Student Mobility

Coordinator of incoming and outgoing exchange students, Erasmus+ agreements, traineeships and International Master degree programmes:

Dr Sigita Mėlynytė
Email / MS Teams:

For Incoming Students

Exchange Students
Traineeships at LSC

Exchange Students

All the information for incoming exchange students can be found at VU website.

Courses offered for exchange students

Timetables

Traineeships at LSC

We are open to students from other universities applying for traineeships at our Center.

Most of the traineeships are for a duration of 4 to 6 months; students are expected to work about 33 academic hours/week (20 ECTS for 4 months to 30 ECTS for 6 months).

A list of available placements can be found here

Please note that students are also welcome to approach other researchers and arrange traineeships individually. All our research groups can be found here.

Some useful tips:

Please write an email directly to a contact person at the lab you are interested in. It would be great if you could provide: a short motivation letter (please state your main aims, expectations for the traineeship, also a starting date and the duration of your stay), your CV, and a description of the courses studied related to the traineeship.

For Outgoing Students

Please find more information and links to registration forms and virtual seminars about the studies abroad here: info.

Also, the selection criteria for VU LSC students and some useful information can be found below.

Any questions? Please contact VU IRO via email: .

Coordinator at VU LSC:

Erasmus exchange students and traineeships: Sigita Mėlynytė, PhD;

Studies Abroad

All our students are entitled to spend some time on their studies abroad. The application for studies abroad takes place twice a year - in September and in February (except for the ISEP program, for which the call is once a year in November). Please follow the news on the VU IRO webpage.

Erasmus+ exchange

All the detailed instructions and information on Erasmus+ exchange programme for studies is displayed at VU.lt.

Along with the general requirements, the Life Sciences Center has some additional procedures and criteria.

Description of student exchange procedures at VU LSC

Who can apply: full-time students of LSC who do not have. ts and have completed four semesters (for BSc students) or one semester (for MSc students) prior to any academic deb studies abroad.
A successful applicant has to fulfill the main VU LSC selection criteria.
Students are not allowed to study abroad during the last semester of their studies unless it has been approved by the Committee of his/her study program.
Studies and traineeship abroad cannot last more than 50 per cent of the total study time.
Students applying for studies abroad must present all the required documents for the selected exchange programme.

VU LSC selection criteria for exchange studies

The chosen university has to offer similar courses to the study programme;
Excellent and very good knowledge of the foreign language;
The weighted average score of your last two semesters must be no less than 7.5;
Students should not have any debts/academic debts;
Motivation is clear and related to academic achievements. The motivation is evaluated by VU LSC Erasmus and international exchange coordinator;
All the selected courses must be approved by the Head of the student’s studies programme.

If there are more than one applicant for the same exchange university, the priority is given to the one with higher weighted average mark and/or higher mark of the foreign language.

Other Programmes

https://www.vu.lt/en/studies/academic-info-for-students/studies-abroad/study-period-abroad

Traineeships Abroad

All our full-time students can apply for Erasmus+ traineeship abroad. The traineeship can last from 2 months to a year, but in total the traineeship and studies abroad could not exceed 12 months. Applications for Erasmus+ traineeships are open all year round. Erasmus+ coordinator for traineeships at VU LSC: Dr Sigita Melynyte, e-mail: ;

Some useful tips on how to find a placement for Erasmus+ traineeship:

Please note - finding a placement for a traineeship is a part of the traineeship!
Look in the field where you would like to improve your knowledge, gain skills, where you would like to try yourself or maybe where you know you want to establish your career. It is like looking for a job.
Most of our students apply for traineeships at scientific institutes and university laboratories, but also in the private sector (such as in cosmetics, pharmaceutical companies, etc.) and non-governmental organizations.
If you find it difficult to get a placement and you are looking to improve your skills in the area of your research project - speak to your supervisor and professors. Most of them are collaborating with scientists abroad and might tell you where to look. Also, check scientific articles of interest to see the authors’ affiliations and where the study was conducted.
Always write a personal letter stating your aims, goals, what skills you would like to master and why this place could provide all this. Letters with non-specific, general queries are normally ignored.

All the information on Erasmus+ and other professional traineeships can be obtained here: https://www.vu.lt/en/studies/academic-info-for-students/internships-traineeships.

SCORE

Research exchanges (SCORES) are for students in medicine and- other biomedical related fields.

The International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (IFMSA) offers placements for research traineeships. A traineeship takes place at the selected lab for 4 weeks. Students will receive free accommodation, a daily meal, and (not always) social security. The student has to cover a registration fee (up to 210 Eur), his travel expenses, and the remaining living costs.

For more information, application, and other details, please follow the link: https://ifmsa.org/frequently-asked-questions/ .

Please note it is an external call that is held outside VU LSC. If you have questions please send an email to

Cancer Biology Project

Coimbra Group Cancer Biology Project

VU Life Sciences Center, along with some other Coimbra Group Universities, participates in the “Master´s Program in Cancer Biology”, an initiative of the Life Sciences Working Group (LSWG).

What it is
The proposed action aims to increase the excellence and competitiveness of our postgraduate/master's students in the context of life sciences. Thus, the LSWG offers the opportunity to develop their practical training/research project (or part of it) to master students in the cancer biology (or related) field in one of the partner universities participating in the Programme. Students can also attend cancer-related lectures at a foreign university during their practical training.

General aims

To develop active networks in the cancer research area.
To share training activities and technologies with the goal to boost the quality and competitiveness of bio-scientific education and training.
To introduce students to an interdisciplinary approach to cancer research, from basic to clinical level.

Who can participate

The purpose of the project is for students to extend the knowledge and concentrate their studies and research project on cancer biology field. Thus, it is mainly designed for VU LSC students of MSc Genetics.

How it works

During this project students will go for one semester to the partner university and take the selected courses (designed for this project) along with a research project. At least 15 ECTS credits will be allocated for laboratory training and a minimum of 5 ECTS (ideally 5-10 ECTS) will correspond to the theory courses.

Participating Universities

Barcelona (Spain),
Coimbra (Portugal),
Montpellier (France),
Pavia (Italy),
Salamanca (Spain),
Vilnius (Lithuania),
Würzburg (Germany).

Consult the broad range of research projects and cancer related subjects offered by each University.

For details, please contact the chairman of MSc Genetics Prof. Juozas Rimantas Lazutka.

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