The ARQUS AL7 student-led forum took place at the University of Padua, Italy on 3-4 April. VU LSC students presented together with more than 40 other students from Vilnius, Bergen, Granada, Graz, Leipzig, Lyon and Padua Universities.
Vilnius University was represented by lecturers from the Life Sciences Centre Dr. Arūnas Samas and Dr. Irena Nedveckytė, as well as students Marta Purvinytė (GMC), Aistė Kundrotaitė (GMC), Dominykas Ragelis (FSF), Aistė Vosilytė (CHGF), Tautė Emilija Baranauskaitė (TSPMI), Domate Lyskutė (MF).
"The green vision of Vilnius: towards a diverse and sustainable city" and "Cities as biodiversity hotspots in anthropogenic landscape through the prism of bats diversity in Vilnius city".
The forum focused on international themes of European citizenship and biodiversity, addressing local, regional and global biodiversity issues and challenges.
Vilnius University, together with six other European universities, is running a programme within the ARQUS project, which aims to develop problem-based thinking on the highly sensitive topic of the moment - "European engaged citizenship in times of uncertainty".