ICC-Young Professional Exchange Program

Rotary Intercountry Committees Lithuania–Norway section supports the Young Professionals Exchange Program (ICC YPEP). This program allows Rotaract members to travel to Norway or Lithuania, where they connect with Rotary club members and explore professional activites. In 2022 and 2023, five selected Lithuanian Rotaract members visited Oslo, participated in professional visits, were warmly hosted by Uranienborg Rotary Club and their families, and established connections with Rotaractors.

This year, Vilnius St Christopher Rotary Club kindly agreed to support this programme for 5 Norwegian Rotaracters from Rotaract Oslo International on May 8–11, 2025.

These were Sofiia Garmash, Iva Kërtusha, Marianthi Antoniou, Vinod Kumar and Caroline Western Torgersen.

They visited local companies based on the professional interessts, in addition to visiting the Norwegian Embassy in Vilnius and Yara International.

They were hosted by Lithuanian families from Rotary in Lithuania and the program was sponsored by; Vilnius St Christopher Rotary Club, Uranienborg Rotary and District 2310.

Egle and Vilius from St Vilnius St Christopher Rotary Club greeted the group in the airport at arrival!

Visit to the Norwegian Embassy in Vilnius, where we talked to Lars Christensen, First Secretary/Deputy Head of Mission

Some sightseeing around Vilnius!

Company visit to Yara International in Vilnius

Brunch with members of St Vilnius St Christopher Rotary Club, with president Audrys Leimontas

Marianthi (t.l) and Iva at Vilnius University

All participants agreed on it being a wonderful trip with many new experiences. Rotaract Oslo is so thankful for the program that was put together for these participants.

We are looking forward to the next exchange between Norway and Lithuania:)