Established 1989 Principal Tomas Kivaras Founded 1989 | President Ieva Šalnaitė Website ktug.lt Phone +370 37 451469 Number of students 310 | |
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The Gymnasium of Kaunas University of Technology (KTUG), formerly Kaunas Polytechnical Institute Experimental Secondary School, is Lithuania's first university-supported secondary school for gifted pupils.
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The gymnasium was established by Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) in 1989 and adopted its current name in 1990. It serves students from across Lithuania, and its first graduating class left in 1991. The school has two first-year classes and three-second-, third-, and fourth-year classes.
The school has 38 teaching staff, including 16 KTU lecturers. The school is located on the KTU campus, allowing it to use University laboratories and sport facilities.
History
Kaunas University of Technology Gymnasium is a high school which was found in 1989. It was initially a project of helping extraordinary kids learn sophisticated material in order to prepare for University and achieve worldwide results. The high school was legally confirmed as a gymnasium in 1992. The school has close ties with KTU. Therefore, students can attend many University events and learn from it.
Enrolment
KTUG is famous for its application rate. On average, 20% of applicants are accepted each year to the first grade (9th grade or freshmen year) of Gymnasium. In total, four exams, including maths, Lithuanian, English and natural science have to be taken in order to apply for this school. Moreover, 5 so called Science Leader Tournaments (Mokslo lyderių turnyrai) are held throughout each year. There, students can examine their capabilities of solving all sorts of tasks. Each competition consists of two tests, the topic of a test (usually a class like maths, English, natural sciences, Lithuanian, or history) is not know until the start of it, so a student-to-be cannot prepare for it without preparing for all the subjects. 5 students that got highest scores during the Science Leader Tournaments are invited to the school and do not need to hold an entry test.
Principals
The winners of international olympiads
Teaching exceptionally gifted students is a prioritized sphere of education which enables students to utilize their full potential and talent. Pupils representing the Gymnasium have won 84 medals and 16 honorary certificates in global student Olympiads: