During the promotion of Erasmus plus scholarship in UGM, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jūratė Žaltauskaitė (senior lecturer in the Department of Environmental Science, Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania), pleased to attend and gave lectures at the Faculty of Biology. The guest lecture was held from March 9 to 10, 2020, and focused on managing the environment. The lecture on the first day was held at the Tropical Biology Auditorium, entitled “Introduction to VMU and Environment Research.” It was attended by students from undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral levels. In his lecture, Jūratė shared his experiences on how to get an Erasmus plus scholarship and study at VMU Lithuania.
On the second day, the lectures were divided into sessions, the morning and the afternoon session. The morning session was held in the tropical biology auditorium, with the title “Climate change observations in higher latitudes and effects on plants.” In this presentation, Jūratė discussed that human, animal, and plant life is mainly dependent on the climate condition.
The lecture in the afternoon session focused on the “Effect of total cadmium and lead concentrations in soil on the growth, reproduction, and survival of earthworm Eisenia fetida.” In this lecture, Jūratė explained that worms are the only vital species determining soil biomass, so earthworms are vital in the soil food chain.
