Students at the Department of Entertainment Industries acquire knowledge and competencies in the fields of entertainment, communication, innovation, technology, entertainment culture and ethics, and politics as it relates to this sector.
Our theoretical research and practical activities combine expertise in communication, media, engineering, technology, art, aesthetics, culture, and sociology. Scholars affiliated with the Department examine the complex and diverse field of entertainment industries, research and analyze entertainment industries in Lithuania and the world, and seek to establish a culture of entertainment based on traditional and contemporary social values.
Our theoretical research and practical activities combine expertise in communication, media, engineering, technology, art, aesthetics, culture, and sociology. Scholars affiliated with the Department examine the complex and diverse field of entertainment industries, research and analyze entertainment industries in Lithuania and the world, and seek to establish a culture of entertainment based on traditional and contemporary social values.
Achievments
• One of the first departments in Lithuania to specialize in theoretical and empirical research into the entertainment sector;
• creation of synergies between science and business, theory and practice in the entertainment industry;
• theoretical research on entertainment phenomenon, analyzing various transformations of entertainment in modern communication and technology;
• exploration of innovations in the entertainment industries and their integration into society and culture;
• development of academic networks and close cooperation with foreign researchers and universities.
• creation of synergies between science and business, theory and practice in the entertainment industry;
• theoretical research on entertainment phenomenon, analyzing various transformations of entertainment in modern communication and technology;
• exploration of innovations in the entertainment industries and their integration into society and culture;
• development of academic networks and close cooperation with foreign researchers and universities.
Study programs
Entertainment Industries
• Entertainment Industries is the first-cycle (BA) study program in communication that enables students to apply their knowledge of the social and human sciences to research into entertainment industries. Such industries play an increasing role in our lives, leisure activities, and work environment. The program develops the skills needed to progress new ideas, events, and innovations, as well as event organization and the innovative adaptation of foreign entertainment projects in Lithuania and their promotion in the local market.
• The specialization of entertainment production is focused on the creation of entertainment ideas, formats of entertainment events, entertainment innovations, organization and production of events, innovative adaptation of various foreign entertainment projects in Lithuania, their popularization, creation, and development of entertainment culture and ethics. Business and management subjects focusing on entertainment communication are also studied.
• The specialization of sports industries is unique in Lithuania. This program focuses on sports industry public relations and media, marketing, and advertising events. Sports Industry Studies prepares professional sports communicators and sports event organizers.
• Entertainment Industries is the first-cycle (BA) study program in communication that enables students to apply their knowledge of the social and human sciences to research into entertainment industries. Such industries play an increasing role in our lives, leisure activities, and work environment. The program develops the skills needed to progress new ideas, events, and innovations, as well as event organization and the innovative adaptation of foreign entertainment projects in Lithuania and their promotion in the local market.
• The specialization of entertainment production is focused on the creation of entertainment ideas, formats of entertainment events, entertainment innovations, organization and production of events, innovative adaptation of various foreign entertainment projects in Lithuania, their popularization, creation, and development of entertainment culture and ethics. Business and management subjects focusing on entertainment communication are also studied.
• The specialization of sports industries is unique in Lithuania. This program focuses on sports industry public relations and media, marketing, and advertising events. Sports Industry Studies prepares professional sports communicators and sports event organizers.
Event Engineering
Event Engineering is the first-cycle (BA) study program that integrates engineering and the creative industry. It prepares specialists who are capable of the complex design and implementation of engineering events projects. Students will acquire skills and competencies in lighting design, sound engineering, engineering scene systems and structures, pyrotechnics and laser effects, 3D mapping projections, and event maintenance and safety. Graduates can expect to work for companies that provide specialist technical solutions for events (e.g., stage construction), as well as event organizing agencies, theaters, and cinemas, business, conference and meeting centers, exhibition halls, cinematographic studios, radio and television companies. Event engineers are versatile in their use of different technologies and equipment and can apply their technical skills to complex entertainment projects, thereby ensuring their security and success.
Event Engineering is the first-cycle (BA) study program that integrates engineering and the creative industry. It prepares specialists who are capable of the complex design and implementation of engineering events projects. Students will acquire skills and competencies in lighting design, sound engineering, engineering scene systems and structures, pyrotechnics and laser effects, 3D mapping projections, and event maintenance and safety. Graduates can expect to work for companies that provide specialist technical solutions for events (e.g., stage construction), as well as event organizing agencies, theaters, and cinemas, business, conference and meeting centers, exhibition halls, cinematographic studios, radio and television companies. Event engineers are versatile in their use of different technologies and equipment and can apply their technical skills to complex entertainment projects, thereby ensuring their security and success.
Research inovation
• General subject for 2017–2021: Entertainment Industry in the context of Media Culture, Technology, Artistic Research, and Communication
• Task for 2017: Interaction between the Entertainment Industries and Media Culture
• Task for 2018: Use of Media Technologies in the Entertainment Industry and Communication Process
• Task for 2019: Application of Arts and Modern Technologies in Entertainment Industries: Communication and Interdisciplinary Research
• Task for 2020: The Impact of Social Innovation on the Development of Entertainment Industries: A Communication Aspect
• Task for 2021: Social Technologies and their Integration with the Entertainment Industries
• Task for 2017: Interaction between the Entertainment Industries and Media Culture
• Task for 2018: Use of Media Technologies in the Entertainment Industry and Communication Process
• Task for 2019: Application of Arts and Modern Technologies in Entertainment Industries: Communication and Interdisciplinary Research
• Task for 2020: The Impact of Social Innovation on the Development of Entertainment Industries: A Communication Aspect
• Task for 2021: Social Technologies and their Integration with the Entertainment Industries
Contacts
Contacts
Address: Trakų str. 1, Vilnius, Lithuania
Phone : +370 52744926
Email: crypt:cGlrQHZpbG5pdXN0ZWNoLmx0:xx
Local phone 992
Working time
I 8:00–16:45
II 8:00–16:45
III 8:00–16:45
IV 8:00–16:45
V 8:00–15:30
Lunch break: 11:30–12:00
Address: Trakų str. 1, Vilnius, Lithuania
Phone : +370 52744926
Email: crypt:cGlrQHZpbG5pdXN0ZWNoLmx0:xx
Local phone 992
Working time
I 8:00–16:45
II 8:00–16:45
III 8:00–16:45
IV 8:00–16:45
V 8:00–15:30
Lunch break: 11:30–12:00
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