Vytautas Magnus University (VMU)
- VMU is one of the most liberal and modern universities in Lithuania and the first classical artes liberales university which combines profound traditions of the classical university with innovation, noble ideas and creativity.
- The main strength of research at VMU is our ability to respond to an increasingly globalised and competitive landscape prompting the dynamic formation of new research priorities and facilitating ongoing improvements in research performance at both national and international level.
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Patents
The Method of Extracting Hydrogen from Water Vapor
The inventors are Liudas Pranevičius and Darius Milčius. The patent holder is Vytautas Magnus University. The State Patent Bureau of the Republic of Lithuania, Vilnius, 2012.
Internationally approved first blueberry cultivars of Lithuanian origin
“Danutė” and “Freda”. The inventors are Habil. Dr. R. Daubaras and dr. L. Česonienė, 2012, Kaunas Botanical Garden, VMU.
Internationally approved breeding of the first cranberry cultivars of Lithuanian origin
“Reda”, “Vaiva”, “Amalva”, “Žuvinta” and “Vita”. The inventors are Habil. Dr. R. Daubaras and Dr. L. Česonienė, 2017, Kaunas Botanical Garden, VMU.
Internationally approved the first 20 Dahlia cultivars of Lithuanian origin
“Meška Slapukė”, “Tumė”, “Dalelytė”, “Giedrės kasos”, “Orija”, “Fredos Lapė”,”Constantin von Regel”, ”Janusz Bogdan Faliński”, “Jean-Emmanuel Gilibert”, “Duonos Kelias”, ”Soleil Soleil”, “Žuvinto Lūgnė”, “Wigry”, “Buktos Plukė”, “Laumė”, “Ragana”, “Ieva”, “Anelė Albina”, “Tbilisi” and “Alesia from Minsk”. The inventor – Dr. Arūnas Balsevičius, 2016-2018, Kaunas Botanical Garden, VMU.
Dehydrated meadow grass meal
The inventors are E. Šarauskis, R. Sinkevičius, D. Sinkevičius, J. Sinkevičius, A. Sakalauskas, K. Romaneckas, 2017, VMU Agriculture Academy.
Method for reducing of fuel consumption in crop production using biological preparation
The inventors are E. Šarauskis, V. Naujokienė, K. Vaitauskienė, 2017, VMU Agriculture Academy.
Scientists
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Prof. Dr. Liudas Mažylis, the Faculty of Political Sciences and Diplomacy, VMU, discovers the original Act of Reinstating Independence of Lithuania in the diplomatic archives of Germany’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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Prof. Habil. Dr. Audrius Sigitas Maruška, the Department of Biology, VMU.Developed the technology for the decontamination of used wooden railway sleepers by biological methods (REMTECH). An effective technology is found for the decontamination of pollutants on the sleepers. The sleepers are shredded by industrial grinders and a mushroom is sown on the resultant sawdust.
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Prof. Dr. Gintautas Mažeikis, professor and the head of the Department of Philosophy and Social Critique.Professor is one of the most famous and interesting Lithuanian philosophers, a cultural theorist, an anthropologist. His research interests are the analysis of contemporary social and political theories, the postmodern political anthropology and research and analysis of propaganda and symbolic thinking. The professor has written monographies about Renaissance worldview and culture, philosophical anthropology, systems for the improvement of competency through cooperative studies, etc.
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Prof. Dr. Egidijus Šarauskis. Professor Egidijus Šarauskis has 20 years of research and 12 years of organizational work experience.During this time period implemented over 30 scientific researches (projects), 9 of which led. With business entities carried out 11 projects, according to which various tillage, seeding, fertilization and other technological operations processes were being researched. He is a contributor of three patents (2001, 2014 and 2016).
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Prof. Dr. Juozas Pekarskas has an experience of 20 years in the field of scientific work.Since 1997 he has been Head of the university’s Agro-Ecology Centre that coordinates activities of the university’s organic production economy where research is carried out, different progressive and innovative organic farming technologies are created and applied in production. He is an author of 17 technologies, different fertilizers, and soil improvement products.
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In total, we have 613 scientists and 293 researchers
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