Vytautas Magnus University Education Academy ( lt, Vytauto Didžiojo universiteto Švietimo akademija or VDU ŠA) – an academical unit of

Vytautas Magnus University Vytautas Magnus University (VMU) ( lt, Vytauto Didžiojo universitetas (VDU)) is a public university in Kaunas, Lithuania. The university was founded in 1922 during the interwar period as an alternate national university. Initially it was known ...

, which specialized in preparing school teachers and other educators. Located in

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and

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Name changes

* 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

The first pedagogical institution in Lithuania was established in

Klaipėda Klaipėda (; ; german: Memel; pl, Kłajpeda; russian: Клайпеда; sgs, Klaipieda) is a city in Lithuania on the Baltic Sea coast. The capital of the eponymous county, it is the third largest city and the only major seaport in Lithuania ...

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 Klaipėda Region ( lt, Klaipėdos kraštas) or Memel Territory (german: Memelland or ''Memelgebiet'') was defined by the 1919 Treaty of Versailles in 1920 and refers to the northernmost part of the German province of East Prussia, when as ...

. The institute was moved to

Panevėžys Panevėžys (; Latin: ''Panevezen''; pl, Poniewież; yi, פּאָנעװעזש, ''Ponevezh''; see also other names) is the fifth largest city in Lithuania. As of 2011, it occupied with 113,653 inhabitants. As defined by Eurostat, the population ...

. After Lithuania regained portions of the

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, 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

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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 A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United Stat ...

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. From January

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, the university became an integral part of the Vytautas Magnus University as the Education Academy.

Structure

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

* 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

External links

University homepage

University homepage
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