These courses are not available for holders of higher than C1 level of Lithuanian language and native speakers.
In the winter 2020, Lithuanian language and culture courses will be organised at the following 3 universities: Vytautas Magnus University, Vilnius University, and Klaipėda University.
The candidate for the program has to be a student, lecturer or researcher of a higher education and research institution of foreign country.
The candidates has to be a child, grandchild, great-grandchild of Lithuanians living abroad or a foreigner of the Lithuanian origin (citizens of the Republic of Lithuania who have lived abroad at least three years or citizens of foreign states who have lost the citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania shall be regarded as Lithuanians living abroad.
A foreigner shall be considered to be a foreigner of Lithuanian descent if at least one of his parents or grandparents is or was Lithuanian and who considers himself Lithuanian);
He or she also has to be an active member of Lithuanian community abroad.