On March 24, the Nordic Council of Ministers (NCM) will sign an agreement with the European Humanities University (EHU) in Vilnius in support of this Belarusian university in exile. This agreement worth € 2.78 million enables 350 students from Belarus to study at the EHU for three years in various degree programs. The European Commission is the biggest donor with € 2.2 million.
The signing ceremony will take place on at 10.00 am at the Mykolas Romeris University campus, Valakupiu 5. The agreement between NCM and EHU will be signed by Mr. Per Unckel, Secretary General of the Nordic Council of Ministers and by Mr. Anatoli Mikhailov, the Rector of the European Humanities University.
In the signing ceremony a message from European Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner for External Relations and Neighbourhood Policy will be delivered. The ceremony will be attended by heads of all EU countries' missions to Lithuania.
Mr. Unckel will also meet with President Valdas Adamkus and Minister of Education and Science Remigijus Motuzas during his one-day visit to Vilnius.
