Vytautas Magnus University Education Academy

Former names	National Pedagogical Institute, Vilnius Pedagogical Institute, Vilnius Pedagogical University
Type	Public
Established	1935 (1935)
Chancellor	Lina Kaminskienė
Academic staff	552^[1]
Students	4448^[1]
Location	Vilnius , Lithuania 54°41′48″N 25°15′41″E / 54.6968°N 25.2613°E / 54.6968; 25.2613
Campus	Urban
Website	https://svietimas.vdu.lt/en/

Vytautas Magnus University Education Academy (Lithuanian: Vytauto Didžiojo universiteto Švietimo akademija or VDU ŠA) – an academical unit of Vytautas Magnus University, which specialized in preparing school teachers and other educators. Located in Vilnius and Kaunas, Lithuania.

Name changes

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1935–1939 National Pedagogical Institute
1939–1992 Vilnius Pedagogical Institute
1992–2011 Vilnius Pedagogical University
2011–2018 Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences
2019–present Vytautas Magnus University Education Academy

History

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The first pedagogical institution in Lithuania was established in Klaipėda in 1935 by the Lithuanian government and was called the National Pedagogical Institute. After the Nazi Germany ultimatum to Lithuania in March 1939, the Nazis took control of the Klaipėda Region. The institute was moved to Panevėžys. After Lithuania regained portions of the Vilnius Region, the institution was moved to Vilnius in the autumn of 1939. It was renamed to Vilnius Pedagogical Institute (Vilniaus pedagoginis institutas).

In 1940, due to the Soviet invasion and occupation, teacher training was reformed according to Soviet standards which affected VPI as the number of students increased due to the changes. After Lithuania regained independence in 1990, the Institute was given the title of a university by the Supreme Council of the Republic Lithuania on 20 May 1992 and reformed into Vilnius Pedagogical University. In October 2011 the university was renamed to Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences.

From January 2019, the university became an integral part of the Vytautas Magnus University as the Education Academy.^[2]

Structure

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Faculties and institutes

Faculty of Education
Faculty of Philology
Faculty of Science and Technologies
Faculty of History
Faculty of Lithuanian Philology
Faculty of Social Education
Faculty of Sports and Health Education
Professional Competence Development Institute

Library

The library is located on the main university campus and has these departments:

Administration
Acquisition Department
Branch Library for Humanities
Library Automation Department
Readers' Services and Reference Department
Storage Department
Processing Department

Other university departments

54 departments belonging to faculties
Agrobiological station

Directors and rectors

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1935–1937 Vytautas Soblys
1937–1940 Mečislovas Mačernis
1940–1941 Jonas Laužikas
1941–1943 Albinas Liaugminas
1944 Jonas Alekna
1944–1945 Povilas Brazdžiūnas
1945–1946 Jonas Laužikas
1946–1947 Antanas Šurkus
1947–1948 Adolfas Jucys
1948–1950 Jonas Šalkauskas
1951–1955 Marcelinas Ročka
1955–1960 Juozas Mickevičius
1960–1979 Vytautas Uogintas
1979–1989 Jonas Aničas
1989–1993 Saulius Razma
1993–2003 Antanas Pakerys
Since 2003 Algirdas Gaižutis

References

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^ ^a ^b "Facts and Figures of the Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences". Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
^ "ASU, LEU ir VDU integracija". VDU (in Lithuanian). 17 January 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2021.