Information for Students who are Keeping Rooms Reserved for a Return

We would like to inform you that students of Vytautas Magnus University, who have temporarily moved out of their place of residence in the dormitory with a possibility to keep it reserved for their return, will be contacted by e-mail with instructions on how to sign their new Agreement for Accommodation.

Terms of the new Agreement for Accommodation will be the same as in the Agreement, which was terminated before a departure. The new Agreement for Accommodation must be signed from the date of receiving an email but no later than by June 30, 2021. Only students who have signed their new Agreement for Accommodation will have the right to move back into the dormitory. In case of not signing the Agreement and not moving into a dormitory before June 30, 2021, reserved places of residence and signed Agreements for Accommodation will be considered invalid and reservations will be canceled.

IMPORTANT: fees for accommodation will start to be calculated from the date of moving into the dormitory.

If you have any questions, please contact us by e-mail: studentas@vdu.lt or phone: (8 37) 751 175.

Attribution and payment of university fees from 02.01

We would like to inform you that from February 1st, 2021, the visual representation of fees information on your Student Portal will change. Please note, that fees will be charged for a specific period and not for the semester.

An example of a previous version of visual representation:

An example of a new version of visual representation:

We would also like to remind you that, payments for the University will primarily be used to pay previous debts (if there are any), and therefore you will not be able to pay the latest fees without paying your debts.

No further actions of students are required regarding these changes.

In case of questions or innaccuracies, please contact Student Centre by an e-mail sent to studentas@vdu.lt.

Information for Student’s who Have Moved-out of the Dormitory and are Planning their Return

We want to inform that students who have moved out of the dormitories of Vytautas Magnus university (VMU) after October 30^th, 2020, and are planning to return to the rooms reserved for them or students who are returning to the dormitory after a trip abroad (who have not completed a formal checkout of the dormitory), must inform University about it by submitting this form. Otherwise, students will not be allowed to enter and be accommodated in the dormitory.

We remind that places of residence will remain reserved until the date of receiving student’s request to return to live in the dormitory; until the date of formal decision to resume studies in the auditoriums; or until the date of Rector’s order which would revoke this decision, but no longer than until the expiry date of Agreement for Accommodation signed for a reserved room (end of the academic year 2020/2021)

Information about intended return to the dormitory must be notified to the University no later than one week before the arrival, by indicating the country from which the return will take place.

For more information please contact:

Student centre (Student Affairs Department)

Phone: (8 37) 751 175

E-mail: studentas@vdu.lt

Application for Accommodation for New Incoming Students for 2020/2021 Spring Semester

Vytautas Magnus University has opened an application for new incoming international students for accommodation in the dormitories of VMU during 2020/2021 Spring semester.

Application for the autumn semester of 2021 / 2022 will start in the summer. Follow the information on accommodation.vdu.lt “News” section.

Terms and conditions for application

In order to reserve a place of residence in one of the dormitories of VMU, all new incoming first-year, full-time, Erasmus+, Bilateral or other international exchange students must follow this procedure:

learn about our dormitories, its’ location, price for accommodation services, living conditions, etc. (Dormitories);
create a personal account on the online accommodation system (Accommodation for others). Exchange students may use their Username / Password that they created to apply for exchange studies at VMU;
log in to the online accommodation system (Accommodation for others) with your personal credentials (username and password) and reserve one of the places from the provided list on Accommodation in Student Rooms(Number of places in the dormitories is limited, however, the list is constantly updated, therefore it is recommended to check it regularly).
- Note, that application is open only for students, who have already signed their Learning or Study Agreements (for more information about signing it, please contact International Cooperation department);

receive an e-mail from VMU with confirmation of your reservation. This e-mail means, that room of your choice will be reserved for you until 31^st of January, 2021;
receive a second e-mail from VMU with instructions on how to sign your online Agreement for Accommodation, sign it, and move into the dormitory by January 31^st, 2021 (if you are planning to move-in after the 31^st of January, 2021, you shall contact Student Centre by sending an e-mail to studentas@vdu.lt and inform about your intended date of arrival. In all cases you will have to pay accommodation fees starting from 1^st of February, 2021), otherwise your room reservation will be canceled.

If you want to cancel reservation please get in contact with Student Centre (see contacts below).

Other, non-VMU, students could apply for accommodation in the dormitories of VMU, which are located in Kaunas, Akademija, (Kaunas dstr.) and Vilnius only from March 1^st, 2021.

Procedures of moving into the dormitory

In order to ensure safety of residents and staff members while preventing the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) and managing it within the dormitories of Vytautas Magnus University, we kindly ask our students who are moving into the dormitory for a first time, to be reasonable and socially responsible:

fill out the online Arrival Registration Form and send your travel tickets to arrival@vdu.lt at least one week before the arrival. After the online registration VMU International Cooperation Department informs each student regarding the self-isolation requirements in accordance with the decisions of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania;
register at National Public Health Centre under the Ministry of Health by filling in an electronic form on https://keleiviams.nvsc.lt/en/form before the arrival;
follow instructions of administrative staff members of Vytautas Magnus University;
isolate yourself in the dormitory, allocated by Vytautas Magnus University and follow mandatory conditions of self-isolation (if needed).

Upon your arrival (moving into) at the dormitory’s Administration you shall:

When entering the building, always use the hand sanitizer at the entrance;
Allow your body temperature to be checked;
Sincerely answer questions from the Administrator of Dormitory. Monitor the list of countries effected by coronavirus (COVID-19) regularly and inform the dormitory administration immediately if you return from them;
Follow recommendation for COVID-19 prevention in the dormitories of VMU (if you do not need to isolate yourself).

Check-in procedure

Dormitory registration is open 24/7. Check-in to the dormitory is allowed from 14:00 (2 PM). However, upon the personal request of a resident and availability of the room, the responsible officer of the University (Dormitory) Administration has a right to change the check-in or check-out time. If you want to use this opportunity please contact Administrator of your dormitory, whose contacts may be found here.

During the check-in to the dormitory resident must:

have been signed an electronic Agreement for Accommodation;
present valid personal ID document, which confirms one’s identity;
have beddings (pillow, blanket, covers) or ask for it at Administration (of the Dormitory) who will provide you it. NOTE, that 20 EUR fee for bedlinen will be added to your accommodation fees if you will take it from the Administration.

IMPORTANT: there is a non-refundable fee (Settlement fee) of 10 EUR for residents who are moving into the dormitory. This fee will also be added to your next month’s fees for accommodation.

Accommodation fees for current month and other fees for services, that are related to accommodation in the dormitories of VMU, has to be paid by 15 (fifteenth) calendar day of each month when paying for an entire month in advance. The invoice will be prepared and presented on Student Self-Service portal http://studentas.vdu.lt in the beginning of each month for whole current month and must be paid via Student Self-Service portal.

For more information:

Student Centre (Student Affairs Department)

Phone: +370 37 751 175

E-mail: studentas@vdu.lt

Information on Maintaining Order and Cleanliness in the Common Areas of the Dormitories

In order to maintain order and cleanliness in the dormitories of Vytautas Magnus university and after taking into consideration survey results of the residents of VMU dormitories related to maintenance of cleanliness in common areas, we kindly ask dormitory residents to pay attention to the schedules prepared by the Administration of the dormitory and to follow them starting from November 16^th, 2020. This procedure was already used in VMU dormitories no. 1 “Taika” and no. 2 “Baltija” and from November 16^th it shall come into force in all dormitories of the University.

Dormitory cleaners will continue to clean kitchens during the week, however, in order to maintain a cozy and pleasant environment (especially when cleaners are not in attendance, i. e. on weekends and during public holidays), we kindly ask you to show your solidarity and community spirit and to follow the on-call schedules in blocks of rooms as well as in kitchen areas.

Please note, that, if due to personal reasons, you are not in the dormitory during the designated on-call time, we recommend you to ask your roommates, block-mates or friends to carry out your duties at this time (change on-call times among yourselves).

We want to emphasize, that the duty of residents to maintain cleanliness and order in the common areas of dormitories is also specified in the internal rules of dormitories of Vytautas Magnus university in the following sections:

Resident is obliged:

3.15. To maintain cleanliness and order, to maintain and protect equipment, inventory and other property kept in the room or the public (common) areas of the dormitory;

3.16. To fulfil obligations set by the University to the Resident, that are related to maintaining cleanliness and order in public (common) areas of the dormitory.

Thank You all for Your understanding and cooperation!

If you have any questions, please contact us by e-mail: studentas@vdu.lt or by phone: (8 37) 751 175.

Important Information for Residents of the Dormitory No. 5

We want to inform you that from now wireless internet is available on all VMU Dormitory No. 5 floors.

Instructions on how to connect to VMU Wi-Fi is published here.

Moreover, surveillance cameras are installed on all floors of the dormitory.

If you have any questions please contact us by e-mail: studentas@vdu.lt or by phone: (8 37) 751 175

Possibility to Keep Place of Residence Reserved During a Period of Remote Studies

In response to the increasingly complicated situation in Lithuania due to the risk of COVID-19, based on the recommendations by the Minister of Education, Science, and Sports, the Minister of Health, and the state-level emergency operations manager, as well as the Rector‘s order dated on October 23rd, 2020, „Regarding the Remote Implementation of the Study Process“, we want to inform that from October 30th, 2020, students who are moving out of the dormitory will have a right to keep their place of residence reserved for their return. Places of residence will remain reserved until the date of receiving student’s request to return to live in the dormitory; until the date of formal decision to resume studies in the auditoriums; or until the date of Rector’s order which would revoke this decision, but no longer than until the expiry date of Agreement for Accommodation signed for a reserved room (end of the academic year 2020/2021).

IMPORTANT: This decision is non applicable for non-VMU students and students of other higher education institutions, who are currently living in one of the dormitories of VMU.

From October 30^th, 2020, students of VMU may move out of the dormitory on working days only, by registering at Dormitory’s day-time Administrator in the following order:

returning keys and entrance card
removing personal property out of the room
leaving room clean

Once completing these steps, date of moving out will be confirmed by a responsible officer of dormitory’s administration, thus suspending further calculation of the accommodation fees.

Conditions for returning to live in your reserved place of residence in the Dormitory:

Student may return to live in the same room only once (one time) and for this he or she must contact Student Affairs Department by an email to studentas@vdu.lt, send no later than 3 working days before the intended date of arrival to the dormitory.

Procedure of moving into the room will be conducted in accordance to the Description of Procedure for Accommodation in the Dormitories (after student informs about his or her intentions to return to live in the dormitory, he or she will receive an email with a new Agreement for Accommodation; student will have to sign the Agreement and move into the dormitory in 3 working days after receiving it, thus resuming calculation of accommodation fees). 10EUR move-in fee will not be applied when student will return to live in the same room.

Place of residence will be lost in case of failure to follow this procedure or leaving and returning to the dormitory for the second time.

Students, who have contacted Student Centre and confirmed their intentions to return to live to the reserved room, but have failed to move into the dormitory during the set timeframe, are losing their room reservation and are considered as having used their right to keep their room reserved for a return.

IMPORTANT: students, who are changing their place of residence by moving from one room to another or from one dormitory to another, by reserving one of the available rooms on http://accommodation.vdu.lt/ loses right to keep their previous room reserved. Places of residence are not reserved for students who are completing or terminating their studies.

NOTE: in case of need to return to studies for a short period of time, students may reserve themselves guest rooms on http://accommodation.vdu.lt/ (number of places is limited), thus keeping their right to return to their permanent place of residence. Duration of short-term accommodation is up to 30 days.

In case of questions please contact us by email studentas@vdu.lt or phone (8 37) 751 175

Wanted Dormitory Chairperson in VMU Dormitory No. 6

Vytautas Magnus University, has announced the election to the Dormitory’s Council, which is organized in accordance to VMU Dormitory Self-government regulations.

The Chairperson of Dormitory Council is still wanted in VMU dormitory No. 6, so we invite the residents of this dormitory become the Chairperson, if you:

are student of VMU;
are motivated;
have skills of time management;
have experience in social activities;
live in this dormitory;
your activities within the University are appraised only positively.

The Chairperson of Dormitory Council has:

carry out social and cultural activities;
maintain integrity of community;
represent interests of dormitory Residents in University’s (dormitory’s) administration;
represent University (dormitory) requirements among residents;
mediate in case of misunderstandings or problems between residents or residents and administration.

After becoming a Chairperson, you will be exempted from paying dormitory accommodation fees for academic year (starting at November) 2020 / 2021.

If you are interested to become a Chairperson of VMU Dormitory No. 6, submit your application and participate in the competition for a position until 25th of October 2020.

More information about Dormitory’s Self-government you can find here.

Important information for dormitory No. 5 residents about guest receiving

In order to ensure safety of residents and staff members while preventing the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) and managing it within the dormitories of Vytautas Magnus university, we ask the residents of dormitory No. 5 note that:

from October 5, it is strictly forbidden to receiving guests into the dormitory No. 5. If you want to meet your friends, we recommend do it outdoors;
we also note that from now on dormitory No. 5 quite time are extended – from 6 p. m. until 8 a. m. (this procedure is valid until further notice).

For other dormitory residents we recommend to avoid receiving guests during the day, but if they are accepted, strictly follow all COVID-19 prevention measures (wear face masks, keep safe distance, disinfect hands when entering the dormitory, etc.).

In other VMU dormitories from 8 p. m. until 8 a. m. – there is a quite time in the dormitory, therefore it is strictly forbidden to receive guests (this procedure is valid until further notice).

More information

Thank you for understanding and cooperation.

If you have any questions, contact us by e-mail: studentas@vdu.lt or by phone (8 37) 751 175

Stand for election to the Dormitory‘s Council

Vytautas Magnus University, has announced the election to the Dormitory’s Council, which is organized in accordance to VMU Dormitory Self-government regulations.

If you are living in VMU dormitory No. 2 Vytauto pr. 71 (BALTIJA), Kaunas, No. 6 A. Vivulskio str. 36 (VIVULSKIS), Vilnius or No. 5 Universiteto str. 8 Akademija, Kaunas District and you are interested to become the Chairperson of Dormitory’s Council then all you need to do is to fill this electronic application until 1^st of October, 2020 and to comply the following criteria:

you have to study in Vytautas Magnus University
you have to be motivated
you have to make a one-year activities plan for the Council
you have to have experience in social activities
have to live in one of VMU dormitory
you cannot have penalties for infringements of the University internal legal acts

The Chairperson of the Dormitory’s Council is elected in three stages:

I stage – candidate applies for this position, by filling this questionnaire until October 1^st, 2020, 12 a. m.

II stage – candidates selected by the Students’ Representative Council and the Student Affairs Department are invited to attend the meeting of Selection committee

III stage – candidates has to participate in Election of Dormitory Council’s Chairperson which will be held in general meeting of residents of the dormitory

Person who is interested to become the Chairperson of the Dormitory’s Council together with the electronic application form has to submit following information:

personal data
a letter of motivation
to describe in a narrative form a one-year activities plan of Dormitory’s council
curriculum vitae (CV)

Dormitory’s Council and the Chairperson

We want to remind you, that the chairperson has a right and power to form and manage Dormitory’s Council.

The elected chairperson of the dormitory will be exempted from payment of the accommodation fee for 2020 / 2021 academic year (from 1^st of October 2020 until 30^th of June 2021).

The main purpose of Dormitory’s council is to help the Chairperson to implement following objectives:

to represent the interests of the dormitory residents in University’s (dormitory’s) administration
to represent University (dormitory) requirements among residents
to maintain the integrity of community
to carry out social and cultural activities
to mediate in cases of misunderstandings or problems between residents or residents and administration

The Chairperson of the Dormitory’s Council is elected annually in the beginning of each academic year by the general meeting of residents of the dormitory after the selection procedure performed by the Student’s Representative Council and Student Affairs Department.

More information about dormitory’s self-government

For more information please contact

Student Affairs Department

Address: S. Daukanto str. 27-210, Kaunas

Phone: +370 37 751 175

E-mail: studentas@vdu.lt

Website: http://accommodation.vdu.lt