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Lithuania in Brief

• Governmenttype:Parliamentarydemocracy• PresidentoftheRepublic:Ms.DaliaGrybauskaitė• Capital:Vilnius• Money:3.4528LTL(Litas)=1Euro,fromJanuary1,

2015officialcurrencyoftheRepublicofLithuaniawillbeEuro.

• Language:Lithuanian• IndependenceDay:16February(1918)• RestorationofIndependenceDay:11March(1990)

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Location:EasternEurope,borderingtheBalticSea,Poland,Bela-rus,Latvia,andRussiaArea:65200km2Distances: fromEasttoWest–373km,fromSouthtoNorth–276km,Coastline–99kmClimate: transitionalbetweenmaritimeandcontinental.Anysea-sondon’tforgetyourumbrella!:)Population: 2944459(2014)Ethnic groups: Lithuanian–84.2%;Russian–5.8%;Polish–6.6%;others–3.4%Religion: mostlyRomanCatholic–80%;others–RussianOrtho-dox, Evangelical Lutheran, etc. Second most popular religion isBasketball:).Language: theLithuanian language is thestate languageoftheRepublicofLithuania.LithuanianismostsimilartoSanskritoutofallthelivingIndo-Europeanlanguages.The32letterLithuanianal-phabetisLatinbased.

LT Membership in International Organisation: RepublicofLithuaniaisamemberofEU-EuropeanUnion(2004);RepublicofLithuaniabelongstoNATO-NorthAtlanticTreatyOr-ganisation(2004).

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Šiauliai City

• ŠiauliaicityistheforthlargestcityofLithuaniaandhasahugeimpactonthedevelopmentofNorthernLithuania.

• Šiauliaiwasfoundedin1236aftertheBattleoftheSun.• ItisthecentreofNorthernLithuaniawith107,875inhabit-

ants.• ŠiauliaiCity–theCentreofCultureandScience:• 1University,2Colleges,ŠiauliaiVocationalEducationand

TrainingCentre,over70institutionsofeducation(schools,kindergartens),2Theatres,MuseumsandArtGalleries.

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HOw TO gET THERE:

• VilniusInternationalAirport–thedistancefromŠiauliaitoVilnius(thecapitalofLithuania)is214km.ThemostconvenientwaytogetfromVilniusAirporttoVilniusrailwaystationistotakeatrain.(http://www.litrail.lt/wps/portal).Thepriceforaticketis2.50LTL.Ticketsaresoldonthetrain.VilniusrailwaystationandVilniusbusstationarenexttoeachother.Thebusstationisontheoppositesideofthestreet.ThepriceofabusandtraintickettoŠiauliaiisabout 40LTL. Information about bus connections in Lithuania:http://www.autobusubilietai.lt/; train connections: http://www.litrail.lt/wps/portal.

• RigaInternationalAirport–thedistancefromŠiauliaitoRiga(thecapitalofLatvia)-128km.Informationonbuslinesandschedules“RigaAirport-Rigacitycentre”areavailableatwww.rigassatiksme.lv andwww.airbaltic.lv. Informationonbus lines and schedules“Rigacity-Šiauliaicity”www.eurolines.lvandwww.luxexpress.eu.ThereisnotrainconnectionbetweenRigaandŠiauliai.

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Šiauliai University

When Lithuania gained its independence, the idea to found theUniversity inŠiauliaiwas reconsidered,andon1September1997,ŠiauliaiPedagogicalInstituteandŠiauliaiPolytechnicFacultyofKau-nasUniversityofTechnologywerereorganisedintoŠiauliaiUniver-sity(SU).

• Highereducationinstitutionfoundedin1948.• 3levelsofstudies:Bachelor’sDegree,Master’sDegree,andDoc-

toralStudies.• CommunityofUniversity:5,000people.• Faculties and Institutes: Arts, Education, Humanities, Social Sci-

ences,SocialWelfareandDisabilityStudies,TechnologyandNat-uralSciences,InstituteofInformatics,MathematicsandE-Studies,ContinuingStudiesInstitute.

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• Library: ŠUhas themostmodernLibrary inNorthernLithuania:http://biblioteka.su.lt/.

• Research in humanities, social, physical, technological and bio-medical sciences; 20 research and cultural centres: BiomedicalEngineering,Dialectology,EducationalResearch,EnergyandEco-logicallyCleanTechnologies,SocialResearch,SpecialEducation,PhysicalProcessesModelling,PublicHealthandGenderStudies.ThereisEuropeanStudiesInstituteattheUniversityaswell.

• InternationalCooperation:ŠUcooperationswithover130foreignhighereducationinstitutionsfrom40countriesaroundtheWorld.

• InternationalProjects:ERASMUS+(KA1,KA2),EUREKA,EQUAL,IN-TERREG,FP6,FP7,Minerva,TransversalKey3,Cross-borderCoop-eration,LatLit,EUStructuralfundsandotherECprojects.

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Courses Offered in English

Courses for exchange students are offered in:

• Arts• BusinessManagement• ComputerSciences• Economics• EconomicsandManagement(Master)• ElectronicsEngineering• ElectricalEngineering• InformaticsEngineering• InformaticsEngineering(Master)• Mathematics• MechanicalEngineering• MechanicalEngineering(Master)• Humanities• NatureProtection• SignalProcessing• SocialWelfareandDisabilityStudies• TeacherEducation

Detailsaboutthecoursesandalistofoptionalsubjectsareavailableonthewebsite:http://www.su.lt/en/studies/exchange-programmes2

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Šiauliai University Grading System

Courses for exchange students are offered in:

Šiauliai University

grade

ECTS Grade

Knowledge percent-

age %

Definition Pass/ Fail

10 A 95-100% Excellent Pass

9 B 85-94% Verygood

8 C 75-84% Good

7 D 65-74% Highlysatisfactory

6 E 55-64% Satisfactory

5 E 50-54% Sufficient

4 FX 40-49% Insufficient Fail

3 F 30-39% Insufficient

2 F 20-29% Insufficient

1 F 0-19% Insufficient

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Academic Calendar

TheacademicyearatŠiauliaiUniversity isdividedintotwosemes-ters,autumnandspring.Theautumnsessionbegins inSeptemberandlastsuntiltheendofDecember.ThereisaonemonthbrakeinJanuary.ThespringsemesterbeginsinFebruaryuntilthemiddleofJune.

Autumn semester Spring Semester

Durationofthesemester

1September–20December

1February–15June

ApplicationDeadline 1June 1November

Orientationweek Oneweekbeforestartofsemester

Oneweekbeforestartofsemester

Examinationperiod 1December–20December

1June–15June

Holidays ChristmasHoliday(1week)

EasterHolidays(1week)

SummerHolidays(1July–31August)

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National Holidays

(No Classes)

TheacademicyearatŠiauliaiUniversity isdividedintotwosemes-ters,autumnandspring.Theautumnsessionbegins inSeptemberandlastsuntiltheendofDecember.ThereisaonemonthbrakeinJanuary.ThespringsemesterbeginsinFebruaryuntilthemiddleofJune.

New Year’s Day 1 January

IndependenceDay(1918) 16February

RestorationofIndependenceDay(1990) 11March

EasterMonday UsuallyinApril,MondayafterEaster

InternationalLabourDay 1May

Joninės(StJohn’sDay/Midsummer’sDay) 24June

AnniversaryoftheCoronationofKingMindaugas 6July

AssumptionDay 15August

AllSaints’Day 1November

ChristmasEve 24December

ChristmasDay 25December

SecondChristmasday 26December

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Student Organisations

ERASMUS STUDENT NETwORK (ESN)

Thefirstfewdaysinanewenvironmentarealwaysverydifficult.Youhavetofindyourbearings,meetnewfellowstudents,locateroomsandallsortsofnecessaryinformation.Thisnecessaryadaptationpro-cesstakestimeandenergy. Inordertofacilitatecontactsbetweenexchangestudentsandlocalstudents,ŠiauliaiUniversityhasamen-tors’system–Erasmus Students Network (ESN).ThemaintaskofESNistoparticipateinthereceivingofexchangestudents,includingmentorship,sightseeingandsocialgatherings.TheErasmusStudentNetwork(ESN)organisestrips,excursions,partiesandcontributestothesmoothintegrationofincomingstudentsintolocallife.

ErasmusStudentNetwork(ESN)willcontributeineverywaytomakeyourstayinŠiauliaiapleasantonehttp://www.su.lt/bylos/tarptauti-niai_rysiai/esn_koreguotas.pdf.E-mailaddressforcontact:su@esnlithuania.org.

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OTHER STUDENT ORgANISATIONS

ŠiauliaiUniversityStudentRepresentation

ŠiauliaiUniversityStudentRepresentation(ŠUSA)unitesŠiauliaiUniversitystudents.

P.Višinskiost.15A,77156ŠiauliaiTel.:+37041393019E-mail:president@susa.lt

DepartmentofNon-academicActivities

Majorityofstudents’non-academicandca-reeractivitiesareunderthecareoftheDepart-mentofNon-academicActivities.

Vilniausst.88,LT-76285ŠiauliaiTel.:+37041393010E-mail:karjera@su.lt

AIESEC AIESECoffersexperi-enceinrunningvarioussocialprojects,developingleadershipskills,participatingininternationalinternshipprogrammesandthegloballearningenvi-ronment.

Architektųst.1-105,78366ŠiauliaiTel.:+37041595894E-mail:viktorija.baranauskaite@aiesec.lt

ŠiauliaiUniversityStudents’Club

TheStudents’Club(ŠUSK)ofŠiauliaiUniversityenshrinesoldandlaunchesnewtraditions,holdsatraditionalstudentinductionceremony,concertsandotheractivities.

P.Višinskiost.15,77156ŠiauliaiTel.:+37041393018E-mail:srt@su.lt

ADASTRA TheclubAdAstrawelcomesUniversitystudents,teachersandpriestswhoholdandcherishChristianvalues.

P.Višinskiost.25,76351ŠaiuliaiMob.tel.:+37061425243E-mail:iratnikaite@yahoo.com

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ISIC Card

AfterarrivalatŠiauliaiUniversitywewouldrecommendyoutomakeanISICcardthatgivestheexchangestudentfromtheEUthesamerightsasaLithuanianstudent.Thecard;providesdiscountson:ad-mission tomuseums, sights andmany forms of transport (buses,trains).Whenyouarriveat ŠiauliaiUniversity,mentorswillhelp tobookanISICcardwhichwillcostaround10Euro.Moreinformationavailableonhttp://www.isic.lt/

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Facilities

HOUSINg

ŠiauliaiUniversityprovidesaccommodationforstudentsinstudentdormitories.Allroomsinastudents’dormitoryaretwin.Theroomsarefurnished(abedwithamattress,awardrobe,acupboard,abookshelf,adesk,adeskchair,linenandtowels)andhaveasharedkitch-en (including kitchen equipment, dishware and cooking utensils)andabathroom.Thebedlinenpackageincludes:amattress,apil-low,aduvet(quilt),aduvet(quilt)coverandapillowcase.

Iftherearespareroomsinthestudents’dormitory, it ispossibletoliveinasingleroom.

Accommodationfees 70-120Euro(permonth)

Addressofstudents’dormitory Dubijosst.1b,Šiauliai,Lithuania

Bookingoftheroom RoomisbookedbyTheDepartmentof International Programmes andRelationswhenStudentsApplicationformforstudiesisreceived.

Arrivalatstudents’dormitory Possibleoneweekbeforethebegin-ningofsemester

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INTERNET

Theinternetaccessforstudentsisavailablein:

Students’dormitory Thepriceis30Euro(persemester)

ŠiauliaiUniversityLibrary Freeaccess

InallthefacultiesofŠU Freeaccess

LIBRARY

ThemainlibraryofŠiauliaiUniversityisoneofthemostmodernaca-demic libraries inLithuania,withwirelessaccess to the internet. Ithas290computerisedworkplaces(120oftheminremotedesktopmode),over400non-computerisedworkplaces,5roomsforgrouplearning/seminarsand9roomsfordoctoralstudentsandstaffindi-vidualwork.Thelibrarypremisesareaccessibletopersonsinwheel-chairs.

ThelibraryprovideseducationalandinformationservicesforUniver-sitystaff,studentsandthepublicingeneral,traditionalandon-lineguidanceand tutorialsone-catalogueanddatabase search, infor-mationcollecting,processing,systematising,storageandscanning.2modern conferencehalls, 1 for 140personsequipped for simul-taneous translation and computerised individual work rooms canbebookedinadvance.TheTechnicalCentreoftheLibraryofferse-publishingandsoftwareapplicationservices.AllfacultiesofŠiauliaiUniversityalsohavetheirownlibraries.

LibraryofŠiauliaiUniversityVytautost.84,76352ŠiauliaiTel.:+37041595706Email:biblioteka@cr.su.lthttp://biblioteka.su.lt/

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CANTEENS

TwoUniversitycanteensprovidehotmeals,colddishes,saladsanddesserts.Pricesforthemaincourseragefrom2.50to3.00Euro.

AttheFacultyofEducationandFacultyofSocialWelfareandDisabili-tiesStudies,P.Višinskiost.25,1floor.

AttheFacultyofSocialSciences,Architektųst.1,3floor.

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SPORT ACTIVITIES

Šiauliai University Sports Club: sportactivitiesarecoordinatedbytheSportsClubofŠiauliaiUniversity.Therearegroupsofrhythmicandathleticgymnastics,basketball,football,handball,rugby,volley-ball, fieldhockey teams, track-and-field athletics, triathlon,martialarts,judo,Greco-Romanwrestling,shootingandchess.P.Višinskiost.25,76351ŠiauliaiTel.:+37041595761E-mail:sportokl.m@su.lt

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Before arriving

at Šiauliai university

• Fill in the “Application form” and “Learning Agreement”. Docu-mentsareavailableonŠUwebsite:http://www.su.lt/en/studies/exchange-programmes2

• DiscussthecoursesyouintendtotakeatŠiauliaiUniversitywithyourcoordinatorinyourhomeUniversity.

• GetintouchwithŠiauliaiUniversitycoordinatortocheckwhetheryoucanactuallytakethesecourses(urs2@cr.su.lt)

• Afteryourdocumentshavebeenchecked,youwillreceiveanIn-vitationletter.

• Pleasesendalldocumentsbythedeadlineto:DepartmentofInternationalProgrammesandRelationsŠiauliaiUniversityVilniausst.88,LT-76285ŠiauliaiLithuania

• PrintthisdocumentandasktheErasmus+institutionalcoordina-tortosignandstampit.

DeadlinesAutumnsemester–June1;springsemester–November1

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MIgRATION FORMALITIES

AnationalidentitycardisallthatisrequiredtotravelfromoneEu-ropeanUnioncountrytoanother.However,citizensofnon-EUcoun-triesmusthaveapassportwiththeappropriateVISAwhererequired.IfyouneedavisatoentertheRepublicofLithuania,taketheneces-sarystepswiththeLithuanianembassyinyourhomecountry.

• Moreinformationaboutvisas:http://www.migracija.lt/index.php?1150554482

• The addresses of the Lithuanian Embassies abroad can all befoundonthewebsite:http://www.urm.lt/index.php?1362855356

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When you arrive

at Šiauliai university

• RegisterintheDepartmentofInternationalProgrammesandRe-lations.Ourdepartmentwillhelpyouwiththepreparationofyourstayamongus,youraccommodationandyoursocialintegration.TheDepartmentofInternationalProgrammesandRelationsisthelinkbetweenastudentandadepartmentalcoordinatoratŠiauliaiUniversity,who is responsible for theacademiccounsellingandsupervisionofyourstudies.Cometoourdepartmenttobeoffi-ciallyenrolled.

• Youwillneedthefollowingdocumentsforenrolment:youriden-

titycard/passport(withvisa);EuropeanHealthInsuranceCardorproofofmedicalinsurance(privateornon-private).

• Youwill receiveyourŠiauliaiUniversitystudentcard,givingyou

thesameadvantagesanddiscountsasourownstudents.• Please informtheDepartmentof InternationalProgrammesand

Relations of any changes that may occur during your stay atŠiauliai University (choice of courses, change of address, e-mailaddress,etc.)

• Checkyoure-mailinboxregularly,asitwillbeusedforallkindof

usefulandimportantinformation.• Neverhesitate to contactuswhenever youhaveanydoubtsor

problems.• ThedepartmentisopenedfromMondaytoThursdayfrom8a.m.

to12p.m.andfrom1p.m.to5p.m.,Fridayfrom8a.m.to12p.m.andfrom1p.m.to3.45p.m.

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Before going back home

• YoushouldinformthecoordinatorattheDepartmentofInterna-tionalProgrammesandRelationsthatyouareleaving.

• FillintheevaluationformattheDepartmentofInternationalPro-grammesandRelations.

• Ask the coordinator at the Department of International Pro-grammesandRelationsforyour“ConfirmationofStudyPeriod”.

• Makesurethatyouhavepaidtherentforyouraccommodation.

• Returnthestudentcard.

• Returnborrowedbookstolibraries.

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Safety

• Lithuania is likeanyotherEuropeancountry.Youcan feelquitesafeherebut,asinallothercountries,youshouldexercisecom-monsenseandknowhowandwheretoseekassistance.Incaseofemergency,youshouldcall112,whichistheemergencyphonenumberforambulance,policeandfirebrigades.

• Incaseofhealthproblems,youshouldgotothenearesthealthcare centre in Šiauliai (Vytauto st. 101 or Vytauto st. 145). WewouldrecommendyoutakeaLithuanianfriendincasethereareproblemswhencommunicatingwithdoctorsinEnglish,anddon’tforgettotakewithyouyourID,EuropeanHealthInsuranceCardorprivatehealthinsurancedocument.

• Waterandelectricity:water is taken fromdeepunderground inLithuania,andisfreshandclean.Electricityis220V.

• If youareadisabledperson,donotworry, theUniversity,mostshopsandpublicplacesareadaptedforyou.Also,Lithuaniansarefriendlyandalwayswillingtohelp.

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Entertainment

Theatre ŠiauliaiDramaTheatre Tilžėsst.155,Šiauliaihttp://www.sdt.lt/

ArtGalleries

SiauliaiArtGallery Vilniausst.245,Šiauliaiwww.siauliugalerija.lt

Gallery“Laiptugalerija” Žemaitėsst.83,Šiauliaiwww.laiptai.com

SiauliaiUniversityArtGallerry

Vilniausst.141,Šiauliaihttp://www.facebook.com/pages/%C5%A0iauli%C5%B3-universiteto-Dail%C4%97s-galerija/307868212605699

ConcertsandSportsevents

ŠiauliaiARENA J.Jablonskiost.16,ŠiauliaiWorkingtime:I-V8:00-19:00http://www.siauliuarena.lt/en

ŠiauliaiCityConcertHall„Saulė“

Tilžėsst.140,ŠiauliaiTel./fax:+37041423424E-mail:koncertineistaiga@saule.lthttp://www.saule.lt/

ŠiauliaiPhilharmonic

Aušrosav.15,LT-76299ŠiauliaiTel./fax:+37041524457E-mail:nijole.saimininkiene@gmail.com

SportClubs/SPA

IMPULS Vairost.2,ŠiauliaiWorkingtime:I-V7.00-21.00VI-VII10.00-20.00http://www.impuls.lt/en/bendras/

ŠiauliaiARENA J.Jablonskiost.16,ŠiauliaiWorkingtime:I-V8:00-19:00http://www.siauliuarena.lt/en

Allinformationaboutsportclubsareavailableonwebsite

http://www.sportoklubai.lt/index.php/siauliai/23

Nightclubs,bars

MegaClub Rūdėsst.27a,Šiauliaitel.+37041525292www.megaclub.lt

BlicBar Tilžėsst.155,Šiauliaihttps://www.facebook.com/blicbar

MartiniClub Draugystėsst.25,Šiauliaitel.+37041399688http://siauliastr.martini-club.lt/

Pogo Vilniausst.128,Šiauliaihttps://www.facebook.com/POGOSiauliai

Pataja Rūdėsst.27B,Šiauliaiwww.pataja.lt

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PegasasClub Vilniausst.225,Šiauliaitel.+37041502410www.baraspegasas.lt

HappyMosquito Vilniausst.126,Šiauliaihttps://lt-lt.facebook.com/naktinisklubassiauliuose.naujiena

Billiards/Bowling

Apolloboulingas Aidost.8,Šiauliai(Shoppingcentre“Akropolis”)Reservationbyphone:+37041210222;www.apollo.lt,16bowlinglines

MegaClub Rūdėsst.27a,ŠiauliaiReservationbyphone+37041525292www.megaclub.lt6bowlinglines

CarrusNavalis Tilžėsst.109,Šiauliai(Shoppingcentre“Saulėsmiestas”)Reservationbyphone:+37041501501www.carrusnavalis.lt

Hotel„Tomas” Tilžėsst.63a,ŠiauliaiReservationbyphone:+37041455541www.hoteltomas.lt

Žaidimųtunelis Tilžėsst.121,ŠiauliaiReservationbyphone:+370415234674bowlinglines

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Useful information

COSTS OF LIVINg

Wesuggestyoutobringapproximately250-300Europermonthtocoverallyourbasiclivingexpenses.Theexactamountofmoneywilldependonyourlifestyle,butthisfigurewouldtakeintoaccountallcostsincludingaccommodation,food,publictransportandbooks.

Food and Drink

Therearetwouniversitycanteensofferinghotmeals(price2.50Euroforafullmeal).Inclosevicinityoftheuniversityfaculties,thereareseveralpubsand restaurants,howeverdoingyourowncooking isthecheapest solution.Thereareseveral supermarketsand thebigshoppingcentrecalled„SaulėsMiestas“isnearthestudent’sdormi-tory.Herearea fewprices for somecurrent foodproducts, just togiveyouanyidea:1loafofbread:1.00Euro1litreofmilk:0.80Euro1kgpotatoes:0.60Euro1kgflour:0.90Euro1litreofmineralwater:0.60Euro10eggs:1.10Euro1kgofmeat:4-5Euro1litreofYoghurt:1-2Euro

Extra expenses

Everythingisorganisedforyouonalowbudgetschemebuttheremaybeoccasionalexpenses,suchasacontributiontothecostforphotocopiesorhand-outsandforexcursionsweorganise.

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LOCAL TRANSPORTATION

In the cityCitybussesgofrom5a.m.to11p.m.Youcanbuyaticketonthebusorinakiosk.Oneticketcosts:WithStudentCard–0.85LTL(buyinginakiosk);0.90LTL(buyingonabus)Regularpassengers–1.70LTL(buyinginakiosk);1.80LTL(buyingonabus)

Travelling around Lithuania

Bus Station: Tilžėsst.109,Tel.:+37041525058http://www.autobusubilietai.lt/Popular-bus-routes-in-Lithuania/

Train Station:Dubijosst.44,Tel.:+37041430652http://www.litrail.lt

Taxi: Telephone1491,1458,1443,1400,1456,1444,1459,1400,1453

ItispossibletobookataxiontheInternet:http://www.etaksi.lt/en/book-taxi-online

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SHOPS

Workinghours:Supermarkets: 8a.m.to10p.m.(daily)ShoppingCentres: 10a.m.–9p.m.(daily)Shops: 10a.m.to6p.m.(onweekdays)Saturdays: mostshopsareopenuntil3p.m.Holidays: mostshopsareclosed.

ŠIAULIAI TOURISM INFORMATION CENTRE

Vilniausst.213,LT-76348,ŠiauliaiTel.:+37041523110,521105Fax:+37041523111E-mail:tic@siauliai.lt,skypeaddress:turizmo_centraswww.siauliai.lt/tic

BANK ACCOUNTS

Foreignstudentscanopenabankaccountandcanhaveabankcard.MakesureyouhaveyourIDorInternationalPassport,acertificateofenrolmentorISICCard.

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Contacts

ŠIAULIAI UNIVERSITY

Vilniausst.88LT-76285Šiauliai,LithuaniaTel.:+37041595800Fax:+37041595809E-mail:all@cr.su.lt

Formoreinformationaboutstudies,admissionrequirements,hous-ingandscholarshipsatSUyouarewelcometovisitourwebpagewww.su.lt/enorDepartmentofInternationalProgrammesandRela-tions

DIRECTORintern.projects@cr.su.lt

DEPUTY DIRECTOR ErasmusInstitutionalCoordinator(StaffMobility,practicalplacements,bilateralErasmusagreements)urs1@cr.su.lt

INTERNATIONAL MOBILITY COORDINATOR(OutgoingStudents)urs@cr.su.lt

SENIOR SPECIALIST(IncomingStudents)urs2@cr.su.lt

INTERNATIONAL PROgRAMMES COORDINATOR(DegreeProgrammesStudentsandFree-movers)intern.studies@su.ltTel.:+37041595742Fax:+37041595743

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COORDINATORS OF THE FACULTIES

Faculty of EducationP.Višinskiost.25,ruta.siauciuliene@ef.su.lt+37041595713

Faculty of Social welfare and Dis-ability StudiesP.Višinskiost.25,rgeleziniene@yahoo.co.uk+37041595754

Faculty of HumanitiesP.Višinskiost.38,aidanas@hu.su.lt+37041595870

Faculty of Technology and Natural SciencesVilniausst.141,r.klevaityte@su.lt+37041595834

Faculty of ArtsAušrosaveniu,50,arts@su.lt+37041393031

Institute of Informatics, Math-ematics and E-StudiesP.Višinskiost.19,valius.du@svajone.su.lt+37061069804

Faculty of Social SciencesArchitektųst.1,urs@smf.su.lt+37041590411

Continuing Studies InstituteStotiesst.11,rima.a@tsi.su.lt+37041393016

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Useful telephone numbers:

Lithuaniancountrycode +370Šiauliaicitycode 41Lithuanianexitcode 00Police,Firebrigade,Emergencyfirstaid 112

Language

Greetings:

Hello Labas

Hi Sveikas/Labas

Goodmorning Labasrytas

Goodevening Labasvakaras

Goodnight Labanakt

Goodbye Visogero

Seeyou Iki

Howareyou? Kaipsekasi?

Welcome Sveikiatvykę

Practicalities:

Yes Taip

No Ne

OK Gerai

Thankyou Ačiū

Please Prašau

Excuseme/Sorry Atsiprašau

OutandAbout:

When? Kada?

Where? Kur?

Who? Kas?

Why? Kodėl?

Comein Užeikite

Open Atidaryta

Closed Uždaryta

Foodshop Maistoprekės

Cafe Sveikiatvykę

Busstop Stotelė

Hotel Viešbutis

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Oksana Zubovica, Latvia “Comfortableconditionsallowedmetoconcentrateonmyresearchactivityandtospendalotoftimeinthelibrary.Ihadanopportunityto communicate with the Lithuanian students and students fromothercountries.IwasabletorealisetheresearchprojectanddefendmyMaster’sthesis.ThestayatŠiauliaiUniversitygavemeanoppor-tunitytowritework,topreparearticlesforpublication,toparticipateininternationalactions,todevelopcommunicationskills,toimproveknowledge in the scientific sphere, to improve language compe-tence,toseelife,culture,andcustomsoftheLithuanianpeopleandtogetacquaintedwithpeoplefromothercountries.”

Ahmet Aslan, Turkey“Itwasagreatexperienceforme.Peopleweresofriendlyandhelpfulforme.TheeducationsystematŠiauliaiUniversityiswelldeveloped.Dormitorywasverycleanandtidy.ESN(ErasmusStudentsNetwork)isaperfecthelper.They(ESN)helpedmeinallsituations.TherewerealotofactivitiesorganisedbyESNforus,Ijoinedalmostallofthemandtheyweregreatandenjoyable.”

Antonio Maia, Portugal“Ithinkeveryonewhotookpartintheuniquecrossculturalstudents’experience in Šiauliai is very happy, because thiswas an amazingandunforgettableexperience.Allstudentswerediligentinstudies,cheerfulatpartiesandcuriousinacquaintingwiththebeautifulcityof Šiauliai, the countryof Lithuaniaand theirhospitable citizens. IwillneverforgetthemomentsIhavelivedthere.Ilovedeverysingleday,every teacherwasverygood,andall thestaffwereverynice,and theyalwayshelpedwhenweneeded. Inconclusion, I cansaythathereIfoundmymotivationtostudy,andIwouldlovetocomebackagain.”

Alina gogitidze, georgia“I likepeopleinLithuania.Theyarea littlebitsimilartoGeorgians.That iswhy it is very easy to communicatewith them. Studies atŠiauliaiUniversityareperfect.Lifehereiseasy.Cityisnotbig,there-fore you can walk everywhere. University buildings and students’dormitoryarelocatedinthecitycentre.Itisveryconvenientforstu-dents.Youjustenjoylifeeverydayhere.”

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Contents

LITHUANIA IN BRIEF .....................................................................................................1ŠIAULIAI CITY .....................................................................................................................3ŠIAULIAI UNIVERSITY ..................................................................................................5

COURSESOFFEREDINENGLISH ....................................................................7ŠIAULIAIUNIVERSITYGRADINGSYSTEM ................................................8ACADEMICCALENDAR ........................................................................................9NATIONALHOLIDAYS(NOCLASSES) ......................................................10STUDENTORGANISATIONS ...........................................................................11ISICCARD ...................................................................................................................13FACILITIES ...................................................................................................................14

BEFORE ARRIVINg AT ŠIAULIAI UNIVERSITY ......................................18SAFETY ..................................................................................................................................22ENTERTAINMENT ..........................................................................................................23USEFUL INFORMATION ...........................................................................................25

COSTSOFLIVING ..................................................................................................25LOCALTRANSPORTATION ...............................................................................26SHOPS ...........................................................................................................................27ŠIAULIAITOURISMINFORMATIONCENTRE ........................................27

CONTACTS .........................................................................................................................28USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS ......................................................................30LANgUAgE .........................................................................................................................30

2014-08-05.Edition500.Ordernumber2965.PublishedandprintedJSC“BMKLeidykla”,J.Jasinskiostr.16,LT-03163Vilnius.

PreparedbytheDepartmentofInternationalProgrammesandRelations,ŠiauliaiUniversity,VilniausSt.88,Šiauliai,LT-76285,Lithuania.

Photosby:ZenonasRipinskis,RolandasParafinavičius,ESNmentors,ŠiauliaiUniversitystudents,exchangestudents,

DepartmentofInternationalProgrammesandRelations.