News: Business - Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Design | KTU https://fmed.ktu.edu/news-categories/business/ KTU Tue, 22 Oct 2024 13:26:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Engineering students’ vision for the future – robots for better emotional health https://fmed.ktu.edu/news/engineering-students-vision-for-the-future-robots-for-better-emotional-health/ Thu, 24 Oct 2024 06:11:14 +0000 https://fmed.ktu.edu/news/engineering-students-vision-for-the-future-robots-for-better-emotional-health/ The post Engineering students’ vision for the future – robots for better emotional health appeared first on Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Design.

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]]> KTU alumnus from Bangalore: when I saw snow, I felt like I was in heaven https://fmed.ktu.edu/news/ktu-alumnus-from-bangalore-when-i-saw-snow-i-felt-like-i-was-in-heaven/ Tue, 11 Jun 2024 07:10:59 +0000 https://fmed.ktu.edu/news/ktu-alumnus-from-bangalore-when-i-saw-snow-i-felt-like-i-was-in-heaven/ The post KTU alumnus from Bangalore: when I saw snow, I felt like I was in heaven appeared first on Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Design.

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]]> KTU opens admission to a new upskilling programme SKILLedAI https://fmed.ktu.edu/news/ktu-is-strengthening-the-students-competencies-portfolio-admission-to-a-new-upskilling-programme-skilledai-is-open/ Mon, 02 Jan 2023 13:21:54 +0000 https://fmed.ktu.edu/news/ktu-is-strengthening-the-students-competencies-portfolio-admission-to-a-new-upskilling-programme-skilledai-is-open/ Starting in January 2023, Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) offers its students a new upskilling programme SKILLed AI. The programme is aimed at KTU students of all majors who want to learn more about the purpose, possibilities of use, and benefits of AI. SKILLed AI admission starts today; students in their second or third semester […]

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]]> Ergonomic chair based on the innovation by KTU researchers might help reduce back pain https://fmed.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://fmed.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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]]> The largest in the Baltics career fair KTU WANTed Career Days will take place online https://fmed.ktu.edu/news/the-largest-in-the-baltics-career-fair-ktu-wanted-career-days-will-take-place-online/ Tue, 29 Sep 2020 08:05:58 +0000 https://fmed.ktu.edu/news/the-largest-in-the-baltics-career-fair-ktu-wanted-career-days-will-take-place-online/ The largest in the Baltics career fair, WANTed Career Days 2020 organised by Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) will take place online this year. On Wednesday, October 14 the visitors will be invited to a six-hour-long direct broadcast of the Career Days, where the representatives of major companies, influencers and society figures will share their knowledge […]

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]]> Virtual Technorama 2020 Innovation Fair: 50 innovations, numerous business companies and the latest innovation news https://fmed.ktu.edu/news/virtual-technorama-2020-innovation-fair-50-innovations-numerous-business-companies-and-the-latest-innovation-news/ Wed, 23 Sep 2020 07:32:00 +0000 https://fmed.ktu.edu/news/virtual-technorama-2020-innovation-fair-50-innovations-numerous-business-companies-and-the-latest-innovation-news/ This Friday, September 25, Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) is inviting innovators and innovation enthusiasts to the Technorama Innovation Fair. The 19th Technorama is an innovation itself – moved from spring to autumn, it will take place online for the first time since 2001. Technorama brings different innovators together: students, researchers and new technology enthusiasts. Over the past […]

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]]> Vladas Lašas: engineering students have many opportunities in space https://fmed.ktu.edu/news/vladas-lasas-engineering-students-have-many-opportunities-in-space/ Tue, 22 Sep 2020 07:30:19 +0000 https://fmed.ktu.edu/news/vladas-lasas-engineering-students-have-many-opportunities-in-space/ Students that choose technological sciences are welcome in many companies, including space technology and space research centres in Lithuania and abroad. In the contemporary world, even startups are capable to fulfil great ideas. However, every new project needs someone to believe and to invest in it. Dr Vladas Lašas, Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) alumni […]

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]]> KTU students designed a belt which can monitor the fetus during pregnancy https://fmed.ktu.edu/news/ktu-students-designed-a-belt-which-can-monitor-the-fetus-during-pregnancy/ Wed, 29 Jan 2020 08:01:30 +0000 https://fmed.ktu.edu/news/ktu-students-designed-a-belt-which-can-monitor-the-fetus-during-pregnancy/ A team of students from Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) BeltaMom has designed a belt for pregnant women that monitors the condition of the fetus from the 2nd trimester. It helps to keep track of the baby’s heart rate, his or her movements, weight and water volume. The innovation was labelled as the best in the […]

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]]> Patent filings around the world: can Lithuania compete? https://fmed.ktu.edu/news/patent-filings-around-the-world-can-lithuania-compete/ Wed, 23 Oct 2019 07:32:13 +0000 https://fmed.ktu.edu/news/patent-filings-around-the-world-can-lithuania-compete/ Compared to the previous year, the number of European patent applications filed with the European Patent Office (EPO) last year reached a new high of 174 thousand, says Enrico Luzzatto, Senior Advisor to the European Patent Academy at the EPO. He was invited to Lithuania by the Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) Doctoral School. According to […]

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]]> KTU WANTed Career Days: more than 100 companies, inspiring discussions and innovative ideas in one place https://fmed.ktu.edu/news/ktu-wanted-career-days-more-than-100-companies-inspiring-discussions-and-innovative-ideas-in-one-place/ Mon, 14 Oct 2019 07:52:57 +0000 https://fmed.ktu.edu/news/ktu-wanted-career-days-more-than-100-companies-inspiring-discussions-and-innovative-ideas-in-one-place/ On Wednesday, October 16 Kaunas Žalgiris Arena will become a meeting point for young people interested in exploring their career prospects in Lithuania and abroad. KTU WANTed Career Days 2019, the largest career fair in the Baltics, will be organised by the Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) for the 15th time. Last year, over 9 thousand […]

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]]> KTU researchers developed new technology for precision grinding https://fmed.ktu.edu/news/ktu-researchers-developed-new-technology-for-precision-grinding/ Wed, 09 Oct 2019 07:55:20 +0000 https://fmed.ktu.edu/news/ktu-researchers-developed-new-technology-for-precision-grinding/ A team of researchers at Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) have developed a novel approach to precision grinding of hard and brittle materials achieving unparalleled efficiency of the process. By experimenting with tungsten carbide they created an innovative technology allowing to shape the extremely strong and yet easily breakable material into a desirable form. High […]

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]]> Team of KTU students took the 2nd place in the bridge building competition in Tallinn https://fmed.ktu.edu/news/team-of-ktu-students-took-the-2nd-place-in-the-bridge-building-competition-in-tallinn/ Fri, 01 Jun 2018 08:05:19 +0000 https://fmed.ktu.edu/news/team-of-ktu-students-took-the-2nd-place-in-the-bridge-building-competition-in-tallinn/ The team of Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) students took the 2nd place and won Aesthetics and Construction Economy Awards in the international engineering competition BRICO2018. The students presented the innovative steel bridge designed and built entirely by themselves. The team is led by Estonian Stewen Naano, who is studying mechatronics master’s at KTU. In […]

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]]> Investor’s Spotlight quality labels awarded to 3 KTU study programmes https://fmed.ktu.edu/news/investors-spotlight-quality-labels-awarded-to-3-ktu-study-programmes/ Fri, 01 Jun 2018 07:46:50 +0000 https://fmed.ktu.edu/news/investors-spotlight-quality-labels-awarded-to-3-ktu-study-programmes/ Mechanical Engineering, Information Systems and Software Systems were the three Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) study programmes awarded the special Investor’s Spotlight quality label this year. The Label indicates that these programmes are matching the expectations of business and that their graduates are most in-demand in the job market. The Investor’s Spotlight initiative was started […]

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