www.vgtu.lt
The contribution of VGTU to RESINT project
Sigitas Jablonskis
Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VGTU)
• Vilnius Gediminas Technical university is state university founded in 1956
• Located in the capital city – Vilnius • 7 venues with the main campus in
Sauletekio alley
• 10752 students (as of 2015 March)• Number of teaching staff - 940 (as of
2015 march) including 148 Professors, 420 Associate Professors, and 255 Lecturers and 117 Assistants (477 of them with PhD degree)
VGTU Faculties
• Architecture • Business Management,• Civil Engineering• Creative Industries• Electronics • Environmental Engineering • Fundamental Sciences • Mechanics• Transport Engineering • Institute of Aviation
Studies at VGTU: general facts
• Two cycle (4+2) studies introduced in 1992 • All study programs are accredited by the Ministry of Education and
Science of the Republic of Lithuania• 49 programs for Bachelor’s degree with 8 744 students (4 years), • 59 programs for Master’s degree with 1 675 students (up to 2 years)
• 10 programs for Doctor’s degree with 189 students (full time studies -
4 years, part-time studies – 6 years).• Long standing tradition of teaching in English (since 1994): 30 Study
programs in English (over 300 courses in total)• Teaching staff-student ratio 1:11
Studies in English
Bachelor degree programs, 240 ECTS (12):• Architecture• Computer Engineering • Telecommunications Engineering• Building Energetics• Mechatronics and Robotics• Information Systems Engineering • Mechanics Engineering • Civil Engineering • Economics Engineering • Finance Engineering • Business Management• Engineering Informatics
Integrated Studies, 300 ECTS (2):• Aircraft Piloting• Air Traffic Control
Master degree programs (16)• Marketing • International Business • Corporate Financial Management • Value Engineering • Investment Management • Global Economics • Risk Engineering • Architecture • Environmental Management and
Clean Production• Electronics Engineering • Electrical Energetics Systems
Engineering • Innovative Road and Bridge
Engineering • Mechatronics• Mechatronics Systems • Industrial Engineering and Innovation
Management • Structural Engineering
• Sustainable Building• Environmental & Energy
Technologies• Sustainable Transport• Mechatronics• Information and Communication
Technologies• Fundamental Research of
Materials and Processes• Technology Management and
Economics
Priority Areas of Research
Sustainable Building and Built Environment
Faculties:• Civil Engineering• Architecture• Environmental Engineering
Research centers and institutes:• Civil Engineering Research Center• Thermal Insulation institute• Architecture institute• Territorial Planning institute• Roads research Institute
Topics: • Innovative Building Materials, Structures and
Techniques• Energy Efficient Thermal Insulation Materials
and Structures• Architecture, Urban Planning, Landscape
Architecture and Regional Planning• Sustainable Lifecycle of the Buildings
External funding sources:• National integrated program ”Development of Civil Engineering Sector and Transport”• EUREKA, COST, Baltic Sea Region programs, EU Framework 7
Environmental & Energy Technologies
Faculties:• Environmental Engineering• Civil Engineering Research centers and institutes:• Civil Engineering Research Center• Environment Protection Institute• Thermal Insulation Institute• Geodesy Institute• Territorial Planning Institute• Roads research InstituteTopics:
• Efficient Use of Resources, Energy Systems and Technologies
• Environmental Systems and Environment Protection Technologies
• Building of Energy Supply, it’s Application Methods, Systems and Processes
• Safe Anthropogenic Environment
External funding sources:• National integrated program ”Sustainable Use of Nature Environment”• IEE, EUREKA, COST, Baltic Sea Region programs, EU Framework 7
Sustainable TransportFaculties:• Transport, • Mechanics, • Environmental Engineering, • Civil Engineering. Research centers and institutes:• Transport Institute• Aviation Institute• Roads Institute• Territorial Planning institute• Competence Centre of Intermodal Transport and
Logistics• Civil Engineering Research CenterTopics: • Energy Saving and Environment-friendly Transport
Means • Transport Systems and Traffic Modeling,
Optimization, Safety and Management• Transport and Logistics Technology, Interaction of
Transport Modes• The new Movement Technologies, Intelligent
Transport SystemsExternal funding sources:• National integrated program ” Development of Civil Engineering Sector and Transport”• Baltic Sea Region program, EU Framework 7
Mechatronics
Faculties:• Mechanics• Electronics • Transport• Fundamental SciencesResearch Centers and Institutes:• Mechanics Institute• Welding and Materials Science institute
Topics: • Smart Embedded Systems• Mechanical and Mechatronic Devices and
Processes• Innovative Constructive and Multifunctional
Materials, Nanostructures• Biomechatronic Systems• Electrical and Electronic Devices and Systems
External funding sources:• EU Framework 7, Baltic Sea Region programs• National integrated program ” Mechatronics”
Information and Communication Technologies
Faculties:• Fundamental Sciences• Electronics• Mechanics
Research Centers and Institutes:• Telecommunications Research Center• Internet and Intelligent Technologies Institute• Open Source Institute• Mechanics Institute• Geodesy Institute
Topics: • Information Technologies, Ontological and
Telematic Systems• Smart Communication Technologies• Digital Signal Processing Technologies• Geoinformation System Technologies and their
ApplicationExternal funding sources:• National integrated program ”Information Technologies Sector”• EUREKA, COST programs, EU Framework 7
Fundamental Research of Materials and Processes
Faculties:• Fundamental Sciences• Electronics• MechanicsResearch Centers and Institutes:• Mechanics Institute• Thermal Insulation InstituteLabaratories:• Parallel Computing Laboratory • Numerical Modeling Laboratory • Information Systems Research Laboratory Topics: • Mathematical Models and Methods of
Physical, Technological and Economic Processes
• Modelling of Biocatalytic Processes• Materials and Technologies of Energy
SourcesExternal funding sources:• National integrated programs ” Joint Laser, New Materials, Electronics,
Nanotechnology and Applied Physical Sciences and Technologies” and “Biotechnology and Biopharmacy”, EUREKA, COST programs, EU Framework 7
Technology Management and Economics
Faculties:• Creative Industries• Business Management • Electronics• Mechanics
Topics: • Universal Sustainability Research• High Value-added Economy• Integrated Communication Strategies and
Concepts• Creative Industries, Digital Society
Development• Innovation Management
External funding sources:• EU Framework 7• National integrated program ”Lithuanian Creative and Cultural Industries”
Research Journals Published by VGTU
18 peer-reviewed research journals published by VGTU Press, 8 out of them are indexed by Web of Science and 13 - by Scopus.12 journals are co-published with Taylor&Francis.
Internationalisation at VGTU
• 1994 - first study programs in English launched
•In 2009 the ECTS and Diploma Supplement label awarded by EC
• 2015 - 12 at BSc + 16 at MSc programs in English
• More than 300 partners for Erasmus and about 80 bilateral institutional cooperation agreements for staff and student exchanges
• Ranked 24th among European Top 100 sending HEIs for staff mobility and 69th
for student mobility (ranking of 2010-2011) within Erasmus
• Annual budget for internationalization - up to 1,2 mln. Euro (2013)
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International projects
• More than 30 international educational projects and up to 50 international research projects: Erasmus, Erasmus Mundus, Erasmus IPs, Erasmus Networks, Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs, Tempus, Leonardo da Vinci, Nordplus, Framework 6-7, Eureka, Alfa III, EU-Asia-link, etc.
RESINT project
• Innovative virtual interuniversity network for resilience management educational cooperation: http://iti.vgtu.lt/resint/
• Other tools:
Disaster_IES-R Test http://iti.vgtu.lt/VGTU_Lomonosov/stresspatar.aspx?tipid=8
Stress management in real time http://iti.vgtu.lt/ilearning/stresspatar.aspx?tipid=5
Stress management during 1 month http://iti.vgtu.lt/ilearning/stresspatar.aspx?tipid=6
Stress management during 1 year http://iti.vgtu.lt/ilearning/stresspatar.aspx?tipid=7
Questionnaire http://www.publika.lt/apklausa-15-f12c62828fec80f14db70b0f3196cf0c.html
Thank you / Ačiū