Warm Congratulations to UKI Colleagues: Awards for the Culture of Quality!
Every year, commemorating World Quality Day, Vytautas Magnus University (VMU) honours those whose ideas and dedication inspire the advancement of the study process. This tradition fosters a culture of continuous improvement across the entire community!
The highlight of the evening on November 14th was the VMU employee awards, recognizing creative, innovative, and quality-dedicated members of the community.
We are incredibly happy and proud that 4 lecturers from the Institute of Foreign Languages (IFL) received this honourable recognition! Their initiatives and projects significantly contributed to improving the study process and creating innovative solutions.
Our sincere congratulations to the awarded colleagues! Your enthusiasm and efforts create added value for our students and the entire institute:
Awarded IFL Lecturers:
- Active teaching methods:
- Gintarė Gelūnaitė-Malinauskienė: “Escape Room in a German Business Language Lecture (PKVKP)”
- Lina Abraitienė: “Talk Smart: Using AI and Gamification to Unlock Language Fluency Faster (T-SMART)”
- Integration of Digital Solutions (Integration of digital tools and methods into study management, quality improvement, student services, data analysis and management best practices, etc.):
- Laura Kamandulytė-Merfeldienė, Teresė Ringailienė, Joris Kazlauskas (Faculty of Humanities, the Institute of Foreign Languages) “Online Self-Study Tool: Lithuanian Language for Ukrainians A1-A2”
- Employee and student well-being initiatives:
- Žieda Tamašauskaitė: “English Conversation Club – LanguageHUB”
These awards are a wonderful example of how our lecturers, with warmth and dedication, strive for the highest quality in studies, constantly seeking new, engaging, and effective teaching methods.
You can read more about all the awards and the event here: https://www.vdu.lt/lt/pasaulines-kokybes-dienos-proga-vdu-apdovanoti-studiju-proceso-inovaciju-kurejai/
