5 months in lithuania
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Presentation of my Erasmus Semester in LithuaniaTRANSCRIPT
LZ01 Viva Voce – P2011
5 months in Lithuania – Erasmus Semester – Autumn 2011
www.utbm.fr
Benjamin Guillet - GI01
June 6, 2011
Vilnius Gediminas Technical UniversityFundamental Sciences Faculty
UTBM International Coordinator : Françoise Crimpet
VGTU International Coordinator : Sandra Zaleckyté
Contents
Titre de la présentationTitre suite
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• Why I left
• Studies in VGTU
• Everyday Life in Vilnius
• Entertainment!
• Conclusion
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Why I left
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• Discover a new country and Eastern Europe.
• Meet new people from everywhere!
• Open my mind!
• Discover new teaching methods.
• Have some incredibles memories for the rest of my life.
Studies in VGTU
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• The 3rd University
• ~16.000 students
• 8 Faculties
• Main campus outside the City
•Very good Erasmus Mentorship program
• An open-minded school
The University
Studies in VGTU
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• Lectures/Practicals/Laboratories
• Different faculties
• Laboratories, Mid-terms & Final exams
• Some example of courses :• Script Programming• Operating Systems Concepts• Signals & circuits 2• Mathematics 3• Thermodynamics• …
Courses and work
Everyday Life in Vilnius
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• VGTU will put forward 2 accommodations
• Gile closer to the city center and Electronics and Mechanical Faculties
• Sauletekis closer to Lithuanian students
• Find a flat on you own (cheaper)
Accommodation
Sauletekis
Gile
Everyday Life in Vilnius
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Rooms in Gile
Single/Double room
Everyday Life in Vilnius
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The City itself
Everyday Life in Vilnius
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• Maxima open 24/7
• Lot of restaurants : Lithuanian, Chinese, Brazilian, even French (with some very good quiches !)
• One Lithuanian meal you have to try:
Food
Maxima
Everyday Life in Vilnius
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• Trolleybus & bus
• From 5am til’ 11pm
• Tickets or ISIC Card
Transportation
• Really cheap !
• Taxis
Everyday Life in Vilnius
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• Young people speaks very well English
After 30 years old hard to find English speaker
• Foreigners are welcome!
• Weather can be very cold (-25°C),Don’t forget your warm clothes !
People & Weather
Everyday Life in Vilnius
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• Basketball games
• Cinema (VO), waterpark, ice rink
• Air-ballon, Weapons try…
Activities
• Skydiving is really cheap!
Entertainment!
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• A lot of clubs in Vilnius
• Erasmus, Mentors & Expatriates
Parties & Erasmus Life
• People & meals from everywhere!
Entertainment!
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• Enjoy your freedom & travel!
• Lithuanian Seaside : Klaipedia & Nida
• ESN Trips : Riga, Tallin, St Petersburg
Some fancy destinations..
• Kaunas & Ryan air : really cheap
• Berlin, Edimburgh, Dublin, Minsk, Warsaw…
Conclusion
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• An incredible experience !
• Amazing times & atmosphere
• A very nice country & warm welcome• Not like the weather
• New culture & landscapes
• Improve your English
• Become more independent
• Just go!
Thank you for your attention
www.utbm.fr
Benjamin Guillet – GI01