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Lithuania’s Name Highlighted at ISE Barcelona: STS Opened Doors for Event Engineering Students to Discover the Behind-the-Scenes World of Audiovisual Technologies

February 25, 2026
In Barcelona, the Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) – the world’s largest exhibition for audiovisual and integrated systems technologies – took place. The event became an important professional experience for two Event Engineering students from the Faculty of Creative Industries at VILNIUS TECH, Aurelija Navickaitė and Kamilija Laskevičiūtė, who participated in an international internship there.
On the very first day of the exhibition, during the international “ROBE lighting” distributors’ meeting, Lithuania was also mentioned. The Faculty’s partner, “Scenos techninis servisas” (StS), was highlighted as a best practice example from Lithuania. In cooperation with the “Next Robe Generation” project, the StS team created opportunities for the students to gain first-hand insight into world-class industry standards.
According to the head of StS, Laurynas Paškevičius, investment in knowledge forms the foundation of long-term value, and a profession is best understood not in theory, but in a real working environment.
“For us, it is always most important to allow young people to try – not only to tell them about the event industry, but to show it from the inside, to involve them and give them the opportunity to test themselves while working alongside a team of top-level professionals. This exhibition shows students what this profession requires and what career paths are open to them. I would like to wish them the courage and ambition to become true professionals in their field,” says L. Paškevičius.
The students themselves are delighted with the opportunity to become part of an international community. During the internship, they not only observed the exhibitions but also actively engaged in activities: they communicated with other students and ROBE employees, and exchanged experiences and ideas.
Aurelija Navickaitė, a student of the Faculty of Creative Industries, emphasized that the most impressive experience was the opportunity to practically engage with lighting control technologies:
“I am very happy to have had the opportunity to act as a RoboSpot system operator during the spotlight demonstration shows. It allowed me to gain completely new, hands-on experience that I had not had before. It was also extremely useful to explore the entire exhibition and get acquainted with technical innovations presented by other companies.”
The internship in Barcelona provided many valuable professional insights, and already this spring a visit for Event Engineering students of the Faculty of Creative Industries to the ROBE factory in the Czech Republic is being planned.

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