News: University - Business | KTU https://business.ktu.edu/news-categories/university/ KTU Thu, 08 May 2025 08:36:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Technorama 2025. Explore ideas that make a difference https://business.ktu.edu/news/technorama-2025-explore-ideas-that-make-a-difference/ Thu, 08 May 2025 08:36:45 +0000 https://business.ktu.edu/news/technorama-2025-explore-ideas-that-make-a-difference/ The post Technorama 2025. Explore ideas that make a difference appeared first on Business.

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]]> The focus of KTU WANTed Career Days 2024 – growing diversity https://business.ktu.edu/news/the-focus-of-ktu-wanted-career-days-2024-growing-diversity-silvester-belt-will-share-his-experience/ Tue, 01 Oct 2024 12:19:19 +0000 https://business.ktu.edu/news/the-focus-of-ktu-wanted-career-days-2024-growing-diversity-silvester-belt-will-share-his-experience/ The post The focus of KTU WANTed Career Days 2024 – growing diversity appeared first on Business.

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]]> KTU experts: Innovation is the DNA of growth https://business.ktu.edu/news/ktu-experts-university-industry-collaboration/ Thu, 23 May 2024 06:22:32 +0000 https://business.ktu.edu/news/ktu-experts-university-industry-collaboration/ The post KTU experts: Innovation is the DNA of growth appeared first on Business.

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]]> Call for innovators! Register for the Technorama 2024 innovation exhibition https://business.ktu.edu/news/call-for-innovators-register-for-the-technorama-2024-innovation-exhibition/ Thu, 11 Apr 2024 09:05:28 +0000 https://business.ktu.edu/news/call-for-innovators-register-for-the-technorama-2024-innovation-exhibition/ The post Call for innovators! Register for the Technorama 2024 innovation exhibition appeared first on Business.

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]]> KTU is opening an M-Lab prototyping laboratory centre https://business.ktu.edu/news/ktu-is-opening-an-m-lab-prototyping-laboratory-centre/ Mon, 02 Oct 2023 12:58:37 +0000 https://business.ktu.edu/news/ktu-is-opening-an-m-lab-prototyping-laboratory-centre/ The post KTU is opening an M-Lab prototyping laboratory centre appeared first on Business.

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]]> Kaunas University of Technology announces an international competition for the position of the rector https://business.ktu.edu/news/kaunas-university-of-technology-announces-an-international-competition-for-the-position-of-the-rector/ Mon, 09 Jan 2023 09:25:40 +0000 https://business.ktu.edu/news/kaunas-university-of-technology-announces-an-international-competition-for-the-position-of-the-rector/ Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) is starting the process of rectorial election by announcing an international open competition for the position of the rector on 9 January. Applications for the position of the rector can be submitted until 10 March.  The election of KTU rector is organised as an open international competition by an Election […]

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]]> The future of EU: expert sees the importance in reducing dependencies https://business.ktu.edu/news/the-future-of-eu-expert-sees-the-importance-in-reducing-dependencies/ Tue, 11 Oct 2022 12:25:36 +0000 https://business.ktu.edu/news/the-future-of-eu-expert-sees-the-importance-in-reducing-dependencies/ Geopolitical tensions, the pandemic, and rapidly evolving digital technologies have clearly shown the European Union’s (EU) dependence on countries outside of the EU in various areas. In recent years, the initiatives developed by the European Commission and the planned investments are aimed at strengthening Europe’s strategic autonomy – economic, industrial, and other sector-wide resilience. While […]

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]]> Technorama’22: call for participation is open https://business.ktu.edu/news/technorama22-call-for-participation-is-open/ Tue, 03 May 2022 13:00:57 +0000 https://business.ktu.edu/news/technorama22-call-for-participation-is-open/ Are you an innovator or a team? Do you have a prototype and are willing to showcase it to potential investors? Are you ready to surprise the world with your ideas? Start from KTU innovation fair: register to participate at Technorama’22 – offline and virtual innovation exhibition, which will take place on May 26, 2022. […]

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]]> Research reveals that Industry 4.0 can facilitate sustainable business innovations https://business.ktu.edu/news/research-reveals-that-industry-4-0-can-facilitate-sustainable-business-innovations/ Wed, 30 Mar 2022 08:44:10 +0000 https://business.ktu.edu/news/research-reveals-that-industry-4-0-can-facilitate-sustainable-business-innovations/ Today most business executives would agree on the importance of sustainability in the economic, environmental, and social spheres. There are a lot of public discussions and declarations about the importance of working in a way that our present needs would not compromise the needs of future generations. However, there is a gap between discussions and […]

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]]> Avoiding commoditisation trap: KTU researchers insights into companies’ success https://business.ktu.edu/news/avoiding-commoditisation-trap-ktu-researchers-insights-into-companies-success/ Wed, 23 Mar 2022 08:25:17 +0000 https://business.ktu.edu/news/avoiding-commoditisation-trap-ktu-researchers-insights-into-companies-success/ As many as 96% of consumers around the globe say that customer service is one of the most important factors in their choice of loyalty to a brand, while 48% of respondents reveal that they expect specialised treatment for being a good customer. The statistic illustrates that the additional value is what helps to differentiate […]

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]]> Ergonomic chair based on the innovation by KTU researchers might help reduce back pain https://business.ktu.edu/news/ergonomic-chair-based-on-the-innovation-by-ktu-researchers-might-help-reduce-back-pain/ Mon, 28 Feb 2022 09:36:42 +0000 https://business.ktu.edu/news/ergonomic-chair-based-on-the-innovation-by-ktu-researchers-might-help-reduce-back-pain/ Soon, people working sedentary jobs will be able to take advantage of the innovation created by Lithuanians and prevent the troublesome back pain – a joint team of  Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania researchers and JSC Abili created a prototype of an office chair that activates deep muscles and improves trunk stabilisation. The project won […]

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]]> KTU students’ success in the Silicon Valley competition: created a transparent protective face mask https://business.ktu.edu/news/ktu-students-success-in-the-silicon-valley-competition-created-a-transparent-protective-face-mask/ Mon, 10 Jan 2022 09:33:52 +0000 https://business.ktu.edu/news/ktu-students-success-in-the-silicon-valley-competition-created-a-transparent-protective-face-mask/ A team of students from Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) and start-up Assero have introduced an innovative see-through mask. The mask prototype won international recognition, as it took second place in the Silicon Valley Innovation Competition in the Best Overall Innovation category. The Assero transparent face mask is an effective product designed to protect the […]

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]]> Kaunas University of Technology to take part in a new EIT-funded project for boosting innovation and entrepreneurship https://business.ktu.edu/news/kaunas-university-of-technology-to-take-part-in-a-new-eit-funded-project-for-boosting-innovation-and-entrepreneurship/ Mon, 20 Dec 2021 08:09:12 +0000 https://business.ktu.edu/news/kaunas-university-of-technology-to-take-part-in-a-new-eit-funded-project-for-boosting-innovation-and-entrepreneurship/ The post Kaunas University of Technology to take part in a new EIT-funded project for boosting innovation and entrepreneurship appeared first on Business.

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]]> Researchers use smart technologies to reveal what impacts workers’ productivity the most https://business.ktu.edu/news/researchers-use-smart-technologies-to-reveal-what-impacts-workers-productivity-the-most/ Fri, 17 Dec 2021 10:58:12 +0000 https://business.ktu.edu/news/researchers-use-smart-technologies-to-reveal-what-impacts-workers-productivity-the-most/ Innovative technologies of Industry 4.0 are in every part of nowadays business processes. Automated guided vehicles, robots, smart tools, augmented and virtual reality – only a shortlist of tools used in small, medium, and large enterprises around the world. However, the researchers of Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania mark that employees remain the key factor […]

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]]> Product developed by KTU student voted top innovation at the world’s largest food fair https://business.ktu.edu/news/product-developed-by-ktu-student-voted-top-innovation-at-the-worlds-largest-food-fair/ Tue, 14 Dec 2021 12:20:26 +0000 https://business.ktu.edu/news/product-developed-by-ktu-student-voted-top-innovation-at-the-worlds-largest-food-fair/ “I shared my product ideas with the company and one of the owners wrote to me saying that they were interesting novel, and can be implemented”, remembers Kiran Subbarayadu from India, currently studying his PhD at Kaunas University of Technology (KTU). Kiran’s proactive attitude paid off more than once. After the above-mentioned correspondence, he landed […]

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]]> KTU researchers triumphed at i2i Baltic https://business.ktu.edu/news/ktu-researchers-triumphed-at-i2i-baltic/ Thu, 09 Dec 2021 08:12:27 +0000 https://business.ktu.edu/news/ktu-researchers-triumphed-at-i2i-baltic/ Young researchers from KTU triumphed in the Ideas to Innovation (i2i) Baltic experiential programme for Baltic innovators. The virtual Ideas to Innovation (i2i) programme event designed by the University of Cambridge and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) took place on November 24-26. It attracted participants from all over the Baltics, including Kaunas University of […]

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]]> Forum “Higher education transformation: alliances as a strategic direction”: Lithuanian universities invite to a top-level discussion https://business.ktu.edu/news/forum-higher-education-transformation-alliances-as-a-strategic-direction-lithuanian-universities-invite-to-a-top-level-discussion/ Tue, 07 Dec 2021 13:17:01 +0000 https://business.ktu.edu/news/forum-higher-education-transformation-alliances-as-a-strategic-direction-lithuanian-universities-invite-to-a-top-level-discussion/ The post Forum “Higher education transformation: alliances as a strategic direction”: Lithuanian universities invite to a top-level discussion appeared first on Business.

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]]> Food engineer Nóra from Hungary on her studies at KTU: It’s a hands-on experience https://business.ktu.edu/news/food-engineer-nora-from-hungary-on-her-studies-at-ktu-its-a-hands-on-experience/ Tue, 30 Nov 2021 13:13:28 +0000 https://business.ktu.edu/news/food-engineer-nora-from-hungary-on-her-studies-at-ktu-its-a-hands-on-experience/ “Once you become a part of a close community, you understand even the jokes,” says Nóra Emilia Nagybákay from Hungary, who has been living in Kaunas for more than two years. A chemical engineering PhD student at KTU, says that being a researcher is both challenging and fun – you fail many times before finally […]

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]]> KTU researchers proposed a novel approach to contactless machine failure detection – sustainable and cost efficient https://business.ktu.edu/news/ktu-researchers-proposed-a-novel-approach-to-contactless-machine-failure-detection-sustainable-and-cost-efficient/ Fri, 26 Nov 2021 10:02:23 +0000 https://business.ktu.edu/news/ktu-researchers-proposed-a-novel-approach-to-contactless-machine-failure-detection-sustainable-and-cost-efficient/ The world’s largest manufacturers lose 1 trillion dollars per year to machine failure. Many problems lie in the noisy factory environment – working equipment and processes produce high sound, consequently, machinery faults are often unheard or for that reason detected too late. Researchers from the Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Lithuania have proposed an artificial intelligence-based […]

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]]> Vote for KTU professor Rytis Maskeliūnas and PhD student Modupe Odusami at the LRT Awards of the Year https://business.ktu.edu/news/vote-for-ktu-professor-rytis-maskeliunas-and-phd-student-modupe-odusami-at-the-lrt-awards-of-the-year/ Wed, 24 Nov 2021 12:00:27 +0000 https://business.ktu.edu/news/vote-for-ktu-professor-rytis-maskeliunas-and-phd-student-modupe-odusami-at-the-lrt-awards-of-the-year/ Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) professor Rytis Maskeliūnas and his doctoral student Modupe Odusami are nominated for the Lithuanian National Broadcasters’ LRT Awards of the Year, in a category of “Discovery of the Year”. The nominees were announced last week, and the voting is open until December 3, 2021. Earlier this year, Rytis Maskeliūnas, a […]

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