Kaunas

Number of inhabitants:

300 000

Member since:

1994

Website links:

Homepage of Kaunas

Links to city institutions:

City Investment Agency
Science & Technology Park
Startup Supporting Agency
Tourism Agency
Culture House
Philharmonic Hall
Multifunctional arena „Žalgiris“
Kaunas – European Capital of Culture 2022
Kaunas Symphonic Orchestra
Kaunas City museum

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Twin cities:

St. Martin, Argentina
Odense, Denmark
Riga, Latvia
Tartu, Estonia
Tampere, Finland
Toruń, Poland
Vestfold, Norway
Wrocław, Poland
Växjö, Sweden
Linköping, Sweden
Hordaland, Norway
Białystok, Poland
Kalinningrad, Russia
St. Petersburg, Russia
Myśliborz, Poland
Kreis Lippe, Germany
Grenoble, France
Brno, Czech Republic
Los Angeles, USA
Ferrara, Italy
Cava de Tirreni, Italy
Rende, Italy
Brescia, Italy
Vestfold County, Norway
Hordaland County, Norway
Lviv Region, Ukraine
Lutsk, Ukraine
Kharkov, Ukraine
Xiamen, China

Mayor

Visvaldas Matijošaitis

Kaunas City Municipality

Kauno Miesto Savivaldybė
Laisves al. 96
LT-44251 Kaunas
Lithuania
Tel. +370 37 426058,
+370 37 423078
Fax +370 37 423409

Deputy Mayor

Mantas Jurgutis

PRESIDENT OF UBC

Kaunas City Municipality
Kauno Miesto Savivaldybė
Laisves Al. 96
LT-44251 Kaunas
Lithuania
Tel. +370 627 03246
e-mail: mantas.jurgutis@kaunas.lt
mantas.jurgutis@gmail.com

UBC Contact Person

Lina Duobaite

Communication Expert

UBC National Coordinator for Lithuania

Foreign Relations Division
Kaunas City Municipality
Kauno Miesto Savivaldybė
Laisves Al. 96
LT-44251 Kaunas
Lithuania
Tel. +370 37 422054
Fax +370 37 425443
e-mail: lina.duobaite@kaunas.lt

Commissions

Cultural Cities

Cultural Cities

Cultural Cities

Inclusive and Healthy Cities

Inclusive and Healthy Cities

Planning Cities

Planning Cities

Safe Cities

Smart and Prospering Cities

Smart and Prospering Cities

Sustainable Cities

Sustainable Cities

Youthful Cities

Youthful Cities

Communication expert

Lina Duobaite

UBC National Coordinator for Lithuania

Foreign Relations Division
Kaunas City Municipality
Kauno Miesto Savivaldybė
Laisves Al. 96
LT-44251 Kaunas
Lithuania
Tel. +370 37 422054
Fax +370 37 425443
e-mail: lina.duobaite@kaunas.lt

Cultural Cities

Nomeda Prevelienė

Kaunas City Municipality

Kauno Miesto Savivaldybė
Laisves al. 96
LV-44251 Kaunas
Lithuania
Tel. +370 37 209143
e-mail: nomeda.preveliene@kaunas.lt

Inclusive and Healthy Cities

Renata Kudukytė-Gasperė

Head of Health Protection Division

Kaunas City Municipality

Kauno Miesto Savivaldybė
Laisves al. 96
LV-44251 Kaunas
Lithuania
Tel. +370 37 424576
e-mail: renata.kudukyte-gaspere@kaunas.lt

Planning Cities

Nerijus Valatkevičius

Kaunas City Municipality

Kauno Miesto Savivaldybė
Laisves al. 96
LV-44251 Kaunas
Lithuania
Tel. +370 37 424377
e-mail: nerijus.valatkevicius@kaunas.lt

Rimantas Vilimas

Kaunas City Municipality

Kauno Miesto Savivaldybė
Laisves al. 96
LV-44251 Kaunas
Lithuania
Tel. +370 37 226692
e-mail: rimantas.vilimas@kaunas.lt

Smart and Prospering Cities

Tadas Metelionis

Head of Development Programs and Investments Division

Kaunas City Municipality

Kauno Miesto Savivaldybė
Laisves al. 96
LV-44251 Kaunas
Lithuania
Tel. +370 37 424106
e-mail: tadas.metelionis@kaunas.lt

Sustainable Cities

Inga Bendokiene

Chief Specialist of Environmental Protection Division

Kaunas City Municipality

Kauno Miesto Savivaldybė
Laisves al. 96
LV-44251 Kaunas
Lithuania
Tel. +370 37 426053
e-mail: inga.bendokiene@kaunas.lt

Youthful Cities

Justinas Juškevičius

Kaunas City Municipality

Kauno Miesto Savivaldybė
Laisves al. 96
LV-44251 Kaunas
Lithuania
Mob. +370 62063464
e-mail: justinas.juskevicius@kaunas.lt

Cultural Cities

Rūta Stepanovaitė

Chair of the Commission

Kaunas City Municipal Budget Office
KAUNAS ARTISTS’ HOUSE

V. Putvinskio st. 56,
LT-44211 Kaunas
Lithuania
Tel. +370 37 227222,
e-mail: vadovas@kmn.lt

Kaunas Events & News

“100 First Times” – International Youth Summer Camp

Photo: www.kaunasin.lt

Startups of Kaunas

Kaunas – open for industry and cultural cooperation

It Is Necessary to Highlight Kaunas Colours

Photo: http://kaunas2022.eu/en/

Kaunas to be the European Capital of Culture in 2022

.Kaunas under quarantine – without basketball rims

04.09.2020
30th KAUNAS JAZZ 2020

21.09.2020
FESTIVAL DESIGN WEEK 2020

12.10.2020
Sugihara week

06.05.2021
10th KAUNAS CANTAT International Choir Festival and Competition

Kaunas & UBC

UBC News

Meeting of UBC LTU member cities took place in Kaunas Kaunas

UBC News

Open call for ConTempo: Adventure EditionKaunas

UBC News

Fill in the Sport4Values community partners formKaunas

UBC News

Sport4Values project - Next partners' meeting in Greece Kaunas

UBC News

Culture as Catalyst for Cities` DevelopmentCultural Cities, Kaunas

UBC News

UBC XV General Conference elected a new Presidium and Executive BoardKaunas

UBC News

Watch live stream from the XV UBC General ConferenceKaunas

UBC News

“Building an inclusive and resident-focused city. The Baltic way”Kaunas

UBC News

Join the Sport4Values project meeting in KaunasKaunas

UBC News

Speakers and parallel workshops at the XV UBC General ConferenceKaunas

UBC News

Sport 4 Values Partner Initiation WorkshopKaunas

UBC News

Participate and co-create the programme of the XV UBC General Conference Kaunas

UBC News

Cultural Cities Commission calls for the next meeting hostCultural Cities, Kaunas

UBC News

Call for Cultural Cities Commission steering committee membersCultural Cities, Kaunas

UBC News

UBC Safe Cities Commission met in KaunasKaunas, Safe Cities

UBC News

UBC’s Executive Board met in KaunasKaunas

UBC Events

06.06.2016
76th Executive Board meeting, KaunasKaunas

UBC Events

11.01.2017
Safe Cities Commission meeting, KaunasKaunas, Safe Cities

UBC Events

26.09.2017
Cultural Cities Commission meeting in KaunasCultural Cities, Kaunas

UBC Events

13.10.2019
UBC Youth Conference, KaunasKaunas, Youthful Cities

UBC Events

15.10.2019
XV UBC General Conference, KaunasKaunas

UBC Events

20.05.2020
Virtual European Capital of Culture Forum 2020Cultural Cities, Kaunas

Past Events

.Invitation to OSTRALE Biennale O21 - Dresden, Germany

20.03.2020
The Day of Happiness

.Open call for the Youth Summer Camp in Kaunas

.Applications for KPF2020 festival and Masterclasses are now open!

30.11.2019
Kalėdų eglutės įžiebimas Kaune

30.11.2019
Kaunas Christmas: Christmas Tree Lighting Festival

29.11.2019
Kalėdinė mados karštinė

16.11.2019
International Contemporary Music Festival “Iš arti” [“Up-close”]

13.11.2019
Sombras (Shadows)

18.10.2019
Eros Ramazzotti

17.10.2019
CityTelling Festival

.International Dance Festival AURA29

26.09.2019
Kaunas International Film Festival

07.06.2019
12th Kaunas Biennial

23.05.2019
European Capital of Culture Forum

17.05.2019
Kaunas Hansa Days

01.05.2019
Operetta at Kaunas Castle

Photo: A. Aleksandravičius

26.04.2019
Kaunas Jazz 2019

Photo: forumas.kaunas2022.eu

.Invitation to the European Capital of Culture Forum 2019

Photo: E. Virketis

16.02.2019
Restoration of the State Day

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