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Su MA programos "Šiaurės ir Baltijos jūros regiono kalbos ir kultūros" tyrinėjome, kaip mokykloje atsiskleidžia vaiko perspektyva. Be kita ko - ir daugiakalbių ar nacionalinę kalbą besimokančių vaikų. Štai atmintinė mokytojams, parengta studentės Jovitos Popovaitės.

Iki vasaros pabaigos bus galima aplankyti šią labai subtilią ir įvairią (piešiniai, nuotraukos, skulptūra, multimodalios instaliacijos) islandų menininkės Þorgerður Jörundsdóttir parodą Islandijos konsulate Pylimo g. Norėdami apsilankyti, susisiekite [email protected], +370 699 31290.

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Islandijos universitetas parašė apie mūsų praėjusią konferenciją.

Minntust Jörundar G. Hilmarssonar með ráðstefnu í Litáen Háskóli Íslands býður upp á fjölbreytt nám á grunn og framhaldsstigi. Lögð er áhersla á fræðilega nálgun og rannsóknatengt nám með góð tengsl við atvinnulíf og nýsköpun

1990 m., Lietuvai atkūrus nepriklausomybę, pradėjo formuotis nauji tarptautiniai ryšiai ne tik tarp politikų ar diplomatų, bet ir įvairių sričių žmonių – akademikų, kultūros veikėjų, visuomenininkų bei menininkų. Atsiveriant sienoms ir atkuriant ryšius su Europa, kultūriniai mainai tapo viena svarbiausių dialogo ir tarpusavio pažinimo formų. Menininkai buvo tarp pirmųjų, kurie ėmėsi kurti bendrus projektus, megzti profesinius ir asmeninius ryšius bei ieškoti naujų bendradarbiavimo galimybių.

Vienu ryškiausių tokių bendradarbiavimo pavyzdžių tapo 1991 m. Danijos menininkų vizitas Vilniuje ir tais pačiais metais Kopenhagos galerijoje „Den Frie Udstilling“ surengta bendra Danijos ir Baltijos šalių menininkų paroda „Mano laikas kaip pilotas“ („Min tid som pilot“). Ši iniciatyva atspindėjo to meto atvirumo, solidarumo ir bendrystės dvasią, o kartu tapo paskata tolesniems meniniams ir kultūriniams ryšiams tarp Lietuvos ir Danijos.

Praėjus 35 metams, diskusijoje bus prisiminta šios pionieriškos iniciatyvos istorija, aptarta jos reikšmė vėlesniam kultūriniam bendradarbiavimui bei svarstoma, ko šiandien, naujo geopolitinio neapibrėžtumo laikais, galime pasimokyti iš kultūrinių mainų ir tarptautinio solidarumo patirčių.

Diskusijoje dalyvaus:

Peteris Stuhras, danų menininkas ir 1991 m. Danijos ir Baltijos šalių parodos organizatorius;
Jonas Gasiūnas, lietuvių menininkas ir 1991 m. Danijos ir Baltijos šalių parodos dalyvis;
Vygantas Paukštė, lietuvių menininkas ir 1991 m. Danijos ir Baltijos šalių parodos dalyvis;
Šarūnas Pilka, buvęs Vilniaus galerijos „Arka“ galerininkas;
Mindaugas Šnipas, skulptorius, Vilniaus dailės akademijos docentas.
Diskusiją moderuos Kristianas Handbergas, menotyrininkas iš Kopenhagos universiteto.

Islandija ir Lietuva | Iceland – Lithuania It is not often that an academic conference inspires such a degree of emotional engagement without losing any of its scholarly significance. Yet this is precisely what happened at the conference HIDDEN BRIDGES, REDISCOVERED PATHS: ICELAND – LITHUANIA THROUGH TIME dedicated to the memory of Jörundur Hilmarsson (1946-1992), who for many years played a pivotal role in bringing Iceland and Lithuania closer together through his research, literary translations, contributions to political relations and personal friendships.
The conference was inaugurated by the Ambassador of Iceland, Mr Harald Aspelund; the Honorary Consuls of Lithuania and Iceland, Ms Inga Minelgaitė and Mr Dalius Radis; the Rector of Vilnius University, Prof. Rimvydas Petrauskas; the Dean of the Faculty of Philology, Prof. Mindaugas Kvietkauskas; and the Director of the Institute of Languages and Cultures of the Baltic, Dr Erika Sausverde. The academic programme brought together papers on a wide range of topics:
🔹 Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson (University of Iceland; President of Iceland 2016- 2024)
Morality and Expediency: Icelandic–Lithuanian Relations, 1918–1988
🔹 Ieva Steponavičiūtė Aleksiejūnienė (Vilnius University)
Lithuanians in Iceland around World War Two
🔹 Rósa Magnúsdóttir (University of Iceland)
From Vilnius to Reykjavík: Writers, Cultural Diplomacy, and the Politics of Exchange in the Cold War
🔹 Erika Sausverde (Vilnius University)
Iceland, M. I. Steblin-Kamensky, and the Formation of Scandinavian Studies at Vilnius University
🔹 Loreta Vaicekauskienė (Vilnius University)
Comparing the Incomparable: On Language Preservation in Iceland and Lithuania
🔹 Aurelijus Vijūnas (National University of Kaohsiung, Taiwan)
Teaching Lithuanian and Icelandic
🔹 Ugnius Vizgirda Mikučionis (Western Norway University of Applied Sciences)
Vikings Meeting the Curonians in Icelandic Sagas
🔹 Rasa Baranauskienė (Vilnius University)
Translating Icelandic Literature into Lithuanian
🔹 Miguel Karl Villanueva Svensson (Vilnius University)
Jörundur Hilmarsson’s Contribution to Baltic Studies and Indo-European Linguistics

The event also extended far beyond the conference hall, unfolding into a rich programme of cultural activities. These included the exhibition “Drift Between Shores” by Þorgerður Jörundsdóttir (curated by Ásthildur Jónsdóttir); a discussion panel at the annual Takk, Ísland! event; the Jörundur Hilmarsson memorial exhibition (curated by Snieguolė Misiūnienė and featuring, among other exhibits, items kindly provided by Jörundur's wife, Þuríður Elfa Jónsdóttir, his daughter, Þorgerður Jörundsdóttir, and Ramunė Stirpeikaitė of the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and an interview on Ryto Allegro (LRT KULTŪRA) with the conference’s special guest, Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, President of Iceland from 2016 to 2024. A unique atmosphere was created by the presence of Jörundur Hilmarsson’s extended family – four generations strong – alongside some of his Lithuanian friends, including Giedrė Kadžiulytė and the Matulis family, as well as students, alumni, colleagues, and friends of the Centre for Scandinavian Studies, which also marked the beginning of its 35th-anniversary celebrations with this conference. The support by our student volunteers Ernesta, Andrej, and Rapolas contributed greatly to its smooth running.

Ghosts were, of course, mentioned as an integral part of conceptualising Iceland, and a touch of magic seemed to accompany the events. Old and new friends reconnected; the President had the opportunity to thank Aurelijus Vijūnas for his assistance in translating Lithuanian documents into Icelandic at the time when they both were students at the University of Iceland; and, on the eve of the conference, a long-lost copy of Jörundur Hilmarsson’s translation of Baltaragis Mill, inscribed to a friend in Lithuania, resurfaced thanks to Miglė Kalinauskaitė and Indrė Makauskaitė. A moving moment came with the appearance of Emanuelis Zingeris, who arrived at the conference shortly before its conclusion and after landing at Vilnius Airport following an exhausting political trip abroad. He came to pay tribute to the family of a man he had known personally and respected deeply. Recalling Lithuania’s struggle for international recognition, Zingeris noted that Jörundur Hilmarsson was far more than an interpreter during his first diplomatic visit to Iceland in 1991, just days after the tragic January events. Characteristically modest about his own contributions, Jörundur rarely spoke of the work he undertook behind the scenes to strengthen support for Lithuania in Iceland. His role in those events was a reminder of the difference that quiet dedication, professionalism, friendship, and conviction can make. In the case of someone as modest as Jörundur, whose contributions often remained in the background, it falls to those who benefit from them today to remember, to research, to tell the story, and to continue nurturing the ties between Lithuania and Iceland that he helped to build.

Photo credits: professional photos by Ugnius Bagdonavičius; conference screen photo: Rasa Baranauskienė, amateur photos by conference participants

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Warm greetings from NORDAND17 – the Conference on the Languages of the Nordic Countries as a Second Language, held in Bergen, Norway, on June 10–12.

Our Norwegian lecturer Ida-Sofie Barkerud presented her research titled “Undervisningspraksis om norsk skriftspråksvariasjon ved universiteter utafor Norge.”

We also had the pleasure of meeting our former student Prieglius Žuklys‑Rogoża, who presented his work on “International researchers in Norway: intersections between second languages and professional identity.”

Lecturer Agnė Petrauskaitė is currently involved in two Nordplus projects, both of which were featured at the conference:

Norske Språkmønstre (led by Språkenes Hus in Riga)

New Methods and Pedagogies in Teaching Scandinavian Languages (led by the University of Tartu)

A couple of intensive and highly productive days with colleagues from Odense, Oslo, London, Strasbourg, Basel, Poznań, and Florence, continuing our work on the concept for a new MA programme in Transnational Scandinavian Studies. If successful, the programme would bring students from all over the world to Vilnius for a semester.
Whatever the future brings, this engaged, professional, and collaborative effort to develop the best possible concept and framework has been both enriching and energising.
Our guests also seemed to enjoy the out-of-classroom assignments designed to help them experience the city while exploring the benefits of experiential learning.

Rūdiškių gimnazistai lankėsi Skandinavistikos centre ir parašė apie įspūdžius ❤️