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Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Lietuvos Respublika) is a country in Eastern, often referred to as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Europe Northern Europe] or in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltic_states Baltic Division]. Situated along the south-eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, it shares borders with [[Latvia]] to the north, [[Belarus]] to the southeast, [[Poland]], and the Russian exclave of the Kaliningrad Oblast to the southwest. Lithuania is a member of [[NATO]] and of the [[European Union]]. Its population is 3.4 million. Its capital and largest city is Vilnius. | Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Lietuvos Respublika) is a country in Eastern, often referred to as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Europe Northern Europe] or in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltic_states Baltic Division]. Situated along the south-eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, it shares borders with [[Latvia]] to the north, [[Belarus]] to the southeast, [[Poland]], and the Russian exclave of the Kaliningrad Oblast to the southwest. Lithuania is a member of [[NATO]] and of the [[European Union]]. Its population is 3.4 million. Its capital and largest city is Vilnius. | ||
During the 14th century, Lithuania was the largest country in Europe: present-day Belarus, Ukraine, and parts of Poland and Russia were territories of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Duchy_of_Lithuania Grand Duchy of Lithuania]. With the Lublin Union of 1569 Poland and Lithuania formed a new state, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish%E2%80%93Lithuanian_Commonwealth Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth]. The Commonwealth lasted more than two centuries, until neighboring countries systematically dismantled it from 1772 to 1795, with the Russian Empire annexing most of Lithuania's territory. In the wake of WWI, Lithuania's Act of Independence was signed on February 16, 1918, declaring re-establishment of a sovereign state. Starting in 1940, Lithuania was occupied first by the Soviet Union then Nazi Germany. As World War II neared its end in 1944 and the Nazis retreated, the Soviet Union re-occupied Lithuania. On March 11, 1990, Lithuania became the first Soviet republic to declare its renewed independence. | During the 14th century, Lithuania was the largest country in Europe: present-day Belarus, Ukraine, and parts of Poland and Russia were territories of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Duchy_of_Lithuania Grand Duchy of Lithuania]. With the Lublin Union of 1569 Poland and Lithuania formed a new state, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish%E2%80%93Lithuanian_Commonwealth Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth]. The Commonwealth lasted more than two centuries, until neighboring countries systematically dismantled it from 1772 to 1795, with the Russian Empire annexing most of Lithuania's territory. In the wake of WWI, Lithuania's Act of Independence was signed on February 16, 1918, declaring re-establishment of a sovereign state. Starting in 1940, Lithuania was occupied first by the Soviet Union then Nazi Germany. As World War II neared its end in 1944 and the Nazis retreated, the Soviet Union re-occupied Lithuania. On March 11, 1990, Lithuania became the first Soviet republic to declare its renewed independence. | ||
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[[Image:Lithuania school-levels.gif|right|frame|This image shows the school levels of Lithuania. Originally found in the [http://www.boldic.net/document/Lithuania/BOLDIC_Lithuania_report.pdf BOLDIC national report on ODL in Lithuania] ]] | [[Image:Lithuania school-levels.gif|right|frame|This image shows the school levels of Lithuania. Originally found in the [http://www.boldic.net/document/Lithuania/BOLDIC_Lithuania_report.pdf BOLDIC national report on ODL in Lithuania] ]] | ||
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=== Universities in Lithuania === | |||
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Revision as of 19:50, 3 June 2009
Partners situated in Lithuania
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Lithuania in a nutshell
Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Lietuvos Respublika) is a country in Eastern, often referred to as Northern Europe or in Baltic Division. Situated along the south-eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, it shares borders with Latvia to the north, Belarus to the southeast, Poland, and the Russian exclave of the Kaliningrad Oblast to the southwest. Lithuania is a member of NATO and of the European Union. Its population is 3.4 million. Its capital and largest city is Vilnius. During the 14th century, Lithuania was the largest country in Europe: present-day Belarus, Ukraine, and parts of Poland and Russia were territories of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. With the Lublin Union of 1569 Poland and Lithuania formed a new state, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The Commonwealth lasted more than two centuries, until neighboring countries systematically dismantled it from 1772 to 1795, with the Russian Empire annexing most of Lithuania's territory. In the wake of WWI, Lithuania's Act of Independence was signed on February 16, 1918, declaring re-establishment of a sovereign state. Starting in 1940, Lithuania was occupied first by the Soviet Union then Nazi Germany. As World War II neared its end in 1944 and the Nazis retreated, the Soviet Union re-occupied Lithuania. On March 11, 1990, Lithuania became the first Soviet republic to declare its renewed independence. Present-day Lithuania has one of the fastest growing economies in the European Union. Lithuania became a full member of the Schengen Agreement on 21 December 2007. In 2009, Lithuania will celebrate the millennium of its name.
Counties
The current administrative division was established in 1994 and modified in 2000 to meet the requirements of the European Union. Lithuania has a three-tier administrative division: the country is divided into 10 counties that are further subdivided into 60 municipalities which consist of over 500 elderates.
The 10 counties are ruled by county governors appointed by the central government: Alytus County, Kaunas County, Klaipėda County, Marijampolė County, Panevėžys County, Šiauliai County, Tauragė County, Telšiai County, Utena County, Vilnius County
Source: Wikipedia page on Lithuania
Lithuania education policy
Lithuania try education system
Higher education
According to Invest in Lithuania, Lithuania has two times more people with higher education than the EU-15 average and the proportion is the highest in the Baltic. Also, 90% of Lithuanians speak at least one foreign language and half of the population speaks two foreign languages, mostly Russian and English or Polish.[29]
Vilnius University is one of the oldest universities in Northern Europe and the largest university in Lithuania. Kaunas University of Technology is the largest technical university in the Baltic States and the second largest university in Lithuania. Other universities include Kaunas University of Medicine, Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, Vytautas Magnus University, and Mykolas Romeris University.
Source: Wikipedia page on Lithuania's education
Universities in Lithuania
Note: A portion of these universities have not updated their (English) sites plus facts & figures since 2005.
Adapted and Updated from: Wikipedia's List of Universities in Lithuania
Polytechnics in Country
Higher education reform
The Bologna Process
Administration and finance
Quality assurance
Lithuania's HEIs in the information society
Towards the information society
Information society strategy
Virtual initiatives in HE
Distance Education Centre
Distance Education Centre was established at Kaunas University of Technology in 1996, in the framework of Phare project „Multi-Country Co-Operation in Distance Education". [..] Distance Education Centre (DEC) at Kaunas University of Technology aims at improving the quality of distance education services with respect to a demand for education services in the region and regional priorities. DEC has a good quality learning infrastructure and tutors for DE purposes.
This is a new national initiative with a consortium approach.
References
- Official English page for Lithuanian governmnet
- Lietuva.lt General information about Lithuania (in English)
- General information about Lithuania (in English)
- Distance Education Centre
- BOLDIC – Lithuania Report. Open and Distane Learning in Lithuania