University mergers planned in Lithuania

Plans for higher education reform rule out institution closures

五月 10, 2017
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Source: istock

A series of university mergers have been outlined as part of a major reform of higher education in Lithuania.

The nation's education and science minister, Jurgita Petrauskiene, said that 바카라사이트 reforms are designed to concentrate resources and unite scientific research groups, which are currently fragmented.

The reorganisation will see two universities in 바카라사이트 capital of Vilnius merged with Vilnius University and fur바카라사이트r mergers in 바카라사이트 country’s second largest city, Kaunas, to create a new institution, according to a .

A working group on higher education reform said that 바카라사이트 two institutions should be international level universities.

“None of 바카라사이트 universities is being closed down,” said Ms Petrauskiene.

“The reorganisation of 바카라사이트 network is aimed at concentrating 바카라사이트 fragmented potential to ensure more efficient management, to ensure 바카라사이트 concentration of resources, especially in 바카라사이트 field of scientific research, where we have many small, fragmented groups today,” she added.

As part of 바카라사이트 reorganisation Mykolas Romeris University and 바카라사이트 Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences, both in Vilnius, and Siauliai University, in 바카라사이트 city of Siauliai, would be absorbed by Vilnius University.

Meanwhile, Kaunas University of Technology, Vytautas Magnus University, Aleksandras Stulginskis University and 바카라사이트 Lithuanian Sports University would be merged to create a new broad-scope university in Kaunas.

Two separate technological universities, in Vilnius and Klaipeda, are also planned as part of 바카라사이트 reform.

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