On 13 February, we celebrated the Statehood Day. It is a special day for all of us! It reminds us that freedom is not a gift to be taken for granted – it is a value to be treasured, protected and cherished. On this important day, we remembered the determination of our nation and the people who fought for freedom. With the whole community and guests, we sang the national anthem of the Republic of Lithuania, read prose and poetry, enjoyed musical pieces and festive mood. Warm greetings were given by Dr. Žymantė Jankauskienė, Director of Vilniaus Kolegija / Higher Education Institution, and Dr. Birutė Žygaitienė, Dean of the Faculty. The solemn celebration was enriched by the performance of Evelina Dubauskaitė, Gerda Tamulytė, Atėnė Banytė, Karolina Bimbaitė, Toma Pauraitė, Kamilė Vaitkutė, Modestas Karanda, students of the Musical Theatre study programme, Domantas Taukinaitis and the students of the Popular Music study programme Austėja Nociūtė, Dominika Grigonytė, Justas Selenis, Adrija Zavackaitė, Rokas Pypkinas, Tomas Jalovojus, Laurynas Staponkus, Simonas Vitkauskas, Tadas Zizas, Viltė Skirpstaitytė.
Thank you to the teachers and community members who contributed to this great celebration: assoc. prof. Eglė Juozapaitienė, assoc. prof. Pranas Kentra, assoc. prof. dr. Inga Kepalienė, assoc. prof. Dalia Babilaitė-Abarė, Nijolė Baranauskaitė-Matukonienė, Jūratė Vilūnaitė, Živilė Adomaitienė, Lina Bivainienė, Saulė Kruopytė, Indrė Žygaitytė, Laimutė Semėnienė, Valdas Grenda, Jūratė Urbanavičienė, Rasius Gaižutis.
The event was hosted by Kamilė Vaitkutė, a student of Musical Theatre study programme, and Emilijus Čiuteikis, a student of Cultural Activity Management study programme.
