Cooperation with VU non-academic units and other organisations ​

VU Library ​

Monthly meetings were held with the VU Library. This was done in order to gather students' views on how to improve the VU Library's services to students. There was also cooperation on publicizing events and training sessions organized by the library for students. Discussions were held on the possibility of designating areas in the library where students could leave their unused abstracts. The library's activities have also contributed to the development of a plan for the implementation of the Open Science Policy Guidelines.

VU Health and Sports Centre ​

This year, in cooperation with the VU Health and Sports Centre (SSC), the activities organised by the SSC were made more accessible to students. VU SR contributed to the orientation games organised by the Health and Sports Centre for the VU birthday with organisational support, participated in the Vilnius University Sports Awards, and worked together on a project to improve students' physical health.

Counselling and Training Center ​

During the reporting period, in cooperation with the Counselling and Training Center of the Faculty of Philosophy of Vilnius University, stress management training in Lithuanian and English was implemented for students during the exam session: "Tension and stress: how to manage it during the session?"

An update of the student registration for counselling sessions was also launched, addressing the current inefficiency of the registration system. A meeting was organized with representatives of the Student Affairs and Career Office to share good practices. We hope that such changes will help to make it quicker and more convenient for students to register for psychological counselling.

The organizational changes of the Counselling and Training Center were also agreed upon in order to give it a better chance to expand as a central university entity.

VRK, LiJOT, LSS, NVO coalition, „Žinau, ką renku", JRA ​

In the run-up to the municipal council and mayoral elections on 5^th^ of March 2023, we have signed a cooperation agreement with the High Electoral Commission of the Republic of Lithuania, the Council of Lithuanian Youth Organizations, the Lithuanian Students' Union, the Coalition of Non-Governmental Organizations, the policy monitoring initiative "Žinau ką renku", and the Youth Affairs Agency, in order to contribute to a more active participation of young people in the elections.

In the context of cooperation, we encouraged students to participate in the elections, especially in the big cities where we live during our studies, but also in other, smaller municipalities, with the understanding that they will potentially be the places where we will create our future workplaces, be invited for residencies or do internships. We also shared information on how elections are organized and held, the conditions under which foreign students can take part, how to decide who to vote for, and we got involved in the main debates of the mayoral elections of Vilnius City Municipality, raising the most important issues for students in the city.

LURK, LKDK ir LSS ​

Vilnius University Students' Representation together with the Lithuanian Students' Union, the Conference of Rectors of Lithuanian Universities and the Conference of Directors of Lithuanian Colleges addressed the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport of the Republic of Lithuania on the development of the dormitories of higher education institutions, the possibilities of modernization of the renovation, and the possibilities of support to the students, and they co-operated in the exchange of the information on the accommodation of the students and the vacancies in the dormitories, in order to alleviate sooner the problem of shortage of the students' accommodation places.

Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Students' Representation (LSMU SA) and Resident Council ​

In cooperation with LSMU SA, the Ministry of Health was approached regarding the reformation of the Committee for the Formation of the State Order for the Training of Specialists in the National Health System, as well as proposals on the legal regulation of the procedure for clinical practice of dental and oral care students.

VJOSAS ​

During the reference period, we participated in VJOSAS meetings, the Leaders' Club, VJOSAS Assemblies and close communication and cooperation on issues of importance and relevance to young people were maintained: on the situation of students' accommodation in Vilnius City - proposals were made to the Vilnius City Youth Council, which addressed the issue to the Vilnius City Council; on the issue of issuing potassium iodide tablets to students who have not registered their place of residence in the Vilnius City Municipality; Neda Žutautaitė, on behalf of the VJOSAS, was delegated to the working group for the preparation of the Concept of the Youth Policy of the Vilnius City Municipality (the Concept has been approved in the municipality, and it includes the aspects of the Youth Policy in Vilnius that are relevant to students). VU SR representatives have been elected to the VJOSAS Board and the Vilnius City Youth Council for the next period of activity, in order to further contribute to both the functioning of VJOSAS and the representation of students as a youth group at the municipal level.