Mykolas Romeris University

🚆 Does the train only pass once?

New 2Gether4Victims podcast episode is out now! 🌍

How can European organisations better support victims of domestic and gender-based violence? In this episode, host Anna takes you to Lisbon, Portugal, for a unique behind-the-scenes look at how cross-border collaboration is driving real change.

🎧 Join the 2gether4victims study visit and hear from experts Bruno Monteiro (Victim Support Europe) and Emilija Kazancevė (Veda Vidus) as they share practical insights from Spain, Germany, France, Belgium, and Portugal.

✨ What you’ll learn:
• Why study visits are a game-changer for victim support
• Real examples of trauma-informed and gender-sensitive practices
• How coordinated services improve outcomes for victims
• Small innovations that create big impact across Europe

Whether you’re a practitioner, policymaker, or passionate about stronger victim support systems, this episode offers valuable lessons from the field.

🔗 Listen now and be part of the movement to strengthen support for victims across Europe.

🎧 Listen to the podcast here:
🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0TjwexQc4ISO53VWdDhpVb?si=RICTj_X4SM2wqzrX_cW_gw
🎙️ YouTube: https://youtu.be/4LLh27pu04g?si=FfsjlyKqeEM5WbTe
🔗 Website: https://victim-support.eu/2gether4victims-podcast-episodes-7-10/

The 2Gether4Victims podcast was created by Victim Support Europe in partnership with 10 organisations and funded by the CERV programme of the European Commission.

Podcast director: Sara Maino

Udruga za podršku žrtvama i svjedocima APAV | Associação Portuguesa de Apoio à Vítima Feministas Em Movimento



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This spring, MRU became a meeting place for international ERUA students from across Europe. Two intensive courses brought together theory, practice and international collaboration in Vilnius. 🌍

In the course “Children’s Rights in Action”, students explored key issues related to children’s rights protection, analysed real-life cases and met with experts and representatives of child protection institutions. Meanwhile, participants of “Crime Scene Investigation” gained hands-on experience in forensic methods, evidence collection and crime scene analysis. 🔍

These programmes are another example of how the ERUA alliance strengthens international cooperation and practice-based learning.

The programme for the international hybrid workshop “Protecting Regional Security through Sanctions against Belarus” is now available.

📍21 May 2026
📍Mykolas Romeris University, Vilnius & Online
📍Format: Hybrid (Vilnius + online participation)

We are truly honoured to bring together an outstanding group of speakers - including leading scholars, policymakers, practitioners, and Belarusian civil society experts - for a timely discussion on sanctions, regional security, and international law.

Among the speakers and discussants are:
➡️Prof. Dr. Peter Van Elsuwege (Ghent University / MINOS)
➡️Dr. Celia Challet (Université Catholique de Lille, Ghent University / MINOS)
➡️Dr. Iryna Bogdanova (Kiel University)
➡️Dr. Anton Moiseienko (Australian National University)
➡️Dr. Fabian Burkhardt (Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies)
➡️Dr. Anaïs Marin (former UN Special Rapporteur on Belarus / Chatham House)
➡️Prof. Dr. Giselle Bosse (Maastricht University)
➡️Prof. Dr. Justinas Žilinskas (Mykolas Romeris University)
➡️Dr. Viktoria Leukavets (Södertörns University)
➡️Dr. Tatsiana Chulitskaya (Vilnius University)
➡️Dr. Ryhor Nizhnikau (Finnish Institute of International Affairs)
➡️Dr. Ekaterina Deikalo (Belarusian Helsinki Committee)
➡️Neringa Juodkaitė-Putrimienė (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania)
…and many other distinguished experts from academia, government institutions, and civil society.

⏳ The workshop is already this Thursday - 21 May - so this is the last chance to register for participation (online or in person).

🔗 Registration form:
https://forms.gle/5jL5a5PCtZ12x1W78

🤝Funded by: the Baltic-German University Liaison Office

Organised by: Mykolas Romeris University

In cooperation with: the Research Centre for East European Studies of the University of Bremen, the Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies (IOS), the Latvian Institute of International Affairs (LIIA)

With expert support from: the Multidisciplinary International Network on Sanctions (MINOS)

For further information, please contact:
Maryia Zharylouskaya [email protected]