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UNIVERSITIES IN LITHUANIA: QUO VADIS ?

Explore the strengths, weaknesses, and future of Lithuania's higher education system. Discover the mission and sustaining elements, including low quality of output, scarce resources, and ineffective management. Learn about initiatives like the Sunrise Valley and National Open Access Scholarly Communication and Information Centre.

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UNIVERSITIES IN LITHUANIA: QUO VADIS ?

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  1. UNIVERSITIES IN LITHUANIA:QUO VADIS ? Prof. Benediktas Juodka Vilnius University

  2. Lithuanian institutions of higher education and research At present there are 93 institutions: Universities – 22 ( of them 15 state, 7private); Colleges – 28 ( 16 state, 12 private); State research institutions – 43. B.Juodka

  3. Part of GDP (in percents) forresearch and development(EU 27 and Lithuania) EU27 average Lithuania B.Juodka

  4. WWhat are strengths and weaknesses of Lithuanian Higher Education? What is the future of such a lumpish and underfinanced research and study system? WWhatare the mission and sustaining elements of Lithuanian higher education system? B.Juodka

  5. Weaknesses of Lithuanian Higher Education LOW QUALITY OF OUTPUT AND RESULTS Scarce resources Non- effective management of the system and of higher education institutions Top-down, enclosed management of HE institutions Non-transparent and ineffective distribution of financial resources Insufficient financing Low capability to implement the policy, limitations of quality assurance Excessive regulation, slight autonomy and accountability of HEI Low quality of human resources Low quality infrastructure B.Juodka

  6. Mission and sustaining elements of Lithuanian Higher Education system B.Juodka

  7. Change in number of students, who seek for higher education for the first time B.Juodka

  8. The Sunrise Valley and National Open Access Scholarly Communication and Information Centre B.Juodka

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