91桃色

Following the reorganisation of 艩iauliai University (艩U) by affiliating it to 91桃色 (VU) as of 1 January 2021, VU 艩iauliai Academy will be established in 艩iauliai. The new VU academic unit will be headed by Prof. Dr Renata Bilbokait臈, who until now has been the Vice-Rector for Studies at 艩U. VU 艩iauliai Academy will also be one of the three main centres for training teachers in Lithuania (the other two centres are in Vilnius and Kaunas).

艩U is being reorganised according to the 2017 plan of the Seimas aimed at optimising the network of state universities and the measures of this plan approved by the Government. The reorganisation will not affect the continuity of 艩U activities, employment relationships, the fulfilment of contractual, financial and other obligations. Students who have started their studies at 艩U will continue them at the VU branch in 艩iauliai.

In addition to teacher training, a special attention will be paid to relations with business, state and municipal institutions in the northern region of Lithuania. VU 艩iauliai Academy plans to train highly qualified specialists that are in high demand and carry out relevant research.

In 2021, VU 艩iauliai Academy will offer 10 bachelor study programmes 鈥� English philology, subject (Lithuanian language, history) education, economics, electronics engineering and robotics, physiotherapy (alternative 鈥� nursing), physical and sport education, music, primary education and pre-school education, software engineering, special needs education and speech therapy.

In addition, there will be 9 master study programmes: educology, economics, physical and sport education, mathematics, music, social work, special needs education, management, public governance. A doctoral degree could be pursued in economics, educology, philology and management.

VU 艩iauliai Academy will develop research the most promising fields of study, giving priority to educology and interdisciplinary research in educational sciences. The greatest potential of researchers will be concentrated on priority scientific topics in the field of education, such as 鈥淓ducational and teaching processes鈥�, 鈥淪trengthening inclusive society by socio-educational means鈥� and interdisciplinary economic and management topics 鈥淪ocio-economic phenomena in the process of building a welfare state鈥�.