Happy International Students day , VBC!

Cheers to our diverse and dynamic community of learners!

Let’s hear what our students think about Vilnius.

We would like to say a big thank you to Vilnius City Municipality for this video!

Congratulations to our international students as their studies at Vilnius Business College begin exactly now!

First day at the college means meeting new people, feeling over the moon about the new beginning and hearing some practical info about the start of the studies.

Tomorrow our international students will have an interesting tour of Vilnius. We believe that’s the best way to know a new city.

Welcome, and thank you for choosing studies at Vilnius Business College!

Welcome back, students!

We’re thrilled to see you return, ready for another learning adventure!

We are pleased to announce the start date of academic year 2023/2024 on 2nd of October 2023.

You can view the academic year calendar here: 2023-2024 academic year calendars (The academic calendar is still being prepared and will be published shortly)

How will the study process be organized this year?

The study process will take place in college auditoriums and will be organized in a contact format. Students will have the opportunity to learn and interact with their group mates and lecturers in a structured and organized environment.

Timetables is HERE 

Programme for the first week of the 23/24 academic year

Mannh Kamble came from India. Business management and marketing are already the second study programme which he studies in Lithuania. Who brought him from hot India to Lithuania, where he is counting the sixth year of his life? Mannh talks openly and honestly about his studies, cultural challenges and why living in a foreign country so strongly teaches us to live in the present. For your attention – an interview with our college student from abroad!

How did you end up at the Vilnius Business College?

Engineering studies brought me to Vilnius, but my old dream of working for myself and creating my own business did not leave me. I decided to take a break and once on my way to work I saw the inscription “Vilnius Business College” on a huge building. I got interested, read more, went to talk and…I was hooked. I was attracted by the study program, informal, warm communication, and an environment that does not resemble standard classrooms. The gap year I had planned ended very naturally before it even started. It felt like everything fell into place by itself.

And what is the study experience like after the first year?

Great! The first semester was very addictive because the studies are interactive. Instead of constantly reading a pile of books before, here the learning process is gradual and with a lot of practice. You need to read books, but the teacher can give you the task of finding the desired literature on a certain topic. We also pay a lot of attention to what is happening in business and in a particular field, not just in general, but at the moment, how it relates to the subject of study. And this is the case in all lectures, so studying is interesting.

My group mates are smart and cool, I really like them. I even work with some of them in the same job.

How did you manage to adapt in Lithuania, a completely new country for you?

I have been living in Vilnius for six years, so I am no longer a newcomer. When I was preparing to go to Lithuania for the first time, I was not too interested in the country, because the most important thing for me was my studies. Now it’s fun to remember when family members, just 30 minutes before leaving for the airport became interested in the climate of Lithuania and, seeing -20 C, rushed to look for warm clothes. Men’s or women’s jacket – it didn’t matter anymore! The housemates were also worried about the Indian food that I am used to.

I like Vilnius. I made friends from my previous studies, and later, in order to get to know Lithuanians better, I tried various methods, for example, talking to a stranger in the city every day. And I was successful! I also found friends with the help of my girlfriend. Currently, my circle consists of Lithuanians and foreigners, I have no friends from India.

When I could find a job, I found it on the Internet, social media with the help of networks. The fact that I am trying to learn to speak Lithuanian helps me a lot. I can now talk about simple everyday things.

What cultural challenges did you face?

What was new was that people in Lithuania value personal space much more. I like that Lithuanians are quite straightforward people: they don’t mince words, they say it as it is. When you find a Lithuanian friend, you know that he is real and reliable.

In India, I was used to a huge variety of languages, customs, religions, etc. diversity, and this is not the case in Lithuania. However, you get used to everything, even the Lithuanian weather, because after summer the temperature does not immediately drop to -20. The weather cools down gradually, and everything is saved by the right clothes.

What would you advise to our new students which considering studying at the Vilnius Business College?

Be open. The most important thing is to stay focused on your long-term plans, to be active every day. Study as many different subjects as possible, make the most of all the opportunities – that’s how your studies in Lithuania will be memorable. If you see an opportunity, such as a job offer on LinkedIn, don’t hesitate to give it a try.

It is very important to make as many contacts as possible and to learn the Lithuanian language. Local people, seeing your efforts, will be happy to help.

When you come to Lithuania, don’t compare it with your country. It doesn’t do anything and it doesn’t help in any way. You cannot have one foot in Lithuania and the other in your home country. You have to live in the present, here, where you are now, in Lithuania.

Thanks to Mannh Kamble for the interview! We wish you success in your further studies!

The ongoing admission is your chance to choose, decide and make this stage of your life a success!

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So proud of our students on their graduation day! We celebrated 31st generation of graduates from Vilnius Business College. We are especially proud of our first generation of distance learning students who used the chance to get their diplomas while studying from any city in Lithuania or abroad. Congratulations to all of you!

I will open an e-shop and start my own business that way; lots of people do it, everybody does it well, so I’m sure I will too. This is the thought that many people start their business journey in the boundless digital space and… quietly end it. Statistics show that 80-90% of those who start an e-business fail. To avoid becoming one of them, here are 4 reasons why you should study e-business if you want your online idea to succeed.

You will create an e-business with an understanding of business processes

Experienced entrepreneurs know that understanding business processes is one of the cornerstones of success, which is why the e-Business study programme focuses on it. “How business works and in what environment, how e-business differs from traditional business, what are the internal and external processes – students will learn about these things. There are a lot of hidden things in building a business in the online space that you won’t learn from a friend or websites. There are different technologies to learn about, but other things are equally important: what is a business and an entrepreneur, what skills do they need, what are the human resource management aspects. Finally, core subjects such as e-commerce, e-marketing, etc. are included, which provide a solid foundation,” said Liuda Maciukevičienė, the head of the working group that developed the e-Business study programme.

Experienced entrepreneurs know that understanding business processes is one of the cornerstones of success, which is why the e-Business study programme focuses on it. “How business works and in what environment, how e-business differs from traditional business, what are the internal and external processes – students will learn about these things. There are a lot of hidden things in building a business in the online space that you won’t learn from a friend or websites. There are different technologies to learn about, but other things are equally important: what is a business and an entrepreneur, what skills do they need, what are the human resource management aspects. Finally, core subjects such as e-commerce, e-marketing, etc. are included, which provide a solid foundation,” said Liuda Maciukevičienė, the head of the working group that developed the e-Business study programme.

A good understanding of business processes, which few new e-business start-ups can boast, will help to find solutions to challenges such as why only 2.86% of a visit to an e-shop is converted into a purchase (invespcro.com), or why the personalization of e-businesses is so important, as it is the reason why businesses will have lost as much as $756 billion in 2021 (optinmonster.com).

You will help digitalize traditional business

According to shopify.com, one of the most popular e-commerce platforms, retail revenue from physical stores is almost equal to online shopping. Obviously, with these statistics, it is very important to have an e-shop, but did you know that if a customer’s experience of shopping online via their mobile phone is negative, as many as 62% of them will never visit you again (google.com)? That 32% of shoppers have changed their minds about their purchases in a physical store after checking product information on the company’s website (invespcro.com)? We are not even talking about something as basic as website speed, where 32% of visitors leave a website immediately if it takes too long to load (google.com).

When starting to delve into web technologies, there are many nuances that entrepreneurs usually learn about by hiring experienced professionals (which is an additional cost), through a marathon of testing and error, or… never finding an answer. An e-business degree programme devotes enough time to technology literacy so that the professional can then build an e-business on their own by applying technology or help a traditional business to digitalize their business. “The need for such specialists is very relevant today,” said L. Maciukevičienė.

A promising and highly demanded profession

The first true consumers of the digital era, eager to work for themselves, extremely tech-savvy, visual lovers who care about the mark they leave on the world, and natural multitaskers – the characteristics of Generation Z really do apply to e-business itself.

“Our skills have moved online: we buy food, clothes and courses online. From abroad, too. Our needs, our wants, our behaviour is changing. The events of recent years have made it clear that if a business wants to survive, it has to be prepared. Young people, who are diving into cyberspace and spending a lot of time there, are accelerating these processes.

It is clear that if a business is not able to go online to some extent, it is doomed to fail,” says the head of the working group that developed the e-Business study programme.

This study programme gives you the opportunity to set up and run your own e-business or become a freelancer working anywhere in the world.

These insights are backed up by statistics. The convenience of being able to buy at any time of the day is the number one reason why people buy online. 58% of internet users buy something every week. By 2040, it is predicted that around 95% of all purchases will take place online. It is clear that the need for experienced, professional professionals in this field is growing at a tremendous rate, with demand outstripping supply.

During your studies, you will implement your e-business project

For many people, studying at university means learning the theory that they will have to put into practice when they graduate. As a practical-oriented higher education institution, Vilnius Business College gives its students the opportunity to start implementing their own project during their studies and to develop it consistently over the course of three academic years. An idea that you have in your head or that arises during your studies will become more and more concrete as you turn it into a learning tool.

“By implementing a continuous project, you will apply knowledge from many areas: project management, consumer experience research, consumer behaviour, communication, marketing research, sales, application of various programmes,” explained L. Maciukevičienė. You will always have the support of lecturers – experts in their field and experienced practitioners – by your side, so you will avoid time-consuming and financially costly mistakes in business, loss of motivation, and lack of the necessary contacts.

According to Liuda Maciukevičienė, “Our students will learn about ways to shorten the path from idea to realisation, and develop their creativity. They will use modern tools such as design and visual thinking”.

E-business is the newest study programme of Vilnius Business College, whose content and teachers have been highly appreciated by the accreditation commission. Study and make your dreams come true with the tools of the digital world!