Trakai and Vilnius.

Global faculty 2024 Close up photo of faculty participants, they are two women smiling away from the camera, towards the presenter,

Global faculty 2024 Close up photo of faculty participants, facing the presenter.

Global faculty 2024 full shot of the event showing the diverse faculty participant

Global faculty 2024 full shot of the event from the back of the stage, showing the presenter facing towards the camera.

Global Faculty Week 2023

On April 24-28 Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) hosted the fourth international teaching week “Global Faculty Week 2023”, which aimed to enrich the content of study programmes and strengthen cooperation with partners around the world. This year, a particularly large number of applications has been received – more than 100 guest lecturers from 32 countries around the world delivered lectures, shared their knowledge and expertise to the University students from all the faculties.

The largest number of participants came to the School of Economics and Business, Faculties of Mechanical Engineering and Design, and Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts.

The guests also participated in a variety of cultural activities, visited the campus of the university, attended the museum and expanded their professional connections during the networking event.

Global Faculty Week 2022

In the last week of April, the 3^rd KTU international teaching week took place, during which 50 guest lecturers from 22 countries were giving lectures to the University students. The event was organised in a mixed way – more than half of the guest lecturers were teaching in person, the rest gave lectures online.

The lectures were integrated into the study modules, so there were no changes in the timetable for the students. Hundreds of students benefited from this experience, it was a great way to make the students acquainted with a different academic culture and to broaden their approach to their studies. Visiting teachers not only passed on new knowledge but also taught in different ways, shared their cultural and personal experiences.

Virtual Global Faculty Week 2021

For the first time ever, Global Faculty Week at KTU was hosted virtually. However, it turned out to be not an obstacle but rather as a greater opportunity for lecturers from all around the world. A total of 65 professors from 25 different countries all the way from Europe to Asia and Latin America have cooperated with KTU lecturers from 8 different faculties and provided and hosted professionally prepared lectures for hundreds of KTU students.

In addition to teaching, our guests had an opportunity to establish new connections in the academic environment. Participants of Virtual Global Faculty Week 2021 enjoyed an interesting social program where they actively participated in discussions, learned about culture and history of Lithuania and even tried to virtually sing Lithuanian folk songs together.

For more echoes and feedback from the Virtual Global Faculty Week 2021 read here.

Global Faculty Week 2019

In October 2019, students of Kaunas University of Technology had the opportunity to gain international academic experience without leaving Lithuania – over 30 lecturers from 4 continents, 17 countries, 23 foreign higher education institutions gave lectures in English at the University’s faculties. KTU teachers and researchers were also able to strengthen cooperation ties with partners from abroad and adopt global practices. Although lecturers from abroad come to the University regularly, this time we brought them together for one week in order to offer and get additional value. The visiting professors gave lectures, conducted seminars, met with counterparts, participated in other academic activities and social and cultural events.

9:00 – 19:00	Lectures, Individual Meetings
13:00 – 15:00	Lecture “Enhancing Public Speaking Skills for Dynamic Communication” by Audronė Daubarienė	KTU Library (amphitheatre), Studentų g. 48
15:00 – 17:00	Open lecture “Why BODY & MIND practices are necessary for modern society?” by Simona Pajaujienė	KTU Library (amphitheatre), Studentų g. 48
19:00	Visit to the local company (Registration)	Meeting point: “Stumbras” museum, K. Būgos g. 7

9:00 – 19:00	Lectures, Individual Meetings
10:00 – 19:30	Trip to Trakai and Vilnius (Registration)	Meeting point: Radisson Hotel Kaunas, K. Donelaičio g. 27

9:00 – 19:00	Lectures, Individual Meetings
10:00 – 12:00	Workshop “EU policy and initiatives from below” by Niall Power (Registration)	KTU Library (room M8), Studentų g. 48
15:00 – 17:00	Open Lecture “Burnout in a nutshell: how to ignite yourself, but not to burnout?” by Almantas Dulkys (Registration)	KTU Santaka Valley (hall 1), K. Baršausko g. 59
17:00 – 20:00	Networking Café	Café “Profesorius”, K. Baršausko g. 59

9:00 – 19:00	Lectures, Individual Meetings
10:00 – 12:00	Farewell	KTU Santaka Valley (room 228), K. Baršausko g. 59