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