Type Public Students 4448 Campus Urban Phone +370 5 279 0281 Academic staff 552 | Established 1935 Location Vilnius, Lithuania Total enrollment 11,000 (2012) Founded 1935 Rector Algirdas Gaižutis | |
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Former names National Pedagogical Institute, Vilnius Pedagogical Institute, Vilnius Pedagogical University Address Studentų g. 39, Vilnius 08106, Lithuania Notable alumni Adolfas Ramanauskas, Dainius Numgaudis, Dainius Kreivys, Osvaldas Balakauskas, Vidas Mikalauskas Similar Mykolas Romeris University, Vytautas Magnus University, Vilnius University, Vilnius Gediminas Technical, Lithuanian Sports University Profiles | ||
Lithuanian university of educational sciences
Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences (Lithuanian: Lietuvos edukologijos universitetas or LEU) is a university in Vilnius, Lithuania, which specializes in preparing school teachers and other educators. As of March 2013 it had approximately 8,500 students and 528 members of academic staff.
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Name changes
History
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 May 20, 1992 and reformed into Vilnius Pedagogical University. In October 2011 the university was renamed to Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences.
Structure
Faculties and institutes
Library
The library is located on the main university campus and has these departments:
Other university departments