Kaunas University of Technology in Lithuania is one of the most prominent educational institutions in Lithuania. The university was founded in 1922 and is located in Kaunas, the second largest city in the country. The main goal of the university is to provide advanced technical and engineering education, promote innovation and scientific research, and develop new technologies that contribute to the economic and social development of Lithuania and the world. KTU seeks to provide students with the skills and knowledge necessary to compete in the global labor market, by offering innovative educational programs that are integrated with the needs of the industry. Near the university, there are ma
ny tourist attractions that can be enjoyed visiting, such as Kaunas Castle, the National Museum of Art, the Botanical Garden in Kaunas, Kaunas Cathedral, the Old Town in Kaunas, and the Freedom Bridge in Kaunas. There are many recreational activities to enjoy in the city, such as walking around and discovering the old town, visiting art galleries and museums, attending musical performances and plays, walking in parks and natural areas, shopping, trying restaurants and tasting traditional Lithuanian dishes. The university occupies a prestigious position in university rankings, both locally and globally. On the local level, it is one of the best universities in Lithuania, and it enjoys a high ranking among Lithuanian universities, especially in the fields of technology and engineering. On the global level, Kaunas University of Technology is often ranked among the top 1000 universities in the world in international university rankings such as QS World University Rankings. The university offers a wide range of specializations, courses and educational programs covering various academic fields such as engineering, computer science, business administration, social sciences, arts and design, and natural sciences. The university has a group of modern buildings and facilities that support an advanced educational and research environment such as the student center, library, laboratories, classrooms, sports facilities, and the innovation and technology center. It provides a wide range of recreational and social activities that allow students to expand their social and personal skills such as student clubs and societies, cultural and artistic events, sports activities, conferences and workshops. The university is distinguished by several characteristics that make it one of the leading educational institutions in Lithuania and Europe such as innovation and scientific research, cooperation with industry, diverse educational programs, and a distinguished location. The university enjoys a strong certificate and great recognition at the national and international levels. The university is distinguished by many factors that enhance the strength of its certificate such as international accreditations, academic reputation, and cooperation with industry.
Kaunas is the second-largest city in Lithuania after Vilnius and an important centre of Lithuanian economic, academic, and cultural life. Kaunas is located in the central part of Lithuania on the confluence of the two largest Lithuanian rivers the Nemunas and the Neris. Kaunas is located 100 kilometres from the capital Vilnius and 212 kilometres from the Country’s major seaport Klaipeda. Known for being the temporary capital city of the independent Republic of Lithuania during the interwar perio
d, Kaunas sought to become a modern European city. Lithuanian architects started to design and build houses in the style of modernism which was avant-garde in Europe at that time. Today, this legacy remains, and design and architecture are still the main driving sectors of the city’s creative economy. As the architecture of buildings and streets retains the city’s cultural identity while emphasizing collective memory, the municipality has dedicated a large area of the old town to cultural and creative events. Modern Kaunas is an important industrial centre, producing metal castings, machine tools, radios, furniture, and wool, silk, and rayon textiles. Road, rail, and water transportation lines converge there. Power is supplied by a hydroelectric station on the Neman. Kaunas is also a major educational and cultural centre, with polytechnic, medical, agricultural, veterinary, and physical-culture institutes, as well as theatres and museums. Kaunas has a humid continental climate with an average annual temperature of approximately 7 °C. Despite its northern location, the climate in Kaunas is relatively mild. Summers in Kaunas are warm and pleasant with average daytime high temperatures of 21–22 °C . Winters are relatively cold, and sometimes snowy. One of Lithuania's oldest and grandest galleries, Kaunas' leading art museum is the place to acquaint yourself with the dreamlike paintings of Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis, one of the country's greatest artists and composers. Elsewhere in the sizeable gallery are contemporary sculpture exhibitions, Lithuanian folk and religious art, 16th- to 20th-century European works and Lithuanian landscapes and portraits from the 1900s to 1940s.