The Department of German Philology at Vilnius University, the Central Board of Foreign Education, the DAAD Club of Lithuania, the DAAD Lecturer's Office and the Lithuanian Association of Teachers of German have organised a photo competition "Spuren" - Searching for German traces and symbols in Lithuania.

The contest was attended by Teresė Gerdvilytė and Ugnius Mačiūnas, students of class 7c of our gymnasium. Their photos were selected for the top 20. We are very happy!

Congratulations also to Teresė, whose photo won 3rd place in the competition and was awarded a special prize!

The winning photos were on display this Sunday and Monday at St. On Monday and Monday and Sunday at St. John's Church.

See more photos here:              https://www.facebook.com/konkursas.spuren/videos/310056457220588

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Congratulations to Jurgis Kemeklis and Mata Garbaravičius for taking first place in the Lithuanian Science Olympiad!
Congratulations to Titas Balčiūnas, who took second place in the LGM Olympiad!
We are very happy and wish you the best of luck in the International Junior Science Olympiad qualification!
 
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Vilius Rudzkis, an eighth-grade student, won a silver medal at the Lithuanian Under-14 Rapid Chess Championship in Vilnius this weekend. Vilius did not lose a single game, played four draws, scored 7 points out of 9 possible. There were 50 players in his group. Big congratulations to Vilius!
 
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Congratulations to Tomas Babelis (IIIm) who won a bronze medal at the Central European Mathematics Olympiad!

This year, Tom has already taken part in four International Olympiads and won medals in all of them. Thanks to Tomas for your curiosity, patience and great harvest!

Read more: https://www.smm.lt/web/lt/pranesimai_spaudai/naujienos_1/vidurio-europos-matematikos-olimpiadoje-lietuviai-laimejo-bronzos-medalius

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The 51st International Physics Olympiad (IPhO2021), the world's premier event for the world's most talented physics students, concluded in Vilnius over the weekend. Nearly 400 students from 76 countries took part in the two parts of the Olympiad - experimental and theoretical - and Lithuania played a special role this year by organising the week-long Olympiad by distance learning.

South Korean student Kim Kyungmin was the top scorer in the Olympiad, with the highest score in all tasks. Gold medals went to students from Russia, China, Singapore, USA, France, Romania and Hungary.

Lithuanian students Emilis Strazdas (teachers Stasė Traigienė student) and Tomas Babelis (teachers Remigijus Jakutis, Stasė Traigienė student) from Vilnius Jesuit Gymnasium, Monika Šadauskaitė from KTU Gymnasium (teacher Alvydas Jotautis), and Justas Kaminskas (teacher Genovaitė Meinorienė) from Mažeikiai Gabija Gymnasium, were awarded the bronze medals. Tadas Danilevičius from Klaipėda Lyceum (teachers Saulius Žukauskas, Marius Žadvydas) was awarded a letter of commendation.

Students from all over the world took part in virtual tours of Lithuania, listened to lectures by Nobel Laureate Didier Queloz. Lithuanian physics scientists, competed in brain battles, and watched folk dancing and Lithuanian food preparation lessons.

The event was coordinated by the Faculty of Physics of Vilnius University and involved a team of almost 200 people.

LR Švietimo, mokslo ir sporto ministerijos informacija (www.smm.lt)

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On 27 April, the Jesuit Province of Central Europe (ECE) was established, uniting the former Jesuit Provinces of Austria, Lithuania-Latvia, Switzerland and Germany. With this move, the Society of Jesus seeks to better focus its efforts on the apostolic priorities of the Society: to help people to discover God, to journey with the marginalised, to accompany young people and to care for the environment. The Jesuits are seeking to respond to the times with structural changes, believing that by uniting together they will be able to promote Ignatian spirituality and fulfil their mission more effectively.

The patron saint of the province is St. Peter Canisius, a 16th century Jesuit from the Netherlands. This theologian, reformer of the Church, founder of colleges and universities, was the first Jesuit Provincial of Germany, who foresaw the beginning of Jesuit activity in Lithuania. He died in Fribourg (Switzerland). The ECE Province is being established on 27 April, the 500th anniversary of his birth.

The Province will be headed by the Provincial, Fr Bernhard Bürgler SJ, Provincial of the former Jesuit Province of Austria. The Province will have 442 Jesuits in Austria, Latvia, Lithuania, USA (mission in Lemont), Sweden, Switzerland and Germany. The Province has a common logo, an updated website: www.jezuitai.lt.

The Provincial will be assisted by eight delegates from specific areas. The Delegate for Schools and Universities is Fr Christian Rutishauser SJ, Provincial of the former Swiss Province.

In Lithuania, the magazine "Laiškai bičiuliams" (Letters to Friends) will be replaced by the magazine " Jezuitai" (Jesuits) 3 times a year. It will publish articles on Ignatian spirituality, the Jesuit mission in Lithuania and Europe, and apostolic activities.

The Regional Office of the Jesuit Province of Central Europe (Didžioji g. 34) will be located in Vilnius, and Fr Vidmantas Šimkūnas, SJ, has been appointed to head it.

Source: jezuitai.lt

Watch a documentary about the new province

Conversation: „Jėzuitai ir šių laikų ženklai: nauji būdai apaštalauti Lietuvoje ir Centrinėje Europoje“

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Simona Falkaitė

When I entered the Vilnius Jesuit Gymnasium, I was hoping to get into the English class. However, my mother's tick next to the German language class turned my life in a different direction. German became not only my favourite subject at school, but also my life companion. Today, I am a graduate and have been studying German for eight years. I am grateful to have had the opportunity to learn from inspiring teachers, and I am especially grateful to my German teachers Lina Čepienė, Ulrike Jansen and Sigita Žurauskienė for their interesting and usually extraordinary lessons and discussions on topics that you can only imagine! After the DSD II German exam, I received an offer to apply for a DAAD scholarship to cover all the costs of studying in Germany. I was thinking that I would like to connect my studies with German and other foreign languages, and maybe even Germany itself. The country has always fascinated me with its progress, its old cities and Bach, and I have many memories and people connected with it. I therefore took this offer as a sign from life and decided to run.

The scholarship means a lot to me. It's still hard to believe. It is a reward for hard work and perseverance, and it inspires me to keep going, to keep going, to keep going, and above all, to not be afraid and to keep trying. Applying for the scholarship, even in this difficult time for humanity, has shown me how sincere and supportive people can be. I am grateful to the DAAD organisation and the Central Agency for Education for giving such an opportunity to young people, to the German Embassy in Lithuania, to the Vilnius Jesuit Gymnasium for the opportunity to grow and develop, to all the teachers in my life, to my class teacher, Digna Navikienė, who believed and encouraged me, and to my friends who listened to me almost every day: "So do you know anything about Germany yet?" The DAAD scholarship will help me to study Media and Communication at one of the oldest universities in the world, where Abraham Culvite, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Friedrich Nietzsche have all walked the corridors. Already in those days, people from Lithuania were winging their way to study abroad to bring back knowledge and a different view of the world to their country.Tikiuosi, jog studijuodama Vokietijoje galėsiu tobulėti, praplėsti savo horizontus ir tapti žmogumi, kurio žinių ir patirties reikės ateities Lietuvai.

Simona Falkaitė

In my head right now, alongside all the dates in history and mathematical formulas, there is another thought: 'We will get to where we need to be'. The important thing is to remember to follow OUR own path.

DAAD - the German Academic Exchange Service - supports German and international students to study in Germany at various levels of higher education. More about scolarships

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