{"id":280780,"date":"2026-07-02T09:22:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T07:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kaunokolegija.lt\/english\/?p=280780"},"modified":"2026-07-02T09:22:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T07:22:00","slug":"danyil-kazak-building-a-new-future-in-lithuania-through-data-determination-and-a-passion-for-cars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kaunokolegija.lt\/english\/news\/danyil-kazak-building-a-new-future-in-lithuania-through-data-determination-and-a-passion-for-cars\/","title":{"rendered":"Danyil Kazak: building a new future in Lithuania through data, determination and a passion for cars"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"is-style-justify\">Danyil Kazak speaks eight languages with ease, but he feels most at home where words are hardly needed \u2013 in a garage, beneath the bonnet of a car. Cars have fascinated him since childhood, and his ambition to one day run his own business and shape his own professional path led him to choose Lithuania for his studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-justify\">Yet his decision was influenced by more than a clear career goal. In 2022, while he was in 10<sup>th<\/sup> grade at school, the outbreak of war turned his life upside down. Today, Danyil is building a new future in Lithuania. He studies Business Data Analytics at the Faculty of Business at Kauno kolegija Higher Education Institution, continues to improve his Lithuanian, has made Kaunas his home, and is steadily finding his place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a48e134deac4&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a48e134deac4\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/kaunokolegija.lt\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/07\/Danyil-Kazak-_-Asmeninio-archyvo-nuotr.-1-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-280782\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kaunokolegija.lt\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/07\/Danyil-Kazak-_-Asmeninio-archyvo-nuotr.-1-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/kaunokolegija.lt\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/07\/Danyil-Kazak-_-Asmeninio-archyvo-nuotr.-1-scaled-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kaunokolegija.lt\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/07\/Danyil-Kazak-_-Asmeninio-archyvo-nuotr.-1-scaled-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kaunokolegija.lt\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/07\/Danyil-Kazak-_-Asmeninio-archyvo-nuotr.-1-scaled-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kaunokolegija.lt\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/07\/Danyil-Kazak-_-Asmeninio-archyvo-nuotr.-1-scaled-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/kaunokolegija.lt\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/07\/Danyil-Kazak-_-Asmeninio-archyvo-nuotr.-1-scaled-1-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-l-font-size\" style=\"text-transform:none\"><strong>The hardest part was letting go of his old life<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-justify\">Danyil admits that his first months in Lithuania were emotionally challenging. Adjusting to a new country took time, but the greatest difficulty was neither the language nor an unfamiliar city. It was leaving behind everything he had known and accepting that returning to Ukraine would not be possible any time soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-justify\">&#8216;Half of my friends, the people I grew up and studied with, are now fighting in the war,&#8217; he says. &#8216;For a long time, I couldn&#8217;t stop thinking about them. I felt guilty for having left. That was one of the things that weighed on me the most.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-justify\">Although thoughts of his friends in Ukraine remain with him, Danyil has come to realise that life must continue where opportunities still exist. Looking back, he admits that he used to overthink everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-justify\">&#8216;When I first arrived in Lithuania, I worried about everything. 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He completed Year 10 remotely before enrolling in a vocational school for Year 11. There, he gained his first insight into the European labour market and vocational education system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-justify\">While studying at vocational school, he took part in international mobility placements in Sweden and Denmark. Observing Scandinavian mechanics at work, he was struck by the value placed on precision, discipline and professionalism. It was there that he realised technical skills are a universal language, understood everywhere in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-justify\">Those placements became a turning point, giving him the confidence to aim higher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-justify\">It was also when his long-term ambition became clearer. He no longer wanted simply to work as a mechanic. He wanted to build something of his own. To achieve that, practical skills alone would not be enough. He knew he needed to understand business, financial performance, customer behaviour, market dynamics and data-driven decision-making.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a48e134e0185&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a48e134e0185\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1800\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/kaunokolegija.lt\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/07\/Danyil-Kazak-_-Asmeninio-archyvo-nuotr.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-280784\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:contain\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kaunokolegija.lt\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/07\/Danyil-Kazak-_-Asmeninio-archyvo-nuotr.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/kaunokolegija.lt\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/07\/Danyil-Kazak-_-Asmeninio-archyvo-nuotr-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/kaunokolegija.lt\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/07\/Danyil-Kazak-_-Asmeninio-archyvo-nuotr-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/kaunokolegija.lt\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/07\/Danyil-Kazak-_-Asmeninio-archyvo-nuotr-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kaunokolegija.lt\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/07\/Danyil-Kazak-_-Asmeninio-archyvo-nuotr-1229x1536.jpg 1229w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-l-font-size\" style=\"text-transform:none\"><strong>Why Kaunas feels like home<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-justify\">When the time came to choose a higher education institution, Danyil set his sights on Kaunas. Before arriving, however, he had his doubts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-justify\">&#8216;I was worried that not everyone in Lithuania would welcome Ukrainians,&#8217; he recalls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-justify\">Those concerns quickly disappeared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-justify\">What surprised him most was how familiar Kaunas felt. The city&#8217;s architecture immediately reminded him of his hometown, Chernivtsi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-justify\">&#8216;Kaunas is remarkably similar to my city in Ukraine. The Old Town has the same atmosphere and streets that make me feel just a little closer to home.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-justify\">He believes settling into life in Lithuania was easier because of the cultural similarities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-justify\">&#8216;I really enjoy Lithuanian culture, traditions and history. 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He says this degree stood out because relatively few programmes in Lithuania successfully combine business and data analytics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-justify\">His choice was also shaped by his future ambitions. Danyil hopes to establish his own business one day, so he wanted a practice-oriented degree that would expose him to real organisational challenges from the very beginning, allow him to work alongside industry professionals, and demonstrate how data-driven decision-making works in practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-justify\">Once lectures finish and the laptop is closed, he returns to the passion that has stayed with him since childhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-justify\">&#8216;I&#8217;ve loved cars for as long as I can remember.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-justify\">He bought his first car while still very young and is now an active member of a community of automotive enthusiasts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-justify\">Alongside his studies and time spent in the garage, Danyil has another remarkable talent: languages. He began speaking Lithuanian just six months after arriving in the country. In addition to Ukrainian and Lithuanian, he speaks Russian, English, Czech, Slovak, Polish and German fluently, and also understands Spanish and French.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-justify\">He credits neither textbooks nor formal language courses for this achievement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8216;Learning a language isn&#8217;t difficult if you&#8217;re an extrovert. I travel, meet people and I&#8217;m never afraid to start something new. If you genuinely want to learn, you will.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He adapted just as quickly to student life at Kauno kolegija.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8216;&#8221;&#8216;If you have a question, there&#8217;s always someone willing to help. 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