expatriates

Much to the disdain of his Sicilian mother, who adopted him and his two siblings in Russia decades back, Alessio Moncada decided to spend a year abroad studying in Vilnius.

The Norwegian artist Cyragon, who lived many years in Vilnius, released a new song, "Hey Love", an indie-rock ballad about longing for and missing someone. A feeling we would expect many to have felt sometimes during this special year.

I met Alex when he decorated the wall of a building in the center of Ukmerge with a large street artwork. Several years have passed and Alex continues to work in Lithuania. He creates objects with paints, wood, builds gazebos and small structures, decorates rooms.

Astounded by green nature in Vilnius, Armenian student Gevorg Khachatryan said this is one of the defining characteristics of Lithuania’s capital. “Vilnius is so green. It seems there are forests everywhere. It’s the first thing that I noticed,” said the 22-year-old exchange student from Yerevan who...

Muhammad Saleem from Pakistan came to Vilnius to gain knowledge and skills that he could apply once he returned home to Pakistan. The 23-year-old student came to the interview dressed in his national costume – an elegant waistcoat with the flag of Pakistan in his lapel. Saleem was excited as Lithuan...

Known for its vast cocoa plantations and Black Stars football team, Ghana is also the country of kings, queens and princesses. Some of those princesses – like Princess Benido, a student in Vilnius, live among us and they are princesses not only in name.

Japanese student Chisato Takahashi had never been to Lithuania, when she decided to apply to study in a Bachelor’s Degree programme at Mykolas Romeris University. But, her 80-year-old grandmother had visited Lithuania twice over the years. Most recently, she was in Vilnius in March right before the ...

University of Paris Descartes Economics student Theo Padonou came to Vilnius last January to discover not only a new city, and a new country, but also found a place where he could feel at home, despite the coronavirus pandemic and ensuing lockdown.

Ernesto Domingo Fuentes, 26, hails from Jaen, which is Spain’s olive oil capital. It produces 20% of the world’s olive oil. The computer science graduate left his native Spain to undertake a post-studies Erasmus internship at Mykolas Romeris University’s International Office.

Fluent in Lithuanian, Chinese national Yi Zhang says it was difficult to learn the Lithuanian language, but it helped that she attended Lithuanian gymnasiums and recently completed university studies at Mykolas Romeris University in a Lithuanian programme.

PhD Law student Karan Choudhary from India, spent about 4 months in Vilnius recently completing his PhD dissertation. The exchange student from Delhi's National Law University spent months conducting research at Mykolas Romeris University.

“Many people ask me if I am a chef when I tell them about my major. In a way I am, but I probably would not win many Michelin stars with my experiments in the lab”, says Nóra Emilia Nagybákay from Hungary who is just about to finish her first year in Food Science and Safety masters at Kaunas Univers...

Elsun Rzayev from Azerbaijan is spending his last month in Vilnius before he returns to Baku. The 19-year-old Azerbaijan State Economic University student spent an exchange semester at Mykolas Romeris University studying economics and accounting.

Colombian student Jorge Andres Agudelo Zuniga came to Vilnius in 2018 for studies via Australia. He hails from Colombia’s 2nd largest city, Medellín. But don’t ask him about renowned Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar, for which the city is well known. Jorge doesn’t want to hear about that.

Kosovo, a landlocked country, is Europe’s youngest country in Europe bordered by Serbia, North Macedonia, Albania and Montenegro. It also has the youngest population in Europe with an average age of 30. In Pristina, the capital, the average age of the population is 28 years old. Lithuania recognized...

Brazilian graduate student Ricardo Schmitz from Recife spent a year in Vilnius studying in a joint Law programme offered at Mykolas Romeris University.

She first came to Lithuania as a teacher of English almost 30 years ago. It was planned as a one-time adventure trip to a former Soviet country. Today Dr. Marlene Wall is the President of LCC International University in Klaipėda.

“There are a lot of local and international students around and plenty of nice places to meet new people and make new acquaintances. Kaunas is full of convenient facilities, such as rentable scooters, bicycles, cars, massive shopping malls, grocery delivery services, students have discounts on publi...

As the quarantine period has entered its second month, Pakistani student Haris Qamar from Lahore admits he’s not much affected by the lockdown because online lectures at Mykolas Romeris University keep him busy.

“For me, Antanas Mockus was the only association that I had with Lithuanians. And when I arrived here, it was very nice to find out that he’s just a sample of what Lithuania is – I met a lot of very nice, smart people here”, says Alexandra Alonso, studying Sustainable Management and Production at Ka...