Establishment. Siauliai University was founded in 1997 after the reconstruction of Siauliai Pedagogical Institute and Siauliai Polytechnical Faculty of Kaunas University of Technology.

History. 1948 - Teacher's Institute (duration of studies - two years), since 1954 - Pedagogical Institute. 1959 - Affiliate of Kaunas Polytechnical Institute, since 1990 - Siauliai Polytechnical Faculty of Kaunas University of Technology.

Type. It is a university of a classical type.

The University has 8 faculties:

Education

Natural Sciences

Humanities (with European Studies Institute)

Mathematics and Informatics

Arts

Social Sciences

Social Welfare and Disability Studies

Technology

There is 1 institute - Continuing Studies Institute.


Management. The supreme decision making body of the University is the Senate. University's Council - the institution responsible for social supervision and care. Activities of the university are regulated by the statute of SU.

Rector - prof. dr. Vidas Lauruska

Vice-Rector for Studies - assoc. prof. dr. Juozas Pabreza

Vice-Rector for Research and Art - assoc. prof. dr. Stefanija Alisauskiene

Vice-Rector - prof. dr. Donatas Jurgaitis

Faculties are managed by the Deans whose activities are coordinated by Faculty Councils.

Studies. Studies are organizsed in three cycles: first cycle or the main studies - Bachelor's degree and Professional studies, second cycle - Special Professional studies and Master's degree, and third cycle - Doctoral studies. Full-time, part-time and extramural types of studies are available. At present the University has over 12 000 students and more than 550 lecturers.

Department of Studies

Address: Vilniaus st. 88, Siauliai, LT-76285

Tel. +370 41 595819

E-mail - stud.sky@cr.su.lt

Research. Scientific researches are being carried out in areas such as: humanities, physics, biomedical technology and social sciences. The University operates the Biomedical Engineering Centre, Biological Research Center, Educational Researches Scientific Centre, Energy and Ecologically Clean Technologies Centre, Modelling of Physical Processes Centre, Art Criticism Centre, Natural Science Education Center, Social Research Scientific Centre, Special Education Scientific Centre, Public Health Education Scientific Centre, Technological Experiments Centre. There is Science and Technology Park, Distance Studies Centre, Siauliai University Gymnasium.

In 2005 European Studies' Institute was established in the Faculty of Humanities (connecting Research centres of Dialect Studies, Cultural Anthropology, Northern Lithuania History, and cultural Centres of American and British Studies, French, Russian, Swedish and Swiss). Moreover, in 2005 after the reorganisation of Women Studies' Centre, Gender Studies' Institute was established.

The university continuously issues science journals: "Archivum Lithuanicum", "Economics and Management: Topicalities and Prospects", "Inter-studia Humanitatis", "Young Researches' Works", "Kurybos erdves", "Social Researches", "Special Education".

Research Centre

Address: Vilniaus st. 88, Siauliai, LT-76285

Tel. +370 41 595821
E-mail - mokslo.sk@cr.su.lt

International Projects. Project management is one of underlying activities in Siauliai University since 1997.

Project management group was established in 2004.

Currently, Siauliai University is participating in 25 international projects and in 24 EU Structural Funds projects (8 projects are coordinated by Siauliai University). Over the last 3 years, the University has participated in 49 EU project in total

Project Management Group

Address: Vilniaus st. 88, Siauliai, LT-76285

Tel. +370 41 393040

E-mail - e.virgailaite@cr.su.lt


International Relations. Students, researchers and University staff participate in such international projects as EUREKA, LEONARDO DA VINCI, PHARE, SOCRATES, FP6, FP5, ASEMDUO-Korea, INTERREG III, EQUAL, YOUTH, as well as in the projects of the Nordic Council of Ministers. Students, doctoral students, lecturers and researchers participate in academic exchanges as well as visit seminars and conferences abroad. The researchers of Siauliai University, while achieving high European research and education standards, maintain close contacts and cooperate with the scientists and higher education establishments of Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, United Kingdom, Kazakhstan, Korea, Latvia, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, the USA.

Department of International Programmes and Relations

Address: Vilniaus st. 88, Siauliai, LT-76285

Tel. +370 41 595742

Fax +370 41 595743

E-mail - urs@cr.su.lt

Students' organisations. Members of the Students' Club, Students' representation, International Association of Students Economists and Managers (AISEC), etc. are active in organising traditional and other social events as well as festivities at the University. Students have possibilities of going in for sports, taking part in the activities of art groups and participating in other events.

Students' Representation (SUSA)

Address: P. Visinskio st. 11

Tel. +370 41 393019

E-mail - info@susa.lt

Siauliai branch of International Association of Students Economists and Managers (AIESEC)

Address: Architektu st. 1

Tel. +370 41 595894

E-mail - gediminas.trijonis@aiesec.net

Public Relations. Public Relations Office is responsible for creating Siauliai University's image, relations with media, spreading information in Siauliai city and the Republic of Lithuania. The University issues a newspaper "Siauliai University" and cultural monthly "Park@s", has TV and radio programmes.

Public Relations Office

Address: Vilniaus st. 88, Siauliai, LT-76285

Tel. +370 41 595820
E-mail - vit@cr.su.lt

University's publishing house

Address: Vilniaus st. 88, Siauliai, LT-76285

Tel. +370 41 595790

E-mail - leidykla@cr.su.lt

The Library of Siauliai University is a universal library, stocking in its reserves 400 thousand volumes of publications of 110 thousand titles. The key activities of the library are: providing services for students and lecturers, fund accumulation, saving and spreading, providing the information for the process of studies and researches, improving the competences of personnel.
Funding from EU projects' will help to open a modernised reconstructed library in 2008.

Library

Address: Vytauto st. 84

Tel. +370 41 595704

E-mail - l.burbaite@cr.su.lt