Posts by Daiva Franckeviciene
Scientists: circular economy is not only about recycling
Lithuania, like other small open economies in Eastern Europe, is often characterized by linear production and consumption. Despite the European Union (EU) initiatives to prompt practical implementation of the principles of the circular economy, the problems of insufficient production from natural resources, relatively short product consumption term and small product reuse, limited waste recycling and…
Read MoreKTU ERA Chair project is looking for team members
Kaunas University of Technology School of Economics and Business (KTU SEB), Lithuania invites candidates to apply for Research Fellow/Senior Research Fellow positions in the IN4ACT ERA Chair project “Industry 4.0 impact on management practices and economics”. For the full job description and application form, please visit the IN4ACT website. KTU has become the first university in Lithuania to…
Read MoreKTU researchers created virtual tools to help companies enter international markets
Researchers of Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) have created a digital assessment tool and first virtual training program that will help businesses to evaluate capabilities and readiness to operate in the international market and develop competencies needed for this. Target group – CEO and owners of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), startups and prospective entrepreneurs…
Read MoreKTU Scientists’ Predictions: AI and humans in the Industry 5.0
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one of the most relevant issues in the course of the current 4th Industrial Revolution. According to the scientists of Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), the forthcoming 5th Industrial Revolution will focus on the synergy between humans and AI. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one of the most debated topics today. What professions…
Read MoreThe biggest loss is prestige – Great Britain will not be great anymore
In 2016, the Brexit vote came as a surprise to many nations when the United Kingdom (UK) called a referendum on whether to leave the European Union (EU). According to the World Economic Forum (WEF), 17.4 million Britons voted to leave the EU, whilst 16.1 million to remain, resulting 52 percent to 48. Although the…
Read MoreKTU Students maintain top positions in Global Digital Marketing Competition
Students of the School of Economics and Business, Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), have been reaping the benefits of their diligence at the Global Online Marketing Academic Challenge, GOMAC 2019. The team of the 4th year students from the Marketing study programme have become the best in the world. With the assistance of Elena Vitkauskaitė…
Read MoreKTU researcher’s book is on the list of the world’s best
KTU School of Economics and Business prof. Max von Zedtwitz’s book “Responsible Product Innovation: Safety first” written with Andy Yunlong Zhu and Dimitris G. Assimakopoulos was identified as one of the best New Product Innovation eBooks To Read In 2019. The list is made annually by BookAuthority – the world’s leading site for nonfiction book recommendations, helping…
Read MoreApproved Principal Investigator of ERA Chair (IN4ACT) project
In October, Panagiotis (Takis) Damaskopoulos the head of the first in Lithuania ERA Chair project Industry 4.0 impact on management practices and economics (IN4ACT) starts his work in Lithuania. The results of the selection were validated by the European Commission. Takis Damaskopoulos is the Executive Director and Principal Investigator of the European Institute for Interdisciplinary Research (EIIR). Vice President of the ONCE-ONLY.ORG Association. Its research and…
Read MoreKTU into CFA institute university affiliation program
Students of Kaunas University of Technology Master of Science in Finance taking steps to career success through preparation for the CFA Program. Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Lithuania, on 29 April 2019, has become the latest university to be welcomed into the CFA Institute University Affiliation Program. Master of Science in Finance has been acknowledged as…
Read More6th Academy of International Business Central & Eastern European (AIB-CEE) Chapter Annual Conference
Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) sincerely invites researchers to the 6th Academy of International Business Central & Eastern European (AIB-CEE) Chapter Annual Conference on “International Business in the Dynamic Environment: Changes in Digitalization, Innovation and Entrepreneurship”, which will take place on September 25-27, 2019 at KTU, Lithuania. The conference will be hosted by the KTU…
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